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New head chef at the 2-toque restaurant ice Q: Jonas Grundner
29-year-old Jonas Grundner from Vorarlberg takes over the reins at Austria's highest 2-toque restaurant.
Stefan Speiser becomes Chef de Cuisine
From October 2024 the cuisine in Das Central is set to go up a notch: multi-award-winning head chef Stefan Speiser will be our new Chef de Cuisine!
FALCON Restaurants
Culinary delights in a top location right next to the middle station of the Gaislachkoglbahn. Our FALCON restaurants will surprise you with food trends and breathtaking views.
Giggijoch restaurants
At the Giggijoch, the à la carte restaurant Wirtshaus in the summer and two additional self-service restaurants in winter spoil you with everything a skier's culinary heart desires.
Big3 Rally in Sölden
Conquer 3 three-thousand metre mountains: 10.000 metres altitude & 50 kilometres in one day!
5 Must-Dos in autumn in Sölden
Culinary experiences, wellness enjoyment, and colorful autumn adventures - discover autumn in Sölden!
Summit Dinner in the ice Q restaurant
It's a very special experience when one of the highest located gourmet restaurants around the world welcomes guests to the Summit Dinner at more than 3,000 m above sea level.
Wine adventures at over 3,000 m above sea level
Exceptional wine events at the highest level: Wein am Berg 2025 and the May Wines MasterClass at ice Q!
AUDI FIS Skiworldcup Opening in Sölden
Every year in October the Rettenbach glacier becomes a hub for the international ski scene at the legendary FIS ski world cup opening.
Presidential suite with private SPA
Luxury holidays in the presidential suite: Quality and extravagance come to perfection in the 205 m² large presidential suite with private SPA.
1 ski pass = 6 Ötztal ski areas!
The Ötztal Super Skipass promises pure skiing adventure in in 6 Ötztal ski areas: 361 kilometres of slopes and 90 lifts!
Must-dos for gourmets in winter
High enjoyment with top vintners and top chefs, 5 Gault&Millau toques on 2 days, and much more: our must-dos promise pleasurable adventures at over 3,000 m above sea level.
Ötztal Cycle Marathon 2025
5,500m altitude and 227 km – each year, over 4,000 participants take part in the legendary Ötztal Cycle Marathon.
Our local fish producer Raimund Mrak
Das Central purchases numerous products from regional producers in the area. Among others, the Ötztal spring fish from Raimund Mrak in Längenfeld.
Electric Mountain Festival 2025
Pulsating beats. Electric sounds. Dancing deluxe. Get goose-bumps when top-class international DJs and live acts set the Ötztal Alps alight.
Review: Wein am Berg – Summer Edition 2024
This was our 2-day gourmet event with the motto "Rosé all day" - with top winegrowers, top chefs & the finest DJ tunes at over 3,000 metres.
Wine connects - visiting wineries all over the world
We at Hotel Das Central in Sölden can count many renowned winegrowers as close friends. We regularly visit them at their wineries, from Burgenland to Burgundy.
Outdoor park Area 47
One of the biggest outdoor playgrounds in the world: 20,000m² water park, giant slides, blobbing, high ropes and much more.
Mountain carts in Sölden
The longest mountain cart track in Tyrol leads over 7.3 km from the middle station of the Gaislachkogl down to the valley.
Ötztal Summer Card
Free for Das Central hotel guests! Experience all summer highlights in the Ötztal with just one card.
BIKE REPUBLIC SÖLDEN
Action-packed bike adventures: The BIKE REPUBLIC SÖLDEN impresses with numerous lines, trails and Tyrol's largest pump track.
Sunshine skiing in April
Warm rays of sunshine on your skin and a view of numerous three-thousand-meter peaks as you glide down the slopes.
Vinoble Cosmetics
The Austrian vegan skincare line VINOBLE COSMETICS incorporates the advantages of grapes. Discover our Vinoble treatments – matching our love for wine!
Design star Sagmeister at ice Q in Sölden
Exhibition "Better and Better" & Dinner of the Arts on April, 2 - the ice Q in Sölden will probably be the highest art gallery in the Alps from the end of February.
Hannibal - A spectacle on Sölden's glacier
The Rettenbach glacier in Sölden turns into a stage and becomes the backdrop for the reconstruction of the famous crossing of the Alps.
Interview with sommelier Martin Sperdin
Martin Sperdin has shaped the wine culture for over two decades.
New: Sölden Winterchallenge
The new Sölden Challenge: 19 exciting competitions lead through the entire Sölden ski area.
Review: Wein am Berg – Summer Edition 2023
Germany's top female winemakers were guests at the Wein am Berg - Summer Edition in August 2023 at the 5-star Hotel Das Central.
With a love for detail: That’s the new rooms
Earthy tones and splashes of colour, wood and stone - that’s how the newly designed rooms and suites take shape!
The Central family
Diverse personalities with different origins: Curtain up for the Central family!
Test-drive a BMW 440i convertible for free
Open-air feeling through the Ötztal Valley: this summer, guests of the 5* hotel Das Central can test-drive the BMW 440i convertible at no cost.
Widiversum
36 exciting game and puzzle stations await over an area of 3,000 m² at the WIDIVERSUM family adventure paradise in Hochoetz.
Well-known guests
The Central has always been a popular meeting place for top international athletes.
How it all began ...
It was a momentous occasion when the doors of Das Central officially opened in 1969.
Area 47 snow park & fun slope Sölden
Countless rails, boxes, kickers and other bits and pieces create an arena of endless combinations for all ability levels.
Review: Wein am Berg – Summer Edition 2022
The young wine scene from Austria was visiting our annual Wein am Berg – Summer Edition in August 2022 in Sölden.
Alpienne – Power of the Alps
Alpienns's high-quality natural cosmetics with arnica and St. John's wort extracts represent the 'power of the Alps'.
Good reasons for an alpaca hike in Sölden
Enjoy the nature of the Ötztal mountains while recharging your batteries – on our alpaca hike in Sölden.
Christmas recipe from our kitchen team
Quick and easy recipes: suitable for the Christmas season we present delicious 'Wildspitzen' as pastries!
Germany's next Topmodel 2019 in Sölden
The ice Q restaurant up above 3000m altitude inspired the producers of the successful casting show “Germany's Next Topmodel”.