Some places are built for guests. Puradies Nature Resort in Leogang was built for a family, and it's exactly why it is one of the most unique stays in Austria. The Madreiter family has farmed this plateau above since 1845, and what surrounds it now grew from that heritage: the organic farm that feeds the kitchen, the meadow the chalets look out over, the spa that follows the shape of the hill as though it was always meant to be there. At around 1,000 metres, car-free, the village below and the Steinberge above, this is a place where heritage is felt. Everything either came from the land or was designed to belong to it.
The Chalets: Alpine Living for the Whole Family
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The private chalets sit on a meadow above the main building, close enough to walk to the spa, far enough to feel like your own place. Outside, they look like alpine farmhouses, an homage to history and how the family once lived. Inside the scale opens up: high ceilings, a fireplace, a freestanding bath, a sauna of your own. The collaboration with Moroso brings a special charm: a contrast of Italian design inside an alpine shell, sixty square metres where the design house's colour and craft meet bare Zirbenholz. Each element of the stay, from the interior to the garden lake and the spa, is created to give the most immersive experience. Breakfast arrives at the door each morning in a basket. Dinner can come to your table if you prefer not to leave. Everything a family could need is here. The estate is car-free, all 300,000 square metres of meadow and forest that children can move through without worry. A petting zoo, an adventure playground, and a children's playroom all give the parents time for themselves.
Heaven Spa: Where the Hill Becomes the Healer
The Resort’s Heaven Spa has a unique story. Designed in 2023 it was created with one principle: follow the hill. The building curves with the slope into the hill, while the floor-to-ceiling windows open the space to natural daylight and breathtaking views, making the golden hour and morning sunrise parts of the experience. For families, a heated pool moves from a warm indoor space to an outdoor stretch of open water, while the indoor children’s pool ensures even the littlest members of the family can have a place of their own.
On the other hand, the Sauna House, an adults-only 3-story experience, descends through four rooms. Starting at the top with a Finnish sauna at 80 degrees, Zirben steam and herb-infused sauna below, and at the base– the Earth Sauna, a place for meditation and introspection, far from anything that can take your attention away.
The accompanying treatment rooms offer massages and body rituals for all your needs–from deep and grounding to precise and restorative. The ingredients, arnica, lavender, yarrow, come from the meadows surrounding the property. At Puradies, even the spa menu is an expression of the land.
The Farm That Feeds the Kitchen
The kitchen runs on what the land produces. The family’s 30-hectar organic farm is the source; the cattle graze the surrounding pastures, and vegetables come from a garden the family calls Sissi's. Almost everything on the plate is Austrian. Resort’s restaurant ESS:ENZ carries two Gault Millau toques and gives a front row seat with an open kitchen where the cooking is visible from every table.
A Legacy Built on This Land
Since 1845, this plateau has been home to a family that made it their life's work to share it with the world. The Madreiter family didn't just build a resort here; they wove themselves into the soul of it. At Puradies, the owners walk among you, present at every turn, and that warmth is ultimately why leaving is hard and returning feels inevitable.
