Wellness Heaven Awards 2022: Relaxed into the new year: Four of the best wellness hotels in Europe are in Germany
Finally really relax again: After the exhausting Corona year, many Germans are longing for variety and relaxation. This is now also possible again in wellness hotels. A survey of almost 100 hotel guests showed where the most beautiful are.
Relax for a moment and come down – this works particularly well in the wellness hotel. But which one has the best spa, the most beautiful saunas and the most delicious food? The hotel testers of the Wellness guide “Wellness Heaven” look for answers to this every year. They have already revealed their recommendations for 2022.
More than 500 evaluation criteria were taken into account, including those relating to the cuisine, the rooms, the location of the houses and of course the amenities and services in the spa and sauna areas. Also in focus in year two of the pandemic: hygiene protection. In other words: Are the hotel rooms disinfected regularly? How is the buffet organized? Are there any hygiene deficits in the spa?
The users of the wellness portal were able to vote on the hotels that performed best in advance in terms of form until autumn 2021. The best hotels were then chosen on the basis of a total of 93,775 votes received. Four of the fifteen award-winning houses are in Germany, seven in Austria, three in Italy and one in Switzerland. FOCUS Online shows the most beautiful houses.
Wellness hotel with the best spa: “Edelweiss Salzburg Mountain Resort”
When it comes to spa, at the forefront: the third generation of the Hettegger family run the five-star hotel “Das Edelweiss”. The hotel, located a good 200 kilometers south-east of Munich, offers relaxation and recreation facilities on five levels and more than 7,000 square meters. In 2019 the entire hotel was renovated and expanded. The cheapest offers start from around 150 euros per person per night.
In second place in the “Best Spa” category, the wellness fans chose the “König Ludwig Wellness & Spa Resort” in Schwangau in the Bavarian Allgäu. Very close to the world-famous Neuschwanstein Castle, hotel guests can look forward to wellness at the highest level – from around 210 euros per person per night. Third place goes to the “Quellenhof Luxury Resort Passeier” in St. Martin in South Tyrol (from 225 euros).
The hotel with the best food is in Tyrol
The award in the “Best Culinary” category goes to the “Posthotel Achenkirch” in the 2022 ranking. From around 170 euros per person and night you can experience the largest bathing and sauna area in Tyrol and the hotel’s own 9-hole golf course. Also recommended: the 34 degrees warm brine outdoor pool, which offers a view of the surrounding mountain peaks, as the hotel testers praise.
According to the voting, the “Sonnenalp Resort” in Ofterschwang in Bavaria (from 330 euros) and the “Bergkristall” resort in Oberstaufen in the Allgäu (from 175 euros per person per night) also performed extremely well in terms of food.
Awarded for the best suite: “Jagdhof Wellnesshotel”
If you are looking for the ultimate suite, the testers will also find it in Bavaria: in the “Jagdhof Wellness Hotel” in Röhrbach, around 25 kilometers north of Passau in the Bavarian Forest. Elaborately renovated and spruced up in 2014, the formerly simple inn is now one of the top addresses in southern Germany when it comes to wellness. The prices for one night and person start from 208 euros.
In second place in the “Suite” category is the “Nesslerhof” in Grossarl in the Salzburg region (from 143 euros). Third place on the podium was secured by the “Preidlhof Luxury DolceVita Resort” in Naturno in South Tyrol (from 178 euros per person per night).
“Naturhotel Forsthofgut” wins in the “Best Location” category
Victory for the best location goes to the “Naturhotel Forsthofgut” (from 230 euros) in Leogang, two hours’ drive south-east of Munich. This is followed by the “Mohr Life Resort” in the well-known Tyrolean ski resort of Lermoos and the “Alpin Panorama Hotel Hubertus” in Olang in the Italian Dolomites (from 169 euros in the cheapest package per person and night).
Service award for the “Stanglwirt”
Right at the top of the “Best Service” category is the “Stanglwirt” bio and wellness resort in Going in Tyrol (from 170 euros). Especially exciting for fans of the doctor series “Der Bergdoktor”: Many scenes of the successful ZDF format are filmed in Going and the surrounding area.
The “Alpenresort Schwarz” is located around 120 kilometers to the west. The hotel testers also praise this hotel for its excellent service. However, at least 233 euros per night are due here. The third-placed hotel in the “Service” category is even more expensive: the “Tschuggen Grand Hotel” in Arosa in Graubünden. The night is available here from 290 euros.
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