This was the perfect hotel for our family vacation of hiking in the Alps. It had the perfect location on the slopes overlooking Bad Gastein down in the valley. Located east of the valley meant that it had sunlight quite a while after the shadow of Stubnerkogel had covered the village in an early sunset.
And the outdoor pool was a blessing after a day of walking. We had good fortune with the weather, but with a pool that was heated to around 30 degrees C, that doesn’t matter. Another blessing was the Kneipp foot bath with a cold and a warm path. Our feet wouldn’t have survived the week without it.
The best thing, though, was the service. Everyone was very friendly and helpful with tips about the hikes. On the day we left we had to leave early, far before breakfast started, and they still arranged a small breakfast for us.
Otherwise the breakfast was good, room spacious and the beds nice.
The only two things that weren’t perfect were:
Our room didn’t have a balcony, which would have been very nice. There was a public one, but it closed at 10. Many rooms had, but we had a family room. I don’t know if any family room had, and we had bad luck, or if the family rooms simply didn’t have it.
The hotel had a restaurant, but we wanted to try different places for dinner so we only ate there twice. And you had to go to the village to find restaurants, which means quite a steep 1 km walk back. But if you eat at the hotel that isn’t a problem.
