Hotel Maximilian
Indoor and outdoor pools, four kilometres from the lifts
About this hotel
Hotel Maximilian runs as a family business in Merano, five minutes' walk from the Gardens of Trauttmansdorff Castle and four kilometres from the Merano 2000 ski area. Its two pools, one indoor and one outdoor, sit alongside a spa with sauna, Turkish bath and hot tub, plus a fitness centre and a garden with sunbeds. Rooms carry an Alpine furnishing style with a balcony offering mountain views, a satellite flat-screen TV and a private bathroom, and a restaurant operates on site with free WiFi in public areas. The Therme Meran thermal baths sit two kilometres away, and Bolzano is a thirty-minute drive. Table tennis and facilities for disabled guests are available, and non-smoking rooms are standard, rounding out a property built for a full week of skiing and spa time without needing to leave the grounds much.
- Indoor and outdoor pools
- Spa with Turkish bath
- Fitness centre
- Mountain-view balconies
Our take
Hotel Maximilian suits travellers who want a proper spa wing, with sauna, Turkish bath and hot tub together, plus a manageable four-kilometre run out to Merano 2000 rather than a hillside village transfer. The five-minute walk to Trauttmansdorff Castle Gardens makes non-ski afternoons easy without a car, and a 9.3 score from 306 guests backs the setup. Anyone wanting a hotel at the lift base should look elsewhere, since Maximilian's strength is its in-town spa rather than slope proximity.
- Use the Turkish bath and sauna combination on arrival day to recover from travel before the first ski morning.
- Walk to Trauttmansdorff Castle Gardens on a rest day rather than driving, since it's only five minutes on foot.
- Book a mountain-view balcony room, since not every room category faces the peaks directly.
Why we love it
- Indoor and outdoor pools together
- Sauna, Turkish bath and hot tub spa
- Five minutes' walk to Trauttmansdorff Gardens
- Family-run with a fitness centre
Why guests love itHotel Maximilian is a family-run three-star in Merano with indoor and outdoor pools, and I suggest it to families who want plenty of water time under one roof. The spa has a sauna and Turkish bath for parents, and there is a fitness centre. Trauttmansdorff Castle Gardens are a five-minute walk away for a day off the slopes, and the Merano 2000 ski area is four kilometres from the hotel. Rooms have mountain-view balconies. Guests rate it 9.3.