Luxury Ski Hotels with Spas

The list of wonders found in alpine spa hotels is endless, beginning with essentials like swimming pools, hot tubs and saunas, and stretching all the way to floating brine domes (in Zell am See’s Salzburger Hof), Kneipp pools (in the Ferienart Resort & Spa, Saas Fee) and ice grottos (in the Heliopic in Chamonix).

In house yoga and Pilates instructors, massage therapists and experts in every kind of beauty treatment - from chocolate massages to herbal peels – are on hand as and when you need them. And interiors have been carefully planned to create calm, inspired by Feng shui and the chakras with glorious floor-to-ceiling windows for an eyeful of the mountains.

Since before Roman times, hot mountain springs - brimming with minerals - have been used and praised for their curative powers. The Victorians raised them into glamorous wellness resorts, and we’ve been returning ever since for rest, relaxation and rural remedies.

Making the most of the thermal baths, fresh-as-can-be air and invigorating scenery, high-end hotels have put together extensive pamper packages incorporating home grown botanical remedies and modern treatments. Favourite mountain spa resorts include Bad Kleinkirchheim and Bad Gastein in Austria, Pozza di Fassa in Italy and France’s Brides les Bains.

French spa hotels are designed with après ski indulgence in mind. We love the gorgeously groovy hotel Voulez Vous in Tignes and the super chic hotel Christiana in Val d'Isere, but there are over 200 ski hotels with a spa in France, so browse to your heart's content or call us for help choosing.

As the skiing world's 'home of luxury', amazing spa facilities are a given in many Swiss hotels. The 800m2 state-of-the-art spa and hammam at W Hotel in Verbier stands out, or the old-money class of the Kulm, but you can find a 5-star spa hotel in most Swiss ski destinations. Nothing says ski-luxury quite like a Swiss spa hotel.

Austrian mountain hotel spas can be traced back to the Victorians, and wealthy Europeans still escape to alpine havens like The Alpine Palace hotel in Hinterglemm, with its’ signature ‘Fire and Ice’ sauna. Don't be surprised if an Austrian walks into your steam room au naturel, as it's their tradition to sit on the towel rather than in it.

Like the vibe of this nation's whole approach to ski holidays, Italy's spa hotels embody that uniquely relaxed atmosphere which, after a day on the mountain, is completely conducive to chillaxation. From the Cervinia's newly renovated hotel Cervino to the classy old Adler Spa Resort in Ortisei and the icy-cool Fanes in San Cassiano, we love to ski and spa with the Italians.