Relaxing in the mountains? My insights from "DAS KRONTHALER" in beautiful Austria

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Austria, "DAS KRONTHALER", my insights! 

Achensee, Tyrol, here we go!

Hey guys,

sometimes you just need some days off or even if not - treating yourself with wellness is always a good option.

For me I just wanted to spend some relaxing days active in the mountains with a great stay at a wellness hotel. As I checked the internet about "where to go" travel options I found a wonderful place in Austria called "DAS KRONTHALER".

The hotel itself offers great design and a great spa, but also the location of "DAS KRONTHALER" has a wonderful setting directly on the Achensee (15 minutes walk) with great mountain views.

For a reason it is called a "lifestyle" hotel, it has a beautiful interior design - really modern but also with influence of the alpine lifestyle, which makes it really comfy.

We had a wonderful "Chalet" room, which has a lot of space and a wonderful balcony with direct view towards the mountains / lake of Achensee as well as in the woods.

My absolut highlight from the room was the bath tube placed in front of the big windows with a wonderful outlook to the Austrian nature. We had also a own sauna for us, which was quite luxurious. 

The hotel itself offers beside the great spa and wellness area weekly sport activities, also a own personal trainer as well as a lifestyle shop, own chapel and a hairstylist. I found in every spot of the hotel something special, so  make sure to check everything out while being there. 

I found a great bracelet which I love now to wear and always reminds me on our beautiful stay. As well I got an appointment at the hairstylist, which I can only recommend. Also I did a body treatment in the wellness area, which has been so relaxing and a great experience you should not miss out. Speaking about not missing out - you need to see the hotel own chapel, it is so lovely decorated and holds every religion in it. 

We booked also the so called "Kronthaler-all-in" option, which means you have breakfast, light-lunch, some snacks in the afternoon and also a 5-course-dinner in the evening. Throwout the day water is always for free available. 

During our stay the food was high quality and well chosen, also you have healthy options as freshly baked low carb bread. 

The restaurant offers tables on the window, which I personally loved while being there. Especially in the evening the setting of the restaurant is really romantic. 

Throwout the hotel I really loved the great design in every detail. 

The hotel offers also two bars, one is in front of the restaurant area and the second is on the roof top terrace. Which offers again another great view on the nature surroundings. 

The indoor pool area is also a great place, they offer many sauna options - my favorite was the "Himalaya" sauna. You can also choose from different tea options and fresh apples, which are also included during your stay. 

When we came we got our welcome drink at the outdoor terrace, as the weather conditions have been really good and the sun was out. So we were lucky to enjoy our light lunch also on this great venue. 

When your active there are so many sport options. Many hiking roots are starting from the hotel and if you are into skiing or snowboarding this is your destination.

If your looking for great service, wellness and active options make sure to spend some days here. Im sure I will come back soon! 

Links to the hotel: "DAS KRONTHALER" (please click on the link and you will be forwarded to the landing page). 

Cheers,

Melaines-Insights

www.melaines-insights.com

Casual luxury Hotel - NIDUM / Austria, my insights for you!

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Casual luxury hotel - NIDUM / Austria

Relaxing in the mountains? My insights for you!

Hey guys,

I just came back from a wonderful relaxing weekend in Austria. I checked out the newly opened (December 2016) NIDUM casual luxury hotel,it is located in Mösern/Austria. 

We decided to spend a wellness weekend there, but of course the area itself offers you a lot more like going skiing, snowboarding,hiking or just spending a day shopping in Seefeld (5 min drive) or Innsbruck (20 min drive). 

The hotel has about 57 rooms, all with sunny big windows and a breathtaking view on the Austrian mountains. The style is minimalism design and wood interior, which makes it extreme comfy and stylish at the same time. 

We stayed at a 52qm suite called "NICE-Suite" (room nr. 509, I can highly recommend to you), which made a really not only nice but an"AMAZING!!" impression to us. Pictures are telling more then thousands words so here we go:

All rooms are offering a stylish Illy coffee maker, you can enjoy your first espresso or like I would call it the "typical Italian breakfast" with a breathtaking view facing the mountains.

The room has as you can tell from the pictures are surrounding balcony, of course south balcony which gives you always the sunny side of life.

Speaking about coffee, the breakfast they offer is amazing. You can choose three different restaurant areas all different decorated but totally charming to sit in, which makes it nice to change the location from time to time.

Around 4.00 p.m. they offer a nice apero for all the hotel guests with great antipasti and nice background music, it is already included in the price so is the breakfast and the dinner. You can take this aperitivo with you, as they offer a great sitting area in a hotel owned liberay, where you can choose from many books. 

