Hotel Sportalm Gipfelglück
A four-star breakfast base in the Sauerland hills
About this hotel
Hotel Sportalm Gipfelglück sits out in the Sauerland countryside, a drive rather than a walk from AquaMagis, and brings a four-star standard to a part of the region where most other properties are simpler countryside guesthouses. Complimentary breakfast in a bright restaurant sets the day up before the drive to the water park, and amenities including a fitness centre, air conditioning, room service and an airport shuttle give the property a more complete feel than the plainer inns closer to Plettenberg itself. Free parking and pet-friendly rooms cover the practical side of a trip built around driving to AquaMagis and back, and the warm, suite-style rooms suit a family wanting more space than a standard double without paying resort prices.
- 4-star
- Free breakfast
- Fitness centre
- Pet-friendly
Our take
Hotel Sportalm Gipfelglück suits a family wanting a genuine four-star standard, complimentary breakfast and fitness facilities alongside AquaMagis, and who does not mind a drive to reach the water park itself. It suits less well a family wanting to walk to AquaMagis directly, since this property's strength is its own amenities rather than proximity to the pools.
- ✓Book breakfast timing around an early AquaMagis start, since the complimentary breakfast here runs on a set schedule.
- ✓Use the fitness centre for the mornings you skip the water park, a genuine extra this far into the Sauerland.
- ✓Reserve well ahead of school holidays, since this four-star standard draws demand beyond just AquaMagis families.
Why we love it
- Four-star suites and rooms
- Complimentary breakfast daily
- Fitness centre on-site
- Airport shuttle available
Why guests love itWe booked Hotel Sportalm Gipfelglück for the extra space in the suite-style room, and the complimentary breakfast each morning made the drive out to AquaMagis feel less like a chore. The fitness centre gave my partner somewhere to go on the one morning we split up, and having free parking and pet-friendly rooms together meant our dog came along for the whole trip without any extra planning.