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Schloss Elmau Luxury Spa & Cul. Hideaway
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CNN
Is winter holiday travel canceled? Not quite
11th August 2020
With Covid-19 far from contained, we look ahead to the winter holiday season, to see who is betting on being free and safe to travel -- and those who have already decided to stay put. Read on CNN
Big 7 Travel
7 Luxury Hotels In Europe For A Post-Lockdown Getaway – Big 7 Travel
24th June 2020
If you’re thinking of a getaway for later this year, you’ll probably want to do so in style. So, we can at least dream – and plan – for a post-lockdown retreat, right? These luxury hotels in Europe are at the top of our must-stay list.. Many of them are also Read on Big 7 Travel
Town & Country
When Will It Be Safe to Travel Again?
9th May 2020
The answers to the question "When can we travel again?" have not substantially changed in the months since the pandemic became a global fact of life in March.. Broadly, the answers still comes down to three factors:. When we are allowed to (as per domestic and international governmental regulations regarding border closings Read on Town & Country
Food & Wine Magazine
Hotels Around the World Share the View From Their Windows for Everyone Stuck at Home
5th April 2020
Travel + Leisure's World From a Window series offers a change of quarantine scenery, courtesy of some of the world's most beautiful hotels. Read on Food & Wine Magazine
Afar
Venice, Dolphins, and Northern Lights: Live Webcams for Virtual Travel
20th March 2020
Travel the world without leaving home with live webcams of the Eiffel Tower, Japanese snow monkeys, the Northern Lights, and more. Read on Afar
Galerie
The 8 Most Luxurious Hotel Spas in Europe
18th February 2020
These amazing European destinations offer the ultimate wellness experiences within their beautifully designed spa spaces. Read on Galerie
Evening Standard
Best wellness retreats in Europe for a 2020 health reboot
7th February 2020
ES Lifestyle newsletter The latest lifestyle, fashion and travel trends Enter your email address Continue Please enter an email address Email address is invalid Fill out this field Email address is invalid You already have an account. Please log in Register with your social account or click here to log Read on Evening Standard
Departures
Luxury Yoga Retreat Around the World
5th February 2020
Exercising on vacation has almost never sounded appealing until the rise of the luxury yoga retreat. That’s largely because a high-end yoga retreat isn’t all about arm balance workshops and working on crow pose variations. It’s about finding balance in a holistic sense, as opposed to just on your yoga Read on Departures
Condé Nast Traveller
Schloss Elmau, Krün, Germany - Destination Spa Review
12th December 2019
Why did this hotel catch your attention? What's the vibe? This epic Bavarian castle perched on a hill delivers visuals immediately. It's isolated, like a monastery, surrounded by nothing but forests and greenery, and connected to nature in ways few old Euro hotels are.. Is there any history here? The property’s Read on Condé Nast Traveller
Afar
The World’s Most Charming Ski Towns
6th November 2019
Powder-topped peaks backdrop clapboard inns and a steepled church in Stowe, but the skiers and snowboarders come for 485 acres of cruisy carpets and trails that twist through steep glades on Vermont’s highest peak. And now that Stowe is in the Epic Pass group, those descents are even more accessible Read on Afar
Financial Times
Schloss Elmau: the German castle of high culture and delight
23rd September 2019
It was while sitting on our balcony at Schloss Elmau, deep in the Bavarian Alps, gazing at the lengthening shadows on the Wetterstein mountains, that I thought I finally knew what constituted an almost perfect day – a heartstoppingly gorgeous landscape; the companionship of my nearest and dearest; a sprint Read on Financial Times
Cathay Pacific
Why Your Next Wellness Getaway Should Be an Alpine Spa
19th September 2019
Autumn promises breezy weather, scenic foliage, better value and fewer crowds across Europe’s Alps, where resort spas pamper with time-tested wellness treatments Read on Cathay Pacific
Afar
Virtuoso Week 2019: Tips and Trends From the Fashion Week of Travel
21st August 2019
Plus, should there be a Code of Conduct for travelers?. share this article. This year’s Virtuoso Travel Week–the 31st annual event–was the biggest yet, with more than 6,500 luxury travel advisors and preferred partners (hotels, cruises, tour operators, tourism boards, airlines, and on-sites) meeting in Las Vegas. Virtuoso continues to grow. There Read on Afar
Matador
The best places to travel this August
13th June 2019
Not to be the bearer of bad news, but it’s almost time to plan your end-of-summer trip. Yes, we’re well aware that summer technically hasn’t even started yet, but since it’s also the world’s peak travel season, things book up fast. Which means it’s never too early to start thinking Read on Matador
Afar
Schloss Elmau
14th April 2019
In Elmau 2, 82493 Krün, Germany. Photo courtesy of Schloss Elmau. Schloss Elmau Schloss Elmau, set at the foot of the craggy German Alps, has a fascinating past. A German theologian opened the hotel in 1916 as a place for visitors to commune with nature while attending religious lectures, public readings, and Read on Afar
Departures
The Most Unique Luxury Wellness Retreats Around the World
26th February 2019
