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Aerial view of the Fontane Hotel on the shore of the Werbellinsee in autumn
The house by the lake · Autumn

07:00 Altenhof · Werbellinsee · Schorfheide

A day on the Werbellinsee.

Hotel, apartments, Silberwolf and Theodors Restaurant right on the water, in the Schorfheide-Chorin Biosphere Reserve. A day that begins on the shore and winds down on the roof terrace.

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Accommodation

Direct with the house · Best rateBooking via Mews, secure and without portal feesWinter break 21 December to 18 JanuarySunset today

  • 21Rooms
  • 2Suites with lake view
  • 5Apartments
  • 6Silberwolf rooms
  • 60Minutes from Berlin

08:00 Breakfast

First coffee, the lake still glassy.

The first cup on the Theodors terrace. If you are up earlier, take it down to the shore, which is almost yours alone at this hour.

Breakfast
daily 7 to 10 am
Included
depending on the rate you book
Apartment and Silberwolf guests
on request at the hotel

To breakfast

Breakfast on the Theodors terrace: coffee, juice and croissant, behind it the Werbellinsee
On the terrace, 08:10

11:00 Lawn & beach

6,400 m²

Lawn down to the water, no fence to the lake.

Private, included for hotel guests, daily from 8 am to 8 pm. Day guests are welcome: €5, children aged 3 to 11 €3.

Lawn & beachThe Werbellinsee

“Enjoy with imagination! All pleasures are ultimately imagination. Whoever has the best imagination has the greatest pleasure.”
Theodor Fontane
Dining room of Theodors Restaurant with chandeliers, laid tables and a view of the Werbellinsee
Theodors · dining room

18:00 Theodors Restaurant

In the evening, when the lake falls still.

Regional cooking, home-made, a glass of wine at the window. For hotel guests and for everyone from the area who spends the evening here.

October to April
Tue to Sat12 noon to 10 pmkitchen until 9 pmSun12 noon to 7 pmkitchen until 6 pmMonclosed
May to September
Mon to Sun12 noon to 10 pmkitchen until 9 pm
Closed
21 to 24 December 2026 and 1 to 18 January 2027

Reserve a table · 033363 479 010To the restaurant

21:00 Roof terrace

The evening, high above the lake.

From the roof terrace the view reaches over the Werbellinsee into the forests of the Schorfheide. The place for a nightcap when the day grows quieter down on the shore.

Roof terrace of the Fontane Hotel in summer: parasols, lounge and view over the Werbellinsee
Roof terrace · summer

The roof terrace

Guest reviews

„A new, very beautiful hotel right on the Werbellinsee, with a very good restaurant, well-equipped rooms and an exceptionally friendly team."

Guest review · HolidayCheck

„The location on the lake is unbeatable, the lawn with its beach a dream for families."

Guest review · Google

„An evening on the roof terrace with a view over the lake, that alone was worth the trip."

Guest review · TripAdvisor

Hotel manager Kathrin Röder is among the “Top 50 hoteliers in Germany” of the Schlummer Atlas 2026.

Getting here

One hour, another world.

Via the A11 in 60 minutes from central Berlin, 75 minutes from BER. By train to Eberswalde, from there taxi or bus. 10 parking spaces right at the hotel.
Am See 7, 16244 Schorfheide OT Altenhof

Concierge · around the clock

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Ask freely, in your language: rooms, breakfast, directions, lake, sauna, meetings, celebrations. The concierge answers from the facts of the house and hands you over to the booking or reception when needed.

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