Lech am Arlberg, Austria
Kristiania Lech
Colorful Chalet
What it is
An artful boutique hotel where each and every guest room is different, and amenities include three indulgent restaurants and bars (including an unmissable fondue joint).
What it isn't
Poorly serviced. The hotel has butlers for seemingly everything, ranging from a ski and bike butler to a reading butler who will find you your next addictive beach (err, ski) read.
What we think
Austrian chalets and lodges tend to stick to the tried and true when it comes to design: either blonde wood and animal hides or sleek and Nordic. But at Kristiania Lech, color is key…and as head-turning as the modern art that dots the interiors. Each guest room option here is individually designed, from the largely purple, 215 square foot Single Deluxe Room with a parquet wood headboard atop the single bed to the 538 square foot Suite Turandot, where turquoise walls juxtapose against bright coral touches. Our favorite room option, though, might just be the Suite Marie Antoinette, which has ornate cut velvet throw pillows and silken medallion bed linens worthy of (yes) Marie Antoinette herself.
You're here because
The hotel arranges experiences you’d never expect, including outdoor movie nights under the stars and picnics atop plush rugs on the snow, and so much more.
The Moment
After killing it on the slopes, you’re delighted to find the hotel has a Hemingway-worthy secret watering hole, The Rote Bar. One sip of your Manhattan and you know you’ve found your path.
Restaurants & Bars
Otto Wagner - The most elegant and ambitious of the hotel's culinary highlights, this is fine dining à la Kristiania. Here our chefs put all their skill and craftsmanship into creating inspired cuisine and a truly gourmet experience.
Kristiania Classic - White, elegant, French. Stylishly relaxed cuisine by candlelight with French table service, contemporary design and a backdrop of atmospheric chansons. Experience the Marais Quarter of Paris with a view of the Lech mountains.
Kristiania Austrian - Traditional regional cuisine meets hospitality in its purest form. Relaxed, easy-going, friendly, but very much in the here and now. Traditional Austrian dishes fused with contemporary lounge music.
Lounge & Bar - This is the perfect place for a relaxed chat, an elegant cocktail or a creative taster of our cuisine. The magnificent sound of our Steinway grand piano accompanies you through the afternoon, framed by the uniquely inspiring view of the Red Wall. The interior is artful, carefully composed, and inviting. Take coffee, afternoon tea or a Martini here and get to know the hotel and its guests from just one of the many pleasant sides of the Kristiania.
Location
At the serene fringes of Lech, one of Princess Diana’s favorite ski towns. The nearest gondola lift is a zippy five to seven minute walk away.