Lagació

The easy breezy, wood-scented suites are the perfect place to live for your time in the Dolomites. Creating the sweet spot between style and function, the rooms have that chalet-chic ambience whilst simultaneously giving you everything you need. Light streams in through floor-to-ceiling windows, giving you a complete sense of place, as well as the gentle nods to Alpine traditions and stunning views of the Lagazuoi mountains. 

The kitchenettes provide a streak of independence to root you in the Dolomites; even better use it as an excuse to order in local treats and delicious goodies to consume at breakfast and whenever you need a pick-me-up snack.

Alta Badia is, of course, famous for its food, with several Michelin-starred restaurants right in the village of San Cassiano and a dozen just beyond - for this reason, Lagació opted to offer self-catering within its suites, and also went for a fabulous spa instead of a hotel restaurant serving dinner.

Instead, they serve the most delicious breakfast in the traditional, wood panelled stube, all bio and organic, teaming with homemade produce of South Tyrol. As most of the suites are geared for self-catering, they also have created a little online shop where you can order your very own bio-crates of deliciousness.  

Our bet is that when you chat with the owners you will discover the gourmet trail in the countless chalets, cafés and restaurants - everything from farmhouse warmth to the Mediterranean delicacies of Alta Badia.

Being so close to the Dolomites, you don't really want to spend time cooped away, and thankfully here considerate design has created an eco La Palsa Spa that has large floor-to-ceiling windows and lots of outdoor terraces and balconies to take in the good air and Alpine eye candy - also in itself truly holistic. Inside a natural wooden cocoon lends an air of being warmly hugged by calmness.  

La Palsa is from the local Ladin culture and appropriately literarily means - relaxation. Further connectivity to South Tyrol is conveyed through genius TEAM Dr. Joseph - who craft products that harness ‘the power of nature in a jar’ with intelligent use of herbs and plants from the South Tyrol region, as well as their own herbery. There is a sauna, a Finnish sauna, a low-temperature bio sauna and an ice fountain for cooling.

Lagació sits surrounded by the mountains in the small town of San Cassiano, Alta Badia, in the South Tyrolean province of Bolzano (Bozen).  With the scenic backdrop of the Unesco Dolomite mountains, the hotel is 11km from Sass de Stria mountain and 12km from Falzarego Pass. The Piz Sorega gondola, 100 yards up the road from Lagació, links into the Dolomite ski circus, 1,200km (750 miles) of pistes and 450 lifts covered by the Superski pass, the most extensive in the world.

A love of nature runs through Pio & Margareth Canins’ inspiration for their hotel as much as their profound attachment to Ladin culture and a deep passion for the protection of the environment, “this is the way we live day by day, beautifully simple when you know how”. 

When creating this place, the couple poured their travel tales, own ethos and personal way of living into the concept – this is more than just a hotel – it is a way of life that feels more like the modern mountain home of good friends from the village of San Cassiano, called Pio & Margareth.