Hotel La Majun Badia

The Hotel La Majun in South Tyrol is situated at the cross-roads of ancient Ladin tradition, pronounced family orientation, and a fine sense for coziness. “La Majun” doesn’t mean “barn” in Ladin for nothing.

The barn is a symbol for the industriousness of the Ladins – because, like a millhouse, the La Majun is also constantly busy offering its guests the very best. When the clouds envelop the peaks and towers of the Dolomites, you’ll find a cozy fire in the library fireplace.

When the sun dips the mountains in a glorious crimson, you can marvel at the spectacle while lounging on our terrace and enjoying a glass of good wine from our own wine cellar. Come and experience the La Majun and the magnificent Dolomites in this unique fashion!

THE HISTORY
The history of the La Majun begins a long time ago, and is woven in to the history of the Ladin culture. The grandfather of manager Roberta Rinna was the village blacksmith of La Villa in the 1930s. Back then, life in the mountains was very simple and full of deprivations.

After the death of Giovanni Rinna, the Rinna family had to somehow make ends meet. In those days, women couldn’t take over a blacksmith shop – which was considered typical “man’s work.”

As a consequence, in the early-1960s, La Majun opened its first two guest rooms, which were rented for a few weeks per year to outsiders. The grandmother, Giuditta, and her five children would live during those weeks in the house garage, and would split the work in their little bed&breakfast amongst themselves.

After school, Roberta (now the senior manager) would help out in the kitchen while her aunt served the guests Ladin barley soup, homemade “Schlutzkrapfen,” and delicious meat dishes prepared using game meats from the forests of the Dolomites.

Over the decades, the La Majun grew until it acquired its current form. The hotel is still a family-operated business. Three generations live and work every day to ensure that their guests enjoy an authentic vacation experience.

The bond between the family members is what has made the La Majun what it is today: A 4-star superior hotel in the Dolomites.

TRADITION, ART & DESIGN
The unique character of the La Majun is expressed in countless details. The handcrafted loden cushions on the sofa, the golden glow of the lamps by Catellani & Smith over the tables, or the carefully arranged flowers on the spacious panorama terrace are all evidence of this.

Senior manager Roberta is a master in skillfully incorporating Ladin craftsmanship in the surroundings to give the hotel’s interior a profound authenticity.

Openness, a willingness to help, and friendly camaraderie have always been the hallmarks of the Ladin culture in Alta Badia – which was still laboring under severe deprivation only a few decades ago.

Maybe that’s actually why in La Majun the tradition of hospitality is held in such high regard – with regards to lodgings, regional delicacies, and the many cultural and sport opportunities to be had here by vacationers in South Tyrol.

ART IN DNA
Grandfather Giovanni Rinna was the village blacksmith. His son trained in Gröden / Gardena as an artistic metal craftsman in order to take over his father’s workshop in La Villa.

Granddaughter Natalie Mellauner discovered a passion for painting in her youth. Her paintings capture the expressive nature of the Dolomites in an abstract form: Warm ochers, gold, and the leaves of the dark forests symbolize the love of homeland here in this valley of the Dolomites.

DESIGN HOTEL
Here at the La Majun, you’ll find a tasteful combination of traditional architectural accents, a minimalistic interpretation of alpine styles, and a flair for carefully staged illumination.

The lamps at the La Majun are designed by international artists like Ayola S. Serfaty from Israel, Ingo Maurer, Philipp Starck, and the Italian designers Catellani & Smith.

ROOMS & SUITES
Everyone has different tastes and needs. That’s why we offer our guests a variety of rooms and suites.

Each room and each suite has its own balcony – for an awe-inspiring view of the impressive towers and peaks of the Lavarella, the Piz La Ila, the Kreuzkofel, and the Sella Group. For a spectacular vacation in the village of La Villa in the Dolomites

SUITE CONTURINES
Decorated in a modern style with wood furniture and wooden floor. Balcony with south west-view to Piz La Villa and Lavarella mountain. The suite features a separate bedroom and living room, making it perfect for families.

The living area with a convertible sofa, bathroom with shower, bathtub and toilet, desk, flat screen television, high-speed wireless internet, phone, mini-bar, safe, wellness bag and bath robe. The bathroom is equipped with shower or bath tub, toilet, hair dryer, make-up mirror and bath amenities.

FAMILY MOUNTAIN VIEW
On the top floor of our extension you’ll find a sober-noble fusion of refinements. A fabulous view of the mountains completes a unique holiday experience.

Two separated rooms with double bed are equipped with parquet, desk, free Wi-Fi, flat screen satellite TV, minibar and safe. Wellness bag with sauna towel/slippers and bathrobes are at your disposal and free of charge.

Bathroom with shower and WC, hair dryer, makeup mirror and selected personal care products.

JUNIOR SUITE ALPIN
New decorated in an alpine country style. Balcony with south-facing view to Piz La Villa.

The suite dispose of a separate bed- and living room with a convertible sofa, bathroom with shower and bathtub, toilet, desk, flat screen television, high-speed wireless internet, phone, mini-bar, safe, wellness bag and bath robe.

