Where the Susanne Kaufmann ritual comes to life

The Susanne Kaufmann Spa at Hotel Post Bezau is where our philosophy was first practised — and where it continues to be most fully realised. Every treatment is guided by the same principles that define our formulas: precise actives, Alpine botanicals, and a holistic approach designed to support the skin's innate capacity to restore and renew.

This commitment to considered care has been recognised for the seventh consecutive year with the World Spa Award for Austria's Best Wellness Retreat 2025 — and for the third time, the prestigious accolade has been awarded to Hotel Post Bezau.

Set within a 780-hectare estate that has remained in the same family for over 200 years, the Susanne Kaufmann Spa at São Lourenço do Barrocal is shaped by the same philosophy that defines the land around it — patient, purposeful, and deeply rooted in the natural world. Here, the slow rhythm of the Alentejo, its ancient olive groves, sun-warmed meadows and centuries of agricultural tradition, becomes the setting for treatments designed to support the skin's innate capacity to restore and renew.

Every treatment is guided by the same principles that define our formulas: botanically-inspired actives, a holistic approach to skin function, and a belief in care that works consistently over time. The spa's distinctive 40-metre vaulted corridor — one of the estate's original architectural features — leads to treatment rooms where that philosophy is fully realised.

Perched above the car-free village of Wengen, overlooking the Lauterbrunnen Valley and the Jungfrau, the Grand Hotel Belvedere sits in one of the most elemental Alpine landscapes in Switzerland. Originally built in 1912 and recently restored, the hotel moves to the rhythm of the mountains — a place shaped by the season, the light, and the peaks that frame every view. Here, the Susanne Kaufmann spa finds its natural home.

The spa draws its inspiration from Japanese onsen tradition, combining mineral-rich waters with the restorative intelligence of Alpine botanicals. Every treatment is guided by the same principles that define our formulas — precise actives, a holistic approach to skin function, and a belief in care that works in rhythm with the body's innate capacity to restore and renew. Indoors, an onsen-inspired pool, sauna, hammam and relaxation room invite stillness. Outdoors, a second pool opens directly onto the mountain panorama — the Jungfrau Massif held in full view.

Set on the banks of the Eure, just one hour from Paris, Domaine de Primard is an 18th-century estate of rare quiet — 40 hectares of rose gardens, ancient orchards, century-old trees and river meadows, shaped over decades by landscape architect Jacques Wirtz and awarded the distinction of Jardin Remarquable. It is a place that moves entirely at the pace of the natural world, and one where the Susanne Kaufmann philosophy finds a deeply considered home.

The spa — the first Susanne Kaufmann spa in France — spans 450 square metres across two levels of warm timber architecture. Below, a sensory wet area houses a sauna, hammam and Japanese bath; above, four treatment cabins open onto stillness and forest. Every treatment follows the same principles that guide our formulas: botanically-derived actives, a holistic approach to skin function, and care designed to restore balance over time. The signature Primard ritual draws its inspiration from the estate's own orchard — a direct expression of the connection between land, ingredient and skin.

Nestled among the vineyards and orchards of Lana in South Tyrol, Hotel Schwarzschmied was conceived from the outset as a place of conscious living — where design, slow food, movement and care for the skin converge in a single, unhurried rhythm. Founded by the Dissertori family as South Tyrol's first art-of-living hotel, it is a place shaped by the belief that lasting wellbeing comes not from a single moment, but from a consistent, considered practice.

The Susanne Kaufmann Spa sits at the heart of that philosophy. Across 1,000 square metres, treatments formulated from Alpine botanicals work in concert with indoor and outdoor pools filled with revitalised Grander water, a bio-sauna, Finnish outdoor sauna, and steam bath — each element designed to support the skin and body's innate capacity to restore and renew. The same principles extend beyond the spa: to the daily yoga programme, to the zero-kilometre kitchen at La Fucina, where produce is grown in the hotel's own Schwarzbauergarten, and to every detail of a stay designed to slow the pace of modern life.

Situated in the heart of Lech am Arlberg, one of Austria's most celebrated alpine destinations, Hotel Arlberg has been a family-run institution since 1956 — now guided by the third generation of the founding Schneider family. Set directly opposite the village's main ski lifts and overlooking the rushing waters of the River Lech, it is a hotel shaped by the rhythms of the mountain year, as attuned to summer hiking and high-altitude golf as it is to winter on the slopes.

The partnership with Susanne Kaufmann feels less like a collaboration than a homecoming. Born and raised in the neighbouring Bregenzerwald valley, Susanne Kaufmann drew her philosophy directly from this landscape — its Alpine botanicals, its seasonal rhythms, its belief in nature as the most intelligent formulator.

At the Senses Spa, her treatments work alongside one of the world's most ambitious hydrotherapy programmes: the hotel is the only property globally to offer the full range of Dornbracht's multi-sensory shower installations, including a horizontal water massage unlike anything found elsewhere. Quartzite stone, limestone plaster and volcanic clay clad the spa in materials drawn from the surrounding mountains, creating a space that restores as much through its environment as through its treatments.