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MY TRAVEL GUIDE „ NICHE DESTINATIONS • MARKETING DELUXE Wopfnerstrasse 9 • 6130 Schwaz • Austria T +43 5242 61115 • [email protected] marketing-deluxe.at • niche-destinations.com TRAVEL WITH NICHE DESTINATIONS #WANDERLUST …go where your heart takes you #TRAVELFEVER …follow your passion #TRAVELTHEWORLD …find the real you #TRAVELLIFE …discover life’s most beautiful aspects #TRAVELBLOGGER …a new chapter begins 3 AUSTRIA – TYROL 08 TRADITION & LIFESTYLE: JUMP FOR JOY Relais & Châteaux SPA-HOTEL Jagdhof, Neustift, Stubai Valley 12 THE ALPINE WAY TO HAPPINESS IN NEUSTIFT Hotel Happy Stubai, Neustift, Stubai Valley 16 A REAL TREAT BETWEEN HEAVEN AND EARTH: ALPINE EXPERIENCE Angerer Alm, St Johann in Tyrol 22 THE FIRST DEDICATED HILDEGARD VON BINGEN HOTEL Pirchner Hof, Reith im Alpbachtal ® 26 TYROL MEETS INDIA: EUROPEAN AYURVEDA Ayurveda Resort Sonnhof, Hinterthiersee 30 LIFESTYLE HOTEL & AWARD-WINNING RESTAURANT Relais & Chateâux Rosengarten/Simon Taxacher, Kirchberg/Kitzbühel 36 PIONEER OF MODERN MAYR MEDICINE Health Retreat Park Igls, Innsbruck-Igls 40 ELEGANT LUXURY AT 1,436 METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL Schlosshotel Fiss, Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis 44 TOP.SPA.DELIGHT − HEAVENLY Hotel Tirol Fiss, Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis 48 DISCOVER THE ZUGSPITZ ARENA: ALPINE HIDEAWAY Relais & Châteaux Singer Sporthotel & SPA, Berwang 4 52 TYROLEAN AUTHENTICITY Tiroler Hof, Ehrwald, Tyrolean Zugspitz Arena 56 DELIGHTFULLY CHIC. PREMIUM EXTRAVAGANCE. HUBER’S Boutiquehotel, Mayrhofen, Zillertal AUSTRIA – SALZBURG 62 CHALET CHIC FOR CONNOISSEURS IN THE VALLEY OF ALPINE MEADOWS Small Luxury Hotels of the World GROSSARLER HOF, Grossarl 66 HOLIDAY PARADISE BETWEEN MOUNTAIN, LAKE AND GLACIER Sporthotel Alpenblick, Zell am See ITALY – SOUTH TYROL 72 ALPENGLOW MEETS DOLCE VITA: MOUNTAIN SPA BREAKS Plunhof, Ridnaun-Ratschings BELGIUM – FLANDERS 78 FIRST 5-STAR SUPERIOR HOTEL IN FLANDERS Relais & Châteaux Domaine La Butte aux Boix, Lanaken MOROCCO – ESSAOUIRA 84 MADE-TO-MEASURE MOROCCO Your private concierge for an authentic Moroccan experience 5 NOTES „The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page.“ Augustinus Aurelius AUSTRIA TYROL TRADITION & LIFESTYLE IN A BREATHTAKING SETTING 8 SPA-HOTEL JAGDHOF NEUSTIFT, STUBAI VALLEY www.hotel-jagdhof.at 9 Member of Relais & Châteaux 70 rooms & suites Private SPA Discovery, jOYFUL, Jump for Joy, Yoga retreats, BIG Family programmes, Porsche event, Harley meeting 365 days a year 3,000sqm jSPA with multi award-winning Vitality World, SPA CHALET with Private SPA Suite, Kitz Club, 5,000sqm wildlife garden, restaurant with six culinary spaces, award-winning Hubertus Stube restaurant, Fondue Gondola, spacious sun terraces, 20,000-bottle wine cellar, Lounge Bar with open fire, the Stubai Glacier – Austria’s largest glacier ski area, private ski guide, 130km of ski runs, ice rinks, toboggan runs, 850km of footpaths, 720km of mountain bike trails & cycleways, hotel’s own Isse mountain lodge, via ferratas, high ropes course, fishing, hotel’s own game preserve, five golf courses in the area JUMP FOR JOY • Relaxed, Tyrolean-style luxury • Multi