The luxury of nature in Schladming-Dachstein
Experience the nature and wellness hotel Höflehner****S at 1,117 meters in the Ennstal Alps - your top destination for winter vacations, wellness stays and health care retreats in Styria. The hotel was awarded thetitle of Best Longevity & Wellness Hotel of the Year 2026 by Gault& Millau. Immerse yourself in a world of closeness to nature, wellness, activity program, healthy cuisine and restful sleep.

Our 5,000 m² Premium Alpin Spa offers an infinity pool, sports pool, rooftop whirlpool, indoor pool, 12 saunas and individual relaxation areas. Enjoy yoga, spinning, Pilates, guided hikes, ice bathing, meditation and fitness programs - all with a fantastic view, just like in the yoga house or the fitness studio.

The Naturelle Spa offers more than 80 treatments, from natural oil massages to cosmetic treatments, combined with rituals from the Höflehner NaturLinie. Partner and teen treatment rooms offer privacy and spa offers suitable for children.

Exclusive health care retreats for longevity, better aging & biohacking or women's retreats combine exercise, regeneration and nutrition.

The Naturkulinarium focuses on regional, sustainable cuisine from three worlds of indulgence - healthy, creative and traditional. The included gourmet board includes a rich buffet breakfast, a light lunch, a cake buffet and a 5-course dinner menu.

Its secluded location at 700 meters provides the necessary distance from everyday life. Up here, surrounded by meadows and forests and a few scattered old farms, the clocks go slower. It's as if the good old days are hiding up here. You can forget the hustle and bustle and stress, they don't come up here. The Watzmann outside shows us how it's done - calmly reminding us of what's really important in life: Taking time for yourself and your loved ones. "The best times in life are the little moments when you feel that you are in the right place at the right time," is the Alpenhof motto.

At the 4-star superior hotel, you are always in the right place. This starts with the hut-style reception. Of course, the hotel has modern card keys, but there are still a few of the beautiful old key rings with the family crest hanging on the hooks. Tradition combined with modern comfort is how you could describe the style of the Alpenhof. This can also be seen in the Almbar, which has much of what is commonly understood by Bavarian coziness. The restaurant area is more elegant. Here you can enjoy the sumptuous breakfast buffet and the magnificent view outside. In the evening, there are various menus to choose from.

The comfort rooms are designed in a variety of ways, sometimes in a modern, sometimes in a classic country house style. The feel-good Sauna-Alm is really rustic, as the sauna area is reminiscent of cozy alpine huts and Stad'l. The infrared cabin made of Swiss stone pine provides gentle deep warmth, the steam bath is filled with wonderful brine and herbal mist and perhaps the best thing to do after a sauna session in the Hütt'n sauna with a view of the valley in winter is to rub yourself down with powder snow in the sheltered outdoor area. Afterwards, you can retreat to the relaxation rooms, which are designed like tunnels in a salt mine or old barns, where you can relax wonderfully. The adjoining wellness oasis offers an all-round pampering program. The various massages and treatments provide true wellness pleasure. In addition to classic massages, there are Far Eastern SPA massages, Ayurveda massages and special massages for expectant mothers. The cosmetics department uses the organic cosmetics line from Dr. Spiller, an effective skincare line from the region.

Next door in the indoor pool, you should definitely take a leisurely lap on your back and take a look at the hand-carved wooden ceiling. This ancient carpentry technique is no longer found very often. Small carvings on the pillars look very elegant - which is typical of the Alpenhof. Tradition meets modernity and rustic meets elegant. In the outdoor pool, hot meets cold, at least when it's winter and you can swim through the snow-covered landscape. The outdoor pool is heated to a pleasant 30°C all year round, as is the pleasantly warm 37°C whirlpool.

