cheap holidays to turkey resorts

Grindelwald Hotels- Hotel Fiescherblick

Grindelwald is the only one of this region’s resorts accessible by car, so walkers and skiers flock to this hotel; many return regularly. Packed lunches are provided, and staff can advise on trails and mountain guides. In the lively restaurant, second helpings always offered. Most bedrooms are spacious. N818 Grindelwald BE. Continue reading →

Celerina Hotels – Hotel Stüvetta Veglia

Choosing a room at this extraordinary hotel is an aesthetic challenge: each has been decorated by a different Swiss artist. Room 8 has Carigiet landscapes, and there are two Gimmi nudes in No.5. Bathrooms are luxurious. The gourmet restaurant is well known; people travel from St Moritz to sample specialities such as beef marinated in hay and herbs. 7505 Celerina GR. Continue reading →

Adelboden Hotels – Hotel Bären

The building dates from 1500, but it has been a hotel for only ten years. The proprietor, a local, has made it thoroughly comfortable, and it is especially popular with families. All the bedrooms are differently done out – one has a four-poster bed. Delicious Rösti and a range of French and German dishes in the restaurant. 3715 Adelboden BE. Continue reading →

THE MOUNTAINOUS GEOGRAPHY of Switzerland divides this small country into a number of selfcontained localities. In the past, communication, even between neighbouring valleys, was minimal. Local differences are reinforced by the fact that four languages are spoken: French, German, Italian and Romansch, a Latinised form of Swiss German. Continue reading →

Hotel Altstadt Vienna

This spacious hotel in Josefstadt, an unspoilt baroque part of the city, is only ten minutes’ walk from central Vienna. Owner Otto Ernst Wiesenthal, a seasoned traveller, has decorated the place according to his own definite tastes: a happy mix of antique and modern pieces. Friendly and helpful service; rooftop views over the city. 1070 Wien, Kirchengasse 41. Continue reading →

Schwarzenberg Hotels – Hotel Gasthof Hirschen

The distinctive 18th-century wooden-shingled inn, set in the centre of the village, has something for everyone. Families come for skiing, locals drop in for a drink, and in the summer it is popular with couples. The old house is traditional, but the annex very modern. The restaurant is popular with locals. 6867 Schwarzenberg. Map

Seefeld Hotels – Hotel Viktoria

Paul and Andrea Kirchmair run one of Austria’s smallest 5-star hotels. Quality abounds, although the taste sometimes inclines to the kitsch, with extravagantly themed suites like the chocolate-boxy Montmartre, the Dolce Vita, with bold colours and Spanish avant-garde furniture, and the 5 Tibetans, with its Chinese screen, black lacquer furniture and bold red flower fabric. 6100 Seefeld, Geigenbühelweg 589. Continue reading →

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. Continue reading →

Linz Hotels – Hotel Wolfinger

It may once have been a monastery, but little is spartan here. It’s a tasteful city hotel, the walls covered in old mirrors and photographs, public rooms and bedrooms displaying much Biedermeier and Art Nouveau furniture. Most bedrooms overlook the quiet courtyard. Good views of the Hauptplatz from the breakfast room. 4020 Linz, Hauptplatz 19. Continue reading →

Altausee Hotels – Hotel Hubertushof

Crammed with hunting trophies, this hilltop inn was built in 1894 for the present owner’s grandparents and retains the atmosphere of a private house, with a grandfather clock and an open fire in the sitting room. The bedrooms are beautifully decorated and there are stunning views of lake and mountains from the terrace. 8992 Altausee, Puchen 86.

Attersee Hotels – Hotel Resident Häupl

Run by the Häupl family for seven generations, now under new management, this large hotel with stunning views over the Attersee – the largest lake in the Austrian Alps – is noted for its first-rate restaurant. Interesting antiques are dotted about, and there are cosy places for reading or conversation. 4863 Seewalchen am Attersee, Haupstr 20-22. Continue reading →

FOR VISITORS to Austria, one of the most striking things about the country is the sheer number of small hotels which have been run by the same family for generations: a fact reflected in the warm welcome and friendly atmosphere you encounter in so many of our entries. The hotels are as diverse as the countryside and you can find something to suit every taste;establishments range from simple mountain inns and smart winter sports hotels to lakeside hostelries, plush city-centre hotels and imposing castles. The heart of most Austrian lodgings is the Stube, a room which is usually woodpanelled, with huge tables and bench seats and warmed by a stove – an informal setting for a drink and a chat. Continue reading →