Lanserhof Lans: the first Lanserhof medical health resort — property study

Property profile

Lanserhof Lans is the first resort of the Lanserhof network and the place where its medical model took shape. It sits on a sunny terrace above Innsbruck, on the edge of the village of Lans (Innsbruck-Land district, Tyrol) at the foot of the Patscherkofel, at about 850 m above sea level and next to a larch forest. The 1974 building operated as a resort hotel and, from 1984, as an F.X. Mayr fasting cure centre.

Today it is a 67-key medical health resort (about 120 beds) that sells accommodation only together with a medical programme: the minimum stay is seven nights, programme and room are charged separately, plus a mandatory daily flat rate. In 2016 Christoph Ingenhoven’s practice rebuilt the complex in eight months: a new oval wing with a bathhouse and 16 rooms and suites, plus a refurbished entrance level and treatment floor. The rebuild cost about €25m.

The property belongs to a group developed since 1998 by Tyrolean lawyer and hotelier Christian Harisch and his partners. Since January 2026 the operating company Lanserhof GmbH has been wholly owned by the German holding Lanserhof Management GmbH; in October 2025 the group raised €95m of outside capital while the existing shareholders kept control.

History: from mountain hotel to the first medical health resort

The property went through three stages. First, a classic 1970s hotel. Second, from 1984, a Mayr fasting cure resort founded and run until 2012 by managing partner Andreas Wieser; this is where the method later called the LANS Med Concept took shape. Third, from 1998, when the property passed to Christian Harisch and partners, who turned it into a brand and built a network around it.

Sources differ on when the current owners took over: an interview with Harisch says 1997 (purchase of the spa hotel), industry press and the change of shareholder on record say 1998. The deal was probably agreed in 1997 and completed in 1998. sources disagree

Owners and beneficiaries

The resort is run by the Austrian company Lanserhof GmbH (Lans, Tyrol; share capital €200,000). From 1998 to 2025 its sole shareholder was GHL Beteiligung und Verwaltung GmbH of Kitzbühel, a vehicle of Christian Harisch and partners. In February 2025 three partner companies became shareholders — AP Beteiligungs- und Finanzierungs-GmbH, Pletzer Stiftungsconsulting GmbH and Rutter Leasing GmbH — and on 14–20 January 2026 all shares passed to the group holding Lanserhof Management GmbH (Waakirchen, Bavaria).

The partners’ stakes in the holding are not disclosed; all that is known is that the existing shareholders kept the majority after the 2025 deal. research estimate, not confirmed by filings

Group capital: outside investors and consolidation

Until the 2020s the partners funded growth with their own money: according to Harisch, the Sylt resort cost about €130m instead of the planned €100m and was paid for by the partners. The next stage needed outside capital. In 2023 Spanish asset manager AltamarCAM and developer Inbest-GPF agreed to build Lanserhof Marbella (more than €100m). In October 2025 AltamarCAM, through a regulated fund, and a consortium led by King Street Capital Management, joined by Manuel Puig, invested €95m in the group — for new centres in 2027–2030, an in-house supplements and cosmetics line and new regions.

The sequence — a jump in the operating company’s equity in 2023, its transfer to the holding in 2024, the reshuffle of shareholders in 2025–2026 and the investor deal — looks like the preparation of a single holding structure to take in outside capital. The company has not commented on the reasons for the reorganisation. research estimate, not confirmed by filings

Regulatory status: hotel and medical facility

Formally Lanserhof GmbH is registered as a hotel business: its activity description is a four-star hotel “Lanserhof” with an indoor pool, saunas, fitness, conference rooms, beauty and massage salons and a health shop. In practice it operates as a private medical facility: the resort’s physicians practise at the resort address, programmes include medical examinations, laboratory diagnostics, infusions and extracorporeal treatments, and guests receive an invoice with a separate list of medical services for private insurance.