Sure, heading to your local luxury spa and booking a full day of treatments––a massage, facial, the works––is guaranteed to be a real treat. But what about taking your regular spa experience to the next level?. Relaxing in a spa within a rainforest, watching giraffes and elephants from the comfort of Read on Departures
Observer
These 10 Soothing Wellness Retreats Prove It’s Never Too Late to Relax and Reset
10th February 2019
From singing bowl therapy in Phuket to ancient Chinese medicine in the German Alps. Read on Observer
VOGUE Italy
Ritrovare l'equilibrio
14th November 2018
Se si ha la fortuna, una volta nella vita, di incontrare Master Hu, uno dei più grandi maestri di Tai Chi del mondo (ospite del Mandarin Hotel a Sanya, in Cina), già soltanto a vedere come si muove, cammina, parla si intuisce la grandezza di questa disciplina millenaria: Hu è, Read on VOGUE Italy
Evening Standard
The 12 most luxurious spas in the world
28th September 2018
L ondoners are lucky to have some of the best spas in the world on their doorstep.. For a day spa or just a simple massage, our city delivers on both. Why go anywhere else, you might ask...?. Well.... As fabulous as our capital is, it can't offer a hillside medi-spa now, can Read on Evening Standard
Condé Nast Traveller
Where to leaf-peep this autumn
21st September 2018
Ah, autumn. It's what makes the end of summer bearable, with all it brings: the new season's collections in lovely fabrics and grown-up colours, nostalgia for new terms and new shoes, and, best of all, hillsides painted fiery red and gold.. Leaf-peeping is what the Americans call it. We don't have Read on Condé Nast Traveller
Forbes Magazine
Groove Is in the Heart: 10 Hotels That Curate Their Own Music Festivals
30th July 2018
For those of us uninterested in camping or standing in fields for days on end, hotels around the world are offering far more civilized—and sometimes eccentric—versions of music festivals. Here are ten worth considering. Read on Forbes Magazine
Town & Country
11 Best Places to Visit in May 2020
22nd March 2018
Craving a getaway for May but not quite sure where to go? Here are 10 wanderlust-worthy vacation ideas to put on your radar for May.. Ramatuelle, France Images courtesy of La Réserve Ramatuelle One the French Riviera's hardest reservations to get is La Réserve Ramatuelle Hotel, Spa and Villas, which reopens Read on Town & Country
Travel + Leisure
Why Winter Is the Perfect Time to Visit Bavaria
16th January 2018
Each product we feature has been independently selected and reviewed by our editorial team. If you make a purchase using the links included, we may earn commission.. This corner of Germany is the ultimate cold-weather playground, a place where sledding down a mountain, holing up a luxe hotel, or knocking back Read on Travel + Leisure
Matador
9 of the most memorable hotel stays in the Alps
4th December 2017
How will you experience the Alps? Choose the itinerary that inspires you.. You might only experience the Alps once, so why stay in a run-of-the-mill place when you can hide away in a centuries-old farmhouse with your own private chef? Or bunk in a tepee that’s part of a wild theme Read on Matador
Hideaway Report
Bavaria Trip Report
19th July 2017
Just Back From: Bavaria. Our junior web designer, Tiffany Stewart, just got back from two weeks in the Bavarian Alps and London, but it was her five-day stay at Schloss Elmau Luxury Spa Retreat and Cultural Hideaway that she won’t soon forget. Just 60 miles south of Munich, this fairy tale Read on Hideaway Report
CNN
11 of Europe's finest luxury spas
12th July 2017
(CNN) — Seekers of the divine, perhaps you've heard -- European Spas are having a resurgence, after playing second fiddle to the pleasure palaces of Asia for the last two decades.. Now revitalized and resplendent, they promise health, fitness and pampering at luxury levels.. While high-end spas dot the coastlines and valleys Read on CNN
Culture Trip
The Best Wellness Retreats in Germany
27th May 2017
In Germany, the Sunday sauna trip is practically a religion. No wonder then, that Germans are so obsessed with wellness – a sort of active relaxation where brisk mountain walks , dips in frigid water and fantastic but healthy meals are packed in alongside sinfully luxurious time in sauna and Read on Culture Trip
The New York Times
Family Lodging for Part-Time Nature Seekers
22nd March 2017
New and improved family-friendly hotels and resorts in the United States and abroad offer access to adventures in wild places and milder alternatives, too. Read on The New York Times
Architectural Digest
These 9 Spas Take Luxury to New Heights
15th March 2017
Whether you're looking for a posh escape to the Swiss Alps, or a sun-filled retreat in Malibu, AD covers the most lavish spas in the world to get away in style Read on Architectural Digest
Condé Nast Traveller
The 9 Most Beautiful Alpine Resorts in Europe
25th January 2017
You might want to leave the lodge to explore one of the best après ski spots in the world, but it'll be hard. The ski-in, ski-out lodge fits around 12 people in its five suites, has a staff of five including a chef, and comes with an all-you-can-drink complimentary bar. Read on Condé Nast Traveller
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Schloss Elmau Luxury Spa & Cul. Hideaway
82493 Elmau, Elmau
47.461990°N 11.186544°E
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24 hour reception
Free wi-fi
Pool
Free parking
162 rooms
Schloss Elmau Luxury Spa & Cul. Hideaway
Check in: 1630 Check out: 1130
Hotel Facilities
24 hour check-in / 24-hour front desk / Air conditioning / Complimentary breakfast / Free high speed internet connection / Free parking / Indoor pool / Lounges/bars / Pool / Restaurant / Room service / Sauna / Spa / Turkish Bath