Hideaway for Explorer

Stefan Glowacz Mountain Houses – Vacation homes in the Zugspitz region

47° 28′ 19.599″ N, 11° 1′ 33.847″ O

The two houses

Two „Base Camps“ in Grainau
STEFAN GLOWACZ MOUNTAIN HOUSES – A combination of experience, adventure, nature and comfortable living. Each one unique. Unusual. Modern. Conscious. Ecological. Two hideaways directly at the foot of the Zugspitze, inviting you to leave the every day life and routine behind.

House VINTAGE

10 people

Furnishing

5 bedrooms
3 bathrooms
Open kitchen
Large dining area
Living room with winter garden
Tiled stove
South facing terrace & 2 balconies
Garden

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Organic woodhouse CHALET

7 people

Furnishing

2 bedrooms
2 bathrooms
Open area
'living – cooking – dining'
Gas fireplace
Finnish bio sauna
Business / Yoga room
Indoor table tennis
South facing terrace & balcony
Garden

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Need more space? Then book both houses together.

House VINTAGE

10 people

Organic woodhouse CHALET

7 people

Inspiring Elements

Stefan Glowacz

Owner and professional climber
The internationally known extreme climber and adventurer STEFAN GLOWACZ grew up in Garmisch-Partenkirchen and started his world career as a competitive climber and later his numerous expeditions from there. In 1990 he acquired the House VINTAGE in Grainau, which represented a haven for him after his long travels. In 2021 he built the exclusive organic woodhouse CHALET on the attached property.
Photo: Moritz Attenberger – Grönland
Photo: Klaus Fengler – Venezuela
Photo: Marcel Hartmann – Fontainebleau
Photo: Klaus Fengler – Patagonien
Photo: Thomas Ulrich – Grönland

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Things to do

Nature and adventures
A place in the middle of nature. For epicures and adventurers. Whether winter or summer sports: skiing, ski touring, cross-country skiing, mountain biking, hiking, climbing, or swimming – The STEFAN GLOWACZ MOUNTAIN HOUSES are the perfect base to explore our beautiful alpine world!

Eibsee

4.8 km from the STEFAN GLOWACZ MOUNTAIN HOUSES
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Below Germany’s highest mountain and surrounded by forests, lies the Eibsee with its turquoise blue glacier water. You can easily walk around it in about 1.5–2 h.
Activities
Hiking, swimming, climbing, mountain biking
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Alpspitze

5.4 km from the STEFAN GLOWACZ MOUNTAIN HOUSES
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Hardly any other mountain in the Alps is so remarkable. The pyramid-shaped Alpspitze contains one of the most popular via ferrata routes in Germany: the Alpspitz-Ferrata.
Activities
Hiking, climbing, skiing, snowboarding, ski tour
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Partnachklamm

10 km from the STEFAN GLOWACZ MOUNTAIN HOUSES
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A deeply cut rocky gorge in the Rein Valley. Steep rock walls, thundering rapids, the green wild river and rock paths make the landscape unique.
Activities
Hiking, guided tours, torchlight hike, horse carriage to the gorge
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Geroldsee

17.3 km from the STEFAN GLOWACZ MOUNTAIN HOUSES
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The natural Geroldsee is a beautiful moor lake, in the middle of a fairy-tale natural landscape with a fantastic scenery of the Karwendel mountains.
Activities
Swimming, hiking
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Zugspitze

4.8 km from the STEFAN GLOWACZ MOUNTAIN HOUSES
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2,962 meters, that’s Germany’s highest mountain, the Zugspitze. No other view can keep up with the 360° panorama at its summit. Where else can you see 400 mountain peaks of four countries?
Activities
Hiking, climbing, skiing, snowboarding, tobogganing
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Neuschwanstein Castle

58.7 km from the STEFAN GLOWACZ MOUNTAIN HOUSES
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It was the model for the famous Walt Disney castle. It is considered THE fairy tale castle, which King Ludwig II had built on a craggy rock in a picturesque mountain scenery.
Activities
Guided tours, hiking, boat rental, Hohenschwangau Castle
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Garmisch-Partenkirchen

4 km from the STEFAN GLOWACZ MOUNTAIN HOUSES
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A place of originality, liveliness and with Bavarian charm. For summer and winter sportsmen, culture enthusiasts, gourmets, nature lovers.
Activities
Hiking, skiing, culture, shopping, guided tours
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Linderhof Castle

32.4 km from the STEFAN GLOWACZ MOUNTAIN HOUSES
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The declared favorite place of King Ludwig II. The castle with its park and the Venus Grotto is one of the most artistic ensembles of the 19th century.
Activities
Guided tours, hiking, cross-country skiing
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