Sustainability is more than just a trend – it’s a return to the roots of natural wisdom. For us, it’s a logical and natural attitude. We strive to live and implement sustainability wherever possible. While not everything can be realized immediately, it’s important to always keep an eye on the future.

The fact that our two chalets have been here since the 17th century demonstrates our awareness. Instead of building a new one, we opted to preserve the historic structure. We always prioritize natural and renewable products when renovating the historic buildings and selecting our materials and resources.

We recently decided to install a photovoltaic system. Did you know that our photovoltaic system now generates more energy annually than we consume? An invisible but powerful contribution.

We deliberately chose a sauna with a wood-burning stove – relaxing in it is both cozy, very special, and environmentally friendly. The wood for the sauna, the wood-burning stove, and the wood-fired grill in the garden comes directly from our apple trees.

We’re always doing something new and good. Sustainability is evident even in the small details that often go unnoticed. Our wooden guest information box, the shampoo in our refill bottles, and the Südtirol Guest Pass for our guests to use public transport. The ski bus and the regular bus stop are within walking distance, right below our chalets.

… I may be late and it may actually happen to you, how Peter Handke once wrote.  And how good that would be – for the eyes, heart and soul! In the forest, on foot or on horseback on the famous Haflinger horses.

Not to be missed: the “Knottnkino” *, an open-air cinema on the high plateau of Hafling, Vöran and Meran 2000, not far from our chalets. The 24-hour cinema program: mountains, sky, clouds, weather, flowers. Something new and fascinating every day ideally with “Südtiroler Marende” (snack with speck, cheese and bread) in your backpack.There are now new routes from the “Knottnkinos” on the porphyry rocks Rotstein-, Beimstein, and Timpfler Knott with imaginatively designed rest and viewpoints.

*„Knottnkino“: South Tyrolean for rock and open-air cinema

The moments when you are happy:
the mountain wind in your hair, the evening sun in the garden together with your loved ones.

You can keep theses moments forever with photographer Angelika Schwarz .She will come to your chalet, just for you, and create pictures that will tell the story of your vacation.

Request here or write us an email info@chalet-hafling.it

Every season offers an abundance of tasty delicacies and these can be found in our Products Corner. Try out the selection we have left for you in the Chalet.  Everything is homemade, of course! You will also find a list of all our delicious products available for purchase, along with a price list. Get acquainted with the flavours of South Tirol at home in the Chalet!

Our assortment of farm produced products include:

• Fresh fruit and vegetables and aromatic herbs to order – or pick your own, for free, from the chalet gardens (depending on the season)
• Fresh apples (with varieties according to the season, from mid-August to November (to order)
• Fresh eggs from our farm hens (to order)
• Jams: cherry, prune, apricot, strawberry, raspberry, pear, apple, quince, blackcurrant
• Syrup: Elderberry flower, prune, blackcurrant, bergamot
• Dried aromatic herbs for hot drink infusions: elderflower, peppermint, sage
• Dried aromatic herbs for seasoning: oregano
• Tomato sauce, from our Italian family recipe
• Chutneys and Mustard: fig, pear, tomato
• Dried Fruit: apple, pear, persimmon
• Pickled Courgettes and Chanterelle mushrooms

We’d love to spoil you!
Leave us to prepare the table.
All you need do is gently wake up!

All year round, we can be on hand to prepare delicious, hearty breakfasts and serve them in the Chalet.  Alternatively, you can choose our packed Breakfast Basket with natural, local products, all homemade, of course.

The list is endless…Coffee, South Tirolean milk, hot chocolate, *herbs tea, *apple juice, *fruit syrups (elderberry, blackcurrant, plum and lemon balm…), *jams (raspberry, plum, black cherry, pear, apple, strawberry, apricot), south Tirolean butter, “Meran” yoghurt or our *yoghurt, South Tirolean cheese, salami and speck produced by your hostess’s father! (Kofler Viktor – Speck, sausages, cheese in Lana), *eggs from our farm hens, *fresh fruit and vegetables from local farms or our farm, honey, *homemade cake, *dried fruits, *muesli, *stewed apples and pears, *apple sauce and a choice of bread. (*all the products printed in italics come from our own Tschenglser Farm in Meran)

Make your choice, then leave the rest to us.  There’s no rush (from 8.00 till 11.00 am). Start the day in a relaxing yet energy giving way.
Breakfast in a Basket, from 18 euro | Breakfast at the table served, from 24 euro

If you’d like a packed lunch for one of your trips or excursions, or rather as we say in South Tirol – a backpack with a “Holbmittog” (hearty snack), we can prepare this based on your requirements.
Or, if you’d love to experience a South Tirolean “merenda” (afternoon snack) or dinner – the Bauernstube awaits you!

Last year at this time, the blogger Christine Neder and her friends came to visited our Chalet. She’s since been back and is still, if not more, passionate about South Tyrol. To discover more about her adventures check out her blog “Lilies Diary” and “In my heart, I’m South Tyrolean”

Our chalet is situated directly below the ski and excursion resort of Merano 2000, only three minutes away.

Merano 2000 suits all tastes, offering a vast array of skiing opportunities for experts and beginners, snowboard, sledging,; cross country skiing, snow walking… For families – “Lucky’s Kinderland” is an ideal playpark, created with little skiers in mind or for those who want to take it easy! “Bob Alpino” will satisfy those looking for the adrenalin rush. Then there’s the occasional “skijöring” evening with Avelignesi ponies (a winter activity where skiers are pulled along by a pony).

The typical “Kaiserschmarrn” (sweet omlette), piping hot soup, dumplings, speck and much more. Merano 2000 offers many cosy huts and restaurants. There’s a ski school, equipment hire shop and locker facilities for skis, and much more. Here, winter arrives at the beginning of December and continues right through until the end of March. This is all thanks to the location of the plateau above Merano and Hafling, which sits at an altitude of 1,600 and 2,300 metres – with a corresponding panorama!

Michaela – just like my own experiences:

„For me, it’s always a time of great excitement when new guests arrive. You can sense the immediate bond during the first spoken exchanges and glances. I honestly take great pleasure in giving advice and making suggestions to my guests, always in an individual and personalised manner. It’s just the way I am. My wish is that guests live an unforgettable experience, returning home with warm and lasting memories. I want them to get to know Merano, Hafling and South Tyrol and have the pleasure of meeting the locals, people from my land, who will make them feel at home here too.

Artificial doesn’t exist here. All things are natural and genuine. The entire house is original and judging by our guests’ reviews, we have definitely followed the right path and made the right choices. Comments such as, “the house transmits a sense of wellbeing, like in a fairytale, a childhood dream” – warms my heart. It’s so interesting to see how our guests discover and make use of the different parts of the house – the bench surrounding the “stufa” gets transformed into someone’s bed. The wine cellar, satisfies every curiosity and it’s contents, produced on our farm, make perfect souvenirs.

The most beautiful thing, it has to be said, is the pleasure of being together – to chat, laugh and settle down in the “Stube” to reminisce about days gone by. Nevertheless, there’s also space to take time out alone.“

Coming soon – our new outdoor sauna. With its wood burning stove and views of the surrounding mountains. Carefully planned by us and created with local materials by local craftsmen. Read more!

When the angels go on holiday, our sun always shines! Therefore, when the blogger Christine Neder and her friends came to visit us, South Tyrol presented its best side in a blaze of magnificent Autumn colours. Christine Neder is a fan of South Tyrol and writes about her adventures here in „Lilies Diary“.  You can read more about her visit to us in the blog „Meran Sehenswürdigkeiten – meine 7 Highlights in der Region“ .