Good to know

Here you will find everything you need to know about your stay at the Glinzhof. If you have any further questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Check In & Out

• Check in:
  The room can be occupied from 14:00 (earlier by arrangement).
• Check Out:
  The room must be vacated by 10:00 a.m. on the day of departure at the latest (later by arrangement).

If you have to leave earlier than booked, we charge 100% of the daily rate for the remaining days.

Meal times

• Breakfast buffet daily from 7:30 to 11:00 a.m.
• Dinner from 18:30 to 19:30,
  in the Bergstube above the Glinzhof.
• Our kitchen is closed on Monday evenings!

WLAN access

Free and unrestricted WLAN access is available to our guests in the house.

In order to provide a reliable service to all, we ask that you use the WLAN moderately.
Password: glinzhof

Guest-ABC

B – Bandages

We have plasters, bandages, ointment, etc. in our medicine cabinet.

Board games

In our games cupboard under the stairs on the ground floor you will find our collection of board games.

Braies Lake with e-bike, bus or car

The Braies Lake is a jewel and accordingly much visited! Especially in July + August we recommend the ascent with our e-bikes or the bus.

Info and reservation:
Braies lake

D – Drinking water

All the water on our farm is mineral-rich and pure drinking water! The drinking water to the left of the drinks cabinet from the natural well and the farm wells in front of the houses is particularly fresh!

Drinks cabinet

At the end of the hallway on the ground floor of the farmhouse is our drinks cabinet.
Our guests can help themselves from it.
A drinks slip hangs on the door, where you enter your name/room number and the drinks consumed.
You will find glasses in the drinks cabinet or in the parlour.
A freshly tapped beer or an afternoon coffee is available from Alexia, Manfred or Max.
Drinks in the Bergstube are served by our friendly service staff and written down in the room.

E – Energy generation

For the sake of the environment, we produce all our energy directly on the farm.

• Wood pellets : 120 KW heat
• Photovoltaic system: 160 KW of electricity
• Heat pump: 60 KW heat

Almost 100 % of the energy required (electricity, heat, mobility) is produced CO2-neutrally with wood and solar energy.

Emergencies

We can be reached at any time for small or large emergencies under +39 329 2292992 (mobile phone Manfred). Manfred is an active firefighter and can handle almost all emergencies or call for reinforcements. The general emergency number is 112.

F – Farm tour

It is always a great pleasure for us to show you our farm during a small guided tour! Registration with Alexia and Manfred.

Fischlein Valley

The Fischlein Valley can be reached on foot, by bike or bus during the summer months!

Info can be found here:
Fischlein Valley

Feedback

We are always open to constructive criticism and suggestions for improvement!

G – Guided E-MTB tours

In cooperation with the tourism association Rudy offers guided E-MTB tours!

For info click here

Guests A-B-C of our Tourist Association

The guests A-B-C of our tourism association offers much more information!

Click here

H – Hiking and biking tips

We are happy to help you plan your tour. We are happy to provide map material including personal advice. Particularly helpful is our collection on www.komoot.de

L – Laundry

We are happy to wash, dry and iron laundry.

Price per filling:

• Washing: 10 Euros
• Drying: 10 Euro
• Ironing: 10 Euro

Towels left in the shower cabin are gladly changed! Please bear in mind that every washing pollutes the environment through energy and detergent consumption…

Library

In the parlour you will find our small house library.

M – Mobilcard

With the Mobilcard our guests can use public transport throughout South Tyrol. Excluded are the buses to the Braies Lake and the Three Peaks.

P – Pets

Pets are allowed and welcome with us. Please indicate when booking. The price is normally 30 euros per pet per day. The whole house is cleaned thoroughly every day. This means that other guests are not negatively affected by pets. Of course, pets are not allowed in the wellness area.

Payment

At the end of your holiday, you can use cheque, ATM and credit card (not AMEX) as means of payment in addition to cash. For payment with cash we grant a discount of 2%!

The hosts

May we introduce ourselves?

The 4 of us, Alexia & Manfred with little Max and Marie run our small but very fine and exclusive mountain farm with full dedication.

Once again a warm greeting from us and enjoy your stay!

Our farm

First and foremost, our mountain farm is a place in the Dolomites to relax and feel good, high above the Puster Valley at 1,500 m above sea level. The cosy atmosphere of a mountain farm has been combined with modern comforts.

