Location: Merano
Top Hotels in Merano
Top 10 hotels in Merano, Italy
Just a few miles south of the Austrian border, Merano (also called Meran) is an old spa town. About half the residents here speak German, the other half Italian. Take a dip in one of the thermal baths, or try Merano’s famous “grape cure” by imbibing - what else? - lots of grapes. The South Tyrol Museum of Tourism is located in Trauttmansdorff Castle, the former holiday pad of Austria’s Empress Elisabeth. Merano 2000, a ski resort that’s actually in the village of Hafling, is linked by cable car.
Restaurants in Merano
1. Hotel Ansitz Plantitscherhof
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 716 reviews
Un hotel unico come voi. Vacanze speciali per ospiti speciali. L’Ansitz Plantitscherhof è un posto speciale nella zona residenziale di Merano, una calorosa cittadina di 40 mila abitanti. Accogliente e umano, ha tutto ciò di cui gli ospiti hanno bisogno in un’atmosfera leggera ed amichevole. Al centro dell’attenzione ci sono le cose belle della vita: ottimi vini, whisky nobili, gin unici, sigari raffinati e stilose macchine d’epoca. Rilassatevi nel nostro giardino fiorito, cenate nel nostro ristorante a cielo aperto - oppure privatamente in coppia nella cantina di vini. Qui a Merano potete vivere la vostra vacanza come più vi piace: fate yoga sulla terrazza sul tetto, nuotate nella piscina esclusiva della Penthouse, immergetevi nel mondo del wellness della Golden SPA, partecipate ai corsi di pittura con un’artista professionista, soggiornate sotto il cielo stellato… questo e tanto altro è possibile all’Hotel Plantitscherhof. Proprio delle vacanze speciali per ospiti speciali.
Easter week
Reviewed By Yoko_MunichSo, don’t know where to start. We had high expectations for this hotel. Unfortunately, didn’t’ go as hoped. Really, REALLY rude people at the reception. At the arrival we were just parked at the garden to wait for the room. We didn’t check in early. Later my wife went to the reception to ask for fitness offers they have. She was told to go to the hotel website and book from there. Not much help as the person at the reception barely got up to “help”… As we were checking out, I asked if I could borrow the luggage wagon to bring our luggage down from the room. “Lady” at the reception had one word answer, NO, in a were rude and unfriendly voice and tone. Later found out that these wagons are not to be used without “a driver” from the hotel. Please note that this was a normal wagon that you see in lots of hotels. No hi tech… This hotel could have so much potential if the management would treat the customers as, well, customers.
2. Hotel Therme Merano
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1687 reviews
Finding an ideal romantic hotel in Merano does not have to be difficult. Welcome to Hotel Terme Merano, a nice option for travelers like you. Guest rooms offer a flat screen TV, air conditioning, and a minibar, and Hotel Terme Merano makes getting online easy as free wifi is available. You can also take advantage of some of the amenities offered by the hotel, including room service, a rooftop terrace, and a concierge. In addition, guests can enjoy a rooftop pool and free breakfast during their visit. As an added convenience, there is free parking available to guests. Given the close proximity of popular landmarks, such as Chiesa di Santo Spirito (0.1 mi) and Chiesa Evangelica (0.3 mi), guests of Hotel Terme Merano can easily experience some of Merano's most well known attractions. While you’re here, be sure to check out some of the wine bars, including Trattoria Bar Al Boia, Signorvino Merano, and Chapeau Restaurant, all of which are a short distance from Hotel Terme Merano. Merano is also home to Sissi Statue, a popular that is not too far from Hotel Terme Merano. Hotel Terme Merano puts the best of Merano at your fingertips, making your stay both relaxing and enjoyable.
Surprisingly Great Stay ????
Reviewed By German KAs much as I hated going to the Terme Merano, I truly enjoyed staying at Hotel Terme Merano. Rooms are amazing and the hotel itself is really upbeat and stylish, especially the lounge area. Their spa inside the hotel is quite unique with infinity pool, Jacuzzis and a great variety of saunas (my favourite one was the herbal sauna). In the sauna people were nude, however, nobody forced me to remove my swimwear etc. The only request I had from personnel is to remove my phone due to concerns of privacy of their guests, which was my mistake, I checked my bank account in the sauna area and is a totally reasonable request. Overall, I recommend the hotel and advise to avoid the Terme Merano, which is connected to the hotel with a passage. Keep the service up and going ??
3. Relais & Chateaux Hotel Castel Fragsburg
Overall Ratings
5 based on 558 reviews
High above the valley of Merano – nestling against the sundrenched southern slopes of the mighty Dolomites and commanding spectacular sweeping views over one of Europe’s most enchanting landscapes: this is Castel Fragsburg, a fine 17th century Retreat of noble origins, now the smallest luxury hotel in the region. Castel Fragsburg is privately owned since 1955 by the Ortner family, who continue to give the hotel remarkable character reflecting the unspoilt, vast landscape of the Dolomites and the vineyards and orchards of South Tyrol. As a member of Relais & Châteaux the Castle Fragsburg follows the philosophy ‘a unique home for a unique stay’ and is part of their ‘collection of the world’s finest restaurants and hotels’.
