Bergland Design und Wellnesshotel

A 2,200-square-meter rooftop spa with an outdoor whirlpool tends to reframe what you thought a ski-town hotel could be. This design hotel in Sölden sits deep in the Ötztal valley with slopes right outside and panoramic mountain views from nearly every angle. Inside, the rooms run minimalist but warm, with wool blankets and deep soaking tubs softening the clean lines. Après-ski here skews toward a Finnish sauna rather than a crowded bar, which suits some people very well.

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