Here you can smell the mountain meadow hay and the natural woods, enjoy the sunny panoramic position and feel the pure mountain air. But also the farm’s own products and the honest hospitality let people find the peace again that is so often lost in everyday life.

If you have any questions or if you notice something interesting on the farm, we are always at your disposal. You are welcome to visit the animals in our stable. We ask parents to accompany the children at all times!

Pony riding

Every Wednesday and Saturday we meet at 10 a.m. in the stable for pony riding!

What is there to discover

Cows

Our cows are milked twice a day. Their milk is delivered to the local cheese dairy, which uses it to produce delicious cheese, yoghurt, butter, curd cheese and much more. You are welcome to watch the milking and/or taste the milk. Just let us know how many liters you want. We would like to point out that the milk comes directly from the cow, it is not pasteurized. We recommend heating them before drinking.

Chicken

You can watch our free-range chickens all day long. We are happy to bring you our own eggs. Just let us know.

Court chronicle

• 1604: During renovation work, a wooden beam is found with the inscription 1,604 A.D. It can be assumed that the farm was built around this time.
• 1945: Birth of Jakob
• 1947: Birth of Selbenbacher Maria
• 1970: The Glinzhof is developed with an access road
• 1973: Jakob takes over the farm and marries Mrs. Selbenbacher Maria
• 1975: Son Manfred is born 1976: Angelika is born
• 1977: The first guests “stray” to the Glinzhof. This event is to leave a lasting mark on the history of the farm. The German couple stays only one night and gives Mother Maria a tip. This tip was more than father Jakob earned in a month with the 2 cows in the stable. A light goes on for Mother Maria! A completely new source of income is discovered as additional income. But father Jakob waves it off pessimistically. He does not believe that people will come up here. Mother Maria as the driving force does not give up and soon has the first “real” guests.
• 1978: The one room is rented out very well. A licence to rent out guest beds is applied for at the municipality. Thus the Glinhof is the first business with farm holidays.
• 1979: Another 2 rooms are added, the work is mostly done by Jakob.
• 1984: The entire roof truss is renewed, 3 more guest rooms are added.

Culinary delights

Only the best is the motto of our house. Let us spoil you with selected exclusive products from the region and our own farm. Fresh and high-quality organic products are the basis for the preparation of our typical South Tyrolean cuisine.

Sometimes extravagant, sometimes typical – the dishes are varied.

Breakfast

An enjoyable breakfast is the basis for a powerful day in the mountains.

Fresh bread from the bakery, cakes, honey, jams, fruit juice, wholemeal muesli, fresh fruit, bacon, sheep’s salami, Kaminwurzen, cheese and eggs are on the buffet every day.

In addition to “normal” breakfast coffee, we are also happy to prepare delicious espresso, macchiato, cappuccino, lattemacchiato from the South Tyrolean coffee roaster Caroma.

Our exquisite organic tea comes from Viropa.

Dinner

Freshly prepared dishes every day from high-quality raw materials from our own farm.

In the morning, our guests are informed about the evening menu, which consists of a salad buffet, starter, main course and dessert. If we do not meet your taste with our proposal, you are welcome to choose alternatives.

We place the highest value on fresh and high-quality organic products.

Except on Monday evening: Our kitchen is closed! 

Dinner information

• Basically, we serve a salad buffet, starter, main course and dessert.
• You can choose the menu for the evening at breakfast or on arrival.
• Most of the food comes from raw products from our organic farm.
• Mainly typical Tyrolean dishes are served.
• The price includes the meal and natural water.
• For other drinks, please refer to our range of products!
• All consumptions will be written down in your room and charged at the end of your holiday.
• Should you wish to dine out, please let us know in the morning. An amount of 15 €/person will then be deducted.
• Friends or acquaintances are also welcome to dine with us on advance notice. The menu costs 22 €/person.

On Monday evening our kitchen rests!

Therefore, here are some personal recommendations.

We recommend dining everywhere as early as around 18:00-18:30. Later it gets quite crowded everywhere and possibly a bit chaotic.

A hint that you are Glinzhof guests can make a reservation easier 🙂

Want a recipe?

In South Tyrol, the potato-beef gröstl is a popular dish.

The South Tyrolean farmer’s gröstl is hearty, hearty, delicious and actually a typical winter dish. But it is also often served in summer at alpine huts, mountain inns or Buschenschänken. The Gröstl greets the table in a hot pan, usually adorned with a fried egg on top of the dish.

