IMAGES: FORESTIS; SIX SENSES CRANS-MONTANA


SLEEP & EAT


Best for peace-seekers £ £ £ ODLES LODGE


Unveiled in 2023 at an altitude of 5,905 feet, deep in Italy’s South Tyrolean Alps, these four two-guest, adults-only lodges have a kitchen and stocked fridge on arrival. Visitors wake up to a wooden breakfast box on their doorstep — homemade jams, fresh bread, local smoked salmon and trout — and have access to the restaurant at Forestis Dolomites, the lodges’ sister hotel a mile down the mountainside. Here, chef Roland Lamprecht’s ‘forest cuisine’ celebrates foraged herbs and local vegetables in ever-changing, multi-course tasting menus. ROOMS: From €550 (£477). odleslodge.it


Best for jet-setters £ £ £ SIX SENSES


CRANS-MONTANA Opened in 2023, Six Sense’s Swiss debut lives up to the expectations set by the luxury chain. The 78-room hotel has a rooftop pool and one of the Alps’ largest spas, but for gourmets, the local cuisine is a particular highlight. In the rustic Wild Cabin restaurant, lunches feature raclette-filled croque monsieurs and pine-needle ice cream. Meanwhile, a ‘guest experience maker’ can arrange cheese-making sessions with shepherds and raclette tastings in a nearby, 16th-century château. ROOMS: From CHF 1,000 (£912). sixsenses.com


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