Retter Bio-Natur-Resort
Hotel description
The Retter Bio-Natur-Resort is a source of inspiration for your yoga holiday in Styria. Here, they are really serious about organic. Numerous awards underline the hotel’s commitment to sustainability. Healthy food for body, mind and soul lets you breathe a sigh of relief.
The family-run yoga hotel is located in the heart of the Pöllau Valley Nature Park in Eastern Styria between Vienna and Graz. Nestled in 12 hectares of natural gardens and organic fruit orchards, the hotel has cosy, air-conditioned nature park rooms.
BIO | ORGANIC | SPA on 3,000 m² wellness area
Wald.SEIN as part of the Retter BIO | ORGANIC | SPA impresses with its spacious forest sauna area with spruce infusion sauna, forest peeling and salt steam cabins, forest herb organic sauna and the “Waldfrost” ice room. Those who also like it cold and warm in the water can refresh themselves on the Kneipp path between the plunge pool and whirlpool. You can relax on the waterbeds in the forest dome with its cloudy sky, while the leaf roof pidarium and the infrared forest cinema inspire the senses. The “Waldkraft” panoramic relaxation room overlooks the large natural pond with integrated swimming area and yoga platform. The fresh scent of the forest wafts towards sports swimmers in the 25 metre forest pool.
Take time for YOURSELF, listen to the silence and be touched by the magnificent views and graceful rolling hills.
A visit to the BioGut, part of the Retter Bio-Natur-Resort and located next to the hotel, will inspire you. Here you can taste, buy and enjoy home-made bread, ice cream, herbs, jams, distillates and products from more than 40 organic farmers in the region. The hotel also offers seminars on holistic living such as bread baking, bokashi, zero-waste and herbal workshops, as well as guided tours of the production facilities and energy-efficient building.
Yoga at Retter Bio-Natur-Resort
At Retter Bio-Natur-Resort you will find a variety of yoga retreats with different themes and seasons. Yoga is also included in the activity programme. The RETTER yoga courses are ideal for beginners, with group practice led by experienced yoga practitioners.
For advanced practitioners, Europe’s first bio-organic spa offers a unique, holistic experience: yoga in nature. There are places for yoga exercises by the natural swimming pond, in the forest clearing or in the woods along the Rauschenbach stream. Being completely with yourself in the open air is 100% organic wellness. Consciously connecting with Mother Earth is good for you.
Catering
The Slow Food cuisine, which has been certified organic since 2004, is constantly being developed. The food comes from the region. Meat is something special and not a mass product. Only regionally reared, free-range organic animals are processed with respect.
Drink refreshing homemade apple, quince and pear juices, teas and fine spirits and gin. Or enjoy organic ice cream and Styrian delicacies.
Vegan catering possible