The spicy farmer’s gröstl deserves to be mentioned again and again. A Gröstl can be prepared in many different ways, the typical ingredients are potatoes, boiled beef and onions. But basically a Gröstl is also an excellent way to use up leftovers.

Farm products

A farm holiday is the best opportunity to taste fresh and delicious local produce every day. Experience at first hand how we obtain our products from our own and regional agriculture, use them directly or process them with care into first-class delicacies.

The natural raw materials come from our fields, are harvested by us and processed by the farmer’s wife with much love and according to South Tyrolean tradition into homemade quality products.

Whether fresh eggs, a variety of herbs from our herb garden, fruit ripe for harvesting and fresh vegetables – with us you only get the best that the farm has to offer.

Our farm shop

In our small farm shop you can buy the following farm products:

• Kaminwurzen
• eggs
• Smoked Beef
• syrups
• pickled mushrooms
• herbs
• juices
• arnica rub
• blueberry schnapps
• stone pine chips (see attachment Swiss stone pine wood!)

Wellness & Spa

Pool:

• Our new panorama pool is located on the south side of the farmhouse.
• Emission-free with PV electricity and a heat pump, it is heated to 30-35 degrees.
• The water is treated chlorine-free with active oxygen, copper and silver ionization and UV treatment.
• The cover of the pool serves to save heat and water and especially for safety. The blue „Pool open“ button opens the cover at any time.
• If possible, the cover should be closed again after swimming.
• Key switch to „close“: Cover closes 2/3.
• After the beep, turn the key switch to „close“ again and the cover closes completely.

The Puster Valley

The broad, flat valley floor, with steep green slopes rising up from its sides – it is an unusual, almost bizarre sight that can be seen in many parts of the Puster Valley. At the same time, it exudes a fairytale atmosphere. The region encompasses a variety of landscapes characterized by all kinds of shades of green: lush meadows dotted with colorful spots, deep dark coniferous forests, gentle hills that shimmer golden in the sunlight, the muted color of the mountain pines on bare rock, the intense tone of the first grasses , struggling through the snow cover.

Despite the altitude and the notorious cold compared to the warmer regions of South Tyrol, old farms have been crouching in the pastures and fields for a long time and some are still inhabited today: a visit to the Dietenheim Museum of Local History shows how challenging life in the Bergen used to be and what hardships people had to struggle with every day. Today, on the other hand, you can enjoy rural life without having to forfeit comfort. But those who prefer something a little more rustic will also be happy here: for the adventurous, spending the night in a refuge is the absolute highlight. Experience nature up close, the wooden wall behind you, a glass in your hand, while the red sun sinks behind the mountain peaks. A unique little moment in which all the beauty of this country can be felt.

Offside

The Rienz, which flows through the Pustertal, is nourished from many sides by smaller streams: the valleys in the east of South Tyrol are widely branched. And behind every hill, it seems, lies a new natural wonder. The Ahrntal with its proud stone guards.

Anterselva with the internationally renowned winter sports center, where mainly biathlon races are held. The Pragser Tal, crowned at the end by the pearl of the Dolomites. The little town of Bruneck with its rich cultural activities. San Candido with its Romanesque collegiate church.

The Pustertal itself, with its narrow valley entrance, is somewhat isolated from the rest of the country. The dialect varies with every bend in the river, just like the traditional customs with their small rituals and big festivals. And the open nature of the people invites everyone to share these traditions with them.

Shopping in Alta Pusteria…

Opening hours:

• General rule: the exact opening hours are always posted at the shop entrance
• MO – FR: 08.30/09.00-12.00 h and 15.00-19.00 h
• Saturday: 08.30/09.00-12.00 hrs
• Saturday all day: December-Easter and July-mid September
• Sundays and public holidays: closed, exceptions are posted.
• The bakeries, butchers and alpine dairies open in the morning between 07.00 and 8.30 a.m., but are less open in the afternoon.

E-bike rental at the Glinzhof

You are welcome to rent an e-bike from us!

We lend out:

• 2 E-fully bikes for adults (also with children’s trailer)
• 2 e-bikes for children

1 E-Fully ist mit einer innovativen Navigationsfunktion ausgestattet für eine sehr einfache Tourenfindung!

The tours are listed in our Komoot Collection.

All bikes are GPS protected.

For reservations please contact Alexia & Manfred or enter your name in the list at the office door.