Harisch describes the format as “a clinic with the atmosphere of a five-star hotel”. The dual status gives hotel-style pricing flexibility while allowing the sale of medical services; for a developer it means the licensing and hygiene side of the project must be planned from day one rather than added to a hotel. The resort does not guarantee insurance reimbursement. company data

Operating company accounts, 2020–2024

Lanserhof GmbH publishes only its balance sheet (in Austria small and medium-sized companies need not disclose a profit and loss account). Five years of accounts show two things: the operating company owns few fixed assets, and in 2023–2024 a large intra-group transaction passed through its balance sheet.

Reading the balance sheet: operator, property and intra-group flows

The first observation is an asset-light operator model. About €25m went into the 2016 rebuild, yet Lanserhof GmbH’s fixed assets never exceeded €4.9m and fell below €2m in 2024. The architect names GHL Beteiligung und Verwaltung GmbH as client for the new wing, some publications name Lanserhof Marienstein GmbH (the group’s Tegernsee company). The buildings and capital spending are probably carried by a property company of the group rather than by the operator, while Lanserhof GmbH holds equipment, medical technology and intra-group balances. research estimate, not confirmed by filings

The second is an intra-group restructuring. In 2023 total assets grew 3.3-fold (+231%), current assets 4.7-fold and equity from €6.44m to €42.80m. In 2024 the balance sheet shrank by 83% and, after reserves were distributed and the year closed at −€1.28m, equity turned negative (−€1.08m against share capital of €200,000). At the Lanserhof Management GmbH holding on the same date, total assets were about €56.6m, of which about €51.1m were investments in subsidiaries, with a capital reserve of about €51.0m. research estimate, not confirmed by filings

The third is liquidity. At the end of 2024, 91% of the operator’s current assets were receivables, with only €0.18m in cash. This is typical of a group with central cash management, where resort revenue is pooled at holding level and shows at the operator as a receivable from the group. research estimate, not confirmed by filings

The Lanserhof Management GmbH holding

The German holding (registered in 2014, share capital €25,000; address at Lanserhof Tegernsee, previously Hamburg) also discloses its profit and loss account. According to the study, its own 2024 revenue — management and service fees from the resorts — was about €9.66m. This is not the revenue of the Lans resort.

Resort revenue and efficiency

The company does not disclose Lans revenue. There are two independent reference points from the late 2010s: Austria’s 2019 ranking of its largest hotels — €19.7m for the 2016/17 financial year with 67 rooms and 106 employees (7th–8th among the country’s thermal and health hotels by revenue) — and the business press — about €17m for 2017. For comparison, the average revenue of Austria’s 38 largest resort hotels in the same ranking was €13.85m (median €12.86m), and the median for the country’s four- and five-star hotels in an industry balance-sheet comparison was €1.26m. sources disagree

On this measure Lans was 1.5 times ahead of the leader of the Austrian resort ranking and 3.7 times ahead of the median. The study also cites annual revenue of about €22.5m and 79% occupancy; these are not supported by documents. research estimate, not confirmed by filings

Economics of a guest week

A guest bill has four layers. First, the room (room only, from €350 a night in 2026). Second, the mandatory medical programme: accommodation is not sold without it, and the basic Lanserhof Classic costs €2,940 for 7–8 nights. Third, a daily flat rate of €63 per person: on-call and night doctor service, lectures, evening programme, group classes. Fourth, everything the doctor prescribes beyond the package: lab tests, genetics and microbiome, infusions, supplements and medication, treatments such as INUSpheresis.

About 70% of guests come alone, so single rooms (20 m²) are the backbone of occupancy; the recommended stay is 14 nights, the average about 10 nights, and 68% of guests return every year (company data for 2017). company data

Pricing model

Prices are published openly and run for a calendar year (the 2026 list is valid 1 January–31 December 2026; programme prices from 4–5 December 2025). Room and programme are charged separately, the programme in length bands (7–8, 9–11, 12–16, 17–21 nights), per person, excluding supplements and medication. Among comparable longevity clinics, Lanserhof is one of the few that publish a full price list for programmes and rooms.

