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The serene beauty of little-known Alpine resort Drei Zinnen |
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Looking down onto the Bad Moos Dolomites Spa Resort in the Drei Zinnen Dolomites
The little-known area of Drei Zinnen, in the German-speaking Italian Dolomites, offers a cultural, culinary and slopeside experience like no other, as Darius Sanai discovers
‘Atmosphere? has become an almost meaningless word when describing a place. A hotel describes its bar as ?atmospheric? as a matter of course. But a real atmosphere, in terms of travel, is not about a room, or a building, or even a town. It is about a sense of place that is imparted by the location, the light, the scenery, the buildings, the weather, people, detail? Everything.
Some places simply don?t have an atmosphere, and cannot create it however luxurious the hotels, restaurants and facilities they create. Other places have elements of an atmosphere ? spectacular views, fascinating buildings ? but they do not add up to a whole.
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And some places have an atmosphere that is more than the sum of its parts, that envelops you as soon as you arrive and increases in intensity the longer you stay.
Drei Zinnen is one of those places. Step out of the car that has whisked you there on a relatively easy drive from Innsbruck airport, and there is the sense of being somewhere quite apart from the rest of the world, yet not secluded, claustrophobic or shut away.
Crunching the few steps in the snow to the door of the hotel Bad Moos, you are in the middle of a wide, high, tree-lined bowl, lined with crannies, streams and villages, and backed by the dramatic fingers of the Dolomites.
The gothic dining room at Bad Moos. © Hannes Niederkofler
Inside the hotel, the atmosphere is only heightened. This is an exquisitely tasteful, contemporary take on Alpine (or specifically, South Tyrolean) chic. Rooms have lavish wooden floors, fabulous wool throws, beautiful modern fireplaces, glass-walled bathrooms, and finishes and details (the furry slippers!) that puts many more hallowed luxury Alpine hotels to shame.
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A wooden-lined tunnel leads to a spa zone that is split between equally large indoor and outdoor pools, and swimming through the divide that leads outdoors into the moonlit night, surrounded by snow, in winter, there?s that word ?atmosphere? again. Lie on the long (everything is done generously here) hydro massage rack at the far end of the pool, look down the broad open valley to the peaks of the Tre Cime mountains in the distance, spot planets and stars overhead above the gently forested slopes, and there is more of a sense of place than in many Alpine resorts.
A ?Tre Cime? Junior Suite. © Hannes Niederkofler
Wonderful as these facilities are ? particularly for a hotel not classified as one of the region?s official palaces, and all the better for it, having none of the pomp and intrusiveness of staff looking down on you ? the best part of the Bad Moos experien...
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Publication date: 12-01-2021 21:40
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