Six Senses to open first resort in the Austrian Alps
Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas is delighted to announce the latest project in the group’s expanding portfolio with its first resort in Austria expected to open in 2020.
July 28thAUSTRIA
Set in the beautiful Austrian mountains, Six Senses Kitzbühel Alps will be open year-round and feature 80 rooms including 50 residences and a selection of chalets available for purchase. The project will see Kitzbüheler Alps Projekt GmbH at the helm, working closely with architects IAW – International Architecture Workshop – as well as hotel interior consultants Martin Brudnizki Design Studio and Six Senses creative. AECOM will oversee the project management and landscape design of the resort and ensure the development will comply with Six Senses’ ongoing sustainability focus.
The design concept of the resort will see a modern interpretation of traditional Austrian design with warm finishes incorporating wood and stone and the introduction of rough-hewn exposed timber beams in public areas. Glorious swaths of natural light will wed the seasons of the mountains to the interiors and the restrained use of art and craft will subtly define the setting.
Dining will focus on seasonality with an a la carte restaurant offering local dishes with ingredients supplied from nearby organic farms. The second dining venue will feature a delicatessen and all-day dining menu offering international cuisine. The lobby bar will feature innovative beverage services and alfresco seating in the warmer seasons.
A Six Senses Spa will offer a layered approach to wellness that unites a pioneering spirit with treatments that go beyond ordinary. In addition to a range of signature massages, restorative therapies, facials, body treatments and personal journeys, the spa will be the pivotal point for Six Senses Integrated Wellness, which is based on the preventative principles of Eastern medicine and the result-oriented Western influences. This innovative approach will allow in-house experts to measure and analyse key physiological biomarkers in order to provide guests with lifestyle and nutritional advice as well as a personalised programme of spa treatments, fitness and wellness activities. It will provide guests with real health benefits, enhance their lives and educate and guide them on their wellness journey. The spa café will also offer outside dining plus an indoor dining room with fireplace.
The resort will be open through all seasons: from winter’s snow covered terrain with high-end ski activities, to spectacular summers when the landscape is vibrant with nature’s verdant palette of colors. Featuring some of the finest cross country skiing and downhill slopes in the world, Kitzbühel has been named a winner of best ski station in the world by www.skiresort.de three times and offers over 104 miles (168 kilometers) of ski runs. Six Senses Kitzbühel Alps will offer ski-in, ski-out access and in summer over 75 miles (120 kilometers) of mountain bike paths, as well as 311 miles of hiking trails to explore.
Nearby is High Tauern National Park (Nationalpark Hohe Tauern) measuring approximately 708 square miles (1,834 square kilometers) which is the largest of Austria’s seven national parks and the largest nature reserve in the Alps. The High Tauern include 350 summits towering 9,842 feet (3,000 meters) all within the panorama view of the resort. The range includes Austria’s highest mountain, the Grossglockner which measures 12,461 feet (3,798 meters) above the Adriatic.
The resort, which is located in the Austrian state of Salzburg, is within comfortable driving distances from several major cities with international airports. Innsbruck Salzburg and Munich are approximately 90 minutes away. The alpine communities of Hollersbach and Mittersill are just several minutes by car, with Kitzbühel being 20 minutes or a half-day by ski. There are six lifts and six rides – four blue and two red, which are the least challenging. Among the many summer activities on offer are cycling, swimming, trekking, mountaineering, nature walks and golf.
Six Senses Kitzbühel Alps will open in 2020.