Have your holiday apartment let for you in the central Black Forest
The central Black Forest has two reasons to book it: the Triberg waterfalls, at 163 metres the highest in Germany, and clockmaking, which began here around 1667. Add altitudes around 800 metres with noticeably cooler summers than the Rhine plain — an argument that belongs in every listing for July and August.
Why guests book in the central Black Forest
These facts decide who books your flat — and what belongs in its listing.
- The Triberg falls drop 163 m over seven steps — the highest in Germany
- Clockmaking began here around 1667; Furtwangen's clock museum holds over 8,000 pieces
- Furtwangen sits at 870 m, among the highest towns in Germany
- The source of the Danube at Donaueschingen is half an hour away
When demand rises in the central Black Forest
A pricing plan follows the region's occasions, not the calendar. One checkable reason for each travel period:
- New Year
- Triberg sits at around 700 metres — there is regularly snow here at New Year, unlike thirty kilometres away in the Rhine valley.
- Christmas
- The central Black Forest is the home of the cuckoo clock; over the holidays the clock workshops are the bad-weather programme.
- Easter
- At Easter the Triberg waterfalls carry the meltwater — it is the point in the year when they run at their fullest.
- Whitsun
- The Vogtsbauernhof open-air museum in Gutach shows Black Forest farmhouses spanning several centuries; from Whitsun it is busy on public holidays.
- Summer holidays
- The Triberg waterfalls drop 163 metres over seven cascades — in high summer their gorge is the coolest walkable place around.
- Autumn holidays
- In October the fog often sits in the Gutach valley while Triberg, two hundred metres higher, is in sunshine.
- Winter holiday
- Around Schonach and Schönwald, above 900 metres, snow is dependable — it is the most snow-sure corner of the central Black Forest.
- Bridge days
- Triberg is on the Schwarzwaldbahn, which climbs some 600 metres in forty kilometres — here the journey is part of the trip.
- Weekend
- Waterfalls, open-air museum and clock museum lie within twenty kilometres of each other — a weekend covers all three.
- Short break
- The central Black Forest has the shortest distances between its well-known sights — for a short break it is the densest part of the region.
- Ascension Day
- The Triberg waterfalls are one of the busiest destinations in the Black Forest on Ascension Day — early or late is markedly quieter.
- Advent
- In Advent the Triberg waterfalls are lit; in a hard frost the lower cascades partly freeze.
Why owners choose Aura Apart
- Dynamic pricing done properly — typically 30 to 60 percent more income than self-management
- Professional photography and listing optimisation, for visibility that compounds
- Guest communication in German and English around the clock — fast replies mean better reviews
- All the tax filings handled: accommodation and bed tax where the town charges one, and VAT
- A transparent monthly payout with a full statement
Seven signs that a Holiday letting mandate would pay for itself.
- You own an apartment that could work as a short-term or holiday let
- You want income from it without the day-to-day work
- Managing it yourself is taking too much time or patience
- You do not have the pricing or market knowledge to optimise rates
- The photography and listing quality are below what the platforms reward
- Tax filings, bed tax or change-of-use rules are unclear to you
- The apartment is empty, or let below what the market would pay
How a mandate works
1. We view the property
We visit your apartment free of charge and without obligation, and assess the location, the fittings, which kind of guest it suits (city break, wellness, family, bleisure) and the occupancy we would expect.
2. Positioning and pricing
We put together a letting plan: the audience, a photography brief, what we would add or change, and a pricing strategy by season. You get a written income forecast before anything is signed.
3. Listing and booking setup
Professional photography and listing copy for Airbnb, Booking.com and VRBO. We synchronise the calendars, fit the smart lock and set up the owner statement workflow.
4. Going live and running it
We go live and take on everything: guest communication, check-in, cleaning, maintenance, tax filings and the monthly payout. You see the income; we do the rest.
Holiday letting in towns of the region
Each of these towns has its own page for a mandate there.
Other models in the central Black Forest
Your flat in the central Black Forest: we will work out what it can earn
We look at your flat and prepare a written income forecast — free of charge and before anything is signed.