Kitzbühel is not a resort town in the conventional sense. It is a functioning medieval market town that happens to sit at the centre of one of the most demanding alpine sporting circuits in the world. The Hahnenkamm downhill race, held each January, is the benchmark event of the alpine ski calendar. The infrastructure built around this event, and the clientele it attracts over decades, has produced a hospitality culture of unusual precision. Hotels here understand what serious travelers require. Suites are designed accordingly: generous proportions, quality materials, and an orientation toward the mountain rather than the street.