Descubra sua estadia em Hallein

The hotel was very nice and modern. The rooms were incredibly spacious, with great views from the enormous balcony. Food in both the breakfast buffet as well as the dinner was very good. But then we get to the things that pulled down the ratings hard; the staff. The person that sat behind the front desk was the least charming individual I’ve met in a long time. While sort of helpful, it often felt like we were bothering him with our questions. Same goes for the staff in the restaurant. Some of the staff didn’t even respond to our morning greetings. There were of course exceptions, with one of the servers being incredibly charming and friendly. Another boring thing was that the restaurant used table reservation for each room, so our room always got the same table for both breakfast and dinner for all of the three nights we stayed there. Very boring and while me might’ve wanted to sit out on the patio, that would not work since all the tables were pre-reserved each day. The breakfast buffet, while very nice in its selection and the quality of the food, was not replenished often enough by the staff. Same for the coffee. One pot per table and once my coffee loving wife had only hade two cups, we couldn’t find a single soul to give us a refill. In other hotels, like the excellent Scandic hotels where staff continuously cleared used plates, here no such thing happened. Overall, we weren’t super excited about the stay, despite many positive aspects. We will not return to this hotel.

We had a hard time finding a reasonably priced hotel during the Christmas market season, so choose to stay just outside of Salzburg in Hallein. The Auwirt is very close to the bus stop into town, very quiet, and very personable. Breakfast was wonderful--many choices--and, as many others have said, Margarete is such a warm and kind hostess.

Go to Hallstatt on the second day. Temporary hotel. This distance is far from the high speed. We stayed late. I feel that the store is not particularly enthusiastic. The room is quite satisfactory. There is an electric heater, so it won’t be cold at night. The bed and pillows were not particularly comfortable. There is no hair dryer in the room, so you need to ask the owner separately. All in all, for this price, this level of room is not worth it when it is not peak season.

Everything is very good except for a little further from the city centre, perfect for self-driving tourists. Great value for money! In the peak season of July and August, this price is really nothing to say.