The Yurt, Season VI

When Zayad Shah’s nomadic Kyrgyz tent makes a guest appearance in Lech, right in front of the remarkable Hotel Arlberg, for the sixt time already, starting on the 5th of December – Arlberg guests have a different idea of what a living room should offer. It may have something to do with the fact that “there’s an igloo like no other on the whole Arlberg” – or so a German couple was advised. They open the wooden door, tilt their heads slightly to get inside the willow dome, which is bigger than it looks from the outside, and see people in T-shirts. The round space is warm and cozy, the Japanese Roku gin mixes with the great tonic from Le Tribute. Before you know it and have awakened the other spirits from the Japanese “House of Suntory”, (Toki Whiskey or Haku Vodka) the time spent is a good one. It was no different for the German couple when they came back with the rest of their family, from their 20-year-old grandchildren to their 80-year-old grandparents.

Simplicity before stars

A deliberately simple nomad tent in the middle of Lech, on the forecourt of the renowned 5* Superior HOTEL ARLBERG. Even in the fifth winterseason of The Yurt, this is still an announcement on the Arlberg, arousing curiosity among guests from all over the world. The tent is made by only natural materials and operated with low power. The yurt’s felt blanket stores the heat very well and it gets warmer with each new guest, a maximum of 35. The CO2 footprint remains exemplary. No wonder that the directors of the Hotel Arlberg Benjamin Schneider and Patrick Krummenacher were taken with the concept of the yurt:
“The Yurt is a refreshing addition to Lech and the offer of our hotel. Guests come to the tent for drinks before dinner or for a nightcap afterwards,” says Benjamin Schneider, “Like us, Zayad Shah focuses on quality, understatement and the joy of hosting.”

Meets well

As young as the history of the yurt is so far, the temporary bar has already developed into a space, used for all types of events and cooperations. The Yurt can be used in many ways, for example for panel discussions, private or corporate parties or as a space for pop-up shops. With a bit of luck, you will visit the yurt exactly when friends of Zayad Shah are visiting, such as Maria Zelenko, a former journalist and now proud owner of the jewelry brand ATTRÉ. Between the 26th and 28th of December 2025, from 1pm til 3:30pm, she will host a pop-up shop in The Yurt, showing ans selling some very fine jewelry. Katharina and Patrick from GALERIE DROSTE, will host an exhibtion together with the artist WILLEHAD EILERS and The Yurt, troughout the winter season 2025-2026.

Also watch out, on one of the evenings when winemakers and spirit brands on the deliberately small drinks menu, such as MARKOWITSCH, GEYERHOF or the THE HOUSE OF SUNTORY, present their wines and spritis and host the tent together with Zayad Shah.