Schuetzen am Gebirge, Austria
Taubenkobel
Artful culinary farmhouse
Artful culinary farmhouse
The 19th-century farmstead runs as an art-filled village inn, shaped around open-hearth Pannonian dinners and a natural swimming pond.
What it’s good at
Remarkable
Alain Weissgerber cooks multi-course Pannonian dinners served with family-produced biodynamic wines.
Notable
The Eselböck family shaped each room personally with contemporary art and exposed roof beams.
What they say
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The set menus are ever-changing and inventive and might include, say, catfish steamed with radish and topped with a crown of nasturtium leaves, surrounded by radish jus and dots of nasturtium oil.
Somewhere quiet
Away from the crowds. Getting around takes intention.
Vineyards surround the village of Schützen am Gebirge, and the reedy banks of Lake Neusiedl are just down the road.
The rooms
Rooms are scattered across the courtyard garden, with stone-sculpted tubs set beneath exposed wooden roof beams.
The water
Bring a swimsuit.
The pond and sauna
An unheated biological swimming pond rests among water lilies in the cottage garden, and the grounds hold an on-site sauna.
Restaurant Taubenkobel
Dinners unfold across rustic indoor tables and an enclosed courtyard, highlighting local game and Lake Neusiedl zander.
At the table
Die Greisslerei serves hearty bistro fare and regional wines next door, beside pantry shelves and a quiet wooden bar.
How it began
The name means dovecote in local dialect. In 1984, the farmstead began life as a modest village wine tavern.
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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.