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These 5 Gourmet Hotels Make Hearts Grow Fonder

Anyone traveling to the mountains automatically embarks on a journey to culinary heights. Because here, regional ingredients and traditional mountain cuisine are combined with exotic, Mediterranean influences - for a taste experience in a class of its own. These 5 gourmet hotels are worth a visit.

29 January 2023


DAS EDELWEISS Salzburg Mountain Resort

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If there is one thing that is important to chef Alexander Hettegger in his work, it is the culinary combination of regional and seasonal products. He is not only part of the host family, but also heads the 2 toque award-winning kitchen at the gourmet hotel DAS EDELWEISS Salzburg Mountain Resort high above the peaks in Salzburger Land. Thanks to his talent for perfecting traditional delicacies, he creates especially pleasurable moments with his EDELWEISS Mountain Cuisine. The in-house Petrus Fine Dining restaurant specializes entirely in exclusive course menus in the Kaminstube, which are rounded off with perfectly matched wines and excellent non-alcoholic cocktails. Those who prefer hearty steak will find what they are looking for at the Sirloin Grill & Dine, the in-house steak restaurant. Wine lovers will be spoiled in the stylishly furnished Wine Bar Kork & Gloria with fine wines from the hotel archive. How about a gourmet table for tasting?

Culinary highlight: The EDELWEISS is the only hotel in the region with a new sushi bar directly in the lobby. Sushi master Alexis from Laos creates wonderfully fresh variations from Monday to Friday. Very exquisite.

DAS EDELWEISS Salzburg Mountain Resort
Unterbergstraße 65, 5611 Großarl, Salzburg, Austria
Web: edelweiss-grossarl.com
Tel.: +43 6414 3000
Price: Upon request

Alpenstern Panorama Hotel

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Dine in the panorama restaurant right next to the ski slopes, enjoy the view over the mountain peaks and the Bregenzerwald in the infinity pool - the Hotel Alpenstern in the heart of Vorarlberg attracts with its perfect location, luxurious interior, but also its excellent cuisine. The ingredients for the dishes come largely from the alpine region and you can taste that already at the gourmet breakfast. One experiences an absolute Genussexplosion in the evening in the Fine Dining in the restaurant "Löffelspitze", which is always opened on Sundays and Mondays in the periods 22.January 2023 - 10 April 2023 & 02 July 2023 - 06 November 2023. The special feature: an exclusive 8-course menu, developed and prepared by the top chefs around host Peter Bischof and chef Sandro Abel, which delights with refined and precisely prepared dishes. Perfectly tailored to the dishes, sparkling mini cocktails served by the bartenders of the in-house Bar Novum around Headbartender Oliver Polster complete the menu. A classic wine accompaniment from the Vinothek is also available, served by host and sommelier Maximilian Steinfeld himself.

The wine cellar holds over 1,000 fine wines from all over the world for all connoisseurs. The Bar Novum is also a hotspot for an evening after an exciting day in the outdoors. In the in-house patisserie, the chefs create sweet temptations that will definitely make your mouth water. An absolute plus: guests can also book day passes including culinary delights at the Alpenstern by request.

Alpenstern Panorama Hotel
Oberdamüls 191, 6884 Damüls, Vorarlberg, Austria
Owner: Bischof and Steinfeld families
Web: hotel-alpenstern.at
Tel.: +43 5510 513
Price: Upon request

Park Hotel Egerner Höfe

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Just a few minutes' walk from Tegernsee, the celebrity luxury hotspot, the Parkhotel Egerner Höfe nestles in the typical Bavarian countryside. And because Bavaria is known for indulgence, the hotel is also dedicated to the region's outstanding culinary arts. In the morning, you start the day in Florians breakfast restaurant with a wonderful selection of crepes and rolls. Thanks to different varieties such as the fitness breakfast, there is something for every taste. Later in the day, you can enjoy typical Bavarian specialties such as Wiener Schnitzel, cakes, etc. in the fireplace restaurant, which invites you to linger with its atmospheric interior and crackling fireplace. Romantic afternoons and evenings are guaranteed here. Those who prefer a more rustic atmosphere should stop at the Stubn Alois und Anton. You can end the day in the company of other guests and locals at the new KostBar, where champagne, wine and cocktails are on the menu.

The Parkhotel stands for quiet luxury and loud indulgence, which is celebrated in particular at the hotel's Michelin-starred restaurant Dichter under the direction of star chef Thomas Kellermann (pictured above). Extraordinary, modernly interpreted dishes at star level are created here from regional and seasonal products. Each dish is an absolute explosion of flavor. At the RockBar in the restaurant, you can not only risk a look into the open kitchen, but also come into direct contact with the chef. His wonderful creations can be served directly at the counter by request. 

Parkhotel Egerner Höfe
Aribostraße 19-26, 83700 Rottach-Egern, Germany
Web: egerner-hoefe.de; gourmetrestaurant-poets.com
Tel.: +49 80 226660

The Central - Alpine. Luxury. Life

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The highest level of enjoyment is also a priority at Das Central - Alpine. Luxury. Life. In the Ötztaler Stube, a dream made of Swiss stone pine, a regional best of is served in a refined way, both classic and vegetarian. In taste as well as in texture, chef Michael Kofler and his team create culinary masterpieces day after day. No wonder that the gourmet restaurant has been rewarded with 3 toques and other prestigious awards. The highlight of the house are the two mountain restaurants ice Q and Falcon. The toque-awarded ice Q at the summit of the Gaislachkogl at 3,048m, which was also the spectacular filming location of the James Bond movie "Spectre", combines incredible views, futuristic architecture and exquisite gourmet delights. The Falcon at the mid-station of the Gaislachkoglbahn focuses more on contemporary food trends and classics, while in the à la carte area on the top floor, gourmets are treated to unusual regional dishes and first-class wine. Speaking of wine: the three-country wine PINO 3000, developed in cooperation with the Austrian winery Paul Achs, the South Tyrolean winery St. Pauls and the German winery Dr. Heger, rounds off the first-class offer.

Das Central - Alpine. Luxury. Life.
Auweg 3, 6450 Sölden, Tyrol, Austria
Web: central-soelden.com
Tel.: +43 525 422600
Price: Upon request

Die HOCHKÖNIGIN

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Creative, royal culinary delights - this is what the 4-star superior hotel die HOCHKÖNIGIN in Maria Alm stands for. Top chefs here rely on a symbiosis of seasonal and regional organic cuisine and combine the most exclusive dishes with great attention to detail. In high demand is the locally raised organic beef.

Especially in the evening hours, Die HOCHKÖNIGIN turns into a culinary place to be. The hotel bar is a hotspot for live music and cozy, glamorous lounge evenings with freshly tapped beer, cocktails or long drinks. No wonder one feels like royalty here.

Die HOCHKÖNIGIN
Hochkönigstraße 27, 5761 Maria Alm, Salzburg Austria
Web: hochkoenigin.com
Tel.:+43 6584 7447
Price: upon request

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