The bathroom is equipped with shower or bath tub, toilet, hair dryer, make-up mirror and bath amenities.

STANDARD ROOM
Our comfortable attic double rooms, located on the third floor with a spectacular mountain panorama view, with a nature-living-balcony.

The double rooms are decorated in a tyrolean country house style with desk, flat screen television, high-speed wireless internet, Phone, mini-bar, safe, wellness bag and bath robe.

The bathroom is equipped with shower or bath tub, toilet, hair dryer, make-up mirror and bath amenities.

FINE DINING
After all: The region of Alta, nestled in the Dolomites, didn’t earn its excellent reputation for delicious food for nothing! Today, the La Majun’s restaurant with its creative, seasonal Ladin dishes in combination with Italian cuisine represents the gold standard in the gourmet scene of Alta Badia.

Fine foods should be enjoyed in an equally stylish and elegant atmosphere. That’s why our restaurant combines alpine flair with Ladin accents. Warm woods and tasteful illumination add to the enjoyment of a fine meal.

The beautiful surroundings reflect the high-quality cuisine. “The hotel’s culinary traditions stretch back almost half a century. It all began with peeling potatoes in the cellar,” remembers senior manager Roberta.

THE BRIGADE
Vacationing includes fine dining. And because fine dining should be authentic, we here at the La Majun devote special attention to preparing truly mouth-watering dishes. That’s why the La Majun has specialized in a combination of Italian cuisine and alpine traditions.

Of course, not without a pinch of Alta Badia’s unique slant on cuisine. Hubert, our chef, comes from Alta Badia and blends typical Ladin cooking with cosmopolitan accents and also incorporates his hobby: hunting. In short, you can taste the Dolomites, the mountain forests, and the region in every morsel of food.

WINE BAR
The wines of South Tyrol, Italy, and the rest of the world are carefully selected by senior manager Carlo Mellauner and presented to the hotel guests in the hotel’s own wine bar. As we say here: Bun pró!

WELLNESS
The hotel’s Spa and Vital facilities extend over more than 600 square meters, and offer everything you need to relax and unwind. The indoor swimming pool boasts large panoramic windows affording a stunning view of the Dolomites, and has been designed to resemble an azure-blue alpine lake.

The Spa and Vital facilities of our hotel in the heart of the Dolomites pay due respect to the impressive alpine landscape. Natural stone, wood from the forests of Alta Badia, and traditional furniture belonging to the Rinna family guarantee that all 600 square meters of these facilities exude a comforting coziness.

AGANA SPA & VITAL
In the comfortable sauna facilities featuring natural stone and wood, our guests can relax in two well-tempered Finnish saunas and a salt steam bath. After the sauna, why not try the invigorating Kneipp basin and a full-immersion basin filled with fresh, cold spring water from the mountains?

You might also want to literally immerse yourself in the Dolomites by taking a hay bath in our wooden tub – filled to the brim with aromatic hay and alpine flowers. Besides the Finnish saunas and the steam bath, you can also luxuriate in the hydro-massage bath to help relax stressed muscles.

Gentle music and turned-down lights (designer lamps and candles) allow you to rest and regenerate in the Ladin rustic beds in the relaxation room. Freshly made tea and spring water are freely available at all times for our guests in the cozy tea room.

BEAUTY TREATMENTS
This saying is more than 2,000 years old – and is also the maxim of the La Majun when it comes to the natural beauty of our guests. That’s why we work exclusively with the natural products of Pharmos Natur. The body treatments and massages we offer are likewise adapted from the mountains and forests of the Dolomites.

The traditional South Tyrolean hay peelings, Arnica and Spruce packs for athletes and hikers, or alpine herbal oil massages of the La Majun pamper packages all integrate the salubrious essences obtained from the natural world of South Tyrol.

Whether you are already worn out after a day of sports or want to prepare for another day of excitement – The La Majun has a very special one-day treatment based on the use of South Tyrolean herbs. First, there’s a hay peeling to cleanse your skin right down to the pores.

Then there’s a special massage with aromatic herbal oils, with a mixture of massage techniques to promote the regeneration of your muscles. Finally, your body is immersed in a traditional hay bath.

This treatment aims to provide you with new vigor and vitality – something you don’t want to miss out on during your holidays in the Dolomites

SPORT & ACTIVITIES
By virtue of its central location in the Dolomites, Alta Badia is the ideal starting-point for climbing impressive mountaintops or retracing the most-beautiful race and mountainbiking routes of South Tyrol. The La Majun offers its guests great insider tips for hiking and excursions.

HIKING AND BOBSLEDDING
In Alta Badia you find 80 km meticulously prepared and well-marked winter trails also by snowshoeshiking. In winter the Dolomites and Alta Badia have a very special magic.

The snow-covered scenery, the deep blue sky and the quiet ambience of the forests transform the villages in a fairytale landscape. Spinning down the slopes at what feels like a million miles an hour is a great experience for both adults and children. There are many fun sledging opportunities in Alta Badia.

