Introduction
Hard-core skiers and the rich and famous are attracted to this ski region. Such a dense network of lifts covers the Kitzbühel Alps that they're Austria's largest skiing area, with a series of superlative runs. The action centers on the town of Kitzbühel, but there are many satellite resorts that are much less expensive, including St. Johann in Tyrol. Kitzbühel is, in a sense, a neighbor of Munich, 130km (81 miles) to the northeast: Most visitors to the Kitzbühel Alps use Munich's international airport.
Edward, Prince of Wales (you might remember him better as the Duke of Windsor), might have put Kitzbühel on the international map with his 1928 "discovery" of what was then a town of modest guesthouses. Certainly his return a few years later with Mrs. Simpson caused the eyes of the world to focus on this town, and the "upper crust" of England and other countries began flocking here, placing a stamp of elegance on Kitzbühel.
At the time of this 20th-century renaissance, however,...
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Hotel Zur Tenne
A sophisticated family from Munich operates this hotel, one of the resort's best. It combines Tyrolean gemütlichkeit with urban style and panache,...
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Hotel Schweizerhof
This hotel is a well-designed cross between a chalet and a mountain villa. The interior has some attractive antiques, oriental rugs, and beamed...
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Romantik Hotel Tennerhof
High in the foothills of the mountains near the Hornbahn cable cars, and less than 1km (1/2-mile) west of the town center, this comfortable, government-rated...
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