LAKE GARDA LUXURY RESORT

 LAKE GARDA LUXURY RESORT : a gently modernist wood and glass shrine to serenity, set into a pine-clad Dolomite cliffside where pools, treatment and relaxation areas merge with fluid elegance from indoors to out. Perched above the river in Pinzolo, it’s in a sweet spot between Lake Garda and the peaks of Madonna di Campiglio, but you won’t stray far, seduced by warm salt caves and saline floating pools. There’s a Zen garden tucked into the cliffs while the outdoor pool appears to flow into the forest, above which, the hotel’s upper floors taper to a peak. Here, Dolomia, serves indulgently wholesome Italian cuisine, which, like the spa’s treatments and products, celebrates local Alpine ingredients. 

LAKE GARDA LUXURY RESORT, right by the slopes, has a rooftop pool, hot tub and sunloungers, as well as a beautiful indoor pool amid the contemporary stone and timber decor. A boon in the summer heat, the Spa des Alpes is packed with cool treatment options, not least a cryotherapy chamber for -160C blasts. The Aqua Sensory Area has a spa and steam room where adventurous guests can get a blast from the ice fountain and waterfall bucket. Then there’s the Bar a Bains, an experience in grandiose freestanding, health-giving copper baths with revitalising soaks — along with refreshing drinks and homemade snacks. 

LAKE GARDA LUXURY RESORT at this belle époque lakefront property has an elegant indoor pool, which is all pillars and arches, wonderful views, sauna, a gym, sunbathing lawn and a private lake beach. This is a hotel that’s never been tempted to go for the contemporary makeover, and the second spa, the 5th-floor GrandSpa Lounge, says it all — pink marble floor, peacock chairs, a chandelier and panoramic views. There are also more saunas, steam rooms and heated loungers here. The many treatments include the Grand Alpine Trio — snow crystal exfoliation followed by a cream wrap with Alpine plant extracts then a massage, ending with a cup of herbal tea in the tepidarium.