Afterwards, you can lie down in the sun pavilion, look out over the meadows and forests to the mountain peaks and relax. Here, unwinding becomes a tangible reality. And if you haven't had enough exercise while hiking, you're sure to find it in the fitness room with Techno-Gym equipment. Behind the Alpenhof is the Zapletal family. While Stefan Zapletal looks after the hotel with its 52 rooms, his wife Gabi, a trained chef, is in charge of the kitchen. But the most important thing for both of them is their staff. "We provide the frame, our employees paint the picture," says Stefan Zapletal, who is happy to have such a strong team. After all, guests should simply feel at home in this beautiful hotel in the midst of glorious nature.

The spacious wellness area of the hotel shines with indoor and outdoor pools, nature bio pool, whirlpools and 10 saunas with daily infusions. Families can enjoy precious moments in the separate family spa area and in the family textile sauna area.

A variety of activities such as hiking, mountain biking, climbing, skiing and tobogganing await right outside the front door.

In winter you can ski on 119 km of slopes at Kronplatz, South Tyrol's No. 1 ski area, or experience the famous Sellaronda ski tour. In summer, the beautiful landscape is best discovered on extensive hikes.

Fine cuisine and selected wines should of course not be missing during an active holiday in the Val Pusteria! Regional and Italian specialties crown your holiday.

Griaß di
Even Aunt Lisl knew that in addition to mountains and well-fluffed pillows, you also need a good meal, a cozy place to relax, an open heart and good food for a really good gut feeling. That was over 70 years ago.
Since then, we as a family have gone many new ways to preserve this special feeling of home and to reinterpret vacation for you. Our wellness and hiking hotel Gassner **** superior has grown out of the small forest guesthouse - and the pretty Gassner tree house too.

As a genuine family business, we are the perfect complement, because we could hardly be more different. Together with our wonderful Gassner Seilschaft, we bring a lot of warmth, charm and life into the hotel. That's probably why so much of our work is so individual and varied.
Come and join us and be surprised by the wonderful way in which our contrasts attract you. Mia gfrein ins auf di!

Feel good
Still waters and cozy warmth. Deep-rooted naturalness and airy lightness. From inside to outside. From above to below. From sweet idleness to conscious being. In our Crystal and GardenSPA on over 1,200 m², the opposites merge so naturally that you will realize with a satisfied smile how wonderfully enriching it can be to always find a new favourite place for yourself. Before, after, instead or in between - you can mix everything with everything for a relaxing break.
1,200 m² wellness indoor color light pool, natural "mountain lake" pool, salt sauna, panoramic outdoor sauna, organic sauna with spruce scent, mountain crystal steam bath, Swiss stone pine sauna, ice fountain, infrared loungers, family relaxation room and family dress-on-sauna

Out and about
Are you a true child of nature and just as drawn to the outdoors as we are? Wonderful, because as a member of the best hiking hotels in the Alps, our main aim is to find strength and inspiration in nature all year round.
On at least 5 guided hikes, we, hiking guide Monika and boss Hans-Peter Gassner, would like to introduce you to the diversity of nature in the surrounding mountains, hike with you through blooming alpine pastures and climb over perpetual ice to the region's panoramic peaks.

We would like to accompany you on snowshoe and winter hikes to the idyllic snow-covered places of the Hohe Tauern National Park and show you personally how renewing it can be to walk at eye level with nature.

Gassner tree house
Wonderfully close to nature and also a little off the beaten track. 147 m² all to yourselves. A retreat for newlyweds, longtime lovers and the whole family. We believe that when it comes to togetherness, you need a particularly cozy place on this earth and so our dream of an extraordinary vacation nest is yours.

There are many beautiful houses. But the most important thing is the people who live in them, laugh together and do their best together. So feel free to speak from the heart and meet us at eye level.

The Gassner family with the entire rope team.

