Mariastein is a small village near the highway leading from Innsbruck to Munich. It is centrally located for excursions to the Austrian alpine resorts, e.g., one hour away from the end of the Zillertal valley and the Hintertux summer ski center. One of the nice hotels in Mariastein is the Mariasteinerhof. They have four saunas in their spa section, two Finnish saunas, one steam room, and one infrared sauna. Nice!
If I wished anything more it would be a small pool or jacuzzi... but the views are stunning!
I was here for the trip to ski in Hintertux (see separate article).
Here is the spa department:
Here are the views, of the pastures (from my room) and the castle-like Mariastein church (second picture is taken from the terrace of the "erdsauna" (ground sauna):
The hotel itself:
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