Hotel Weisses Rössl

Features

The historic Weisses Rössl is Kitzbühel’s leading luxury 5 star hotel. Dating back 500 years it retains many original features including part of the old city wall. With special emphasis on cuisine and personal service, it is ideally located in the centre and just 400m from the Hahnenkamm gondola.

Bedrooms: 68. Individually furnished “Horn” twins have shower, seating area and balcony; junior suites deluxe (35m²) have lounge area, balcony, bath and separate shower; Spacious “Greif” (40m²) twins have lounge area, balcony, bath and separate shower. All rooms have safe, satellite TV, radio, phone, minibar and hairdryer.

Meals: V Extensive hot and cold buffet breakfast, including freshly baked bread, home made jam and products from owner’s farm. 5 course gourmet dinner with choice of all course plus salad buffet and cheese selection. Speciality buffets occasionally cooked by the chef in the restaurant. Smart casual dress required at breakfast and formal dress at dinner.

Facilities: Comfortable lounge/bar; additional lounge area with open fireplace; elegant residents’ restaurant; indoor swimming pool, sauna, steam room and jacuzzi (free); beauty treatments and massage (pay locally) wifi internet access; lift. Access to the leisure area for children under 16 limited to 8am - 4pm.

Special Attractions: • Handmade chocolates and fruit in the room on arrival • Free fruit, juices and tea in the spa area • Speciality buffet • Wine tasting in 500 year old wine cellar (pay locally) • 24 hour room service • Special Christmas dinner and 7 course New Year Gala dinner with live music and midnight buffet included.

Official Rating: 5 stars

Kitzbühel Resort Info

Every keen skier has heard of Kitzbuhel and its famous Hahnenkamm downhill run. So what else can we tell you? It has its own 158km of runs, but nearly 700km if you include all the associated 'Kitzbuheler Alpen' resorts. The resort also offers a huge range of attractions - lots of cross-country, reasonable boarder facilities (but lots of draglifts), great intermediate and expert skiing, plenty of off-piste including challenging moguls for better skiers, a wide variety of terrain and slopes, great nightlife, accommodation for all budgets, excellent restaurants on and off the snow, short transfers and attractive buildings.

Of course there are a few disadvantages, some of which can slightly undermine the skiing/boarding. The snow record is poor and low altitude pistes, even with loads of snowmaking, can suffer. Because Kitzbuhel is so well-known, there can be long queues and crowds, even though lifts have been updated. Advanced skiers don't have much tough terrain. Kids don't get a great deal to play with, as non-skiing children have no kindergarten.

Finally, the resort itself is a bit of a sprawler and access to the slopes is inconvenient, even though the bus service is free and efficient. It's worth checking the location of your destination before you book.

Overall, Kitzbuhel still offers plenty of magic and, even if the total ski experience has a few stumbling blocks, there is always the town to play in… More Kitzbühel resort information