CROSS COUNTRY
Cross-country skiing, probably the oldest sporting discipline on skis, is an elegant and healthy type of sport which can be learned easily by people of all ages.

The small Dolomite region of Alta Badia has a long tradition of cross-country skiing – legends of the sport such as Maria Canins (among others, winner of a Vasaloppet race, the cross-country skiing race), the junior athlete Debora Agreiter as well as the qualified cross-country skiing instructors from cross-country ski school Alta Badia in San Cassiano Armentarola, prove this.

SKIING IN SOUTH TYROL
First of all: With over 1,200 km of slopes and 460 lifts and tow lines, Dolomiti Superski is the largest ski network of the Alps. The ski network consists of twelve ski areas in South Tyrol which you can all visit and use with a single ski pass.

The ski area of Alta Badia is located within the Dolomiti Superski – during their winter holidays, guests of the La Majun can thus directly enter this spectacular ski adventure of the Alps.

SELLARONDA BIKE DAY
Do not miss the Sellaronda Bike Day, a non-competitive event, open to all. During this day the famous Sellaronda, the tour of the passes around the Sella group, is reserved for lovers of 2 wheels and on the famous panoramic track there are no sounds of running engines or exhaust gases, much less traffic.

The Dolomite roads are reserved for bikes: racing bikes, mountain bikes, tandems, unicycles and even nostalgic velocipedes.

MARATONA DLES DOLOMITES
The Maratona dles Dolomites – Enel is a road-bike marathon in the Dolomites with start and finish in Alta Badia. The first Maratona dles Dolomites event took place in 1987. 166 cyclists from Italy, Germany and Austria took part in the race.

The number of participants increased from year to year. In 1990 it was just under 1,000 participants, rising to just over 6,000 in the mid-1990s. Today the number has had to be limited to 9,000 enthusiastic cyclists who get the chance each year to take part in this unique and world famous marathon.

DOLOMITES
For generations – if not for centuries – the Dolomites have held a special fascination unlike that of any other mountains. In 2009, the Dolomites were declared a UNESCO World Nature Heritage Site.

You can experience the wonder and the glory of the Dolomites in a variety of ways: You can take part in expeditions to the snowy summits, retrace the routes of legendary bicycle races along the Sellaronda, or delve into the history of the formation of the Dolomites at the spectacular MessnerMountainMuseum.

The Dolomites are a range of mountains belonging to the southern Limestone Alps in Italy. The Marmolata (3,342 meters above sea-level) is the highest summit of the Dolomites.

Other well-known summits or massifs include the Three Pinnacles, the Sella, the Rose Garden, the Schlern / Sciliar , and the Geisler Group – directly visible from the La Majun.

THE BADIA VALLEY
The Badia Valley (German: Gadertal; Ladin and Italian: Val Badia) stretches over a length of 16 km and is home to a variety of unique natural and cultural treasures. The region at the southern end of the valley is referred to as “Alta Badia.”

The Badia Valley is viewed as the heart of the Ladin culture, and is surrounded by majestic peaks of the Dolomites, including the Heiligkreuzkofel (2,908 m), the Lagazuoi (2,778 m) or the Piz Boè (3,152 m above sea-level).

For a long time, these mountains shielded the inhabitants from outside influences, as a consequence of which they developed a unique language and lifestyle surviving into modern times.

In the late-19th Century, the first alpinists came to this remote valley, laying the foundation for what later became known as “gentle” alpine tourism.

In 2009, the Dolomites were declared a UNESCO World Nature Heritage Site – thus, parts of the southwest flanks of the Badia Valley were placed under protection as the Puez-Geisler / Puez-Odle Nature Park, and parts of the southeast valley flanks as the Fanes-Sennes-Prags / Fanes-Senes-Braies Nature Park.

The region of Alta Badia at the end of the Badia Valley is divided into six villages: Corvara, Colfosco, Stern / La Villa, St. Kassian / San Cassiano, Abtei / Badia, and La Val. Each individual village has its own unique character, its own history – all of which make Alta Badia to perhaps the most-authentic region of the Dolomites.

THE SELLARONDA
The world-famous roundtrip route of the Dolomites is a year-round attraction. It offers visitors a unique opportunity to combine a love of sports with an appreciation of nature. In the wintertime, skiers can circle the Sella Massif over 40 km of snow-covered slopes.

This, the most-famous ski circuit in South Tyrol is embedded in the breath-taking landscape of the Dolomites and will lead you over four passes, with spectacular views of the Sella Massif, the Langkofel, the Plattkofel, the Marmolata, and many more impressive summits of the Dolomites.

Along the way, you can stop in at various alpine huts for refreshments, including hearty South Tyrolean specialties which will give you the needed energy to continue your journey.

The summertime classic is to circle the Sella Massif with the racing bike. This trip has a length of 58 km, and will take you through a total of 1,800 meters of altitude differential. Along the way, you’ll cross the famous Grödner Pass, Sella Pass, Pordoi Pass, and Campolongo Pass.

Website: www.lamajun.it

Rooms: 38

Price: from 319 EUR per night