Awards

The Ayurveda Resort Sonnhof is the recipient of many awards

The Cultured Traveller was founded in 2014 and is published six times a year. It combines classy reviews about travelling, culture, music, food, wellbeing and fashion. This digital lifestyle magazine is a catching lecture arousing ambitious travellers’ interest all over the world. In 2018 our Ayurveda Resort Sonnhof is listed as one of “The world’s best ayurvedic escapes”. While most of the listed resorts are located in Asia, our hotel is the only European Ayurveda resort, having the honor to be listed in this issue.

Time Out is an award-winning British travel magazine published by Time Out Group which was established in 1968 and has expanded its editorial recommendations to 108 cities worldwide. In 2018 the magazine picked the 13 best hotels in Europe. From luxury lounges to relaxed retreats various different hotels werde evaluated. We are proud that our resort was ranked fourth place throughout Europe and first place troughout Austria.

The company Connoisseur Circle carries out professional hotel, airline and destination checks in the luxury segment in order to provide the discriminating traveler with insider information and travel expertise. Every year the company elects the 222 best hotels in Austria. In 2017 the Ayurveda Resort Sonnhof ranked third place in the category "Best 21 Guest Checks" throughout Austria.

The Telegraph is an award-winning, multimedia news brand that has been synonymous with quality, authority and credibility for more than 160 years. In 2017 award-winning travel writer Kerry Christiani evaluated our Ayurveda Resort Sonnhof with 10 out of 10 evaluation points for The Telegraph Travel. In detail the categories "Location", „Service & facilities“, „Spa“ and „Value for money“ were eached ranked with 10 out of 10 points.

We are ranked among the 50 best spas in the world in the internationally renowned UK Condé Nast Traveller Spa Guide 2016. Inclusion in this elite guide is considered a great honour in our industry. The Condé Nast spa experts take a close look at the world’s spas, medi-spas and health retreats, and pick only the 50 best. The 2016 issue listed hotels and destinations from 22 nations.

In 2015 the Tatler Spa Guide honoured our work as pioneers of European Ayurveda® by awarding us the 'Bang for your buck' prize. The Tatler's verdict: 'This little gem is an authentic Ayurvedic hideaway in the most unlikely of places: the Austrian Alps. It is a family-run, value-packed labour of love that will nourish your soul while giving your chakras a jolly good spring clean'.

'Agrarmarketing Tirol' presented us with the 2015 'Bewusst Tirol' (Consciously Tyrol) prize for the Kufstein district in recognition of our unwavering commitment to regional foods and products. 'Offering regional foods, and using them honestly, creates trust among the guests', said Franz Hörl, Chairman of the Tyrolean Chamber of Commerce Tourism & Leisure Industry Division. Our aim is to earn this trust on a daily basis by using organic produce that we source locally and from our own farm.

In 2014, the Condé Nast Traveller Spa Guide listed us in the HOLISTIC HEALING category. Their detailed description highlights the skill and expertise of the Sonnhof team, our Yoga and meditation classes, and the personal commitment of every member of our family-run resort.

With European Ayurvedic cuisine, we have taken the principles of Indian healing and adapted them to suit Western taste buds, thus creating our very own culinary brand. At the Ayurveda Resort Sonnhof we use fresh organic, locally sourced food. We live in an age when many people are adversely impacted by mental or emotional stress, and a healthy, meat free diet can be a great help in regaining clarity, strength and vitality. As we put much effort and dedication in this healthy and ehically responsible lifestyle and moreover fulfill the criteria of the global cooperation Vegan Welcome for vegan-friendly hotels, we were honored as Vegan Welcome Hotel. This means for our guests that they are being offered an vegan option for every meal.

We are delighted that our European Ayurveda® concept is meeting with so much regional and international appreciation.