South Tyrol is characterised by the fusion of Alpine tradition and Mediterranean flair, which may seem like contrasts at first, but actually result in a harmonious blend of architecture, cuisine and natural highlights. A true gem in this area of northern Italy is Merano, just the tonic you need to celebrate lighter, warmer days after the lethargic winter months.

The Salzburg resident from Maria Alm has a laid-back and likeable demeanour, and he’s younger than you might expect. You wouldn’t think at first glance that Josef Schwaiger, also known as Sepp, runs three hotels and a concept store, but he does, and he does it with immense passion, even more creativity and huge success.

There are many popular places to go skiing and hiking on holiday. But at the Gradonna ****s Mountain Resort at the foot of the Großglockner, guests experience the mountain in its purest form: from 0 to 3,798.

What’s it like having a hotel for a home? To grow up among guests and employees? “For us, it was totally normal,” say siblings Sebastian and Sophia Moigg. The pair spent their childhood in Mayrhofen, where today they give their guests at the ElisabethHotel a very warm welcome.

Bergland Design- und Wellnesshotel Sölden is characterised by regional elements of nature. Larch constitutes the shell; oak, stone and loden constitute the “filling” of the hotel. ...

The only native conifer that creates a spectacular display of colour in autumn and then spends the winter bare plays a hugely important role at the NIDUM hotel – inside and out ...

The Praia Art Resort in Calabria in the south of Italy is a real gem. Wood carvings, painted terracotta tiles in the Crotonese Marquisate style and wrought iron create an elegant, harmonious ambience ...

Hunting trophies on wood-panelled walls? Not at the dasMAX. The lifestyle hotel in Seefeld impresses guests with sleek, urban design amidst the Tyrolean mountains ...

Holidaying by the lake: a bit like it was before, but different. More modern. More exclusive. And with more to pamper guests – both mentally and visually. That’s what awaits at the Alpenhotel Kitzbühel by the natural moor lake, not far from the infamous ski resort.

Almmonte Präclarum Suites in the heart of the Salzburg mountain landscape – where holidaying is brilliantly simple, just as we like it ...

We will generally only allow ourselves to fall if we know that we’ll be caught safely – and that’s what we get at the new four-star Alpenstern Panoramahotel in the Bregenzerwald forest, where we land in a safety net of relaxation, enjoyment and sustainability ...

Owned by the Risatti family of passionate hospitality innovators, the five-star design hotel EALA My Lakeside Dream on Lake Garda is a one-of-a-kind in many ways ...

When your gaze is captivated by Lake Hallstatt and the Dachstein glacier, all you want to do is sit and look. The silence up on the mountain below the summit is exactly what guests of the Lesehotel crave on a short holiday for rest and relaxation. The increasing complexity of the network society makes people experience a deep need for relaxation and inner peace. It is precisely this longing that the Lesehotel meets as a cross-industry innovation project when it connects publishers with readers ...

EALA: Emotions, Atmosphere, Luxury, Activities. The name really does say it all. But this hotel stands for so much more besides ...

Rome wasn't built in a day? In order to set up such a successful and well considered project as a hotel with a completely new concept, certainly. That's why the Seidel family, working as architects also spent more than 5 years on the implementation of their very personal and visionary project, the design hotel Laurichhof in Pirna, which opened in 2019. The experience of design and creativity should be put on a whole new level.