award-winning SPA • The World of Fine Wine: World’s Best Wine List 2017 • Game from the hotel’s own preserve • Rooms & suites with stone pine & Tyrolean stoves • Open all year round, glacier skiing from October to June 10 MY PERFECT DAY Wake up to stunning ‘Stubai Glacier views’ Regional delicacies at the‘ late risers’ breakfast buffet’ Time for each other in ‘the Private SPA Suite’ Gaze at the mountaintops‘ as you clock a few laps of the pool’ Sip Champagne in the FAR FROM EVERYDAY LIFE, ‘ 5,000sqm garden’ YOUR EVERY NEED IS MET, Enjoy jSPA signature EXCLUSIVE, EXCEPTIONAL, ‘ treatments’ INIMITABLE! A walk to the hotel’s Isse ‘ mountain lodge’ Experience the WildeWasserWeg‘ trail’ A romantic dinner in the ‘ Fondue Gondola’ Enjoy a flutter on‘ casino night’ 11 12 THE ALPINE WAY OF HAPPINESS HAPPY STUBAI NEUSTIFT, STUBAI VALLEY www.happystubai.com 13 55 rooms & junior suites Feel good at the Happy: 20m outdoor pool with indoor access, steam room, sauna, Kneipp therapy, chillax conservatory, BIG green sunbathing lawn, soccer, volleyball, basketball & badminton Stubai Super Card – BIG Family Summer Club The perfect base for outdoor pursuits & happy family time: happy bar with open fire, BIG green sunbathing lawn, pool terrace & sun decks, playroom, playground, snooker, pinball, darts, table football & table tennis, Stubai Summer Action: 850km of hiking trails, via ferratas, StuBay Air-Parc, rafting, running, Nordic walking, fishing, bungee jumping, Segwaying, tennis, paragliding, hang-gliding, 720km of cycling trails for extreme bikers, e-bikers & leisurely cyclists, It’s like WOW on the Stubai Glacier, Schlick2000, Elferbahnen & Serlesbahnen, 62km of cross-country ski runs plus glacier cross-country trail, snowshoeing & ski routes, 12 natural toboggan runs HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS • 70s S-Happy Chic vibe • Alpine vintage • Tasty – happy #3board Morning. Afternoon. Dinner •#Happy brunch art − every 2nd Sunday of the month • BIG Family Summer Club • Open all year, glacier skiing from October to June 14 MY PERFECT DAY Rise and shine to mountain‘ views and fitality breakfast’ Happy exploits in the ‘ glacier ice cave’ Chillin’ in the happy ‘ pool – so cool’ BIG fun with the BIG ‘Family Summer Club’ Happy badminton ‘ family time’ #ADVENTUREANDFUN Tasty breaks – vitamin- ‘booster snacks and the #HAPPYNATURE sweet stuff’ #ALPINECHILLOUT Happy activity at the #ENJOYHAPPY StuBay‘ plus geocaching’ Dinner – seasonal, regional,‘ healthy and tasty’ Hangin’ with friends at ‘ the happy bar’ 15 A REAL TREAT BETWEEN HEAVEN AND EARTH 16 ANGERER ALM ST. JOHANN IN TIROL www.angereralm.at 17 Member of the KochArt association of slow food restaurateurs based in the Kitzbühel Alps 13 rooms Winemaker’s dinner, winemaker’s ski day, ‘Gstanzl’n & Tanzl’n’ – dancing to traditional Austrian music, sommelier’s walking day, seminars & incentives, private parties & family gatherings The oldest mountain guesthouse on the Kitzbüheler Horn, unique panoramic position in the heart of the St Johann- Oberndorf walking & skiing area, 43km of slopes & 17 lifts on the Alm’s doorstep, 200km of footpaths, 210km of mountain bike trails, via ferratas, authentic Alpine atmosphere, three dining rooms with open fire & tiled