Suite Lavandula
A suite ranging from 53 to 62 m², accommodating 2 adults. Named after lavender, in keeping with the hotel's herb-inspired naming convention.
MalisGarten Green Spa Hotel
Zell am Ziller, Austria
A Matteo Thun-designed Green Spa Hotel in the Zillertal Alps, rooted in herbs, longevity, and sustainable architecture. Gault & Millau Hotel of the Year 2024.
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Uniqueness
Matteo Thun shaped MalisGarten from sustainable timber and glass, setting it into the floor of the Zillertal valley in Zell am Ziller. The architecture feels grown rather than built. A herb garden wraps around the property, feeding both the Herbarium Spa and the on-site distillery where staff produce hydrolates and essential oils by hand. The green in MalisGarten's name is literal.
Everything connects back to plants. The Wilde Kräuterküche cooks with herbs from the garden. The spa treats with botanicals distilled metres away. A longevity programme ties it together through movement, healthy nutrition, and restful sleep. Gault & Millau named it Hotel of the Year 2024, recognising a place where design, gastronomy, and wellness share a single root system.
activities at malisgarten green spa hotel
The Zillertal valley surrounds MalisGarten with Alpine terrain in every direction. Hiking and cycling routes run through the valley floor and up into higher pastures. Winter brings skiing across the Zillertal Arena's connected resorts. The hotel garden itself invites slower movement, with walking paths through herb beds and rest areas designed for outdoor stillness.
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Gastronomy
The Wilde Kräuterküche takes its name seriously. Herbs grow in the hotel's own garden, steps from the kitchen door. An on-site distillery turns those herbs into hydrolates and essential oils that find their way into dishes and drinks. The cooking follows what the garden gives, season by season.
Eden Bar rounds out the evening with a more relaxed setting. Gault & Millau awarded MalisGarten Hotel of the Year 2024, a recognition that reflects the kitchen's deep connection to its own soil.
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Wellness
The Herbarium Spa draws its treatments from the herb distillery downstairs. Hydrolates and essential oils made on-site shape massages and skin rituals. A cryo cabin drops the temperature for rapid revitalisation. Radiofrequency and microneedling treatments target visible skin tightening without invasive surgery.
A 23-metre outdoor garden pool holds 28 degrees in summer and 33 degrees in winter, lined with air-bubble massage loungers. Inside, a second pool and sauna areas provide year-round warmth. The longevity programme ties spa visits to a broader rhythm of movement, healthy nutrition, and restful sleep.
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Sustainability at MalisGarten Green Spa Hotel
MalisGarten was built green from the ground up. Matteo Thun designed the structure around sustainable building materials, earning the hotel's own phrase: the star architect and the star among the building materials. The word green in the hotel's name declares a founding principle, not a marketing layer.
The herb garden and distillery close the loop between land and guest. Herbs grow on-site, become spa oils and kitchen ingredients, and return to the soil. The hotel distills its own hydrolates rather than sourcing them externally. Every surface, treatment, and plate reflects the same conviction: the future is green, and MalisGarten acts on it today.
Rooms
MalisGarten Green Spa Hotel offers 6 accommodation types.
Suite Achillea
A suite ranging from 47 to 60 m², accommodating 2 adults. Features a bathtub. Named after the yarrow herb.
Suite Angelica
The largest suite, ranging from 60 to 74 m², accommodating 2 adults. Named after the angelica herb.
Gute Stube Bellis
A room type described as 'Gute Stube' (cosy living room) ranging from 27 to 37 m², accommodating 2 adults, featuring a seating corner. Named after the bellis (daisy) herb.
Double Room Calendula
A double room of 38 m², accommodating 2 adults. Named after the calendula herb.
Double Room Melissa
A double room of 26 m², accommodating 2 adults. Named after the melissa (lemon balm) herb.
Reserve
Sleep in Matteo Thun's sustainable design. Wake to the Zillertal Alps and the scent of fresh herbs.
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