The Best Hotels Near Hueber der Wirt in Bründl, by the Record
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Lunz am See holds a minor meteorological distinction as the coldest spot in central Europe, which makes the case for a boutique hotel with working fireplaces and a heated outdoor pool rather compelling. Refugium Lunz sits on the church square in a house with vaulted stone archways and wood-beamed ceilings, kept by Vienna architects who clearly couldn't help themselves. The open kitchen bakes bread daily, bicycles and hiking gear are on hand, and the rooms are calm enough that doing nothing feels like a plan.
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A boutique hotel grown out of a family winery in Austria's Wachau, with split-level suites whose floor-to-ceiling glass frames rocky vine terraces and the hulking Stift Göttweig monastery on the hill above. Locally sourced timber and stone keep it grounded while the rooms stay airy and warm. The Michelin Guide awarded it one Key. Arrive thirsty: the white wines made here are the obvious thing to pour on that private patio.
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Steven Holl's crumpled aluminum cube rises over Kamptal Valley vineyards like something that landed there by accident, which is a fine way to arrive at a wine-and-spa resort. Rooms come in unexpected geometries that feel nothing like the spa-hotel template, and the Aveda Wine Spa runs to a thousand square meters with a heated outdoor pool. The nine-centuries-old cellars sit directly beneath it all, which the 21st-century architecture is polite enough not to mention.