Certified hiking hotel of the Wanderhotels, Austrian Hiking Seal of Quality & Ecolabel Award, EU Ecolabel, HolidayCheck Award Winner 2024

The following highlights at our 4-star superior hotel will delight you:

• 360° panoramic rooftop poolheated all year round (29 - 32°C)

• Multi-storey bathing & sauna area with indoor pool, whirlpool, fitness room and 9 different saunas & steam baths as well as 12 relaxation rooms

• Romantic deck with cozy loungers
• Countless outdoor relaxation areas in the extensive garden SPA with walking paths on the themes of "Chakras" and "Celtic cycle of the year"
• Unique wellness pagoda with an extensive range of treatments
• In-house herb and vegetable garden
• Varied Body & Mind Fitness weekly program with active and meditative courses, e.g. yoga, heart chakra and kundalini meditation, Hui Chun Gong, shamanic drum journey, gong meditation, pranayama breathing exercises, aqua fitness
• Restaurant "GaumenZauber" with 3/4 cuisine: local specialties, gourmet vital cuisine for veggies and fish lovers
• Hotel bar "BlueFOX" for a cozy end to the wellness day
• Last but not least: the attentive and friendly Birkenhof team

The traditional building from 1446 has been 90 percent renovated in recent years - the popular historic corners of the Parkhotel Adler, such as the parlor in the "Adler Stuben" restaurant, have been preserved. Countless locations on the 70,000 square meter estate with a small lake invite you to linger in comfort. These include the stylish hotel lobby with integrated bar and conservatory, the sunny restaurant terrace and the benches in the park with woodland and duck pond.

The park of the boutique resort hotel proves to be a rare refuge. It also forms the green backdrop for the modern glass construction of the wellness pavilion and the outdoor pool area with lounge and sunbathing lawn. Relax in the bright indoor and outdoor lounging areas of the wellness area or in the hip outdoor lounge with a cocktail. Both pools offer views of nature and are heated all year round. Whirlpools complete the facilities. A visit to the earth-fire sauna or the new steam bath is an atmospheric experience.

The rooms for massages and facial and body treatments have a fresh design. The PureWellness area is managed by experienced make-up artist, beautician and hairdresser Christine Homburger. A trained spa team carries out the treatments. The youngest guests can be pampered in the spa with special children's or teen treatments.

Choose one of the 64 accommodations in an elegant boutique hotel style - all recently renovated. No two accommodation units in the hotel are the same - some have a balcony or terrace with a view of the greenery. The accommodation is located in different parts of the Black Forest House dating from 1639 or in the Belle Époque main building from the 19th century.

In the five individually designed rooms of the "Adler Stuben" restaurant in the Schwarzwaldhaus, Baden specialties and international seasonal dishes are served - in the very own interpretation of kitchen director and spice sommelier Bernhard König, who comes from the region and is committed to the Slow Food® philosophy. The hotel therefore also supports this initiative.

The room prices for adults include the gourmet board with extensive culinary services in the morning, at lunchtime, at tea time in the afternoon and in the evening, as well as many extras such as toboggan and mountain bike rental and the green fee for the 18-hole golf course next door.
With family rooms and suites, the Adlernest children's play area, the playground in the park and details such as the creative children's menu, the Parkhotel Adler emphasizes that we are a family-friendly wellness hotel. Your children are sure to love the opportunities to play table tennis, boccia, volleyball or badminton in the hotel park.

Even more leisure fun: Nordic walking, mountain biking, hiking and cross-country skiing routes start from the hotel. And the nearby Feldberg is one of the most famous hiking and winter sports areas in Germany. In the Southern Black Forest Nature Park, you can also go on excursions to discover nature adventures, art and culture!

In the heart of the Bregenzerwald, surrounded by clear mountain air and vast nature, lies a place that slows down without standing still: the Sonne Mellau - Feel good Hotel. An adults-only boutique hotel that creates space for peace, ease and genuine relaxation - far away from noise, everyday life and obligations. With no minimum stay. But with all the more freedom.
What makes the Sonne special is its personal atmosphere. Few guests, plenty of space, open retreats - here everyone can be who they are. Host Natalie Läßer and her team live a warm, unobtrusive hospitality that creates closeness without being intrusive. Arriving here immediately feels right.

