Searching for the ultimate in sophisticated luxury ski and spa holidays this coming winter? Look no further than the beautiful boutique hotel, the Gotthard set in the legendary ski resort of Lech-Zurs, a picturesque traditional alpine village in the Austrian Alps.

The Gotthard provides an appealing luxurious warm welcome for its guests to enjoy and experience every winter. An independent third generation family run hotel, it offers an alluring pleasurable stay, where no request is ever too much. The hotel also has an on-site family run bakery and café attached to it, where all the homemade breads for the restaurant come from. It's also a perfect excuse for a mid morning Austrian baked biscuit or afternoon patisserie and warm hot chocolate with lashings of cream.

On the hotel's doorstep, arguably some of the world's best skiing, attracts guests from the elite and famous alike looking for premium skiing in a sophisticated spacious setting. Its chic après ski is a glamorous affair, and appeals to those looking for spacious powder skiing and classy cool evenings.

The hotel Gotthard opens for its winter 2014/15 ski season from 5 December to 17 April 2015. A special Advent ski opening week package rate from 5 December -11 December will include:

Opening week, Advent Package: for £270 per person (€339 per person):

• 3 nights with Christmas breakfast buffet, advent cookies from the onsite home bakery, evening cocktail at the hotel bar and all Gotthard benefits

Bookings can be made directly through the hotel for The hotel Gotthard.

After a day on the slopes, guests can enjoy an Après ski aperitif in the lounge bar or take advantage of one of the many chic pop-up bars in Lech's stylish village. Alternatively if some relaxation and tranquility appeals the hotel has a fabulous wellness area with pool and spa, making the perfect recipe for a lovely evening before indulging in the hotel's restaurant fine dining Austrian. For the non-skiers there are many activities, from cross country skiing, winter mountain walks to sledging or a day of relaxation at the hotel Gotthard's spa.  

The resort now also has a new gondola connecting Lech and Zurs for the first time since last winter to Warth-Schröcken. The new 2km Auenfeldjet gondola, complete with heated seats, expands the mountain range by 50 per cent bringing the total piste of the newly combined ski area of Lech-Zürs and Warth-Schröcken to 190km, and Ski Arlberg 340km.

The marriage of Lech-Zürs to the high alpine Hochtannberg ski area takes it to an average snowfall to 11 metres, the snowiest region in the Alps. Lech-Zurs synonymous for its beautiful long powder descents, now has a new area for skiers to discover, until now only known by the locals.

The resort has played host to Royalty on many occasions and was film location for Bridget Jones's Diary: The Edge of Reason, but it has always maintained an understated relaxed pace, where even the most high profile of guests can relax and maintain their privacy.

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Notes to Editors:

Hotel Package: Opening week, Advent Package: for £270 per person (€339 per person):

• 3 nights with Christmas breakfast buffet, advent cookies from the onsite home bakery, evening cocktail at the hotel bar and all Gotthard benefits.

• *Dependent on room category excl. visitor's taxes of € 2,40 p.p. a day

Winter Skiing Lech-Zürs in Vorarlberg

• The skiing resort Lech-Zuers in Arlberg lies between Tyrol and Vorarlberg in Austria from 1,300 to 2,811 metres and includes the villages Lech, Zuers, Stuben, St. Christoph and St. Anton in Arlberg. With only one Arlberg-Card use all 94 mountain railways and ski lifts and have fun on 340 km prepared ski slopes and 200 km deep snow slopes.

• The skiing resort in Arlberg is very snow safe due to the altitude and the lifts are in operation from December 2014 up to end of April every year.

• The stunning and glamorous Arlberg ski region which counts Lech Zurs as one of the most prestigious ski regions in the world, has more space and guaranteed snow every year.

• It's where some of the world's best skiers come to train and ski for their holidays. It is a legendary resort area, not just because of its century-old skiing traditions, or the extensive skiing on offer, but also because of the many famous names who ski or have skied there. This is where you'll find the skiers who want only the best.

• Lech is arguably seen as the place where alpine skiing was born and truly is a skiers winter paradise. From the steepest slopes and the highest peaks, to the quietest valleys – on skis, a snowboard, cross-country skis or snowshoes. The whole of the Arlberg is at your feet.

• For the non-skiers there are many activities, from hiking, to a day of relaxation at the hotel Gotthard's spa after a day on the slopes. Apres ski is also a glamorous affair, with many of the village's hotels opening up pop up open air bars directly off the slopes.

Facts and figures for Lech-Zürs Ski Area

Trails in kilometres

• Total: 280 km Tracks in kilometres

• Regional Cross Country Ski Tracks: 23

• Total: 23

• High Elevation Cross Country Ski Tracks: 3

• Winter Hiking Trails

• Total: 38 km

• Uphill Facilities

• Total: 84

• Ski resort Facilities

• Ski School

• Child Care Centre

• Ski Rental

• Ski Huts

• Snowmaking Facilities

• Snowboard Rental

• Cross-Country Ski Rental

• Sport Shop

• Ski Depot