Achim Biston verbrachte mehr als 40 Jahre lang Urlaube am Embachhof, lange bevor aus dem alten Bauernhof samt Pension das Puradies wurde. Wir haben ihn gefragt, was ihm aus diesen Urlauben besonders in Erinnerung geblieben ist.
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Can wellness be a sin? Certainly not in Puradies: the new "Heaven Spa" has been carefully integrated into the landscape with a view to sustainability .
A holiday in a hut evokes images of a rustic atmosphere – a four-star hotel, on the other hand, is all about luxury. You’ll find both of these in the cosy chalets at the Puradies nature resort, where you can spend your holiday in private as a couple or as a family, and enjoy unobtrusive luxury combined with sleek, Alpine flair ...
In a world full of contrasts, rapid change, and constant movement, we seek something that remains—a connection that ties everything together. THE Stylemate Issue No. 01 | 2025 is titled “The Invisible Thread” and explores these unseen links between people, cultures, and ideas. How are we all interwoven? Which places and experiences reveal deeper connections?
3 Questions for Christian Rottensteiner, architect and partner in the renowned architecture and design studio noa*, about the planning of the new "Heaven Spa" building...
Everything is changing, including the hotel industry. Two people who have experienced this process firsthand and helped shape it are Michael and Philipp Madreiter, brothers and Puradies hoteliers with a passion. Reasons enough to talk to them about the past, present and future of the industry...
Screened off by a mountain rock massif, there lies the Pinzgau Plateau, upon which the alpine cabins of the PURADIES line up in the sparkling snow. Snow banners are blown off the wooden shingle roofs of the châlets with their luxurious inner life. Here, pure skiing pleasure starts right on your doorstep. Those who want to treat themselves to a little luxury can fly in directly by helicopter [...]
Tom Wenzl, aka Wenzo, a bodywork specialist and paintwork technician, started his artistic career in a small basement studio. The trained metalworker told himself to stick to what he knows, and elevated his tasteful craft to the level of art...
Puradies is getting culinary reinforcements: "Casual and yet with a lot of atmosphere" is how the new "Bistro" on the roof of the new "Heaven Spa" building is to be. The natural cuisine experience, which has already won top awards at ESS:ENZ, will move in here. It will serve "pure taste with a focus on high-quality, regional products", says Puradies chef Michael Madreiter...
Gourmet restaurant ESS:ENZ at the Puradies focuses on organic and front cooking. We spoke to head chef Albert Dschulnigg and coaxed out of him some exciting kitchen secrets. Plus a top tip for afters...
A travel story from Puradies: where family holidays are as pure and paradisiacal as life itself.
Achim Biston spent holidays at Embachhof for more than 40 years, long before the old farmhouse and guesthouse became Puradies. We asked him what he particularly remembers from those holidays...













