On top of the world

By Mary Gostelow

THIS MONTH: The Bavarian Alps, Germany

Where? Intercontinental Resort Berchtesgaden, duplex suite Watzmann, number 347.

What? You're on top of a mountain looking across a cloud-filled valley over to the even higher snow-capped peaks of Mount Watzmann and the Lattengebirge.

Why? You are in Germany's only alpine national park, 3,280 feet above sea level: Upstairs your bedroom leads to a grassy terrace; downstairs your modern office-parlor has a working gas fireplace.

The WOWfactor: Sensational skiing, mountain golf, bicycling and a spa with indoor pool, run by Germany's best spa director, Peter Droessel, formerly at Brenner's Park.

(Mary Gostelow is editor-in-chief of WOW.travel, the online magazine of Kiwi Collection. She is also a regular columnist for enRoute magazine.)

Getting There

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