Krün, Bavaria, Germany · 1 hr from Innsbruck 45 min to · Grand retreat hotel
Schloss Elmau
Six separate spas, three adults-only and three family, plus two concert halls: couples and children need never share water.
Six separate spas. Three of them adults-only from sixteen, three for families, in different parts of the building — so the arithmetic that ruins most family hotels simply does not apply here.
In the adults' Badehaus: a twenty-five-metre rooftop infinity pool at thirty-two degrees in winter, a twenty-metre saltwater infinity pool held at thirty-five all year, and an eighteen-metre sunset pool where swimwear is optional. The Oriental Hamam is five hundred square metres across three domed rooms cut from Jura stone between sixty and two hundred million years old. The Shantigiri has a Japanese onsen at forty. The Nature Spa is a natural pool on the Ferchenbach stream, with ice bathing all year.
The rate is bed and breakfast, and includes the cultural programme, concert admission, daily yoga at the in-house Jivamukti centre, the gyms and the clay tennis courts. Two concert halls. Children up to fifteen eat lunch and dinner free at the family restaurant.
The Alps — the region, not the property. Photograph Claudio Biesele
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The facilities
Six separate spas — three adults-only (16+), three family
25 m rooftop infinity pool, 32°C in winter
20 m saltwater infinity pool at 35°C year-round
18 m sunset infinity pool, swimwear-optional
Oriental Hamam, 500 m², three domed rooms in Jura stone 60–200 million years old
Japanese Onsen at 40°C in the Shantigiri Adult Spa
Nature Spa on the Ferchenbach stream with year-round ice bathing and a rustic sauna
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The rooms
CategorySizeSleeps
Double RoomRetreat house; the smallest Retreat category55–60 m²not published
JuniorsuiteRetreat house; connects with the XXL to make 150 m²60–70 m²not published
Juniorsuite XXLRetreat house; connects with a Juniorsuite80 m²not published
Valley SuiteRetreat house; valley aspect80 m²not published
Family SuiteRetreat house; valley view80 m²not published
Ferchenbach SuiteRetreat house; 140 m² with a connecting double85 m²not published
147 rooms and suites in all. 6 categories from the hotel's own pages, smallest first — see their own page ↗. Sizes are published for the Retreat house only. The Hideaway, which is the larger and less expensive of the two houses, names no categories at all, and no occupancy is published anywhere on the site.
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What the rate covers
What you will not have to think about
Breakfast
time not published
Buffet at the booked hotel; at least two restaurants open for breakfast, lunch and dinner
Children to 15
time not published
Lunch and dinner buffets at the Family Restaurant La Salle are included in the package
Drinks, and the small printHalf board is a paid add-on — a dinner credit of €85 per person per night, applied to all adults in the room and charged at check-out whether used or not.
Yours, at no extra cost
Cultural programme
Included, with admission to cultural events and concerts
Fitness, activity and sports programmes
Included, daily
Yoga
Daily, via the in-house Jivamukti Yoga Center
Gyms and clay tennis courts
Included
Shuttle service
To Klais train station
Visitor's tax
Included in the package rate
Also in the rate
Access to all six spas; Badehaus, Oriental Hamam and Shantigiri Adult Spa reserved for guests 16+
Children to 15 stay free on the sofa bed in the parents' room
Two concert halls on site
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Before you book
Before you go4 things worth knowing first
The house takes children, but not everywhere in it. Badehaus, Oriental Hamam and Shantigiri Adult Spa are 16 and over For the children themselves: Kids Club free, ages 2–5, year-round; 09:00–18:00 off season, 09:00–21:00 in high season. Kids & Teens Club free, age 6+, daily 13:00–21:00 in school holidays. Soccer camps, swimming lessons, winter sports programme.
Minimum stay of 3 nights for published package rates. Shorter stays are usually possible off-season, but ask.
Dogs — Limited rooms in the Hideaway only; fee not published.
Language. English is spoken throughout, but the hotel's own pages are often fuller in German — which is where several of the details above came from.
What is not included7 charges on top of the rate
Dinner credit
€85 pp/night if half board is added
Garage
€20 per day; the lot beneath the Hideaway is free
Guaranteed early check-in
A fee equivalent to 100% of the previous night's stay
Seasonal surcharges
Per person per night on top of the room rate, from €0 in Season D to €325 for adults in Season X
Transfers
Munich Airport €410 for one to six people inbound, €380 outbound
Dogs
Limited rooms in the Hideaway only; fee not published
Spa treatments, TCM and Medical Spa, speciality restaurants
Charged
The facts, as published12 lines, plus a link to their own site
Classification5-star
CategoryGrand retreat hotel
Rooms147
SpaNot published
SaunasNot published
Pools8
Minimum stay3 nights for published package rates
Check-in / out16:30 / 11:30
Spa on arrival daySpa, restaurants and grounds are open to you before your room is ready
Spa on departure dayIncluded on departure day, with luggage storage
ChildrenKids Club free, ages 2–5, year-round; 09:00–18:00 off season, 09:00–21:00 in high season. Kids & Teens Club free, age 6+, daily 13:00–21:00 in school holidays. Soccer camps, swimming lessons, winter sports programme.
Adults-only areasBadehaus, Oriental Hamam and Shantigiri Adult Spa are 16 and over
Compiled from the hotel's own published pages where available, otherwise from trade and press sources, correct as at September 2026. Anything marked "not published" is something the hotel does not state — we would rather tell you that than guess. The image above is a generated illustration, not a photograph of the property.
