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Verwöhnhotel Kristall
Pertisau, Austria · Independent · Accessible Luxury
Adolf Rieser was sixteen in 1959 when he took Villa Rieser, the house his family had built on the Pertisau shore in 1949. He renamed it Hotel Kristall in 1965 and two years later opened the first public heated outdoor pool on the Achensee. His son Adi gutted the place and reopened it on 13 July 2017. Since the winter of 2020 the door is for guests of fourteen and older: fifty-seven rooms, and a sky spa that arrived in July 2025.
- 57 rooms
- Opened 1965
- Rooms from 753 sq ft (70 m²)
About Verwöhnhotel Kristall
- Silvia Rieser shared the hotel with her brother Adi from the end of 2007, then left in 2012 to open Apartmenthaus Alpenperle in Pertisau. Adi has been the sole host since, the third generation on this shore.
- The sky spa of July 2025 is about 1,400 square metres: a twenty-metre indoor infinity pool, a fifteen-metre outdoor one, and a glassed sky sauna. The hotel now puts the whole wellness floor at 3,500 square metres.
- The Achensee tourism page says Gault&Millau recommended the kitchen again for 2026, the fourth year running. Candlelight dinners are served in the vaulted cellar, a short walk from the Karwendel woods.
- Entry-level rooms start at 753 sq ft (70 m²).
History
The Rieser family built Villa Rieser in Pertisau in 1949. Adolf Rieser, born in Pertisau on 30 May 1943, took it over in 1959 at sixteen. In 1965 he enlarged it to 70 beds and renamed it Hotel Kristall. In 1967 he bought 1,700 square metres and started what the hotel calls the first public heated outdoor pool in the Achensee region. Silvia and Adi Rieser received the house at the end of 2007. Adi became sole host in 2012. A full rebuild reopened on 13 July 2017 as a four-star-superior hotel. From winter 2020/21 it has been adults-oriented, guests from 14. A sky spa opened in July 2025. The hotel counts 57 rooms.
The setting
Seebergstraße 10, 6213 Pertisau am Achensee, on the sunny western shore at the edge of the woods, inside the Karwendel side of the lake. The hotel puts the Pertisau golf course about 250 metres away. This door really is in Pertisau, unlike Buchau and Vier Jahreszeiten, which are filed under the same city and are not.
Experiences
- Wöchentliche Degustationen im Riesen-Weinfass — Weekly wine tastings in a giant wine barrel in the brick vaulted cellar, offered year-round.
- 6-tägiges Wein- und Genuss-Event — Six-day wine and dining event, a 'world tour of wines and international cuisine', limited places; 2026 edition 13-18 Dec 2026.
- Private Verkostungen — Private wine tastings can be arranged on request.
- Skitouren am Achensee — Ski tours around Achensee in the Karwendel and Rofan ranges, on piste, forest roads or off-piste, e.g. Kotalmjoch and Rofanspitze.
- Geführte Skitouren mit staatlich geprüftem Berg- und Skiführer — Guided ski tours with a state-certified mountain and ski guide, recommended for first tours off the pistes.
Awards
- Gault&Millau recommendation (2026)
Open Verwöhnhotel Kristall in the atlas for live weekend rates, photos, and the full folio.
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