stove, breathtaking sun terrace with stunning views, Alpine herb garden, water from their own mountain spring, Tyrolean home cooking & fine gourmet evening menus, game & meat sourced from the mountain, accessible on foot or by Harschbichl cable car, hotel guests have access via the private road in the summer UP ON THE ALM, YOU’LL FIND... • Falstaff: Austria’s Most Beautiful Restaurant Garden 2016 • Traffic-free location in the heart of the skiing & walking area • Ingredients from the family’s own Alpine pastures • 4,000-bottle wine cellar set into the mountain • Cosy, rustic rooms with sensational views 18 MY PERFECT DAY A mountain breakfast ‘ with homemade delicacies’ In the summer: a hike to‘ the Kitzbüheler Horn summit’ In the winter: hit the ‘slopes before the lifts open’ Moments of pure indulgence‘ on the sun terrace’ Expedition to see the OVER 200 YEARS OF LIVING ‘ marmots’ AND BREATHING ALPINE Summer fun at HOSPITALITY − AT 1,300M mountain‘ lakes and the ABOVE SEA LEVEL! high ropes course’ Alpine magic by the ‘ crackling fire’ The enchantment of the ‘ Alpenglow’ Wine tasting with my ‘ hostess’ Surprise menu served while‘ we chill out by the piste’ 19 NOTES „A journey is a drink from the fountain of life.“ Christian Friedrich Hebbel FOUNTAIN OF LIFE... THE FIRST DEDICATED HILDEGARD VON BINGEN HOTEL 22 PIRCHNER HOF REITH IM ALPBACHTAL www.pirchnerhof.at 23 64 rooms & suites Fasting weeks, Yoga breaks, detox programme, mountain walking weeks, Hildegard taster days & rejuvenation weeks Life Energy Garden with ‘power spots’, Kneipp pool, barefoot massage trail, gym pavilion, Spa with spacious indoor-outdoor pools & sauna area, Hildegard von Bingen treatments & packages, two dining rooms with buffet areas, fasting lounge, expert team of Hildegard consultants & fitness instructors, a variety of footpaths, mountain bike trails & cycleways, numerous bathing lakes & water sports activities, night skiing, extensive network of ski tracks, winter footpaths, numerous packages for a gentler approach to winter, medically supervised fasting weeks & supervised spelt-based fasting MINDFUL, SENSORY, SUSTAINABLE, NATURAL • The world’s first dedicated Hildegard von Bingen hotel • Exercise & activity programme with professional fitness instructor • Talks, cookery courses & meditation • Hotel’s own farm & Hildegard garden • Fasting weeks, detox & Hildegard packages • On the outskirts of one of Europe’s ‘most beautiful villages in bloom’ 24 MY PERFECT DAY Morning meditation in ‘the Life Energy Garden’ A few laps of the outdoor ‘ pool with its splendid views’ Delicious, super-healthy ‘ Hildegard breakfast ’ Guided Nordic walking‘ excursion in the mountains’ ‘Smovey’ sessions in the ‘NURTURE LIFE WHEREVER ‘ swimming pool’ YOU FIND IT’ − ST HILDEGARD Discovering the secrets VON BINGEN’S MOTTO ‘ of the Alpbachtal’ PERFECTLY SUMS UP HOW Yoga & exercise at the ‘ Health House’ THINGS ARE DONE AT THE Sweet chestnut bath PIRCHNER HOF. &‘ copper bristle brush massage at the Spa’ Evening stroll around romantic‘ Lake Dorfsee’ Tasty 4-course dinner in ‘ the restaurant’ 25 26 WHERE TYROL MEETS INDIA... AYURVEDA RESORT SONNHOF HINTERTHIERSEE www.sonnhof-ayurveda.at 27 30 rooms and suites Comprehensive range of Ayurveda programmes &