Stays in Oberstdorf: prices and the best time to book
Oberstdorf is a Bavarian town in the Allgäu Alps, one of Germany's best-known year-round mountain resorts. In winter it draws skiers to the Nebelhorn and Fellhorn, with ski jumps and the New Year Four Hills Tournament, and in summer with more than 200 kilometres of marked trails and cycling routes. The centre has a pleasant pedestrian promenade with restaurants and shops, and the Nebelhornbahn cable car rises over the area. The choice of stays is wide: from guesthouses and apartments to four-star hotels and spa properties. Guests usually stay two to five nights. This list holds 650 properties. Below you will find the dates with lower rates, prices by property type and specific addresses with figures.
When booking in Oberstdorf costs the least
Oberstdorf has two peaks a year. The most expensive is winter, in the ski season from December to March, especially over the Christmas and New Year period and around the Four Hills Tournament, and summer, July to August, at the height of mountain hiking. It is clearly cheaper in the shoulder seasons, late autumn and spring after the ski season. Across the week the lowest rates land at the start of the week, on Monday, and the highest on Saturday, as weekend guests arrive. The best prices are typically found about a month before arrival. For school holidays and long weekends it pays to book ahead.
What a night costs by property type
The spread is fair, since guesthouses and apartments sit next to four-star hotels and spa properties. Indicative nightly rates:
| Property type | Indicative price per night (from) |
| Guesthouse or apartment | from approx. EUR 65 |
| Three-star hotel | from approx. EUR 120 |
| Four-star hotel | from approx. EUR 145 |
| Upper-tier four-star hotel | from approx. EUR 190 |
| Five-star or spa hotel | from approx. EUR 460 |
Indicative rates for a double room, depending on dates and standard. In winter and high summer prices rise clearly, so check the real amount for your dates in the search above.
Where to stay in Oberstdorf
The handiest is the centre, on the pedestrian promenade with restaurants and shops, near the train station and the main points of the town. Those planning skiing and hiking pick the area near the Nebelhornbahn cable car at the eastern edge of Oberstdorf, from where you reach the trails and slopes fastest. The town is small, so you cover the centre on foot, while buses and cable cars serve the area. Cycling is popular in summer, and a car is handy for trips deeper into the valley.
Which Oberstdorf hotel fits whom
- Families. Child-friendly hotels near the centre, such as the Hotel Filser, work well, along with the Oberstdorf Adventure Park with its rope course and zip lines. In summer a trip up the Nebelhorn cable car and a walk through the Breitachklamm gorge are good.
- Couples. For a trip for two, spa hotels with mountain views such as the Alpenhotel Oberstdorf are best. A cable car ride to the summit, an evening at a thermal spa and a stroll along the promenade are romantic.
- With breakfast. Breakfast included is offered by many hotels and guesthouses in the centre, especially three- and four-star properties.
- Skiing and hiking. For the active, a base near the Nebelhornbahn is good, closest to the Nebelhorn and Fellhorn slopes in winter and to over 200 km of trails in summer.
- On a budget. Guesthouses and apartments off the seafront are the cheapest, from about EUR 65 a night.
Sample stays in Oberstdorf with prices
From a guesthouse to a spa hotel, a few places that map the local price ladder. Prices from, per night:
| Property | Category | Price per night (from) |
| Gaestehaus Bach | Budget guesthouse | from approx. EUR 67 |
| Haus Partale | Guesthouse | from approx. EUR 72 |
| Gästehaus zur Färbe Apartments | Apartments | from approx. EUR 79 |
| Nebelhorn Appartement | Apartment by the cable car | from approx. EUR 106 |
| Haus & Heim Ferienwohnung | Three-star apartments | from approx. EUR 123 |
| Alpenhotel Oberstdorf | Four-star with spa | from approx. EUR 143 |
| Hotel garni Kappeler-Haus | Three-star in the centre | from approx. EUR 155 |
| Hotel Filser | Four-star for families | from approx. EUR 178 |
| Hotel Engel | Highly rated three-star | from approx. EUR 199 |
| Naturhotel Waldesruhe | Four-star close to nature | from approx. EUR 207 |
When Oberstdorf gets more expensive
You pay the most in the two peaks. In winter, in the ski season, Christmas, New Year with the Four Hills Tournament and school holidays are dearer, and in summer the height of mountain hiking in July and August. Weekends, mainly Saturdays, also push rates up. It is clearly cheaper in the shoulder seasons, late autumn and spring. Upper-tier four-star hotels and spa properties always hold a higher tier, whatever the season.