Forestis Dolomites
Hotel · Bolzano/Bozen ·
Spa hotel with mountain views, slow-food cuisine, and Celtic-inspired wellness
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Palmschoß 22, 39042 Bressanone BZ, Italy Get directions
Spa hotel with mountain views, slow-food cuisine, and Celtic-inspired wellness
Palmschoß 22, 39042 Bressanone BZ, Italy Get directions
"Nature dictates everything at this CO2-neutral A-list hideaway in the Italian Dolomites. The site was chosen for its abundant sunshine, spring water, mountain air, and views of the jagged Odle massif, which is framed by picture windows in all 62 minimalist suites. The landscape is also woven into the biophilic architecture, Celtic wellness rituals, and intricate “forest cuisine.” After hiking or skiing in the Plose mountains, guests can recharge over a tasting menu in the amphitheater restaurant as the sun sets with all the drama of Mount Doom. The history of the complex is similarly dramatic. It was conceived in 1912 as a sanatorium for Austro-Hungarian aristocrats but lay dormant for years. For its relaunch in 2020, Stefan and Teresa Hinteregger added three 12-story towers and an astonishing spa with a swim-in, swim-out pool. A villa for 10 followed in December 2024, and a concept restaurant, Yera, which celebrates the fruits of the forest around a firepit in a cave, arrived in June. From $992. —Lisa Johnson" - CNT Editors
"Nature dictates everything at this CO2-neutral A-list hideaway in the Italian Dolomites. The site was chosen for its abundant sunshine, spring water, mountain air, and views of the jagged Odle massif, which is framed by picture windows in all 62 minimalist suites. The landscape is woven into the biophilic architecture, Celtic wellness rituals, and intricate “forest cuisine.” After hiking or skiing in the Plose mountains, guests can recharge over a tasting menu in the amphitheatre restaurant as the sun sets with all the drama of Mount Doom. The history of the complex is similarly dramatic: conceived in 1912 as a sanatorium for Austro-Hungarian aristocrats, it lay dormant for years. For its relaunch in 2020, Stefan and Teresa Hinteregger added three 12-story towers and an astonishing spa with a swim-in, swim-out pool; a villa for 10 followed in December 2024, and a concept restaurant, Yera, which celebrates the fruits of the forest around a firepit in a cave, arrived in June." - CNT Editors
"Waking up here, I fuel up with a hearty breakfast while taking in the morning mountain vistas from the amphitheater dining room; the spread of locally made cheeses, house-made croissants, and other baked goods is not to be missed." - Laura Rysman
"Perched atop the Plose massif, this ski-in, ski-out wellness haven—once a tuberculosis sanatorium for Austrian royalty—now offers 62 rooms, a vast 21,500-plus–square-foot spa, wyda (a sort of Celtic yoga), and Yera, a new restaurant built inside a mountain cave." - Adam H. Graham
"Anchored by a 1912 Habsburg sanatorium designed by Otto Wagner, Forestis Dolomites blends seclusion and high style across three newly built towers that mirror the mountain geometry; accommodations celebrate larch timber and Alpine materials, while saunas with nature views (including an outdoor sauna cottage with its own cold plunge) and a steaming outdoor pool invite contemplation of the forested landscape. A newly opened five‑bedroom 1912 villa with a sprawling private spa is the only part of Forestis open to children, and the hotel’s new restaurant Yera serves experimental, forest-inspired cuisine in a cave carved from the mountainside alongside an exceptional in-house restaurant for guests." - Laura Rysman
