Gorfion - Das Familienhotel

Malbun is Liechtenstein's single mountain resort—a snug bowl at 1,600 metres at the end of the road from Vaduz—and the Gorfion is its standout stay: a specialist family hotel that has refined the formula of all-inclusive Alpine holidays for parents and small children. The lifts of Malbun's compact, wonderfully unintimidating ski area start practically at the door, and in summer the same slopes become gentle hiking country with marmots and the Fürstin-Gina panoramic trail above.

The hotel is built around families without apology: extensive supervised childcare across age groups, family suites with separate children's rooms, children's buffets and equipment from prams to bottle-warmers all provided. The inclusive board keeps days simple, and the staff's ease with chaos is the real luxury.

Parents get their share too—a wellness area with pools, saunas and treatments, plus proper cooking and local wines at dinner while the children are entertained. It makes no claim to designer glamour; comfort is warm, woody and practical. As an introduction to Alpine holidays for young families—and the natural way to actually stay in Liechtenstein's mountains rather than drive through—the Gorfion is quietly excellent.