Hotel Alpina Regina
A 50-room Tyrolean house on the Fernpass road, 700 m from the Marienberg lift
About this hotel
Hotel Alpina Regina is a 50-room house at Fernpassstraße 54, on the B179 that runs through Biberwier towards the Fern Pass. The Marienbergbahn valley station on Marienbergweg is about 600 m away as the crow flies and roughly 700 m by road, so most guests can walk to the lift in ski boots; the free Zugspitz Arena ski bus also stops outside. Every room has a balcony, and the rooms range from singles to family rooms for up to six people. A ski storage room, a sauna and an infrared cabin are on site.
The Marienberg is the gentle half of the Bergbahnen Langes area: five lifts and about 12 km of mostly easy runs between roughly 1,000 and 1,840 m, with the Bibers Buzzebahn fun slope beside the wide valley run. For longer descents, the Grubigstein in Lermoos, run by the same company, is a short ski-bus ride away. Back at the hotel, the restaurant cooks Tyrolean and Austrian dishes, massages can be booked, and billiards, table football and a garden playground keep children busy. Parking is free.
- About 700 m by road from the Marienbergbahn valley station
- Balcony in all 50 rooms, family rooms for up to six
- Sauna and infrared cabin
- Ski storage room
- Free ski bus stop outside and free parking
Our take
The Alpina Regina sits on the Fernpass road, and that shapes both its strength and its weakness. The strength: the Marienbergbahn valley station is about 700 m away, an easy walk to the family ski hill of the Zugspitz Arena, with five lifts and mostly easy runs up to about 1,840 m. The weakness: the B179 is the main transit road over the Fern Pass, and traffic there is metered by traffic lights at Reutte on busy weekends and holidays. I would book it for a family with young skiers who want a sauna and a playground after the slopes; strong skiers chasing long descents should sleep in Lermoos or Ehrwald instead. Guests score it 7.7 across 267 reviews: solid, not polished.
- Ask for a room on the side away from the Fernpassstraße: the B179 is the main transit road over the Fern Pass, busiest at weekends and on holidays.
- Start beginners on the Marienberg: the lift company calls its beginner slope the best in the region, and the Bibers Buzzebahn fun slope sits just above the Biberschirm hut beside the valley run.
- When the Marienberg feels short, take the free ski bus to the Grubigstein in Lermoos, run by the same company, which climbs to about 2,100 m and has the longest blue run in the Zugspitz Arena.
- Leave the car in the hotel's free car park: the Marienbergbahn is about 700 m away on foot, and the ski bus stopping outside covers Lermoos and Ehrwald.
Why we love it
- Walkable to the family-friendly Marienberg lifts
- Family rooms for up to six people
- Sauna and infrared cabin after skiing
- Garden playground, billiards and table football
Why guests love itFor a family whose children are learning to ski, this is a sensible base. The Marienberg is the family hill of the Bergbahnen Langes, with a beginner slope the lift company rates the best in the region and the Bibers Buzzebahn fun slope beside the valley run, and its valley station is about 700 m from the door. Family rooms take up to six people, every room has a balcony, and the garden playground, billiards and table football fill the time between skiing and dinner. The downside is the address on the Fernpass road, which is busy at weekends. Families who want a swimming pool should look elsewhere: the hotel has a sauna and an infrared cabin, not a pool.