Wellness & exercise with a view
The 1,500 m² spa area offers a relaxing variety of saunas, steam baths, relaxation zones and an adventure garden pool. The offer is complemented by a modern fitness room, a bright yoga room and the popular sun deck - with a warm pool, comfortable loungers and a view of the mountains. A place to take a deep breath, let go and recharge your batteries.

Culinary delights that do you good
The exclusive all-inclusive cuisine combines regionality with lightness: fresh, healthy, creative. Many of the ingredients come from the Bregenzerwald, the cooking is modern and conscious - from breakfast to dinner. Enjoyment without compromise, included as a matter of course.
The Sonne Mellau is not a classic wellness hotel. It is a feeling. And a place that you will want to return to - in summer and winter.

The Impulshotel is an exciting journey of discovery from check-in to the journey home. Many surprises around every corner, your own bucket list, a 10 smiley challenge with 10 small selfness tasks and rewards in the HAPPYMAKER, a varied sports program, culinary courses and many other impulses will inspire you to explore the beautiful world outside your comfort zone.

Between your activities, you can relax in the breathtaking SKY spa with SKY pool at a height of 36 m, various saunas, steam bath, infrared cabin, ice fountain and vitality corner with a magnificent view of the hills. The hotel is located in the heart of the historic cultural and brewing town of Freistadt and is surrounded by a 9,000 m2 wellness garden with swimming pond, outdoor pool, garden sauna and outdoor whirlpool.

Our predominantly vegetarian evening menu on food sharing plates for 2 people is also unique - 3 different starters, main courses and a delicious dessert plate await you. If you prefer meat, you can of course also enjoy it with us. In the SKY restaurant at a height of 40 m, you can also enjoy our vital breakfast buffet and afternoon snack.

Discover a whole new wellness and selfness experience & maybe even rediscover yourself. Let yourself be inspired!

The Cinderella Beauty & Relax Spa on 1500 m² leaves nothing to be desired. In the indoor area of 900 m², an indoor pool with a vortex canal, massage niches and a plunge pool, filled with Tauern spring water, invite you to take a dip. In the comfortably warm outdoor pool with massage bench, you can look directly at the breathtaking mountain peaks of the Tauern. The highlight is the hot tub right on the Edelweiss slope. If it is more than 36 degrees warm, close your eyes and let your mind wander, it couldn't be better. Two original Finnish Kelo saunas with a view of the unique mountain landscape, the steam bath with hand-shaped ceramics, the brine grotto and the tepidarium get tired muscles going again. Recharge your batteries in the "Room of Silence" and "Room of the Sun", switch off and find peace of mind - a guarantee for slowing down and taking a break from everyday life.
In the certified GUINOT institute, the highly qualified beauty team pampers you with the exclusive cosmetics line. Innovative treatment methods in technology and relaxation, always individually tailored, have their finger on the pulse.
The fitness room is equipped with the latest "Technogym" equipment, there is something for every workout and with a view of the imposing Plattenkar massif, motivation comes naturally.
Passion and cordiality - the credo of the hosts - is reflected in the whole house. The combination of natural building materials and modern design, paired with extraordinary eye-catchers, gives the house its unique atmosphere. "We look forward to your eyes!"
Delicacies from the region and around the world await you in the dining room. The late riser breakfast with regional organic products is available until 11 a.m., the perfect start to the day. As a refreshment in between, treat yourself to the ski snack, which is available from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. In the evening, you will be tempted by the finely composed 4-course menu, daily with crisp, fresh salads from the buffet and the exquisite “Cinderella Fondue Evening”. End the evenings in style and in good company at the elegant bar with cozy lounge furniture by an open fireplace. Moments that become memories.
The leading house on the square in the heart of Obertauern is looking forward to your visit.