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Vigiljoch · 41 rooms & suites · A cable car instead of a road

vigilius.

No road.
Just the cable car up.

From approx. €410 a night · best value Jan

Availability

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Prices and when to go

The house is best value in January, from approx. €410 a night. It is most expensive in August, up to approx. €570.

JanuaryBest value

Typically €410 a night

Around 27% less than in August

Lowest sample
€410 · Superior Room · breakfast included
 
from 1 date

Climate2 °C by day, -8 °C at night · about 6 rainy days

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Guide price per night for a double room for two, breakfast included. “–” means not known yet. Tap a month for details. As of October 2026, from sample dates in the hotel’s booking system. The hotel quotes the current rate. Climate: Copernicus ERA5-Land model values at the location, 2016–2025 average; rainy day = 3 mm or more.

Getting thereNearest airport Innsbruck (INN), about 1 hr 55 min by carPlan flights
Nearest airportInnsbruck INN149 km, about 1 hr 55 min by car · Route ↗Or Verona (VRN): 173 km, about 2 hr 5 min by carDistance to Lana; the last stretch is by cable car, the mountain is car-free.
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No road leads to vigilius above Lana, only the cable car up to the car-free Vigiljoch. At around 1,500 metres stands a building made of larch wood, glass, natural stone and clay.

Owner Ulrich Ladurner and architect Matteo Thun conceived the building around the motto “Eco, not ego”, and the forest starts right outside the door. Evenings follow the cable-car timetable, but hotel guests have extra runs until 11 pm, and later ones can be arranged for a fee.

Where you sleep

There are 35 rooms and six suites. Superior rooms open onto the garden, Deluxe rooms have a balcony, and the suites have one or the other. Depending on their position, rooms face the Dolomites and get the morning sun, or face the forest and get the evening sun.

Large windows, a bathtub and a separate shower come with every category. In the Superior rooms the bathroom is open; in the Deluxe rooms a natural clay wall separates the bathroom from the sleeping area. The suites have their own living area with South Tyrolean farmhouse furniture.

At the table

Under Daniel Sanin, Restaurant 1500 cooks regionally and with the seasons, with views over Lana and the valley. In the evening the menu changes daily; non-residents by reservation only. Breakfast is served here too.

Stube Ida is the place for South Tyrolean cooking. Its tiled stove, around a hundred years old, once heated the old mountain hotel; during the day it serves food and has a sun terrace.

In between

The Aquiléia Spa covers 1,200 square metres: a 14-metre pool, an indoor and outdoor whirlpool, plus a sauna, steam room and an adults-only relaxation room. Day guests aged 12 and over can book a day spa.

Trails lead in every direction from the Vigiljoch; the cable-car operator counts more than 100 kilometres of them. An old single chairlift runs to near the little church of St. Vigil. The hotel offers guided hikes, mountain bikes and yoga; in winter it provides snowshoes.

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  • Vigiljoch, above Lana · Restaurant

    Restaurant 1500

    The restaurant at vigilius: regional, seasonal cooking with views over Lana and the valley.

    At vigilius · Reached by cable car from Lana · Book a table through the hotel; the cable-car ticket and parking at the valley station are included.

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The hotel is just the start

So what shall we do tomorrow?

Down in Lana: gardens, wine and good tables. And Bolzano isn't far.

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Sources & editorial status

Researched from the hotel’s official information, editorially checked on 15 September 2026. We do not claim to have stayed here. Prices and availability directly from the hotel.

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Nearby recommendations

Food & drink nearby

Mountain inn · Vigiljoch · Chairlift + approx. 10 min on foot (or approx. 50 min walk)

Gasthof Jocher

Siblings Sonja and David Klotz grew up on a farm in Pawigl and, after years in restaurant kitchens abroad, now cook back on their home mountain: South Tyrolean recipes built on local produce, with the odd idea from further afield. Lunch is served in the wood-panelled dining room or on the sun terrace below the little church of St. Vigil.

For
Lunch after a hike
Good to know
Open 30 April–15 November 2026; closed Tuesdays; hot food 11.30 am–3 pm.

Mountain inn · Vigiljoch · approx. 50 min on foot, or chairlift + approx. 20 min

Gasthaus Seespitz

The Platter family, now in its fourth generation, runs this inn on the shore of the Schwarze Lacke, a small pond on the car-free Vigiljoch. Roswitha cooks hearty South Tyrolean food such as goulash with dumplings and Kaiserschmarrn, served in the old spruce-panelled dining room or on the terrace by the water.

For
A loop hike with a lunch stop
Good to know
Summer: Tuesday to Sunday, 11 am–5 pm; winter: Wednesday to Sunday, 11 am–5 pm.

Restaurant · Tscherms · Cable car + approx. 5 min by car (or approx. 20 min walk from the valley station)

Miil

Othmar Raich runs the restaurant at Kränzelhof, an estate with seven art gardens and an organic winery. The kitchen follows the seasons, herbs and rare vegetables come from the restaurant's own garden, and the wine list puts rare bottles next to the estate's own.

For
A special evening
Good to know
Tuesday to Saturday, 12–2 pm and 6.30–9.30 pm; book by phone. From March to October the garden bistro EssBar also serves lunch (no reservations, fine weather only).

Mountain inn with panoramic terrace · Vigiljoch (1.814 m) · Chairlift (approx. 15 min ride) or approx. 1 hr on foot

Gasthaus Sessellift

Andy cooks, Jana runs the tables: at the top of the single chairlift they serve goulash with dumplings, Kaiserschmarrn, homemade juices and cake. From the terrace the view stretches across the Schlern and Rosengarten to the Marmolada.

For
Coffee and cake with a Dolomites view
Good to know
Open all year; closed Wednesdays; hot food until 4 pm.

Chosen by CINCIN, not paid for. Travel times are approximate. Opening hours and menus change, so please check with the venue before you go.

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