Tag: Luxury hotels
Hotel tester Rath checks in: Stanglwirt in Kitzbühel
All is right with the world here. There are only a few destinations that give me this first impression. Kitzbühel, the beautiful small town in the Alps, is one such…
Tenne Lodges and Rosa Alpina, South Tyrol
Lobby at the Rosa Alpina The house is one of the flagships of South Tyrolean hospitality and is located in the heart of the Dolomites, in San Cassiano. (Photo: Marco…
Steigenberger Frankfurter Hof vs. Hilton Garden Inn Frankfurt Airport
You can tell the winner at the start. losers too. I experience this striking motto again and again in the hotel industry. Usually in my column you will read my…
Rath checks in: Kronenhof, Pontresina
During my breakfast in the main restaurant of the Kronenhof in Pontresina with fresh fruit, warm, crispy croissants and hearty egg dishes, I have the feeling of dining in the…
Rath checks in: three hotels in Canada
Heavenly expanse. Bears in the wild fishing jumping salmon out of the river. Howling wolves and lakes glittering in the sunlight. With this romantic idea of Canada, the country had…
Rath checks in: three hotels in Canada
Heavenly expanse. Bears in the wild fishing jumping salmon out of the river. Howling wolves and lakes glittering in the sunlight. With this romantic idea of Canada, the country had…
Four Seasons and Mandarin Oriental Ritz, Madrid
Restaurant at the Mandarin Oriental Ritz The luxury house’s five bars and restaurants were designed by chef Quique Dacosta. And he leads them himself. (Photo: Mandarin Oriental Ritz Madrid) To…
Walk with mountain views at Tegernsee
The snow crystals glisten white in the midday sun. The idyllically resting Tegernsee opens up in front of me and radiates an incredible calm. In the background the Bavarian Pre-Alps…
Rath checks in: IT Mallorca Hotels
Entrée at Sant Jaume Design meets comfort: The Sant Jaume is the largest hotel in the group and is in a prime location in the heart of Palma’s old town.…
Rath checks in: Bürgenstock Resort, Lucerne
Wafts of mist gently enclose Lake Lucerne. Peace still reigns, the rising sun makes the adjacent mountain range glow red after a cold winter night. I’m sitting on my comfortable,…
Rath checks in: Hommage Luxury Hotels Collection
In these times of economic uncertainty, does it actually make sense to set up a new hotel chain in the luxury segment? As a hotelier, it is this one question…
Louis Hotel Munich: A niche hotel as a design gem
Bar at the Hotel Louis The house turned out to be a jewel on the Viktualienmarkt. (Photo: Louis Hotel) My absolute favorite hotel in the cosmopolitan city with a heart…
Top wellness resorts: Brenners Park, Budersand, Öschberghof
Energy Spa in the Öschberghof Wellness is much more than fragrant oil and fluffy bathrobes. (Photo: The Öschberghof) With hard pressure, the hand moves skillfully over my tense neck. Soft…
Top wellness resorts: Brenners Park, Budersand, Öschberghof
Energy Spa in the Öschberghof Wellness is much more than fragrant oil and fluffy bathrobes. (Photo: The Öschberghof) With hard pressure, the hand moves skillfully over my tense neck. Soft…
Soneva Fushi and Soneva Jani in the Maldives
luxury and sustainability. Two words that, until recently, stood a long way from each other on their own. Today they are getting closer and closer to each other. They are…
Rath checks in: TAJ Hotels, Maldives
Joy. A fragile state that is gaining importance in the current time. Even our former Chancellor gave her farewell speech to all the listeners about her greatest asset at work:…
Arua Private Spa Villas, St. Peter
The prospects for the end of the year are: limitless. Like a valley full of possibilities, surrounded by a harmonious frame of the currently snow-covered Dolomites. At least you have…
Rath checks in: TAJ Hotel, Dubai
View of the Burj Khalifa The city’s landmark can be seen from all rooms of the TAJ Hotel. (Photo: Taj Hotels) Dubai Hero stories. We all know her mostly from…
Hotel check: Mandarin Oriental in Milan
Do you know a hidden treasure that has cast a spell over people for centuries and yet still hides its real truth to this day? Whether true or fiction –…
Rath checks in: Zur Goldenen Rose, South Tyrol
The quiet village The origins of Karthaus in South Tyrol go back to a monastery of the Carthusian order. (Photo: Golden Rose) Silence. When was the last time you indulged…