Absolutely wonderful!
Reviewed By jdeferioThe property and staff at Castel Fragsburg were absolutely wonderful. We had a fantastic time during our brief stay. The dining experience and spa treatments were incredible additions this magical place.
4. Boutique & Design Hotel ImperialArt
Overall Ratings
5 based on 397 reviews
Merano is a lovely city in the North of Italy, in South Tyrol. In the heart of the city center you find our Boutique & Designhotel ImperialArt. The 4 star hotel will satisfy you with a combination of comfort, art and lifestyle. Your well-being stay starts by choosing your favorite artroom, created by Elisabeth Hoelzl, Marcello Jori und Ulrich Egger. Around the hotel you find the main shopping area as well as the Thermal baths of Merano.
Perfectly ruined the first day of our holiday
Reviewed By ba296I wanted so much to love this hotel. The charming and helpful staff, the central location, the clever design, the bicycles available to guests for free, wristbands for the therme and saunas. But when you charge €175 per night - the most I’ve ever paid for a bed - everything has to be perfect. So when the obstinate and intransigent management wasted half of my day - and that of another guest who kindly offered to translate - by trying to weasel out of a direct booking offer to provide breakfast, it was an act of mean-spiritedness that undermined any possibility of generosity. Indeed they did not relent until the guest, a stranger, took pity and tried to pay for us! Finally shamed into taking the correct action, the hotel management did not apologise for the stress and hunger which had ruined the first day of the holiday, nor the wasted time for two guests, nor do anything to make up for the missing meal (not to mention the promised spa vouchers which never appeared). The excellent coffee aside, the breakfast we had was nothing special and had to be taken inside the dark bar, the outdoor terrace being closed for some unfathomable reason on Wednesdays. Why not empower their staff to make a little goodwill gesture? It would have cost nothing and left everyone happy and unbruised. Instead we experienced the Tyrolean coldness at the heart of this establishment. Thank God that big-hearted, chaotic Rome was our next destination.
5. Hotel Meranerhof
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 434 reviews
Traditional 4-star superior Liberty style Hotel in the centre of Merano, since 1966 in the possession of Family Eisenkeil. The Hotel has a personal touch and flair. Our guests enjoy special moments in an exclusive ambience with art niveau style. Fabulous our beautiful garden. Private parking included.
Superb hotel
Reviewed By MikeDelphHad single room on 4th Floor. Superb view of river running by and mountains in background. All facilities in room and daily house keeping. Restaurant overseen by Hotel owner with fantastic service and local menus to enjoy. I lost my iPhone and the reception found it, I couldn’t have done it without German speaking help. I have no hesitation in recommending this resort and hotel.
6. Hotel Ansitz Plantitscherhof
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 716 reviews
Un hotel unico come voi. Vacanze speciali per ospiti speciali. L’Ansitz Plantitscherhof è un posto speciale nella zona residenziale di Merano, una calorosa cittadina di 40 mila abitanti. Accogliente e umano, ha tutto ciò di cui gli ospiti hanno bisogno in un’atmosfera leggera ed amichevole. Al centro dell’attenzione ci sono le cose belle della vita: ottimi vini, whisky nobili, gin unici, sigari raffinati e stilose macchine d’epoca. Rilassatevi nel nostro giardino fiorito, cenate nel nostro ristorante a cielo aperto - oppure privatamente in coppia nella cantina di vini. Qui a Merano potete vivere la vostra vacanza come più vi piace: fate yoga sulla terrazza sul tetto, nuotate nella piscina esclusiva della Penthouse, immergetevi nel mondo del wellness della Golden SPA, partecipate ai corsi di pittura con un’artista professionista, soggiornate sotto il cielo stellato… questo e tanto altro è possibile all’Hotel Plantitscherhof. Proprio delle vacanze speciali per ospiti speciali.
Easter week
Reviewed By Yoko_MunichSo, don’t know where to start. We had high expectations for this hotel. Unfortunately, didn’t’ go as hoped. Really, REALLY rude people at the reception. At the arrival we were just parked at the garden to wait for the room. We didn’t check in early. Later my wife went to the reception to ask for fitness offers they have. She was told to go to the hotel website and book from there. Not much help as the person at the reception barely got up to “help”… As we were checking out, I asked if I could borrow the luggage wagon to bring our luggage down from the room. “Lady” at the reception had one word answer, NO, in a were rude and unfriendly voice and tone. Later found out that these wagons are not to be used without “a driver” from the hotel. Please note that this was a normal wagon that you see in lots of hotels. No hi tech… This hotel could have so much potential if the management would treat the customers as, well, customers.
