Surrounded by the mountains of the Southern Harz, which rise up to 600 meters, and located in the historic town center of Ilfeld, you’ll find our family-run guesthouse, a half-timbered building constructed around 1800 as Ilfeld’s first school. Our vacation apartments are named after the surrounding mountains or rock formations.
You’ll be staying in the “Burgberg” vacation apartment, which sleeps up to 4 people (approx. 60 m²), on the 2nd floor, featuring a living room with a flat-screen TV, upholstered furniture, and a closet, 2 bedrooms (the second bedroom, with 2 single beds that can also be pushed together, is located directly above the vacation rental and is accessible via a staircase), a kitchen with an electric stove, dishwasher, dining table with 4 chairs, refrigerator, etc., as well as a window for ventilation, a bathroom with a shower, bathtub, toilet, and a window for ventilation with a view of our mountains.
Internet access via our in-house Wi-Fi hotspot is available to you free of charge.
A parking space on our enclosed property is available to you free of charge by arrangement.
The beautiful outdoor area, with its many flowers, lawn for sunbathing, and outdoor seating, invites you to relax, unwind, or have a barbecue. Enjoy the view of the mountains and the charming half-timbered houses.
The most beautiful hiking trails start right at our front door.

Shopping options—including a private butcher shop offering Thuringian specialties and an attached grocery and beverage section for daily needs, bread and rolls from the local bakery, and a snack bar for breakfast and lunch (barbecues are always served on Fridays)—are just a 2-minute walk away. An Edeka supermarket, a beverage store, a bakery, a gift shop, a pharmacy, a doctor’s office, and a hair salon are also located in town.
A dialysis center for diabetics is available 250 meters from our guesthouse.
Within a radius of about 800 meters, you’ll find:
an ice cream parlor, the wellness oasis, a gym, a skate park, a children’s playground in the spa park, a bakery, a souvenir shop, a newsstand, and the church.
Within a wider radius (up to 5 km), there are 4 restaurants for day trips, all within easy walking distance.

The Harz Narrow-Gauge Railway runs daily from Ilfeld to Wernigerode, into the Selke Valley, to Quedlinburg, and up to the Brocken.