From tranquil places of power, idyllic retreats and soothing wellness offers. You are invited to experience winter from its most beautiful side and recharge your batteries in wonderful wellness temples. Walk through the crunching snow, warm up in the sauna and relax with a soothing massage.
In the cosy winter months, the clocks seem to tick a little slower and routines become more comfortable. We show you dreamy retreats where you can really switch off and enjoy yourself - from the culinary delights to the wellness offers to the hospitality of a special kind
Leading Spa Resorts offer you top-class wellness holidays, at least at 4-star superior level. As soon as you arrive, you will feel far away from everyday life and finally find peace - because, as we all know, strength lies in peace. Ten Leading Spa Resorts offer you a very special incentive for an enjoyable winter break with holistic offers and packages. Discover the most beautiful offers in Germany and Austria.
Winter by the sea
A break by the sea - an experience even in winter. At the 5-star Strandhotel Fischland in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the sheer endless expanse of the sea, the fresh sea air and the warming spa and sports world with 4,500 m2, indoor and outdoor saunas await you. The relaxation is rounded off by two gourmet offers: You can choose a ‘small gourmet time-out’ with 2 nights or a ‘large gourmet time-out’ with 5 nights. Including a variety of culinary delights, wellness vouchers and daily changing activity programmes.
Fairytale winter in Hesse
At the 5-star Göbel's Schlosshotel ‘Prinz von Hessen’, your very own winter fairytale will come true. An oasis of cosiness with a 2,000 m2 crystal spa, snow-covered castle garden and royal delicacies awaits you in the middle of the natural jewel of Waldhessen. During the ‘Pamper time for us’, you can enjoy a variety of treats including Göbel's feel-good bonus, massages, pampering menus and 2 nights' accommodation from € 401 per person.
The "Schwarzwald" becomes a winter forest
Let yourself be enchanted at the Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten at Schluchsee in the "Schwarzwald". At 1,000 metres above sea level, winter paints a romantic picture with glistening waters and snow-covered forest paths. And when your cheeks are flushed from the fresh winter air, the cosy warmth of the 4,000 m2 wellness area with cosy retreats and a tempting gourmet offer awaits you inside. Treat yourself to magical moments with the ‘Winter magic offer’: a break with 2 nights, pampering treatments and all Four Seasons inclusive services from € 431 per person.
Pleasure holiday in the snowy Ötztal
A special kind of time-out awaits you at the 4-star superior adults-only Hotel Riml in Hochgurgl in Tyrol. Relax with a view of the piste, enjoy the view of twenty-one three-thousand metre peaks and the tranquillity of the adults-only hotel. Relaxation merges with nature and pleasure - body and soul recharge their batteries. With the ‘Lovers Package’ you get this 7-night dream holiday from € 1,995 per person. Including ¾ pampering board, Prosecco welcome and invitation to sophisticated après-ski with live music and culinary themed highlights.
Winter magic in Salzburg
If you are looking for a balance of skiing action and wellness relaxation in Salzburg, you will find it at the 5-star resort DAS EDELWEISS in Grossarl. 7,000 m2 EDELWEISS Mountain Spa with adults-only area, family area and an indoor water slide park. All this, the 6-day ski pass and much more is included in the ‘(W)Edelweiss(e) Days Package’ for 7 nights from € 2,262 per person. You stay right next to the panoramic cable car and are cooked to a 2-toque standard in the EDELWEISS Mountain Cuisine.
At the 4-star superior Hotel Gassner in Neukirchen, you are always close to nature: immerse yourself in the 1,200 m² Crystal SPA with coloured light indoor pool, sauna area and relaxation rooms and let the New Year unfold in a natural way. Brave souls can boost their immune system with ice bathing in the natural lake. Particularly tempting: the ‘Winter.wellness offer’ from € 1,190 per person - seven nights full of moments of pleasure with relaxing massages, soothing scrubs and culinary highlights. In addition, our hiking guide will accompany you on one of 5 guided winter and snowshoe hikes per week out into the snow-covered mountains.
The 4-star Kesselgrub holiday world also makes your turn of the year something very special: With ‘Ski amadé LIVE’, you can experience winter in Altenmarkt im Pongau in all its splendour. The offer also includes the Kesselgrub pampering half-board and the 5-day Ski amadé ski pass as well as access to the water and wellness world, the children's and animal world, the pleasure and activity world. An unforgettable experience for the whole family. This tempting offer is valid from 5 January to 2 February for 5 nights from € 1,250 per person.
Wonderful winter days in Styria
1,117 metres above sea level with a view over the snow-covered Enns Valley, it's easy to arrive in winter peace and quiet. The 4-star superior nature and wellness hotel Höflehner with its brand new yoga house is an unrivalled oasis of relaxation and adventure in Schladming-Dachstein. You can take part in daily activity and relaxation programmes, enjoy the spacious wellness area and simply get a taste of it. The two holistic winter packages have been put together precisely for this purpose: Experience 4 ski & ‘wellness taster days’ from € 1,190 per person or the ‘mountain yoga short holiday’ with 3 nights from € 950 per person.
Fall in love with Upper Austria
The clocks tick slower, everything becomes cosier. Winter is perfect for slow wellness at the 4-star superior Hotel Guglwald. Sensual romance, relaxing treatments in the 4,200 m2 wellness area and enjoyable moments will make your time in the Mühlviertel an experience that you will love to talk about for a long time to come. A special highlight is the romantic holiday package ‘In love in Guglwald’ for 2 nights for € 414 per person.
A nature experience in Vorarlberg
In the south of Austria's westernmost federal state lies a mountain paradise that offers you the finest experience of enjoyment and nature. Surrounded by the peaks of the Montafon mountains, you can experience a picture-book winter at the 4-star superior Hotel Vitalquelle. Outside, 243 kilometres of perfectly groomed pistes await, while inside you can relax in the 1,000 m2 wellness area. Treat yourself to the ‘Pleasure Days Winter 4=3’. You get one night for free and spend 4 nights with ¾ pampering board, a bottle of sparkling wine in your room and a back massage from € 597 per person.