Speaking about food in the hotel, it is absolutely high quality, they work only with regional products, which I think is a great way to be sustainable.

The dinner is normally starting with a salad buffet, followed by a soup or another apetizer, main course you can choose from a vegetarian dish, meat or fish dish and after that you have a wonderful dessert and can choose from different cheese. 

When your into wine they have a wide range of bottles, you may just contact the stuff that can help you out. 

Again, pictures are saying more then words: 

After all the eating you can go for sport in the hotel, they offer a big gym area. Also you can book a massage afterwards in the spa or just relax in the indoor and outdoor pool with a wonderful view in the perfection of nature. They offer also saunas and another outdoor whirlpool on the roof top. If you are willing to do a little adventure, you must check out the unique sauna with a suspension bridge directly build in the mountain.

Hotel: http://www.nidum-hotel.com

Cheers,

Melaines-Insights

www.melaines-insights.com 

Pure Lifestyle on top of the mountains - Austria / Kristallhütte

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Skiing and Lifestyle traveling on top of the mountains - my insights for you: 

Hey guys,

today I want to introduce to you the magnificent beautiful located "Kristallhütte" in Austria / Zillertal. 

For getting even a better impression I will provide you now with the link, as a video can say more then thousands pictures: https://vimeo.com/125841117

So YES, I love snow and being in the mountains. But unfortunately I missed learning how to ski or snowboard.

So how can you manage to get someone like this up to a skiing paradise and hideaway on top of the mountains in Austria (literally ON TOP)? Underneath you see the morning view from our suite.

For myself (thanks to the lovely host) they picked me up at the mid station and transferred me with a jet ski to the Kristallhütte.

For all the ski lovers out there - the normal way would be to get rid of your package in the middle station (they transfer it for you and take care) and then ski all day and come with the last lift to the Kristallhütte back.

Around 4.00 the daily skiing visitors are leaving to get the last ride down. This is when your private Kristallhütte experience is about to start.

The service is unbelievable, when your back from skiing or wellnessing (they offer a great Spa with one of a kind view towards facing the mountains - NOTHING ELSE!) you can go for an aperitivo in the freshly cleaned out Kristallhütte. While taking a sip of your aperitif, they offer you some snacks which you can enjoy while warming yourself up on a huge fire place.

As the Kristallhütte is only offering 4 alpine lodge suites and 8 superior rooms, you can imagine how private you feel when no one else is there only the crew members, you and the mountain spirit.

We stayed in an alpine lodge suite, which is only with one word writable : pure lifestyle luxury.
When staying at the suite you can leave your skiing equipment in your own glass locker (outside the suite) and for your shoes, they have a own room for it - to make sure it gets warm again.

The suite itself is facing the pure mountains, 2-level suite, 55 qm. All is in wood and a really clean minimalistic design with huge glass fronts. I guess they wanted to make sure that when you entered the bath tube (of course in front of the glass and facing the mountains) that you really feel your the only one person on top of everything. As a welcome they also offer you a bottle of bubbly, which you can sip with your own (how much luxury you can get!) little private fire - of course close to the bath tube so the romantic is own.

Speaking about romantic the 2-level has also a balcony (as the first level has) which is again facing the great view of the snowy mountains. On the 2-level you have a wonderful big bed where you can take a rest.

Of course you also have your own infrarot cabine in your suite, so you can relax from all the sport really privately.  The Nespresso machine is not missing and you have of course free w-lan. Not to forget to mention they have an integrated music system which serves the music threw all the levels of your suite and also an music alarm system to wake you nicely up - to make sure you don't miss to be the first skiing person that goes down the mountain - while the others still have to wait and stand in line for going up :-)

At night the Kristallhütte is offering (included in the over night price) a wonderful 5-course-Gourmet dinner experience, they have also a great wine card which just don't leave any wishes open.

The breakfast on the next day, sets the same luxury standards as the dinner. Just everything you need (or you don't need) is there.

The guest can also reserve outside some tables or what I would recommend to you: warm water beds, where you can hang out after skiing for lunch or just like me for sun bathing and people watching. Around lunch time many visitors are coming and it gets crowded, which doesn't stop the fun - a DJ act is always there - so you have a huge entertainment while being on top of the mountains.

The only sad thing about it, it is so nice that many people want to book this experience. So make sure you hurry up and book the trip to your winter hideaway !

Cheers,
Melaine
www.melaines-insights.com

Links:
www.kristallhütte.at