From pyjamas to ski suit? It’s possible, because a skiing day at Gradonna starts right outside the hotel door. No tedious lugging of equipment, no long journey: the 4-star mountain superior resort is nestled in the heart of nature and just one step away from the slope. You can put your pyjamas back on straight away when you come back and let your gaze wander over the nearby three-thousand metre peaks in the evening.

If you want to spell the Alfa Hotel, you might find more suitable words than Andrew, Lucy and Frederick – words that capture the feeling of this special place: A for alpine, L for letting go, F for finesse and A for a time out. All of this reflects in the spa area of the four-star hotel in Serfaus, which recently added an outdoor relaxation pool to provide even more space for relaxation.

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