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Meet The Hotelier Behind Hotel Schmelzhof In Lech
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  2. Meet The Hotelier Behind Hotel Schmelzhof In Lech

Meet The Hotelier Behind Hotel Schmelzhof In Lech

Kate Lough becomes part of the family at this family-run hotel in the Arlberg’s prettiest village

8T84 Rooms Team

February 1, 2020

Inside Reports

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In the age of Instagram, many hotels have become style over substance. They look good on your grid, but there’s something major missing: an experience.

The Schmelzhof, however, the favourite Lech hotel of industry insider and founder of Eighty Four Rooms, Sebastian Schoellgen, isn’t fussed about hashtags and bathtub selfies. Run by the Strolz family, who have

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