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With 70 lavish bedrooms, suites and
apartments all decorated in traditional
Tyrolean style, it’s a charming place to enjoy
the area.
It’s also geared up for all types of visitors,
whether you’re looking for some luxury and
comfort after a hard day on the slopes or
you’re on a yoga retreat. If you’re off the
green smoothies then enjoy gourmet cuisine
and a choice of rare wines from the exquisite
cellar, one of the best in Austria, or meet
new friends in the informal bar area, with its
inviting real fire and live piano music.
Joyful wellbeing
The hotel has its own sports gym and
wellness programme so there are various
classes always on offer, including yoga
and Pilates among others. Regular hikes
are also planned if you’re keen to get
outside. Going forward, there are plans for
more yoga retreats, and even a dedicated
new yoga deck (the owners are keen
yogis themselves).
A visit to the jSpa is a must though.
Switch off your mobile phone, pull on a
fluffy Jagdhof bathrobe and enter a world of
natural and holistic healing.
With 12 treatment rooms, there’s an
amazing choice of therapies on offer utilising
some great wellness products such as British
cult brand REN, plus unusual offerings like
Lomi Lomi Nui, a Hawaiian temple massage.
There are also specific treatments available
for guys, couples, and even teens, so there
really is something for all.
Flagship body treatments include the
REN Moroccan Rose ritual, a 140 minute
indulgence using fragrant Moroccan rose
oil and including a full exfoliation, massage,
body wrap and facial. The regenerating,
relaxing and harmonising effect is out of
this world.
Or, if you’re loved up with your partner,
then book the private spa suite and sign up
for the jSPA REN signature treatment where
you’ll get pampered side-by-side.
Afterwards, daydream by the fireplace
or sip a cup of fragrant tea as you watch
nature at its finest outside through the giant
glass windows all around.
In fact, the spa area in its entirety offers a
vast and cavernous space to explore, where
you can discover for yourself the saunas,
steam baths, pools and hot tubs (and even
ice baths for the brave) dotted across the
various floors and stairways.
Complimentary tea, water and even
non-alcoholic beer (the ingredients help
replace lost minerals and salts after a big
sauna session apparently) are also available
YOGA RETREATS
In the week that OM visited Hotel
Jagdhof, celebrity yoga teacher Julie
Montagu (juliemontagu.com) w a s
leading her first retreat at the venue.
The American instructor, who now lives
in the UK, teaches at various London
studios and is the creator of the online
Flexie Foodie Academy nutrition course.
Oh, and you may have seen her on the
popular TV show Ladies of London too.
The small group included a mix of
locals and overseas visitors, including
a few of Montagu’s own students
from London. The yoga itself included
dynamic motion sequences, somewhat
challenging for newcomers, but certainly
enough to generate a bit of heat in
the Alpine morning air. The classes also focused on deep, relaxed breathing
exercises and always ended with a long Savasana in order to aid the body in
digesting the physical, mental and emotional aspects of the practice.
Montagu – who is launching her own yoga teacher training course in 2017,
with a colleague Sarah Thompson – also likes to combine her yoga workouts
with nutrition advice to help students create a personalised and holistic
health programme that they can take back home with them.
Hotel Jagdhof plans to run more yoga retreats in the future so keep an eye
out for details.if you can drag yourself away from the day
loungers by the pool.
If you want a place for rejuvenation this
winter or you’re looking for a new yoga
destination next year, then you’ll not find awarmer welcome than in the magical Tyrol.For more information about Hotel Jagdhof,
prices and forthcoming events, please visit:
hotel-jagdhof.at