Large and beautiful wild cottage with sauna Alsace

At the end of a small village, overlooking the green valley, no visible neighbours, just perfect to get away with the family. Start walking or cycling from the doorstep and come back to a nicely heated house with fireplace and sauna, what more can you want?

I stayed here for a week with my mum and wife in August and it was fantastic. The house was very comfortable and had everything you could need for an easy week of cooking at home, barbecuing and taking it easy on the balcony. The house has its modern parts and it's traditional parts but both blend in nicely. The bedrooms are very comfortable and the ground floor bedroom is particularly cool in the hot days. The valley itself has numerous hikes that take you off into all directions as I found out. Due to the hot weather, we really wanted to swim in the lakes but the lakes around the house are not easily accessible by foot. Due to my mum's age, long hikes were not so possible. Lake Schiessrothried takes about an hour and twenty minutes walking from Mittlach centre, or if you drive to Gaschney it takes about 40 minutes. We didn't make it to Lake Altenweiher, as that was another 40+ minute hike. I think if you can endure the hike, then you deserve your swim!! The lakes that we could drive to were Lake Longemer, which was beautiful, but as with most trips it took about 40 minutes to drive there, but definitely worth it. Beautiful clean water. Also Lake Kruth-Wildenstein, which was okay, but a little murkier than Longemer. There is plenty to explore in area. There is the market in Munster and the amazing storks that are everywhere, roosting in the rooftops. Colmar, is also a short trip away, and well worth a trip to see the lovely colourful houses. All in all, a beautiful vacation in a lovely house in a wonderful location.

We just finished up a 9 day stay in the cabin in the beautiful Alsace region. The cabin was the perfect retreat after exploring the area. It was clean, cozy, and felt like home. The surrounding villiages were a delight to explore as were the trails. We ventured out to Germany and Switzerland on day trips as well. We fell in love with the area and intend on returning. We are so pleased that we chose this cabin for our trip.

We, including our dog have very much enjoyed our stay at this home, which lies in a wonderful, restful natural environment. Enough activities to do as well, seeing all the hikes you can take on, starting at the camping which is in the near vicinity of this chalet. Colmar is worth visiting, as well as taking a drive to le grande ballon or col de la schlucht. Especially when it is snowing it provides you with enough leisure activities. Many thanks Mr and Mrs Arnaud Gerber for you hospitality.

We have enjoyed our stay in the very comfortable chalet in Haut Mittlach. The chalet was fully equipped, the environment was wonderful. The weather was a bit unstable but, as we are Dutch, we are used to that :-). One day, in the morning we were walking in the snow towards the Grand Ballon and in the afternoon we were sitting in t-shirts and shorts on the porch of the chalet. Also worth mentioning is the mtb route M5 which you can find near the camping. Thanking you, Mrs and Mr Arnaud Gerber, for your hospitality.

A comfy, cosy chalet with good furniture which corresponded exactly to the description. The huge Swedish wood-burning stove was fabulous, the beds were good and the kitchen was well-equipped. Our two granddaughters of 9 and 5 years old had the rare opportunity of being free to explore the outdoors around the chalet and to play in the snow. Our plan was to introduce the girls to alpine skiing so every day we drove the 20 minutes to a ski station at Schnepfenried to get used to the skis in the Jardin de Neige, followed by an afternoon of tobogganing. They both want to return to "their" chalet for many more holidays and we have our own plans to visit as a couple in the winter for the cross-country skiing - as well as a late spring or autumn visit to walk the mountain trails. There is so much to explore in the Alsace Vosges. A great success, we would recommend Chez Lilly to friends and family. M. et Mme Gerber are very kind and hospitable.