{"id":97620,"date":"2023-12-01T16:51:29","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T21:51:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magazine.tablethotels.com\/en\/?p=97620"},"modified":"2025-03-28T15:47:24","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T19:47:24","slug":"the-italian-alps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazine.tablethotels.com\/en\/2023\/12\/the-italian-alps\/","title":{"rendered":"The Italian Alps"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Goldene Rose Karthaus \u2014 Schnals, Italy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As you\u2019ll see, the Italian Alps are filled with some truly fantastic hotel designs. More importantly, in early December, they\u2019re also filled with Krampus.<\/h4>\n

They must build kids differently in the Dolomites. My 4-year-old gets frightened whenever there\u2019s thunder and lightning during an episode of My Little Pony<\/em>. If she ever saw a Krampus \u2014 in person, no less \u2014 neither of us would be getting a good night’s sleep for a long while. But this time of year in South Tyrol, way up in the Italian Alps near the border with Germany and Austria, Krampus is as common as Elmo and Bluey. <\/p>\n

This is the week when Krampuses (Krampi?) make their appearance in towns and villages all over the Eastern Alps. Parades featuring hundreds of revelers in grotesque, demonic, and highly detailed Krampus costumes set out to strike fear into the hearts of the local children. That this is not only allowed to happen, but happens with joy and anticipation every December, is absolutely fascinating to this apparently over-sensitive parent. I thought I was a pretty chill dad. Turns out I\u2019m a total prude. <\/p>\n

But come on, take a look at these guys. Pure nightmare fuel. <\/p>\n

\"Krampus\"
Photos by Alessio Zaccaria<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Unfamiliar with Krampus? The story goes that he\u2019d accompany jolly old St. Nick on his yearly visits to Alpine children. Well-behaved boys and girls received gifts. The naughty kids, on the other hand, would face the wrath of Krampus, who might beat them or drag them away in his sack. The only way the mischievous could avoid this uncomfortable trip to hell was if St. Nicholas intervened on their behalf. Some say that’s a metaphor for how good triumphs over evil. I say it’s a shameless endorsement of bootlicking and showing privilege for those who suck up to the state.<\/p>\n

Anyway, here are some heart-stopping hotels in the Italian Alps.
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Faloria Mountain Spa Resort<\/a><\/h2>\n
Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy<\/h5>\n

\"Faloria<\/a><\/p>\n

Cortina has long been one of Italy\u2019s most famous ski towns, and Faloria has long been one of Cortina\u2019s most famous hotels. But it\u2019s only now, after a complete redesign at the hand of architect Flaviano Capriotti, that the Faloria Mountain Spa Resort ascends to the highest levels of contemporary luxury hospitality.<\/p>\n

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Hotel Schwarzschmied<\/a><\/h2>\n
Lana, Italy<\/h5>\n

\"Hotel<\/a><\/p>\n

At Schwarzschmied, you\u2019ll find a distinctly Italian version of the Alpine good life. The design may veer towards Nordic simplicity but there\u2019s also a thread of modernist-inspired contemporary Italian luxury design in the sleek, low-slung furnishings and the rich, earthy background colors. <\/p>\n

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1477 Reichhalter<\/a><\/h2>\n
Lana, Italy<\/h5>\n

\"1477<\/a><\/p>\n

You\u2019ll find echoes of both German and Italian cultures in the South Tyrol town of Lana, but it\u2019s a place with a character all its own. And the same can be said of its hotels, thanks in no small part to 1477 Reichhalter, a 500-year-old structure updated with mid-century modern design pieces, refashioned into a contemporary-yet-timeless boutique hotel.<\/p>\n

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Floris Green Suites<\/a><\/h2>\n
Siusi, Italy<\/h5>\n

\"Floris<\/a><\/p>\n

Floris is a ten-suite treehouse-style hotel within a hotel, its abstracted lodge-like forms elevated on stilts to minimize their footprint. The interiors use classic Alpine materials like timber floors, combined with clean-lined modernist furniture and fixtures, and dark, rich colors that lend an urban-boutique aspect.<\/p>\n

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Forestis Dolomites<\/a><\/h2>\n
Plose, Italy<\/h5>\n

