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Spa Hotels & Resorts always sound a little intimidating – sort of as if they are intended to sound a little out of reach, no? Well not our stylish babes of beauty, wellness, health and lots of chillax time. Run around all day in your fluffy gowns sniffing up those botanical oils, try desperately not to get aroused in the massage room, or steam yourself like some little Dim Sum, frankly your body probably deserves a little MOT.
This wellness genre from The Aficionados is geared for those of you who want a little Me-Time, steady in the slow lane with yoga atop a mountain; yet it is just as equally for those looking to join a boot-camp in luxury surrounds, foregoing the local park on a frosty morning.
Travel to a Spa destination, detox, polish and beautify – then return home to start all over again – what fun.
The Senses Spa at the Hotel Arlberg Lech has partnered exclusively with Susanne Kaufmann’s plant-world inspired healing remedies formulated using only natural ingredients to add a new dimension to the Spa experience for hotel guests.
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Overlooking a dramatic diorama of mountains and valleys, this fun spirited luxury den threads the Heimat of Montafon with a modernist design aesthetic.
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A lair of nature wrapped by the mountains and forests with perhaps one of the best nature-inspired spas in Austria, all overlooking the Leogang Rockies. This design hotel hugs smooth modern interiors that brush up to loveliness of the Alps, complete with its own lake.
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Once the home of devout Sisters, its aged cloistral heritage has been recast following an exacting narrative of preservation, reframing the monastic aesthetics for the modern nomad without corrupting the patina of austere beauty and timeworn touchpoints.
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(Y)our very own pine-scented edit of the top 10 Alpine spas in all the Alps - think luxe hotels, natural treatments, waterfall settings and breathtaking views. You'll be coming home peachy chilled - ready to do it all again.
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Caramel timbers, robust chunky stone and larch shingled rooftops amplifies Alpine charisma buttered across the three ‘Malghe’houses of the Borgo Eibn which are draped in the views of the Sauris plateau and the Dolomites.
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A legendary crash pad of royalty, celebs and lovers of Arlberg, this is the chic chalet hotel and spa of consummate five star style. Interiors are dedicated to alpine heritage and modern luxe running through the hotel’s family history.
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A combination of country house familiarity and urban chill. A designer orchestration of salvaged pieces, crafted textiles, aged ceramics and bespoke furnishings that are housed in a traditional red-brick new build – this new luxury kid on the block gives TriBeCa the unpretentious grand hotel it so craved.
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A lovely alpine lodge for families that has had a chic, eclectic refit. Quirky design elements, stacks of well-positioned collectables and lively, modern takes on heritage prints and textiles decorate this boutique interior.
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Hike with the cows in this Alpine adventure of outdoor Austrian idylls, a famed foodie hotspot, the ladies have it good up here in Vorarlberg's Bregenzerwald.
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A peak-side, sophisticated bolthole oozing fifties Vogue glamour. A firm favourite of the design fraternity, it is a trove of timeless, postmodern pieces that feel perfectly at home in this alpine masterpiece of creative chillax.
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Drenched in Tirol originality and crafted by a setting of mountainous vistas. This luxury ski & spa hotel is all about boutique personality, passion, delicious food and a perfect location that hugs the snow-capped plateau, with windows that frame endless Austrian mountain eye-candy.
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A monastic designer den of rural appeal set in a 30-hectare estate, this rural sanctuary has clubhouse flair, a sleek modernist touch and loads of sun-kissed sophistication. Altogether, a chilled off-radar adaption of indulgent luxury.
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A striking feat of luxury architecture & design, contemporary Strandbad Seeburg on the edge of Lake Lucerne is the perfect place for Swiss summertime paddling.
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It is said that the rhythm of your breath determines the length of your life. At Haus Hirt Hotel in Austria's stunning Gastein Valley, you could almost extend your life beyond the probable just by taking in its purest alpine air in a setting of Bad Gastein that inspires one to live forever.
Step in a natural beauty deep in the Leogang Mountains of Austria, home to the fabulous Forest Spa of Hotel Forsthofgut. Decked in blond woods, wrapped by nature this is a perfect Yoga retreat too.
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