With panoramic mountain views, Ansitz Plantiz is 15 minutes' walk from Merano centre. It offers gourmet cuisine, excellent wellness facilities and a rooftop terrace with hot tub. Rooms at Hotel Ansitz Plantiz are modern and comfortable with toiletries and a flat-screen TV offering over 100 satellite channels. Most rooms have a balcony. At the spa, you can relax in the indoor swimming pool, hot tubs, steam baths and saunas. A range of relaxing massages and beauty treatments are also available. A varied buffet breakfast is served in the dining hall with spectacular views across Merano and the Passer River. The restaurant offers dishes made from home-grown produce and a list of fine wines. Just 10 minutes' walk from the Botanical Gardens, the hotel can organise guided mountain walks and Nordic walking tours. Bikes are free to rent on site and the Merano 2000 ski slopes are 10 minutes' drive away.