Villa Stéphanie

Villa Stéphanie is a very elegant mansion-house, sitting in leafy grounds next to Brenners Hotel in the foothills of the Black Forest, but it’s for the full health diagnostics rather than the glorious setting that so many flock here.

There is a space-age clinic housing some of Germany’s top medical experts in the fields of gynaecology, dentistry, cardiology, preventative medicine, holistic medicine and aesthetics, with the team led by the affable Dr Harry Konig, who is an expert medic with a strong naturopathic focus, (his mother is a naturopath). He is very easy to talk to, is funny and engaging, and will ease your worries and devise a no-nonsense plan to get you back ship shape. He is not a fan of punitive diets, preferring instead a sensible and sustained approach to nutrition and good eating. He will, along with his team, give you a full body MOT - testing your heart, the viscosity of your blood, your liver functionality and your lung capacity. There is also a brilliant Physiotherapy wing headed by Martina Nesselhauf who will sort all those niggling back issues you could never sort. There are a stellar team of masseuses too, with Othman our personal favourite. The fitness team are also top of their game, and if you want a bit of pampering then there are dreamy facials and treatments from Sisley, Skinceuticals and the German brand, Anika Organic.