Austrian Hotels

St Wolfgang Hotels – Hotel Landhaus zu Appesbach

A wonderful contrast to the busy lakeside resort of St Wolfgang, this elegant villa hotel has garden, lake and woods to keep it secluded. At first glance, the house has changed little since the Duke of Windsor stayed here in 1937, but it has been sympathetically modernized. Tennis courts and sauna. 5360 St Wolfgang am see.

St Gilgen Hotels – Hotel Gasthof Zur Post

This charming inn was built in 1415, and its exterior is decorated with a fine painted frieze of a boar hunt. Oak beams and dark stone floors give it a wonderfully historic atmosphere. The comfortable bedrooms have views onto the streets. Mozart’s mother was born in the village, and a fountain and statue in the square honours the composer. 5340 St Gilgen, Mozartplatz 8.

IGLS Hotels – Hotel Schlosshotel Igls

Small castle hotel with a luxurious indoor pool, a formal drawing room, and a cosy bar. Golf, ski areas nearby. 6080 Igls.

INNSBRUCK Hotels – Hotel Weisses Rössl

This establishment, set in a townhouse in central Innsbruck, is popular with the locals too for its well-priced restaurant. 6020 Innsbruck, Kiebachgasse 8 in der Altstadt

KÖTSCHACH-MAUTHEN Hotels – Hotel Landhaus Kellerwand

Owner Sissy Sonnleitner, a self-taught cook, was Austria’s ‘Chef of the Year’ in 1990. First-rate bedrooms. 9640 Kötschach-Mauthen.

KALS Hotels – Hotel Hotel Taurerwirt

Overlooking a beautiful valley, the homely Taurerwirt is perfect for open-air types: hiking, fishing and skiing close by. 9981 Kals am Grossglockner.

KRONBERG AM RUSSBACH Hotels – Hotel Landhaus Kronberghof

Ideal for horse-riding foodies: there are 70 horses, an indoor school and excellent food. Prior booking essential. 2123 Kronberg am Rossbach 3.

LIENZ (TRISTACHERSEE) Hotels – Hotel Parkhotel Tristachersee

Wonderfully spacious, this retreat has a conservatory right on the lake. Luxurious rooms and award-winning restaurant. 9900 Lienz, Tristachersee.

MATTSEE Hotels – Hotel Iglhauser Bräu

Ancient, comfortable family-run hostelry. Guests can windsurf in the nearby lake, sail in the hotel’s dinghies, and row in their boats. 5163 Mattsee, Schlossbergweg 4.

LEOGANG Hotels – Landhotel

Rupertus Jolly holiday hotel with supervised children’s activities in summer. Adults appreciate the sauna, steam bath and gym. 5771 Leogang.