One thing is for sure: Maison Aviv is one of the best locations I could imagine for spending time with a large group, be it family or friends. We stayed 1 week over new year’s eve with 6 families / 21 people. Especially the kids (aged from 3 to 10) had so much fun in this spacious building. There are so many rooms distributed over a total of 5 floors that playing hide and seek never got boring. And also the adults found enough entertainment with billiards, ping-pong, kicker and air hockey. We never used the TV at all in 7 days, although the flat screen TV ist huge and brand new. Even though it was winter we also used the tennis court for badminton and basketball, and only a few feet away there is a small river and lake. One of the highlights, however, is the newly built pool with a swimmer and non-swimmer area.

The house itself has some patina but is very well equipped with everything you need. The kitchen is designed to feed a big group, and there are various options for arranging the dining area. The bedrooms are colorful but cozy, and the mattresses and bathrooms are fine, too. I didn’t count the number of toilets, but there must be over 15 or some distributed throughout the house, so nobody has to wait.

From the house you can walk to the city center (either along the river or the street) where you find a decent range of different stores, bakeries etc. The Super-U supermarket is also walking distance and carries a wide range of products. We did trips the Berg, La Petit Pierre and Bitche, all interesting places to visit. There are many hikes around the corner, and I bet in summer this is a great place for biking as well.

All in all we had a wonderful time in Diemeringen, and I would like to thank the proprietor as well as the administrator for the house for taking great care of their guests. I certainly recommend Mason Aviv to potential travelers to the northern part of the Vosges.