Are you searching for the perfect holiday apartment? The See Apartments in Rottach-Egern offer the best reasons to stay there – and one disadvantage: you will not want to leave.

That Lake Tegernsee is one of the most beautiful regions in Germany also delights the industrialists, film producers, managers and football stars who live here behind high hedges in restored farmhouses or magnificent villas. The fact that so many people to whom the world is open feel at home here is due, on the one hand, to the attractiveness of the valley, whose infrastructure and climate offer a high quality of life, and, on the other, to its charisma.

Lake Tegernsee embodies a picture-book Bavaria that is almost too beautiful to be true – but only almost. Red geraniums in front of dark wooden houses, baroque church towers set against green mountain slopes, locals in festive traditional dress at the beer garden table. The proportion of organic farmers is high, the crime rate low, the beer incomparable. Tegernseer Helles is considered the best in the country.

Those who now also long for a house by the lake do not have to buy one straight away. This exquisite way of life is also available more affordably, for a limited time, in the Bachmair Weissach See Apartments. The eleven accommodations are designed for families and groups of friends who wish to enjoy a break in Rottach-Egern with the feeling of being at home. In addition, guests also enjoy the all-round service of the many-award-winning Spa & Resort Bachmair Weissach.

In one’s own apartment, one lives like a local – possibly even better. Excellence in all areas has been the guiding principle of hotelier Korbinian Kohler, born by the lake, since the construction of the main house. That he consistently focused on quality in developing the See Apartments, and took his time doing so, can be felt in every detail. Ultimately, what emerged is a skilful reinterpretation of the main house in private format – so beautiful that one would most like to copy the concept for one’s own home.

As soon as the door of a See Apartment opens, the design holiday begins. Wallpapers decorated with birds and linen curtains bring nature into the room; limewashed oak floors add warmth. Solnhofen limestone in the bathroom and a yellow Jura worktop in the kitchen spell luxury with a capital L. Hand-crafted solid wood tables and seating upholstered in core leather invite guests to evenings of games and long meals.

The ingredients for these are ready in a welcome basket the size of a wagon wheel: freshly baked bread, homemade jam, butter with Sel de Guérande, mountain cheese from the Tegernsee natural cheese dairy, salad, tomatoes, hand-pulled pasta, and much more. The cooking pots are by Zwilling, the knife set by WMF, the vacuum cleaner by Dyson, the household appliances by Siemens. If, nevertheless, no one wishes to wield the wooden spoon, an additionally booked private chef will take care of it; alternatively, the concierge will reserve a table in one of the many restaurants around the lake.

At the fishery in Bad Wiessee, guests sit in a green meadow with a view of Alpine peaks, order fish soup, tuna or grilled prawns and have champagne poured again, chilled on ice in an old bathtub. At the Mizu Bar, one can taste the best sushi in Bavaria or black cod, which experts claim tastes better than Nobu’s. At the Tegernsee Bräustüberl, down-to-earth fare and roast pork are on the menu; at Bussi Baby, Vietnamese and Thai delicacies; at the Clubhaus, Levantine cuisine and Jerusalem drinks.

Whether you are planning cocktails, sport or a visit to a forest festival, the right fashion for it can be found directly on your doorstep. Michael Meyer carries the latest collections by Gucci, Prada and LaDoubleJ; the Moosbrugger shop a few metres further on offers Isabel Marant, Odeeh and Stella McCartney. Those looking for dirndls, lederhosen and traditional accessories will be happy at Nicoletta Giacomelli, Trachtenalm or the Wieser hatmaker. Tempting lingerie can be found at Baermanns, home accessories at Sunday in Bed, Italian ice cream directly opposite.

After shopping, one recovers particularly well in an Onsen Spa cabin or with a glass of champagne in hand in the garden of Bachmair Weissach. That is why VIPs come here too – even when they own a house by the lake.

LINDA WESTERMEIER