Hotel Gross 

We booked a very inexpensive package for the weekend that included a room for three nights, half-board, local bus tickets, and tickets for the nearby treetop walk. I believe it also included bowling, but we didn't manage to fit it in :) The hotel is not in the most scenic town, but the mountains surrounding it are lovely. Don't be put off by the view from the street. It is quite safe and the parking across the street is convenient. All the staff were very kind and most spoke excellent English. The lady at reception was helpful in planning our excursions. The room was not fancy and the furnishings are outdated, but it was clean and efficient. The first night we came back from dinner to find some very delicious chocolates on our pillows! That was a nice touch of hospitality. Breakfast is a simple German buffet of meats, rolls, preserves, cheeses, eggs, vegetables, cereal, juices, etc. The half-board options for dinner were varied and you get a soup, main course, salad buffet and I seem to remember some small desserts. The food is very basic and I would stick to the traditional German offerings to avoid surprises. You choose your evening meal at breakfast on a little menu card so when you come in from hiking at the end of the day you don't even have to think about anything. The upstairs patio is nice for relaxing in the afternoons and you may order drinks there. They have a selection of books to borrow, but I could only find one in English. The Baumwipfelpfad (hope I spelled that right) is advertised as the longest treetop walk. It is really a pleasant stroll along a wooden bridge that winds up a giant egg-like structure very high until you are looking out over the most majestic views of the Bavarian forest. It is easily reached from the Hotel Gross. We also drove to Passau one day and it was not very far. In the basement of the hotel is a witch museum dedicated to local women who were persecuted for using local herbs for medicinal purposes and you may visit it free. Really it is just a room with some things to read and some props. There is a video playing and you are supposed to be able to change the language, but we could not figure out how. We had a snack in the biergarten one of the afternoons and it was very nice and shady. I thought the Hotel Gross was a lovely and simple little place with good value if you would like to spend a relaxing weekend walking in the forest, having drinks in the garden, seeing the view from the treetops, or visiting other area attractions such as Passau or the Wild West themed Pullman City park.