Having just returned from Schönwald im Schwarzwald, we cannot speak highly enough of our holiday experience!
Excellent owners made communication a breeze and booking the holiday was easy.
The apartment is fantastic with virtually every item you could need. We were still finding unfound cupboards with useful items in throughout the holiday (should you need them, the Weiss beer glasses are in the cupboard to the right of the TV!). With the exception of food, I cannot think that you would need to bring a single item with you (although we did just in case!). If you are arriving late on a Saturday, I would recommend you bring food supply (or at least essentials!) for the first 24 hours, as the shops are most definitely shut on a Sunday.
There are a lot of stairs, as the apartment is on the top floor, although this did not deter our 4 year old or the 70 year old grandparents! The apartment has 2 large bedrooms, a living room, kitchen and 2 balconies on one level, then a further huge bedroom upstairs. The upstairs bedroom (and own bathroom) would be a great place to "hide" your teenage kids for the holiday, as it is equipped with its own tv / video / dvd etc. I would say that the top floor bedroom stairs proved too steep for the grandparents and also for our 4 year old daughter, but they were no problem for our 8 year old visitor, and we (in our 40s) were more than happy with them, even after sampling a few of the local beverages.
I shoudl also mention, there are plenty of books, maps, guide books, games and dvd's to watch and our 4 year old particularly enjoyed the 2 baby dolls and cots she found for them!
The apartment was very clean, and the local caretaker Heinz-Jurgen could not have been more friendly or amenable.
The local restaurants were very good, particularly Rössle, try the pork in mushroom sauce! The local Italian is also very good.
There is plenty to do locally, with Stöcklewald Tower being a great choice, along with the Triberg waterfalls, the toboggan ride (in Gutach), the local ski jump (frightening, even when you are not jumping!), the local open air pools, the in-house indoor pool, the Freilicht Museum (giving an insight as to why the hillside barns are just so big!).......the list goes on.
We had incredible weather for the fortnight and thoroughly enjoyed our break, just a shame it had to come to an end!!