Despite its formality and grandeur, it’s ultimately a place to relax.

Water Works

Brenners Park-Hotel & Spa, in Baden-Baden, has reopened after a loving renovation

By Rachel Johnson

Germany is another country. They do things differently there (mostly sans clothes, not just culottes).

But before I bare all: Brenners Park-Hotel & Spa, the grandest hotel in the grandest spa town in Europe, has reopened after an expensive and painstaking renovation. It’s a destination hotel in a destination town.