Four-star superior GROSSARLER HOF in Grossarl has launched its first ’60 Plus Sonnenskilaufwoche’ (sun & ski week) from March 29 to April 5. Grossarl is a typically charming Austrian village resort (altitude 920m) in a secluded valley in the SalzburgerLand region and easily reached by car in one hour from Salzburg Airport.

 
The seven-night 60 Plus package costs £610 pp (€738) for anyone born in or before 1954. The price includes half-board accommodation (breakfast, afternoon snack, four-course dinner with salad and cheese board, welcome drink, fruit basket in the room and a free six-day lift pass. For reservations: 0043 6414 8384 www.grossarlerhof.at

The GROSSARLER HOF – Grossarl’s flagship property – is one of the most stylish of its kind in Austria: a traditional family-run hotel at the heart of the village, ideally placed for access to Grossarl’s lifts and pistes which connect with Dorfgastein in the famous Gastein valley, offering 42 lifts and more than 200km of pistes between 2686m and 840m. In addition to a comfortable bar, lounge and restaurant, facilities include a quality wellness area (Erlenreich Relax & Spa) offering saunas, steam room, infra-red cabin, Kneipp-bath, Whirlpool, a relaxation suite with waterbeds, tea counter/bio-vital buffet and a fitness room. The hotel also offers WiFi throughout, heated ski room, live music evenings, guided snowshoe outings, use of toboggan and a weekly programme of activities – 60 Plus guests are invited to join an optional programme of ski activities and entertainment as follows:

• Monday, 31.03.2014 : Welcome Party (from 7.30pm): dancing with Pirnis Plattenkiste (Pirni’s juke box) – every hit from the 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s. You name it, he’ll play it.
• Tuesday 01.04.2014 10am : Ski guiding in the Grossarltal-Dorfgastein area - 2pm:  live music on the mountain at the Laireiteralm hütte. Descent by ski lift available up to 7.30pm
• Wednesday 02.04.2014  9pm : Live concert - Austrian schlager star Nik P performing popular Austrian and European hits
• Thursday 03.04.2014 : Skisafari in a neighbouring Ski Amadé region resort, transfer included.
• Friday 04.04.2014   8.15pm : Grossarl church concert: Nikodemus (‚Salzburg Passionsong‘)

Its Sun, Snow and Gemütlichkeit all the way with the GROSSARLER HOF: 0043 6414 8384 www.grossarlerhof.at

Note to editors: The GROSSARLER HOF is one of 263 hotels across the SalzburgerLand region participating in ski amadé’s Sixty Plus Ski Week programme (a free six-day ski pass for 7-night bookings in any one of the participating hotels between March 29 to April 5 2014).

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