• minimum stay seven nights, only with a programme; short four-night retreats are sold separately
• arrival on Sundays by 5 pm, rooms from 3 pm, check-out by 11 am; early arrival and late departure cost 50% of the daily room rate
• €63 per person daily flat rate — a binding part of the package, non-refundable
• the room category is fixed after a deposit; the treatment plan is prepared once it arrives
• guests from 16 years accompanied by an adult; no pets

Rooms and suites: 2026 rates

Core programmes: Classic and Classic Plus

Lanserhof Classic is the base of every stay: an initial examination (50 min), two medical examinations with manual abdominal treatment, a findings discussion, a final examination, two therapeutic massages, foot reflexology, detox drainage, an algae pack with liver wrap, a detox foot bath, salt therapy with bath (stays of 10 nights or more), bioimpedance analysis, lactate diagnostics and urinalysis. Classic Plus adds a birch-and-juniper detox pack, detox cleansing, craniosacral and energetic therapy, sports-science diagnostics (VO2max, hand strength) and Fibroscan liver elastography.

The programme cost per night falls with length: Classic is €420 a night for 7 nights and about €290 for 21 nights, which nudges guests towards the recommended two-week stays.

Focus programmes

On top of the base the resort sells focus programmes. Six are published for Lans in 2026: longevity, weight-loss injection management, mental health, hormone balance, post-COVID recovery and an INUSpheresis course.

The study quoted these programmes together with a Single room at the 2025 rate (€290 a night): Longevity €8,648, INUSpheresis €9,950, Long COVID for 14 nights €8,957. At 2026 prices (Single from €350) the same packages with a room cost €420 (7 nights) and €840 (14 nights) more.

Four-night short retreats

For guests without a free week there are short retreats: five days and four nights, with treatments scheduled after booking and limited room for individual wishes. They are an entry point to the brand for new guests and a way to fill rooms at the start and end of the week.

Treatments, charges and booking terms

A deposit secures the room category; the study gives it as 50% of the room cost. Cancellation fees are calculated on the room only, not the programme — softer for the guest, but for the resort the medical part of revenue is lost on a late cancellation. research estimate, not confirmed by filings

Price history and the group package list

According to the study, before the 2016–2017 rebuild the basic programme (LANS Med Basic) cost €1,481 for one week and €2,708 for two; in 2026 Lanserhof Classic costs €2,940 and €4,909 — 2.0 and 1.8 times more over a decade, with occupancy held. The Single room rose from €290 (2025) to €350 (2026), or 21% in one year. research estimate, not confirmed by filings

The study also gives a wider list of specialised Lanserhof medical packages (excluding accommodation) — from a light course at €1,925 to Longevity at €19,929 for 17–21 nights. These packages are not published for Lans in 2026, and its Classic Plus price (€4,046 for 7–8 nights) differs from the Lans list (€3,990); it is probably the list of another group resort or of an earlier year. The table is shown as a guide to the price spread within the brand. sources disagree

Location

The resort occupies a site on the edge of Lans (about 1,100 residents) on a mid-mountain terrace south-east of Innsbruck: larch forest and Alpine meadows on one side, a view of the Nordkette range on the other. Nearby are 9- and 18-hole golf courses, the Lanser See lake and walking trails; central Innsbruck and its airport are about 20 minutes by car, Munich about two hours. research estimate, not confirmed by filings

The altitude of about 850 m gives a mild mid-mountain climate. The study links this to better tolerance of therapeutic fasting; there is no specific research on the effect for resort guests. Neighbouring Igls is a historic spa with its own Mayr medicine centre (Park Igls), so the plateau above Innsbruck is an established Mayr cure cluster.

The 2016–2017 rebuild

After the success of Lanserhof Tegernsee (2014), designed by Christoph Ingenhoven, the group hired the same architect to renew its first resort. Construction ran from May to December 2016 — about eight months next to a working resort; the new wing welcomed guests in early 2017. The cost was about €25m.

Sources differ on the new wing’s area: 4,370 m² of new build according to the architect and “a five-storey, 5,500 m² building” in the trade press (probably including below-ground levels). The room mix is “16 rooms and suites” for the architect and “16 rooms and two suites” in press releases; in addition two existing suites were enlarged and one gained its own sauna. sources disagree

Design team

Christoph Ingenhoven’s Düsseldorf practice (ingenhoven architects in 2016) was responsible for the whole project: new buildings, refurbishment of the existing ones and interior design. Lans is one of three group resorts designed by the practice (Tegernsee 2014, Lans 2016–2017, Sylt 2022).

