This three-star B&B hotel opened in 1997 and has since doubled in size, but it is still 'welcoming and quiet', says its nominator.

In the city centre, this listed building with its attractive Victorian facade is one of Cologne's most charming town house hotels.

A traditional mountain hotel run by Walter Wimmer and his wife, Sabine, who is also the chef. More than 200 years old, this large brown chalet with flowery balconies is in the Black Forest near the high Feldberg peak.

This simple holiday hotel, partly in chalet-style and with an extension, has been owned and run by the Voit family since 1876. It's set in a quiet resort village amid the scenic upland country of Fichtelgebirge.

On the small market square of this “beautiful town, a fun place to visit”, on Lake Constance, this 17th-century inn is regularly praised.

At the foot of the Chiemgau Alps, in a 'charming, unspoilt' little town, this is 'a place to feel self-indulgent', says an enthusiastic visitor.

Family-run for three generations, this large hotel in the Black Forest provides 'service of the highest quality'.

Ackselhaus & Blue Home is set on a residential street in the trendy district of Prenzlauer Berg and comprises of two distinct hotels in one 19th century building, one blue and one ochre in colour.

In the Charlottenburg district, this 'funky' designer hotel is run with an emphasis on healthy living.

Residence Nikolai is located on a quiet street in the Mitte district in the heart of Berlin, with Museum Island just 700m away.

Located in Charlottenburg, near the conference centre, is this 'excellent' hotel, 'civilised, peaceful', wrote one reviewer; the atmosphere is quite smart and formal, with pleasant staff

'Comfortable, minimalist and elegant,' say its fans. This hotel was built by the Austrian architect Johanne Nalbach in the lively Berlin-Mitte area.

The location of this hotel is great – opposite the Rosenthaler Platz, a transport hub, and on the northern edge of the Mitte district, adjoining the hip Prenzlauer Berg area – and the value for money found here is outstanding.

'Particularly enjoyed', the Schlachter-Ebert family's modern chalet-style hotel has a 'spectacular setting' amid fields, facing 'a panorama of peaks', on the edge of a ski and summer resort in the Allgäu Alps.

'Pleasant, friendly and well appointed', and 'excellent value for money', this neat town house (c. 1900) is an upmarket B&B hotel, yellow-painted and fronted by flowery window boxes.