7. Sittnerhof Hotel
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 276 reviews
The perfect getaway
Reviewed By 78ralflJust a lovely experience , always friendly staff , excellent food , nice facility , rooms and Apartments modern and well maintained , walkways around the hotel are nice and ok for all levels of walking and hiking , we will definitely come again ,
8. Castel Rundegg Hotel
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 307 reviews
Old feel
Reviewed By daad22We were allotted a standard classic double room for 4 nights. Whether a standard double room or suite, for the fact that the hotel is 4 stars , one would expect better. The furniture was old and extremely basic which could be found in any 3-star establishment. The hotel smelt musty and old immediately upon entering. It was 36C and no AC. I should have asked prior to reserving, so I learned a lesson for the future. The breakfast was very simple and basic without variation. Twice we asked for omelet and twice we were told its either sunny side up or scrambled. It was extremely noisy as we had to keep all the windows open all the time due to the extreme heat. The hotel is on a main road and the traffic is very heavy.
9. Hotel Windsor
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 557 reviews
Windsor Hotel overlooks the walk Passerpromenade, which crosses the Merano town centre. Family Widmann has been offering comfort and convenience to its guest for over ten years in a luxury, neoclassical style building that has been recently renewed. Its favorable position allows living the city without using the car. Rich breakfast buffet with a wide choice of local and genuine products. Outside parking and underground garage available. Free Wi-Fi in all hotel. Selection of recommended restaurants of the centre.
Perfect hotel to stay in Meran
Reviewed By RedBaronOnTourVery friendly staff - even if we were not able to go to dinner they were able to offer us a dinner in the breakfast room. Tommy’s are very clean. Breakfast was great with coffee/tea served on the table. Pool very well maintained - location nearby Meran Center.
10. Park Hotel Mignon & Spa
Overall Ratings
5 based on 302 reviews
The Glatt-Amort-Ellmenreich family is delighted and proud to present Park Hotel Mignon to you all as a member of the Small Luxury Hotels of the World group for the first time.Park Hotel Mignon was built by our family in 1967 and we are happy to say that it has been in our hands, as both owners and managers, for almost four decades.It is in a really central yet wonderfully quiet, secluded position just a few minutes? walk from the river Passirio, the ornate Liberty-style Kurhaus and fascinating shady shopping arcades.
A Great Escape!
Reviewed By carolet333We have just returned from our ninth visit to Meran and our fourth to this glorious luxury hotel (previous visits in 2012 to 2014). This was a late booking, for 16 nights, following the Covid-related cancellations of all our previous attempts to reach the Alps this year, including our planned holiday in June at the beautiful Hotel Adria, sister to the Park Mignon. On arrival at the Park Mignon we were greeted with great warmth by the family owners and the many staff members whom we recognised from either the Mignon or the Adria. It turned out that we were the hotel’s first English guests this year, and indeed the first Inghams guests to visit any hotel in Meran. This we found bizarre, because the Meran area was relatively unscathed during Northern Italy’s spring Covid crisis, and it has clearly taken huge precautions - in the hotels, on public transport, in shops - to protect its citizens and visitors. Compliance with local instructions on wearing masks, sanitising hands and maintaining social distancing seemed to us exemplary, and we quickly felt relaxed and safe, inside the hotel and out. Everything about the Park Mignon hotel is first class. Because we spent most of our days hiking in the mountains, we did not visit the extensive spa, but the indoor/outdoor pool was lovely at the end of the day. The food is sensational, with choice at every stage of the six-course dinners, plus additional amuse-bouches from the chef at the gala dinners on Sundays. On our first Thursday we enjoyed a traditional Tyrolean evening, with Heinz Gamper on the zither accompanying a terrific, albeit filling, dinner. On the second Thursday the star turn was the patisserie chef - we were served a stunning range of (mostly chocolate) desserts. The wine list is also excellent, with many high-end local wines to choose from, as well as international options. The prices of the wine are very fair, with affordable as well as eye-wateringly expensive bottles available. At the start of the day, the (masked-up, socially distanced) breakfast buffet also set us up beautifully for our hiking. Our room was smart and the twin beds very comfortable. The weather in Meran was not as hot as we had expected in August, certainly not too hot for hiking, and we experienced a couple of days of rain with dramatic evening thunderstorms. But given the right hiking gear, this didn’t matter at all; indeed the contrasts were refreshing. We have our tenth holiday to Meran booked for next June. We will be staying at the lovely Adria again (which I have reviewed in previous years); for us as a retired couple, it is a more affordable long-term option. But for 2020 the luxury of the Park Mignon has been a welcome restorative after the bleakness of lockdown in the UK, and we are most grateful to the hotel family and staff for treating us so well.
