Kristiania Lech
A snow-dusted boutique to call home



Perched overlooking the exclusive village of Lech, this 29-key auberge, styled more as an opulent Alpine home than of a hostelry, sees this personal touch holistically applied with the likes of a ski-valet, bath and reading butler among others on hand to magic any request into reality. Original artworks and streaks of colour make the private spaces pop and the fine dining restaurant make for a delectable base of operations for striking out into the hundreds of kilometres of groomed slopes (and off-piste adventure) on hand in the greater Arlberg ski region.
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