Schloss Elmau
Elmau & Garmisch-Partenkirchen · Bavarian Alps
A sense of the place
Why it's in the collection
Because no other ski hotel in the Alps can credibly claim culture as its second spa — concerts, readings and two libraries where others keep a gift shop — and because the four spas put the usual massage-and-bath offering to shame, in a snowy valley that the Swiss might believe they have exclusive rights to.
- In its own valley at Elmau, under the Wetterstein; independent house.
- Four separate spas (family spa, the Nature Spa in a wooded valley beside a mountain stream, hammam, adults-only Badehaus with heated rooftop pool and hot salt-water pool); the ballroom, two libraries and the modern concert hall with readings and classical and jazz concerts; chef Christoph Rainer's table; large rooms and larger suites.
- A classic mountain resort from outside and a contemporary luxury hotel within.
- Three MICHELIN Keys in the 2025 selection; holds five-star standing.
The neighborhood
Elmau & Garmisch-Partenkirchen
The valleys under the Wetterstein and the Zugspitze, Germany's highest peak, about an hour and a half from Munich. Here lie the castle in the Elmau valley, the English manor at Kranzbach and the Olympic town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
- The Elmau valley and its walks, at the door.
- Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Mittenwald, about twenty minutes.
- Munich airport, about an hour and three quarters; Innsbruck, about an hour.
“A castle of a hotel in its own valley under the Wetterstein, a cultural hideaway of four spas and a concert hall.”
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