Central Europe · Lakes and Mountains
Austria with Exclusive Villa Collection: Lake Grundlsee and Villa Anna, an alpine-lake house arranged by inquiry.
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Central Europe · Lakes and Mountains
Austria, for Exclusive Villa Collection, is mountain light in two registers: an alpine lake in summer, and the deep snow of the Arlberg in winter. We open the country through Lake Grundlsee in the Salzkammergut, where Villa Anna, a carefully restored 1930s summer residence, is reserved exclusively as a whole, and through St. Anton am Arlberg, the village where Alpine skiing was born.
In St. Anton the Raffl family keeps two houses a short walk apart: Raffl’s St. Antoner Hof, the five-star original with fireplace suites and a private chalet, and Raffl’s Tyrolhotel, with its Royal Suite and an outdoor pool reached by tunnel.
We write Austria for travelers who want a lakeside week with a villa concierge, or a ski week on the Arlberg with a private guide and a good table, arranged by inquiry, not from a brochure desk.
In winter, St. Anton belongs to our Alpine Escapes collection. In summer, Lake Grundlsee and Villa Anna belong to Houses for Generations.
Across the border in Switzerland, Hotel Villa Honegg stands alone on the Bürgenstock above Lake Lucerne, an Art Nouveau villa of 1905 with an outdoor infinity pool that is warm in every season.
Why visit
Featured properties
Houses we know by name, each one we would send you to first.
Lake Grundlsee, Styria · Salzkammergut, Austria: private 1930s lakeside summer residence (Bräuhof)
Villa Anna: a carefully restored 1930s summer residence on Lake Grundlsee, reserved exclusively as a whole, with five en-suite bedrooms, lake terrace, and villa concierge, held for Exclusive Villa Collection inquiries.
St. Anton am Arlberg · Tyrol, Austria · Five-star hotel and private chalet
The Raffl family's five-star house in St. Anton am Arlberg: fireplace suites in old wood, a legendary hotel bar, Raffl's Eat Art around an open fire, and a private chalet in the garden.
St. Anton am Arlberg · Tyrol, Austria · Design hotel and Royal Suite
The Raffl family's flamboyant second house in St. Anton am Arlberg: fireplace suites, a 225 m² Royal Suite with its own sauna, Seven Sky and Sticky Fingers, and an outdoor pool reached by tunnel.
Lech am Arlberg · Vorarlberg, Austria
An art-filled private house above the village of Lech am Arlberg, built by Olympic champion Othmar Schneider and hosted by his daughter, Gertrud.
Sub-destinations
Towns, islands, and smaller landscapes that sit inside this one.
Austria
Lake Grundlsee: Salzkammergut alpine-lake living anchored by exclusive-use Villa Anna, curated by Exclusive Villa Collection.
Austria
The village where Alpine skiing was born, at the heart of Ski Arlberg in Tyrol, with Raffl's St. Antoner Hof and Raffl's Tyrolhotel a short walk apart on the main street.
When and how
Each season keeps its own calendar. We plan the transfer around it.
Best time to visit
Lake Grundlsee rewards late spring through early autumn for terrace living and lake light; alpine winters bring a quieter lakeside register. St. Anton am Arlberg is at its best from December to April, with January to March the heart of the ski season.
Seasonality
At Lake Grundlsee, summer and shoulder months favor terrace dining and lake access; festive and holiday weeks are best reserved early, and a minimum length of stay applies. In St. Anton am Arlberg the season runs from December to April, and Christmas, New Year and February fill first.
Airport / logistics
Salzburg Airport is approximately 1 hour 20 minutes by car from Lake Grundlsee; Munich Airport and Vienna approximately three hours. St. Anton am Arlberg is about an hour and a quarter by car from Innsbruck Airport, with Zurich also convenient, and has its own station on the Arlberg line.
Luxury experiences
Photo: Raffl's Tyrolhotel
Journeys
Every journey here begins with a conversation: seasons, transfers, and houses are shaped with your advisor. Browse our journeys and collections, or begin here.
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Related destinations
Landscapes that sit well beside this one.
Destination
Switzerland with Exclusive Villa Collection: Lake Lucerne and car-free Zermatt, from Hotel Villa Honegg above the lake to BEAUSiTE Zermatt beneath the Matterhorn.
Destination
Italy house by house: Florence on Piazza Santa Maria Novella, Tuscan estates from Chianti to Volterra and Monte Argentario, a villa near Lucca, chalets above Merano, sea-view villas on Capri and the Cilento Coast, and a family farm estate in Sicily.
Destination
South Tyrol with Exclusive Villa Collection: Merano and the sunny Avelengo plateau above it, home to San Luis Retreat Hotel & Lodges, a private village of chalets and tree houses around a mountain lake.
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