Vigilius Mountain Resort
Vigiljoch, Italy
★ Verified by our editors · September 2026
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The verdict
A long, low building of wood and glass under a grass roof, designed by Matteo Thun and finished in 2003 at 1,500 m on the Vigiljoch above Lana, where no road goes: guests come up by cable car. Forty-one rooms face either the Dolomites or the forest, each with a clay wall heated from inside; there is a 1,200 m² spa, and Stube Ida keeps the hundred-year-old tiled stove of the mountain inn that stood here first. One MICHELIN Key.
Walkers, and anyone who wants a mountain without cars, with Lana and Merano below.
You want to drive to the door: the only way up is the cable car.
Ask for a room facing the Dolomites for the morning sun, and book the seven-course menu at Restaurant 1500, served on Thursdays and Fridays.
The rooms
Forty-one rooms and suites: 36 m² with a garden or a balcony, 72 m² for the suites, facing the Dolomites for the morning sun or the forest for the evening. A clay wall between bedroom and bath is heated from inside.
The setting
At 1,500 m on the Vigiljoch, in the forest above Lana, between Merano and Bolzano. The cable car leaves from Lana every half hour, with extra rides for guests until 11 pm.
The food
Restaurant 1500, under the chef Daniel Sanin, with a seven-course menu on Thursdays and Fridays, and Stube Ida, around the old tiled stove.
Getting there
Park free in the garage at the valley station in Lana. Lana station is 4 km away, Merano 10 km and Bolzano airport 30 km.
Good to know
The Aquiléia spa has an indoor-outdoor pool at 29°C and a whirlpool at 35°C; the saunas are for adults. The resort closes for some weeks in early spring. A Design Hotels member.
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