Hotel Schwarzschmied Best Wellness and Design Retreat in South Tyrol

Intro

An engineered smooth design vocabulary of timber, pastel earthy tones and feel-good natural interiors defines Hotel Schwarzschmied, a holistic retreat perfectly placed in Lana, framed by orchards and vineyards near Merano. Billed as South Tyrol’s first ‘art of living’ hotel, the Dissertori family shaped it as a place of balance where wellness, design and art converge with the rhythms of nature. Klaus Dissertori calls it a retreat to live more consciously, to find space for reflection and creativity.

Awarded for its design, including the Rooftop Suites crowned with a German Design Award, Schwarzschmied fuses holistic wellness with architecture, contemporary art, slow-food cuisine and a soulful Tyrolean sense of place. This is Italy’s South Tyrol slowed, softened and beautifully attuned.

Origins of Crafted Simplicity

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Schwarzschmied’s architecture is bold, boxed and calm, its low-rise form echoing the vines that stretch across Lana’s hillsides. The façade bends ever so slightly, like the curve of a tree trunk or the fold of a mountain crevice, softening its geometry into something organic and grounded. Timber cabana-like elements articulate the structure, creating rhythm and repose.

Inside, the mood is orchestrated with balance in mind. Christina Biasi-von Berg worked with a restrained palette of larch, spruce, Vinschgau marble and Sarntalporphyry. Large panes of glass let the orchards spill into the interiors, while tones of soft stone and harmony blues give rooms a meditative aura. Bespoke lamps by South Tyrolean designer Harry Thaler and locally woven sheep’s wool carpets ground the boutique interiors in regional craft.

Art completes the picture. Conceptual works by Lana-born Hannes Egger appear throughout, while the hotel’s Artist-in-Residence programme welcomes international names who create site-specific installations. Together they give Schwarzschmied a layered cultural voice.

Foragers of Wellness and Slow Food

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Chef Andreas Pircher | Chef looking down at his food preparations| Hotel Schwarzschmied Best Wellness and Design Retreat in South Tyrol | The Aficionados

At La Fucina, chef Andreas Pircher transforms produce from the hotel’s Schwarzbauergarten and Villa Arnica’s gardens into plates that are seasonal, rooted and refined. Vegan menus are offered daily, while breakfast is abundant with orchard fruit, honey and organic eggs from neighbouring valleys.

Bistro Luce flows from the lobby, serving light plates and homemade juices, while the bar sets the scene for piano recitals and sparkling glasses of Arunda. A 0-km philosophy ensures food miles are kept to a whisper, with ingredients either grown onsite or sourced directly from Tyrolean producers.

Wellness in the Name of Balance

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The 1,000 m² spa features indoor and outdoor pools, saunas, steam baths and Susanne Kaufmann treatments. Two outdoor cabins designed by Harry Thaler offer massages with mountain views. Daily yoga classes, mindfulness rituals and sound therapies bring rhythm to the body and calm to the mind, while cycling weeks, golf experiences and guided hikes balance reflection with activity.

Saturdays are reserved for self-care, a quiet manifesto of the house: time is the true luxury.

The Dissertori Family

The Dissertori Brothers - Owners of ALTO Hotels Group | Hotel Schwarzschmied Best Wellness and Design Retreat in South Tyrol | The Aficionados

The Dissertori family are the curators of a South Tyrolean way of life. Alongside Schwarzschmied, they created Villa Arnica, Reichhalter 1477 and Parkhotel Mondschein, each property a chapter in a shared story of heritage, design and consciousness. Their philosophy is simple: nurture places that inspire, respect tradition and open the door to new ideas.

At Schwarzschmied this spirit is at its most distilled. The hotel takes its name from the blacksmith, yet here it forges something else entirely: a contemporary art of living where design, wellness and culture are held in balance. A place of crafted simplicity, quietly powerful, always in tune.

Coordinates

Hotel Schwarzschmied sits in Lana, Italy, surrounded by vineyards and orchards just 7 km from Merano and 25 minutes from Bolzano. The Dolomites rise to the east with hiking trails and ski slopes, while the Vigiljoch cable car glides directly from the village to high pastures and forest paths. Nearby, the Marlinger Waalweg winds through vines with sweeping valley views, and the Ultental Valley opens to wild alpine farms and lakes.

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Schwarzschmied

Intro

Origins of Crafted Simplicity

Foragers of Wellness and Slow Food

Wellness in the Name of Balance

The Dissertori Family