Schloss Velden Has Everything in Alpine Austria
Luxury in an Austrian castle is a special kind of luxury, we think. And it's just opened up in the form of Schloss Velden, a magical yellow palace on the shore of Lake Woerth. Built in 1607 and later serving as a hotel for a century, it closed down in 1991 and has recently reopened as a Capella Resorts property.
Well known amongst the "elite" of Europe over the years as a high standard retreat, the new version of the Schloss Velden has an eye on modern luxury, with standard features like this:
a central computer system that controls all of the room's functions from the bedside, rainforest showerheads, LCD televisions, wireless Internet access, iPod docking stations, refreshment centers, and marble bathrooms with LCD televisions.
It also has a huge onsite spa center which includes a salt aroma steam room, a genuine Finnish sauna, and a "chill-out room" with--they say--real snow falling, one of just three such rooms in the world. It's starting to sound more like a tourist attraction than simply a hotel! If it all gets too impressive, you can get upset about the new extension that's not in an olde worlde castle style: some say it's great architecture and some say it's just not right.
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