Lech to the rescue..
Austria’s quintessential ski resort provides the perfect retreat for a stress-free family escape
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nown as the “cradle of Alpine skiing”, Lech Zürs am Arlberg in Austria has been attracting winter sports enthusiasts from all over the
world for decades. With 85 ski lifts and cable cars and 276km of well serviced slopes as well as a 15km cross country ski track, Lech is one of the most spectacular all-round alpine winter resorts in the Alps. For families looking for a quintessential Alpine
village experience, the resort is the ideal choice, catering equally to children taking their fi rst baby steps on the nursery runs to free skiers looking to tackle the endless terrain across Lech and the neighbouring resorts of Stuben, St Christoph and St Anton. For those seeking more than just ski, the beautiful resort also off ers access to a wealth of winter wonderland experiences; from ice skating and tobogganing to horse drawn sleigh rides, as well as an array of shopping, bars and restaurants to suit every taste. Every March, Lech also holds a Kids Carnival, bringing a party atmosphere to the slopes with fancy dress and special entertainment. Even with all these amenities, the vision of an
idyllic family ski holiday – building snowmen and watching your smiling young ones master their fi rst tentative snow plough – is often more dream than reality as the ski school tantrums, forgotten gloves and complaining about the cold take over. Enter the Ski Nanny, the Hotel
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Kristiania’s answer to all your family ski perils. Available to children aged three years and
up, this Mary Poppins on snow is on hand to take care of all the slope side logistics – from helping with ski gear and taking children to and from ski school, to providing hot chocolate and munchies by the fi re after a day on the slopes – leaving parents free to cheer from the sidelines or make the most of the huge Arlberg ski area. Designed as more of a private residence than a hotel, the 29 room Kristiania provides an adventure fi lled winter haven for younger guests inspired by the Managing Director, Gertrud Scneider, who spent her childhood winters in the hotel whilst her parents – former downhill Olympic champion Othmar Schneider and her art afi cionado mother, who is integral to creating the Kristiania’s world-class contemporary art collection, ran the hotel. Children’s menus, special bed linen, bathrobes and toiletries are all provided as well as sleighs and baby joggers and emergency baby kits for those forgotten essentials. A number of suites can interlink to off er spacious family areas and younger children can be accommodated in the parents’ room. Off the slopes, the Kristiania is dedicated to putting the magic into the winter wonderland experience, with activities from deer watching to snowmen building competitions available to create a truly memorable and stress free ski holiday.
For more information visit:
www.kristiania.at For resort information visit
www.lech-zuers.at
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