The new oval wing

One of the old guest houses south of the main building was demolished and replaced by an oval building linked to the main building and to the below-ground medical level. The shape is designed to shelter from the wind and give every room a mountain view without looking into its neighbours.

Building biology and a sleep-friendly environment

The architecture serves the therapy. Interiors follow the building-biology principles tested at Tegernsee: no synthetic finishes, insulation, paints and varnishes screened for ecological and toxicological safety, untreated cedar and timber, muted bronze and grey tones.

• natural-wood beds, loden and linen fabrics, mineral paints, gypsum walls, cherrywood parquet, walnut furniture
• a mains cut-off switch in the room to reduce electromagnetic exposure at night
• floor-to-ceiling windows; steam or infrared showers in some rooms, a private sauna in the Panorama Suite
• no bar, no alcohol and no room service — part of the therapeutic regime

Linking “sleep protection” to specific features (mains cut-off, no synthetics) is the company’s positioning; there is no clinical data on how these features affect resort guests. company data

Room inventory and density

67 rooms and suites with about 120 beds; 17 categories, from 20 m² single rooms to a 100 m² suite. No children under 16 and no pets. With about 9,000–10,000 m² of total area there are 134–149 m² per key — more compact than the group’s newer resorts, which have twice the area per key.

Staff numbered 106 for 67 rooms (2016/17), with an average tenure of about 11 years; that is 1.6 employees per room — moderate for a medical resort and lower than at Sylt (150–200 staff for 70 guests, according to the owner).

Medical team

The medical director of Lanserhof Lans since January 2019 is Dr Katharina Sandtner. She grew up in Lans and, while studying at the Medical University of Innsbruck, worked at the resort in the night medical service, the therapy department and at reception; after hospital rotations in Hall and Innsbruck she returned as a general practitioner and became deputy medical director in 2015. Her predecessor, Dr Georg Kettenhuber, remained connected with the group. Sandtner holds diplomas in Mayr medicine, neural therapy and orthomolecular medicine; publicly she presents the apheresis and weight-loss injection programmes.

Besides the physicians, the company names a laboratory manager, a medical office manager and guest relations; the hotel is run by a hotel manager. The study also mentions a neural therapy physician who is not on the current team list. The number of therapists, masseurs and sports specialists is not disclosed.

The LANS Med Concept: six disciplines

The method, developed in Lans over more than 40 years and the basis of the whole network, combines conventional medicine (internal medicine, cardiology, sports medicine) with naturopathic and regenerative approaches. In its 2026 brochure the company describes it through twelve “determinants of health”: vital ageing, information medicine, phytotherapy and orthomolecular medicine, sleep medicine and biorhythms, detox and regeneration, psyche and emotions, physical medicine, aesthetics, movement, check-up and advanced diagnostics, nutrition. company data

Mayr medicine and Energy Cuisine

The foundation is modern F.X. Mayr medicine: the gut is treated as the central organ of metabolism and immunity, and the course is built on gentle fasting, bowel cleansing, regular manual abdominal treatment by a physician (to stimulate peristalsis and lymph flow) and re-training eating habits towards slow chewing. The resort also offers colon hydrotherapy, detox packs with hay, moor, zeolite and algae, alkaline, salt and magnesium baths, the Schiele circulation bath and a hydroelectric bath.

Lanserhof Energy Cuisine is a personalised gentle cuisine of seasonal organic produce with fixed meal times; the doctor sets the diet level, down to tea fasting. The resort sells cookbooks, supplements and cosmetics to continue the regime at home; in 2025 the group announced its own supplements and cosmetics line.

Diagnostics

Laboratory diagnostics are run with partner laboratories in Germany, Austria and Scandinavia; results of special tests may arrive after departure. Basic measurements are included in the programmes, extended modules are prescribed by the doctor and charged separately.

