Krallerhof , Der

Krallerhof , Der

In Leogang, the gondolas to Asitz and Steinberg rise close enough that skis go straight from the room to the piste, and that same access turns, come summer, into trailheads for hiking above the valley. The Krallerhof has been run by the Altenberger family since 1956, and it shows in details that don't come from a template: 124 rooms and suites, each individually designed and hung with work by renowned artists, no two quite alike. Wellness here goes further than an afternoon in a robe. Alongside the sauna, steam room, solarium, massage rooms, and pool, the hotel runs its own Regeneration and Longevity programme, with biohacking and Women of Longevity retreats that bring in outside physicians and researchers rather than in-house therapists working from a script, a level of clinical seriousness few Alpine hotels attempt. Families get the same specificity: the Krallis Kids Club takes children from two and a half years old, free, from nine in the morning until nine at night, lunch included, which frees a whole day for parents on snow or trail without watching a clock. Pets are welcome too, for a fee. None of this suits a guest hoping for a quiet, adult-only house with no children in the corridors, or someone who wants one fixed wellness ritual rather than a programme with a curriculum and a reading list. It suits people building a week where movement, on skis or on a mountain path, is followed by something more considered than a hot tub and a nap. The retreat calendar changes with the season. The two gondolas at the door do not. The Krallerhof's two Leogang gondolas turn into summer trailheads, run by the same family since 1956. Its 124 rooms are individually designed, and its own Longevity and Biohacking retreats bring in outside physicians, not script-reading therapists. It suits skiers who want more than a hot tub after the slopes.