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Route length: 18.6km loopEstimated time: 4hLoop routeVal Senales-Schnalstal
Val Senales-Schnalstal is a winter sports land use area offering a range of skiing opportunities. It is a known destination for skiing enthusiasts.
Golden Rose Hotel
South Tyrol, Italy
A Michelin Key refuge in the monastery village of Certosa, at the foot of the Hochjochferner glacier. Alpine silence, glacier-mineral wellness, and territorial cuisine by hosts Stefania and Paul Gruner.
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Uniqueness
Certosa sits within the walls of a Carthusian monastery. Church bells mark the hours. Three-thousand-metre peaks close in the valley. Larch forests climb toward the Hochjochferner glacier. The Goldene Rose Karthaus stands in this concentrated quiet, a Small Luxury Hotels of the World member with a Michelin Key. Its Private SPA is carved from four South Tyrolean stones: Osernone, Lasa marble, Western Dolomites porphyry, Martell granite.
Stefania and Paul Gruner run the hotel as free spirits, not formalists. Their proprietary GLACISSE line draws glacier minerals from the Val Senales ice above. The kitchen follows three words: careful, territorial, transparent. Up on the glacier, Olafur Eliasson's Glacial Perspectives installation turns ice into art. Everything here channels the same source: the mountain itself.
activities at golden rose hotel
Winter skiing runs on the Hochjochferner glacier at the Schnals Alpine Arena. Overnight igloo stays put you on the ice itself. The historic Zollhaus mountain hut offers atmospheric lodging at altitude. A guided walk leads to Olafur Eliasson's Glacial Perspectives installation on the glacier.
In summer, hiking trails wind through the larch forests of the Senales Valley. Two heated outdoor pools face the peaks. The Schone Aussicht mountain refuge, affiliated with the hotel, serves as a base for ski touring and high-alpine overnights. Year-round, sauna rituals at the Karthauser Bad follow the rhythm of water, stone, and fire.
Alpine Skiing
Hiking
Swimming
Snowshoeing
Walking
Photography
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Gastronomy
The kitchen works by three principles: careful, territorial, transparent. Alpine heritage and Mediterranean finesse shape each plate. Seasonal ingredients arrive through ongoing dialogue with regional suppliers. The land dictates the menu.
This is territorial cooking in the truest sense. Produce follows the valley's rhythms. The Michelin Key (1 Key, 2025) recognizes the hotel's culinary identity, branded as authentic culinary art. A Dine Around option extends the experience beyond the hotel's own table.
Local Cuisine
Seasonal
Rustic
Recognition
Wellness
The Karthauser Bad opens to the sky. A Finnish sauna perches at treetop height, reached by a wooden walkway. Below, an Earth Sauna burns wood sourced from the valley floor. Two heated outdoor pools face the surrounding peaks. The Gloriette glass pavilion holds an open fireplace for cooling down.
The Private SPA goes deeper. Glacier water runs through rooms built entirely from South Tyrolean stone. Lasa marble lines the steam bath. Heated loungers are cut from Western Dolomites porphyry. An ice grotto of hollowed Martell granite chills the skin. The GLACISSE Beauty and SPA Studio uses the hotel's own glacier-mineral skincare line, with thermoactive clay packs, arnica, and lavender.
Finnish Sauna
Steam Sauna
Hot Tub
Cold Plunge
Nature Immersion
Design
Nordic Traditions
Views
Relaxation
Slow Living
Sustainability at Golden Rose Hotel
The Gruners build from what the valley provides. The Earth Sauna burns wood cut from local forests. The Private SPA uses only regionally quarried stone: Osernone, Lasa marble, porphyry, Martell granite. Nothing shipped from far away.
The kitchen sources seasonally and locally, maintaining ongoing relationships with regional suppliers. The GLACISSE wellness line draws its minerals from the Val Senales glacier above the village. Materials, ingredients, and energy stay close to the land that shapes them.
Sustainability
Rooms
Golden Rose Hotel offers 6 accommodation types.
Superior
A timeless room design incorporating state-of-the-art natural materials, approximately 25 m².
Deluxe
A sunny and tranquil natural room with a terrace and mountain view, approximately 28 m².
Grand Deluxe
Light rooms with a private veranda for extra outdoor space, approximately 30 m².
Junior Suite Sauna
A light-filled, spacious suite with a private in-room sauna, approximately 36 m²; guests can sauna, cool off on the balcony, and return directly to bed.
Junior Suite Garden View
A light-filled, spacious suite with a terrace and garden view, approximately 40 m².
Penthouse Suite
A spacious penthouse suite of approximately 68 m² with a private sauna and terrace offering views over the rooftops of Karthaus.
Reserve
Rest your mind in the monastery village of Certosa. Let glacier stone and alpine silence do the rest.
www.goldenerose.it
Karthaus, 29, 39020 Schnals, Sudtirol / Italien
info@goldenerose.it
+39 0473 67 91 30
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