Vorderweissenbach, AustriaGuglwald
Hotel Guglwald
Mühlviertel forest bathhouse
Guglwald Vorderweissenbach, Austria
Renovated
2019
Price
$$$
Rated for
Wellness Resort LocalOutside the door
Mühlviertel forest bathhouse
This adults-only estate centers on unhurried thermal bathing, with timber saunas and a natural swimming pond bordered by quiet woods.
What it’s good at
Notable
A secluded adults-only estate with a natural bathing pond and year-round heated pools.
Notable
Rooms appointed with regional indigo block prints and hand-woven carpets from local weaveries.
What they say
Michelin Selected
Michelin
First recorded as an inn in 1841, Hotel Guglwald has been passed down through six generations of the same family: a lineage that shows in the place's bone-deep hospitality.
Tucked away
A place apart: the property is the destination.
Granite hills and dense pine forests surround the grounds, sitting just meters from the Czech border.
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The rooms
Hand-woven rugs and traditional indigo block prints furnish the bedrooms, which look out over the surrounding meadows.
The pools
Bring a swimsuit.
The 17-meter outdoor pool stays heated to 33°C through the winter, beside a reed-fringed natural swimming pond.
The spa
Treatment rooms host hay flower and stone pine baths, and daybeds rest under exposed timber beams in the relaxation lounges.
The saunas
Bathers move between timber saunas, including an automated stone-immersion cabin, and an indoor snow room chilled to -10°C.
At the table
Dinners in the wood-paneled Stuben draw on Upper Austrian ingredients, followed by nightcaps at the stone-arched bar.
How it began
The property began as a rural inn in 1841 and has remained in the same family across six generations.
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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.