Schloss Elmau Luxury Spa Retreat & Cultural Hideaway
Music, mountains and six spas: Schloss Elmau lies secluded in a high valley of the Wetterstein mountains. The five-star refuge combines a world-famous concert hall with separate spa worlds for adults and families, an indoor and five outdoor pools and seven restaurants.
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Schloss Elmau: greetings from the front desk
At the end of a side valley near Krün, framed by Wetterstein and Karwendel, lies Schloss Elmau — a house that has wanted to be more than a hotel since its foundation in 1916. To this day it combines a luxurious spa refuge with a serious cultural programme: the house's own concert hall counts among the most renowned classical and jazz stages in Europe, and in 2015 as in 2022 the castle was the venue of the G7 summit.
Six spas, separated by need. Elmau affords what hardly any house offers: separate wellness worlds for adults and for families. The Shantigiri Adult Spa holds a 20-metre infinity pool and a Japanese onsen, the Shantigiri Family Spa a 25-metre pool; the Hideaway Bath House Spa opens outdoor pools heated all year, among them a salt-water and a rooftop pool. In all the resort counts one indoor and five outdoor pools, plus saunas, steam baths and a broad treatment menu.
Culture as the core of the house. What sets Elmau apart from other luxury houses is the stage: in its own concert hall soloists and ensembles of world rank perform, and the programme runs all year. Seven restaurants, a large library and readings round off a refuge that takes recreation and mind equally seriously — secluded, but anything but out of the world.
Six spas, six pools
Schloss Elmau runs six spa areas, deliberately separated into adults and families. The Shantigiri Adult Spa offers a 20-metre infinity pool and a Japanese onsen, the Shantigiri Family Spa a 25-metre pool; the Hideaway Bath House Spa adds outdoor pools heated all year — a salt-water pool, a sunset pool and a rooftop pool. In all one indoor and five outdoor pools, plus saunas, steam baths, hot-stone and reflexology treatments.
Own concert hall
The house's own concert hall is no accessory but the core of Elmau: classical and jazz at international level, all year. Add a large library, readings and lectures. Founder Johannes Müller already understood the castle as a place for music and conversation — a tradition the house cultivates to this day.
Seven restaurants
Seven restaurants cover the range from alpine-regional to international — from casual to ambitious. The variety makes it possible to eat differently every evening over a longer stay without leaving the resort.
Location in the Wetterstein mountains
Schloss Elmau lies secluded in a high valley near Krün, between Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Mittenwald, surrounded by Wetterstein and Karwendel. Hiking and touring trails begin directly at the house; the seclusion made the castle the venue of the G7 summit twice — in 2015 and 2022.
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Schloss Elmau Luxury Spa Retreat & Cultural Hideaway
Elmau 2
82493 Krün
Bavaria, Germany
Frequently asked questions about the hotel
What sets Schloss Elmau apart from other luxury hotels?
Its own concert hall: Elmau is at once a renowned venue for classical and jazz and a five-star spa refuge. Culture and recreation stand side by side as equals — a tradition that reaches back to the foundation in 1916.
How are the spa areas organised?
In six spa worlds, separated into adults and families. The Shantigiri Adult Spa offers a 20-metre infinity pool and a Japanese onsen, the Family Spa a 25-metre pool, the Hideaway Bath House Spa outdoor pools heated all year. In all one indoor and five outdoor pools.
Is it true that the G7 summit took place here?
Yes — Schloss Elmau was the venue of the G7 summit in 2015 and 2022. The secluded position in a high valley of the Wetterstein mountains made it especially suitable.
Where exactly is the castle?
In a high valley near Krün, between Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Mittenwald, surrounded by Wetterstein and Karwendel. Hiking trails begin directly at the house; the nearest larger town is Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