The company cites its own sleep laboratory (since 2000) as a Lans distinction. The study also mentions telomere length measurement, echocardiography and endoscopy; the 2026 price list does not list them explicitly. company data

Technologies and treatments

According to the study, Lans was where the group first introduced INUSpheresis and the Long COVID programme before rolling them out to its other resorts; the company does not state this explicitly. research estimate, not confirmed by filings

What is known about the evidence base

Few clinical studies on Lanserhof Lans guests have been published. Therapeutic apheresis is used in clinical medicine for strict indications; data on the benefit of preventive apheresis in healthy people and in post-COVID syndrome are still scarce, and large controlled trials have not been completed. For therapeutic fasting and calorie restriction there are studies of short-term improvement in metabolic markers, but long-term outcomes are poorly studied. The company’s descriptions of the effects of cryotherapy, IHHT, “water plasma” and several energy therapies rest mainly on its own experience.

The resort itself warns that reimbursement by private insurance is not guaranteed — an indirect reflection of the complementary status of many of its methods.

The Lanserhof network

By the end of 2026 the network comprises three resorts, two city centres and a resort under construction in Spain. According to the company, the group employs more than 700 people, including more than 200 doctors, therapists and longevity specialists. company data

Marbella’s opening date has moved: in 2024 it was given as late 2026, in coverage of the 2025 deal as 2027. The group also plans a rehabilitation clinic with an academy in Hamburg. sources disagree

Lans within the group

Medical programmes cost almost the same at every resort (per the study, Classic for 7 nights is €2,940 at Lans and Tegernsee and €2,980 at Sylt), so the entry-price gap comes from the rooms. Lans has compact single rooms in the historic building, so its minimum week is the most affordable in the network.

The lower entry price does not hurt ratings: in the RELAX Guide 2026, Lans, like Tegernsee, has the top 4 lilies and 20 out of 20 points (cuisine 9.8, ambience 10.0, natural setting 9.9, wellness area 9.7, value 9.8), Sylt 3 lilies and 17 points. Lans guests are older on average, though: 53 versus 47 at Tegernsee (2017 data).

The study puts the group’s average guest age at 40–45; the company’s 2017 data for Lans (53) do not support this. sources disagree

European competitors

Lans competes in two sets: classic Mayr medicine resorts in Austria (neighbouring Park Igls, VIVAMAYR, MAYRLIFE) and premium longevity clinics (SHA, Chenot, Palazzo Fiuggi, Clinique La Prairie). Its entry weekly price is comparable to the Mayr resorts, its medical depth to the longevity clinics.

Clinics define the entry package differently (what the programme includes, single or double occupancy), so competitor figures are a guide rather than a like-for-like comparison. research estimate, not confirmed by filings

Recognition and rankings

The group’s recent awards (World Spa Awards and others) mostly go to Lanserhof Tegernsee and should not be attributed to Lans. The 2009–2013 awards were won while Lans was the network’s only resort.

Observations for developers and investors

• Making the medical programme a condition of stay turns medicine into the main revenue source and removes dependence on weekend hotel demand; the seven-night minimum and Sunday arrivals simplify doctors’ and therapists’ schedules.
• Separating room and programme with an open price list lets the operator raise programme prices (doubled in a decade) and room rates (+21% in 2026) independently.
• Compact 20 m² single rooms are a strong tool: 70% of guests travel alone, and such rooms earn as much per square metre as suites.
• A targeted €25m rebuild (≈ €4,270 per m²) renewed the product without closing the resort or adding keys; the practice that designed Tegernsee carried over proven solutions.
• Asset-light operator: judging by the balance sheet, real estate and capital spending sit outside the operating company; an investor needs consolidated group accounts, not only the operator’s balance sheet.
• The network’s oldest resort is its test bed: new methods (apheresis, weight-loss injection management, Long COVID) appear here as high-priced paid modules.
• Short four-night retreats attract new guests and fill rooms at the start and end of the week without diluting the core product.

Risks

Where data is still thin

Not disclosed: revenue, profit and occupancy of the Lans resort after 2017; the group’s consolidated accounts; who owns the buildings and on what terms they are provided to the operator; the stakes of the partners and new investors; headcount; the exact area of the complex and details of the design team beyond the architect. Few clinical outcomes of the resort’s programmes have been published in peer-reviewed journals.