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QHA REVIEW | 36
Last year, Alpin Garden Luxury Maison & Spa in
Northern Italy was named the best Luxury Art Boutique
Hotel at the 16th Annual World Luxury Hotel Awards.
Each year in October these awards define hospitality
excellence by showcasing world class venues voted
on by guests, travellers and industry players from all
corners of the earth.
It only takes a quick glance at the hotel’s beautiful
façade to see why Alpin Garden excelled against all
others in this category. The romantic boutique getaway
is ensconced with art and luxuries as a direct result of
its glow up in 2020, which saw it reopen with an artinspired
spa and lounge, 30 carefully styled rooms and
extraordinary architecture featuring charred wood and
the hotel’s signature golden detailing.
Beyond its façade, one of the most awestriking things
about Alpin Garden is simply its location. The hotel
is set atop the village of Ortisei, which occupies the
picturesque valley of Val Gardena within the Dolomites
– a mountain chain spanning seven Italian provinces
and intwined with the Alps.
While still nestled in a quiet and secluded area, the
hotel is a short distance from the cosy city centre and
provides free shuttle services to the famous multivalley
network of ski routes that South Tyrol is known
for. Whether dusted in snow or drenched in sun, the
Alpin Garden offers both a heated indoor pool and
cosy spa experience and a large terrace, garden,
sauna and pool space that looks out onto the grand
panorama of the Dolomites.