Alpine Hotel in Tyrol: Summer in the Pitztal
The Pitztal in summer has a quality that is difficult to put into words. The light across the three-thousanders, the quiet on the Rifflsee, the smell of alpine meadows after a short rain shower. For anyone looking for an alpine hotel in Tyrol that is genuinely close to the mountains, not just geographically but in every sense, Mandarfner Hof at 1,700 metres in Mandarfen is the right place.
You are very welcome to arrive and simply feel what summer in the Alps is.
Pitztal Summer: What the Valley Has to Offer
The Pitztal is one of the most varied valleys in Tyrol in summer. Over 120 marked hiking kilometres, the Rifflsee at 2,232 metres, the Pitztal Glacier with Café 3440 at 3,440 metres and the Hochzeiger in Jerzens as a hiking mountain with its Zirbenpark stone pine forest. Add to that events like the Glacier Marathon in July and the Pitztal Alpine Glacier Trail in August.
A Pitztal summer is not stillness. It is an offering.
Holiday in the Alps of Austria: Why Mandarfen
For anyone planning a holiday in the Alps of Austria, the options are many. Mandarfen sits in the upper Pitztal, directly at the Rifflseebahn cable car, surrounded by three-thousanders with the Pitztal Glacier within easy reach. No transit village, no mass tourism. A valley that has kept its original character intact.
Boutique Hotel Mandarfner Hof stands right in the middle of it. Twenty rooms, a family in its second generation, at the meeting point of cable car and mountain air.
Alpine Hotel Austria: What Is Included at Mandarfner Hof
An alpine hotel in Austria is easy to find. One that genuinely thinks ahead is rarer. At Mandarfner Hof the alpine sauna with Finnish sauna, steam bath, infrared cabin and bio sauna is exclusively for hotel guests and fully included. The outdoor infinity pool opens the view across the Pitztal's mountain panorama. The year-round activity programme with yoga, pilates and qi gong is part of the offering. The three-quarter board means breakfast until 10am and an evening menu from Dominik Kammerhofer.
And through the underground passage to sister hotel Wildspitze, a further wellness area waits, free for all hotel guests to use.
Summer Holiday in the Pitztal: Who It Suits
Hikers who like early starts and good dinners. Couples who want quiet but still want to experience plenty. Anyone who takes a mountain holiday in Austria seriously and does not want to end up in the nearest chain hotel. Dogs are welcome too: Oskar the house Border Collie knows the best routes.
You are very welcome to take the Pitztal summer at your own pace.
Getting There
Mandarfner Hof is located at Mandarfen 81, 6481 St. Leonhard im Pitztal. By car via the Inn Valley motorway towards Imst, then into the Pitztal. The nearest train station is in Imst, with bus connections into the valley. Free parking is available directly at the hotel.