At FORESTIS, guests are placed within an awe-inspiring outdoor playground where the sky is the only limit. High in the Italian Alps, this remarkable hotel is the perfect home base for ski-in/ski-out winter fun, hiking and biking on some of the world’s most picturesque trails, or even a stroll around South Tyrolean vineyards and autumnal forests. Whatever the time of year, there’s as much (or as little) to do as one desires.

Alongside all of this outdoor activity, FORESTIS is also an architectural marvel. The hotel skillfully combines the old with the new, blending three space-age towers with a lovingly restored Alpine chateau once used as a summer home by the Vatican.

The outdoors plays a starring role in each of the hotel’s guest accommodations, where enormous windows fill rooms and suites with light and stunning mountain views. The décor is simple and modern, with rooms featuring rainfall showers, and the spacious suites headlined by bathrooms featuring deep tubs carved from Dolomite stone. Guests have plenty of creature comforts to enjoy, including a complimentary mini-bar, Wi-Fi Internet, and complimentary mineral water taken straight from the mountain. In keeping with FORESTIS’ dedication to sustainability, one tree is planted per housekeeping-free day as a thank you to guests for activating the “No Housekeeping” button in their accommodation.

In need of a little rest and rejuvenation? The FORESTIS Spa is a multi-level mountain spa retreat with plenty for visitors to love. Among a world class roster of treatments, guests can indulge in indoor or outdoor swimming, a brine steam bath, Finnish sauna, or try their hand at Wyda, Europe’s answer to yoga. There’s also a cutting-edge fitness center when it’s time to work up a sweat.

The cuisine at FORESTIS is equally impressive, with nature and local farmers providing the ingredients for an authentic Alpine dining experience. The restaurant itself is step shaped, with each table perched on a unique level to provide extensive views of the forest and sunset over the Dolomites.