Sleeping up there can be an adrenaline-pumping experience, but also a fascinating and romantic one. Here are the highest hotels in Europe for daydreaming…
To experience the thrill on vacation, you don’t need to sleep among lions, or sport climb the world’s highest peaks, or even spend a week in a submarine, much less is enough. There are some really special places, designed to give a dream, to fulfill the desire of the most adventurous travelers those who love nature and want to enjoy it at all times. These are resorts, hotels that are in really wow locations, those so called “the high altitude hotels.”, the giddy ones that make their exclusivity precisely the place where they are located. There are many of them in Europe, some are really luxurious and make you feel right on the clouds while others are more simple and authentic just to convey the magic of the mountains without filters and let the guest experience the local culture. From Italian Alps to the Swiss Alps here are the most vertiginous hotels in Europe…
Glacier Hotel Grawand, Val Senales: this is the highest hotel in Europe.
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It is located in Val Senales, more precisely in the San Giogo Glacier, a mystical place that really looks like something out of a fantasy book where enchantments are made, this hotel is the highest in Europe and is a real magnet for those who love adventurous vacations, but also for those who want of the mountains to experience the more peaceful and meditative aspect that it can give. The Glacier Hotel Grawand is located a good 3,000 meters above sea level and is a very special place where you can in every room, in every place derive its own moment of intimacy and privacy. The welcome is authentic and homely, like that typical of mountain families, and they begin at breakfast. The spa is a place that enhances the perception of well-being with the suana and steam bath.
Kulmhotel, Gornergrat: the hotel to touch the stars with one finger
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E’ the hotel that reaches the highest point in the Swiss Alps and is in a location that adventurous travelers really have a hard time not falling in love with. It really is “up there” with the view of the highest and most majestic peaks, where at night the stars seem so close that you can touch them with your finger. All rooms have a view of the Monte Cervino and Monte Rosa, there are not many only 22 and are furnished with pine wood precisely to give an authentic experience to those who love mountain life. Inside are two restaurants serving classic Swiss cuisine. The wellness here is not in the spa that can be found in all hotels but in the Stellarium Gornergrat. This is a scientific research center from the universities of Bern and Geneva where you can view the stars with the 60-cm DeepSky telescope-an experience you will find hard to forget!
Hotel Italia, Saint-Rhemy-en-Bosses: the hotel in the heart of the Great St. Bernard Pass
It is located right at the meeting point between northern and southern Europe, in one of the most characteristic Alpine passes in Europe, where nature is severe, but at the same time fascinating because it welcomes and surprises with superb magic. Of this hotel, every traveler can appreciate the simplicity and atmosphere that are the true luxury breathed into the 13 rooms with a historic flavor. Traditional cuisine completes an experience that is truly authentic. The property offers a sun terrace, a hot tub to make the stay a true wellness experience.
Dimora degli Dei, Livigno: the vertiginous hotel that gives a sensory experience
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A stay is a unique experience when it involves all the senses. This is environmentally sustainable structure where you can be pampered by silence, touch mountain materials, smell and breathe fresh air, and be enchanted by the highest peaks of the Rhaetian Alps. Each room is different, customized to offer a made-to-measure service just steps from the ski slopes. The spa is designed to provide authentic, welcoming wellness so that everyone can have an almost divine experience. Whirlpool, sauna and steam room are available for each guest to indulge in complete relaxation.
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