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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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Biophilic beats, wild venison, and 43,000 pieces of driftwood – Hotel Der Engel rewrites Alpine cool with raw craft, radical design and grounded luxury in Austria’s Tannheimer Tal.
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Four centuries from a forestry outpost to a five-star institution. A family-owned Alpine hotel where nature-inspired design, a farm-fed kitchen and Europe's first forest spa meet in Salzburger Land.
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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Royalty, rebels and powder hounds have always found their way here. A Michelin-starred, five-star alpine institution with serious style, soul and the kind of warmth that keeps them coming back.
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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 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.
Six spruce yoga shalas built deep in the forest, mountain views and pine silence in place of a soundtrack. Inside Forsthofgut's forest yoga, from Sun Salutations to snow-lit Yin.
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