Too late for breakfast? Too early for lunch? Skipped dinner for the theatre?
At the Laurin Bistro, we have a soft spot for unconventional guests on the prowl for sweet snacks, club sandwiches, salads or fresh fruit. You’re welcome to take a seat, but please be advised that these sofas can make you linger longer. Then again, it’s good to treat yourself when you’re travelling. And you can always skip the restaurant if you feel so inclined.

When you enter the Laurin Bar, listen carefully. If any place has its own melody, it’s this salon in the hotel. The arrangement is supplied by the creaking of the parquet floor, the rustling of newspapers, the footsteps of the staff, the muted voices of townsfolk who know it well, and the new arrivals who are still tuning in to the rhythm. Think of it as your audio interface between Bolzano and the world beyond.

It’s almost as if someone had adjusted the volume controls of the objects inside. If that sounds a bit exaggerated, wait until you stand on the carpet with the stave designed by hotel owner Franz Staffler himself.

At the Laurin, All that Music means all that jazz – plus blue notes from soul, swing, blues and chansons. For more than 20 years, the Laurin Bar has hosted concerts every Friday from October to May. The programme is compiled by two of South Tyrol’s best-known jazz musicians: Michl Lösch and Helga Plankensteiner, who present a unique line-up of international jazz greats and regional projects. The musicians are so close, you’ll think they were playing in your living room. They play on carpets with a stave design created specially for the Laurin Bar. Look closely – could there be six lines instead of the usual five?