Merano, ItalyTirolo
Designhotel Gartner
Alpine pop-art house
Alpine pop-art house
The Gartner family runs this hillside house as a personal gallery, filling its glass-and-steel frame with pop art and collected European design.
What it’s good at
Listed
Two open terraces host late afternoon aperitifs and evening cocktails overlooking the valley.
What they say
Michelin Selected
Michelin
This boutique hotel, a striking structure built of glass, steel, and wood, doubles as a museum, featuring a modern art collection and design objects from Milan, London, and Paris.
Somewhere quiet
Away from the crowds. Getting around takes intention.
Perched on the hills above Merano in Dorf Tirol, overlooking the Adige valley and orchards.
The rooms
Each bedroom has mid-century furniture and pop art prints. Private south-facing balconies look straight out over the valley.
The pools
Bring a swimsuit.
A 22-meter heated pool stretches from indoors into the garden, and an open-air whirlpool sits on a timber deck.
The spa
The White SPA-House holds a saltwater steam bath, and its relaxation lounge looks straight out across the valley.
At the table
The View serves dinner under a retractable glass roof, and cocktails are poured at a glowing orange bar.
How it began
Florian and Barbara Gartner trained unpaid at an Austrian hotel for a year before taking over the family inn in 1996.
Merano
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Our shorthand
How we rate hotels.
The medals
Gold
Extremely rare. Sets the global standard.
Silver
Brilliant execution. And we’re picky.
Bronze
They did this well. You’ll notice.
Listed
A defining trait. Makes the hotel what it is.
The eight vibes
Design
Built around a vision. Even the door handles have a designer.
Luxe
Cared for at every turn. The bath is drawn before you ask.
Local
It could only be here. You wake up knowing where you are.
Social
Where the city goes out. The bar is full and the night is young.
Heritage
A building with a story. Once a palace, a monastery, a station.
Wellness
You leave feeling new. Rest, sweat, soak and sleep like a stone.
Classic
The city grew up with it. Same rituals, same regulars, same bar.
Resort
A world of its own. Something to do from breakfast to nightcap.
The scene
Lively
Where things happen: restaurants, shops, people.
Central
Well-located: walkable to some things, a short ride to more.
Quiet
Away from the crowds. Getting around takes intention.
Secluded
A place apart: the property is the destination.