Arlberg Hospiz Hotel

Winter style on top. From a simple hostel to the super Animations Hotel. A picture-book success story. The cult of the Austrian food scene partout. Snowed under with prizes and awards, but not resting on its laurels. Quality that's a way of life and that is continuously enhanced. And the best thing about it all is that the focus remains on the individual person. The most important part of all this is the guest. You. And not all the rest of it. The staff is willing and helpful, friendly and natural, not pushy. An atmosphere loved by high society. Almost the hotel anticipate your every wish in a fashion that has no equal, with taste and style, the flair of the insiders and those in the know. Ideal for the contemporary ski dandy or the Grande dame on the piste, who wants to enjoy the very special, typical fun with her family in the evening. You're in the right place if you really belong or want to belong.

The Hospiz and its chapel were built in 1386 by Henry the Foundling from Kempten. He was shepherd and provided shelter to weary travellers crossing the mountains.

In 1954 Arnold Ganahl bought the building. He sent the employees of his spinning factories to the Arlberg for rest and relaxation - skiing was just beginning to catch on at that time. When the building burned down on the night of January 6, 1957, he rebuilt it as the first five-star hotel on the Arlberg, with showers and WCs in every room. Arnold Ganahl's daughter Gerda Werner took over the management of the hotel in 1961. In 1964 she married Adolf Werner, and together they created the beautiful hotel located in the center of St. Christoph.

In 1997 Florian Werner took over from his father as the 33rd owner of the Hospiz Hotel. On January 3, 1901, the Skiclub Arlberg was founded within the solid walls of the Hospiz.

The 5-star Arlberg Hospiz hotel in Western Austria is one hour from Innsbruck and two hours from Zurich.

Breakfast Generous breakfast buffet until 12:00 noon. Declared the best Breakfast by Relais & Chateaux. Special Breakfast events and highlights.

Dinner Introductory aperitif, elegant dinners in the Restaurant or the cozy Stüberln, Buffets, weekly dinner party show. Top performances by chefs and waiters. Award Winning Cuisine.

Bar Live Music every evening in the Fireplace Hall, with a Crackling Fire, Cozy Corners, International Cocktail Drinks.

The A La Carte restaurant Ski-stube in which the legendary Arlberg ski club was founded in 1901 is crowned with two Gault Millau toques and offers fine Austrian cuisine as well as international specialities. The hotel restaurant offers  gourmet menus and speciality buffets alternately and the neighboring Hospiz Alm with it’s refined Bordeaux wines complete the culinary offer.

Another  highlight of the Arlberg Hospiz Hotel is the 600-year old cellar of the Brotherhood. It is a large stone cellar in which one of the  largest and finest selections of Bordeaux (80%) and Burgund (20%) wines are stored. One part of the cellar is the wine-tasting cellar where wine-tasting events are held. The beginning of the season sees 18.000 bottles of wine  Brotherhood-cellar all  ready to be consumed.