\"Forestis<\/a><\/p>\n

Forestis Dolomites is a strikingly modern luxury lodge built of stone, glass, and wood both inside and out. The hotel is beautifully integrated into the landscape, and the interior design makes the most of it; guest rooms are bathed in natural light, thanks to picture windows that open onto views of the wilderness.<\/p>\n

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Goldene Rose Karthaus<\/a><\/h2>\n
Schnals, Italy<\/h5>\n

\"Golden<\/a><\/p>\n

From the outside, Goldene Rose is an immaculately well-kept Tyrolean inn, and on the inside, a hotel that\u2019s clearly absorbed the influence of a generation or two of stylish Italian hospitality design. This means expanses of knotted pine wood alongside understatedly chic furnishings and tastefully muted textiles. <\/p>\n

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Alpin Garden Luxury Maison<\/a><\/h2>\n
Ortisei, Italy<\/h5>\n

\"Alpin<\/a><\/p>\n

Italy\u2019s Dolomites have long been the site of some of the more adventurous currents in Alpine hotel design, and Alpin Garden Luxury Maison is perfectly emblematic of this tendency. Its silhouette and materials are classic, but look closer and you\u2019ll see modernist forms in the exterior and unusual surfaces in the lodge-meets-loft rooms and suites.<\/p>\n

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Hotel Ciasa Salares<\/a><\/h2>\n
San Cassiano, Italy<\/h5>\n

\"Hotel<\/a><\/p>\n

The Dolomites is one of the last places where you say \u201cold-fashioned\u201d with reverence and \u201crustic\u201d without affectation. For three generations and counting, the Wieser family has been keeping that tradition alive at Hotel Ciasa Salares, an ode in rich timber and textile to the region\u2019s venerable Ladin culture. <\/p>\n

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Meltar Boutique Hotel<\/a><\/h2>\n
Asiago, Italy<\/h5>\n

\"Meltar<\/a><\/p>\n

Cheese enthusiasts will be pleased to learn that the Asiago Plateau is a real place \u2014 and a strikingly beautiful one at that. There\u2019s an excellent hotel up here in the mountains, too. The Meltar, occupying a restored old farmhouse, is a perfectly tranquil getaway from the tourist crush of the Veneto.<\/p>\n

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Castel Fragsburg<\/a><\/h2>\n
Merano, Italy<\/h5>\n

\"Castel<\/a><\/p>\n

Castel Fragsburg occupies what may be the most privileged position in this beautiful corner of South Tyrol. It\u2019s located inside an elegant hunting lodge that first opened its doors nearly four centuries ago \u2014 and on a nearby cliffside is the 14th-century castle for which it was built, now used to host hotel events. <\/p>\n

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Milla Montis<\/a><\/h2>\n
Maranza, Italy<\/h5>\n

\"Milla<\/a><\/p>\n

In its broadest contours this South Tyrol hotel is true to Alpine lodge tradition \u2014 but its asymmetrical rooflines, its slate-gray larch cladding, and the swooping, organic curves of its fa\u00e7ade reveal that Milla Montis is as modern as can be. The interiors follow suit, in acres of warm ash with forest-green woolen furniture.<\/p>\n

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Schgaguler Hotel<\/a><\/h2>\n
Castelrotto, Italy<\/h5>\n

\"Schgaguler<\/a><\/p>\n

In the UNESCO-listed Dolomites village of Castelrotto, a relatively undistinguished 1980s-vintage hotel has been transformed into the truly unique Schgaguler Hotel. Architect Peter Pichler has kept the peaked silhouettes, but replaced the fa\u00e7ade with a minimalist grid of white concrete and vast expanses of glass. <\/p>\n

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Gourmet- und Boutiquehotel, Restaurant Tanzer<\/a><\/h2>\n
Issengo BZ, Italy<\/h5>\n

\"Gourmet-<\/a><\/p>\n

As you’d expect from a hotel called Gourmet- und Boutiquehotel, Restaurant Tanzer, the cuisine is a focal point, and it’s suitably elaborate, combining South Tyrolean and Mediterranean flavors with the spirit of abundant, healthy eating that\u2019s native to the Alps. It\u2019s a perfect introduction to Alpine life, for all four seasons. As to what this picture is all about, you’ll have to visit to find out.<\/p>\n

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