Arrive, take a deep breath, recharge and enjoy — In Lech am Arlberg The five-star hotel welcomes you Hotel Post. Founded as imperial and royal (k. u.) Post office, horses and riders were once well cared for here. For almost 70 years, the Moosbrugger family has been taking care of the well-being of guests from all over the world in summer and winter. Today, the hotel is one of the first houses on the square. With the extension, the Viennese architect Christian Prasser completed cp architecture A perfect balancing act between traditional comfort and modern luxury.
Memories of Sisi and Franz-Josef
The names “Jägerzimmer”, “Herzog-Suite”, “Fürsten-Suite” and “Kaiser-Suite” tell you immediately: Here you reside surrounded by alpine charm and sumptuous elegance. Air painting, brushed larch wood floors, bronze fittings, lamps with parchment shades and hand-carved beds take you back to the Belle Époche.
Perhaps you believe for a moment that the K.-u.-K. dream couple Elisabeth (Sisi) and Franz Josef of Austria Walk around the corner. Even today, the imperial couple is by far the most popular representatives of the former Habsburg monarchy. During their numerous flying visits through the great empire, they certainly spent the night in comparable rooms.
Timeless with cement tiles
Empress Sisi was a passionate hunter and rider. She would certainly have felt right at home in the “hunter's room” at Hotel Post. She would have been particularly impressed by the bathroom. If you enter it through the double door from the bedroom, the first thing you see is a free-standing tub — as well as hand-cast cement tiles from the Mosáico factory. Together with the contemporary comfort of the 21st century, they form a perfect liaison of past and modern times.
By the way: The ancient craftsmanship celebrated their comeback exactly at the time when Sisi and Franz Josef met in 1853. The cement tiles came from Spain via France to the Danube Monarchy and beyond.
View of the “hunter's room” at Hotel Post in Lech am Arlberg (photo: Egbert Krupp)
Stylish and discreet: Behind the cement tiled wall, there is a shower and toilet.
For the individually cast cement tiles was deliberately based on traditions. The three paints Tanne, Grün and Weiss refer to the old parent company.
The checkerboard-like classic pattern is reminiscent of both snowflakes and meadow flowers. The motif on the border tiles is typical of Art Nouveau. They frame the central tiles on the partition to the shower and toilet. The pattern is repeated in the tiles, which run like a skirting board between floor and wall. The plain green tiles visually add size to the room.
In the “Fürsten Suite” bathroom, hand-cast cement tiles in fir, white and red are emblazoned.
The Hotel Post in Lech recently featured itself in the magazine”Hotel Premium”. There you can learn more about the stately rooms, their princely furnishings and the bathrooms with timeless cement tiles from our factory.
Lech am Arlberg
The small community is located at an altitude of about 1450 m on the Arlberg, a pass between the Austrian states of Vorarlberg and Tyrol. Surrounded by over 80 cable cars and lifts, over 260 km of groomed slopes and around 180 km of ungroomed powder and firn slopes, it presents itself as the center of a popular winter sports region.
A highlight is the The White Ring: The longest ski race in the world is also considered by many to be the hardest. Every year, around 1000 participants meet on the 22-km long track. The next race will take place on January 16 (January) 2016.
Culture also has its right: On the Philosophicum Lech Meet sSince 1997, international intellectuals engaged in scientific and cultural exchange. The next conference will take place from September 16 to 20, 2015 and will be held under the motto “New People! Educate, optimize, perfect.”
The Gothic offers an opportunity to stop off St. Nikolaus parish church (in Tannberg around 1390).