Damüls / Alpenstern Panoramahotel

ONE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS

GEINBERG5 PRIVATE SPA VILLAS

Feel reborn in a Far Eastern paradise: after experiencing fairy-tale treatments and hammam rituals in the Oriental World at the Geinberg5 Private Spa Villas, you’ll be a new person.

IMAGES OF THE ORIENT

The water trickles soothingly from ornate taps while I doze on the 40-degree naval stone in the centre of the room, with comforting scents of amber, rose and verbena blossom evoking images of the Orient and stirring my nose and my senses. The steam surrounding me makes everything hazy, like a dream from one of the stories in One Thousand and One Nights. Even back in the time of the ancient sultans in their palaces, they swore by the cleansing effect and benefits for body and soul of the traditional hammam, a ritual that offers the ultimate in warmth, cleansing and pure relaxation.

The Oriental World at the Therme Geinberg is a sensory retreat and therefore the ideal place to unwind and escape the everyday. Following the warmth of the steam bath and the richness of the olive oil soap, stress quite literally slips away from my body. Later on, the hammam master reveals to me his knowledge of secret rituals and oriental bathing culture, while I succumb to the enchantment of the Orient yet further. The selection of Turkish and Moroccan treatments on offer is remarkable, and their names hint at something quite spectacular: Emerald of the Sultan, Ritual of the Sultan, Rose from Marrakech or A Day in the Desert. All treatments are carried out in accordance with modern European standards.

Take a flying carpet ride to inner peace

I opt for the Rose from Marrakech, a 75-minute oriental cleansing ritual using an exclusive black olive soap combined with a nourishing body peel. After I have been covered in oil from head to toe, I receive a traditional full body massage that frees my body of any aches and pains and clears my mind.

After an extended bath and a visit to the deep-cleansing serail mud chamber, I am drawn to the CHAI Oriental Tea Bar, where tea is served alongside dried fruits. It’s a fitting end to this day of oriental bathing. Any stressful thoughts have long since been whisked away on a flying carpet and I feel pleasantly light. I stretch out on a lounger and doze off.

JUST FOR ME

A villa, a natural bathing pool and a sauna – just for me.

The luxury Geinberg5 Private Spa Villas are the perfect retreat for anyone who prefers to keep their spa experience to themselves. All 21 of the stylish suites and villas, the biggest of which is 300 m², benefit from their own private wellness area with a Finnish sauna, steam bath, outdoor hot tub with 36-degree thermal water, and an open fireplace. After spending time in the sauna, you can dive off the large terrace straight into your own private bay in one of the two 3,300 m² natural bathing pools – that’s my day tomorrow sorted. There’s also a team of butlers on hand to tend to the personal wellbeing of a small number of guests, meaning you can enjoy the awardwinning cuisine from the Aqarium restaurant in the privacy of your own villa. You can of course do the same for your breakfast. Even those who don’t want to leave their villa will not want to miss out on the Oriental World. While it may not be possible to get there by flying carpet, you can glide there in an electric car – in line with the “green thinking” attitude of the Geinberg

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AIOLA LIVING

GRAZ | STYRIA | AUSTRIA

A favourite symphony composed of colours and patterns

You would probably expect to find this extraordinary hotel in Paris. The Aiola Living Boutique Hotel in the middle of the old town of Graz scores with an extraordinary concept. It is a hotel for everyone. For guests, for animal lovers and all those who are looking for something special.

The lobby with bar and breakfast room is not only open to guests, but also open for locals. As a special treat, you can purchase the entire inventory - be it interior design,

furniture or decoration - directly from the room, or from the nearby Aiola Living Store, and take it home with you. Not surprisingly, the hotel‘s slogan is „A stay to take with you“.

The hotel is located near the main square of Graz in a side street surrounded by restaurants, stores, sights and museums. Everything can be reached within a few walking minutes.

The 46 rooms and three apartments are furnished in Moulin Rouge style with fine fabrics, velvet, floral wallpaper and favorite pieces of the charming owner family Schwarz. Rather unusual for hotels - you will find many unusual decorative objects that contribute be a „home away from home“ for its guests. Each room is equipped with a wooden floor, rain shower, box spring beds and a coffee machine.

Fantastic Room

BEST ROOM - FANTASTIC ROOM

Each of the individually designed Fantastic Rooms is furnished with fantastic ideas - with rain shower and wooden floor, a box spring bed to dream and your own coffee machine to wake up, with flat screen TV, comfortable slippers and lots of little crushes.

You can enjoy a geourgous buffet breakfast every day, also open for locals who can also enjoy it upon availability. The stylish café is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. There is no restaurant in the hotel, but in the immediate vicinity you will find such culinary highlights as the Landhauskeller, the panAsian dinner club Miss Cho, the established Operncafé as a traditional café & brasserie, the Pink Elephant with Mexican cuisine and hip clubs & cocktail bars like Katze Katze.

As a special feature, the Boutique Hotel offers a premium fitness area, with personal trainer available for an additional charge. Gladly the thoughtful team organizes also nearby seminar rooms or trips of any kind. Room Rates: from EUR 128 - EUR 363 Rooms | Suites: 49

Aiola Living Landhausgasse 5 | 8010 Graz | Austria www.aiolaliving.com

AUGARTEN ART HOTEL

GRAZ | STYRIA | AUSTRIA Art lovers tend to display an uncompromising dedication to individualism and the pursuit of a vision. The Augarten Art Hotel designed by star architect Günther Domenig is as surprising as it is unusual. Contemporary art, furniture by A. Thaler and unique designer pieces by more than 200 artists await its guests.

The design hotel boasts 57 rooms all furnished with high quality works of art, including 5 spacious and fully furnished apartments, as well as a penthouse. Among the special features of this modern business hotel is the 24-hour spa with a heated indoor pool, sauna, gym and relaxation area. At the same time, the Augarten Art Hotel offers a summer terrace with stunning views over the rooftops of Graz all the way to the Schlossberg.