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Forestis Dolomites
Plose, Italy · Independent · High Luxury
Three larch-clad towers rise through the forest at 1,800 metres on South Tyrol's Plose plateau, added by architect Armin Sader to a 1912 Otto Wagner sanatorium pavilion that World War I left unfinished. Stefan Hinteregger and Teresa Unterthiner reopened the adults-only, 62-suite Forestis in 2020 after a roughly 30-million-euro makeover, and the hotel now holds MICHELIN Two Keys plus a Condé Nast Traveler Gold List place.
- 62 rooms
- Opened 2009
- Architect: Armin Sader
About Forestis Dolomites
- Architect Otto Wagner was commissioned by the Austro-Hungarian monarchy in 1912 to design a pulmonary sanatorium here, a project halted by the First World War.
- The building served for decades as a retreat for popes and priests before hotelier Alois Hinteregger reopened it in 2009; his son later added three timber towers, reopening it in 2020 as the adults-only Forestis Dolomites.
- 19 km from Cathedral of Brixen.
History
The origins of Forestis go back to 1912, when the Austro-Hungarian monarchy commissioned studies on the Plose massif above Bressanone (Brixen) in South Tyrol, and architect Otto Wagner was engaged to build a pulmonary sanatorium to exploit the site's pure spring water, mountain air and abundant sunshine. World War I halted completion, and for decades the building served as a retreat for popes and priests before falling dormant.
South Tyrolean hotelier Alois Hinteregger rediscovered it and opened it as a hotel in 2009. His son Stefan Hinteregger and partner Teresa Unterthiner then reimagined the property, and after a roughly 30-million-euro makeover by architect Armin Sader - adding three slender timber towers to the historic pavilion - it reopened in July 2020 as Forestis Dolomites, an adults-only retreat with 62 suites at 1,800 metres.
The setting
1 km from Palmschoss trailhead. 18 km from Museo Diocesano Hofburg Brixen.
Amenities
- Spa
- Indoor pool
- Sauna
- Hot tub
- Pet-friendly
Awards
- Condé Nast Traveler Gold List (2026)
- MICHELIN Two Keys (2026)
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