Must-see hotels in Carinthia

  • Grand Hotel Lienz

    Carinthia

    This faux fin-de-siècle hotel is Lienz' most upmarket choice. What it lacks in cool or historical texture, the Grand makes up for in luxury: impeccable…

  • Hotel Schloss Leonstain

    Carinthia

    This is Austrian lakeside life at its most delightful, where hugely atmospheric rooms mix modern comfort with rustic antiques. It's totally traditional…

  • Hotel Erlebnis Post

    Carinthia

    This rather odd hotel has some vaguely themed rooms, unusual for Carinthia. There's the Patchwork room, the Pillow Fight room, or you might like to spend…

  • Hotel See-Villa

    Carinthia

    Comfy and welcoming, this turn-of-the-20th-century hotel sports lots of authentic historical charm. It's located right on the shore (perfect for sleeping…

  • Camping Klagenfurt am Wörthersee

    Klagenfurt

    This attractive, shady and well-organised camping ground offers free use of the Strandbad (a really good deal) and has bike rental. Rates drop…

  • Wildauers Haidenhof

    Carinthia

    Fringed by pear and plum orchards, Haidenhof is where rustic farmhouse meets Tyrolean chic. Rooms have plenty of natural light and stylishly done pine,…

  • Hotel Mosser

    Villach

    Some rooms in this friendly and efficient historic hotel have angled mirrors above the headboards, others have whirlpools for romantic interludes. Cheaper…

  • Villa Verdin

    Carinthia

    This converted 19th-century villa-hotel mixes contemporary design style with antiques and interesting junk to create a comfortable, informal, yet stylish…

  • Kunsthotel Fuchspalast

    Carinthia

    Blue and red glass tiles in amazing, surreal designs decorate this hotel's exterior. Inside, surrealism gives way to fluted columns and jewel-like mosaics…

  • Hotel Ertl

    Carinthia

    Across the road from Spittal's train station, this comfortable hotel has the ochre and lime greens of its Tex-Mex restaurant downstairs trickling into the…

  • Hermagorer Bodenalm

    Carinthia

    Sitting very prettily in an alpine meadow among picturesque mountains on the south side of the Weissensee, this 'hut' has basic rooms with shared…

  • Sandwirth

    Klagenfurt

    Sitting comfortably in Klagenfurt's Altstadt (old town) since 1735, this butter-yellow hotel extends a warm welcome. The parquet-floored rooms are crisp,…

  • Das Domizil

    Klagenfurt

    This large, light and sweetly decorated apartment is in a grand 19th-century building just beyond the historic centre's ring. It's extremely well equipped…

  • Die Forelle

    Carinthia

    Some guests like its lakeside bar, others gravitate towards this large hotel for its wellness facilities, including the whirlpool and baths. Rooms are…

  • Kohlröslhütte

    Carinthia

    Few alpine meadow huts have views like this one: deep into the Gitsch Valley to Sankt Lorenz and the Alps in three countries from an altitude of 1534m…

  • Hotel Taggenbrunn

    Carinthia

    Some 3km east of St Veit, this design hotel at the new Weingut Taggenbrunn offers 31 wood-rich, grape-themed 21st-century rooms with pretty vineyard views…

  • Guesthouse Nepal

    Klagenfurt

    As close as Klagenfurt gets to a backpacker hostel, this three-room guesthouse occupying a large apartment is a clean, cheap and comfortable place to stay…

  • Goldener Fisch

    Carinthia

    The chestnut-tree-shaded beer garden is a big draw at this family-friendly hotel. The rooms are light and modern, though nothing fancy and sometimes on…

  • Metnitztalerhof

    Carinthia

    This pastel-pink edifice at one end of the town's main square is the only four-star hotel in Friesach. The rooms are up to date, comfortable and have…

  • Kramer Hotel-Gasthof

    Villach

    You’ll find very good value among the contemporary furnishings at this hotel just up the road from the Stadtpfarrkirche. Rooms are spacious and priced by…

  • Gasthof Schlossberghof

    Carinthia

    With rooms revamped in a contemporary style, this rustic, chalet-style guesthouse is a 10-minute stroll from the centre and is watched over by the…

  • Palais 26

    Villach

    The corridors of this smart, central and stylishly revamped hotel offer a foretaste of its charms, which include chandeliers and Asian rugs. The wooden…

  • Hotel Palais Porcia

    Klagenfurt

    This ridiculously ornate and old-fashioned hotel takes it to town with gilt, mirrors and red-velvet couches, and then a bit further with pink marble and…

  • Villa Blumegg

    Carinthia

    Filling a typical alpine property about 10 minutes' walk north of town along Radniger Strasse, this pension offers well-priced, comfortable rooms with and…

  • Jugendgästehaus Klagenfurt

    Klagenfurt

    The modern HI hostel is near Europapark, a great location in summer. To get here from the centre, take bus 81 from the train station or 10 from…

  • Lemon 7

    Klagenfurt

    Arranged around a plant-filled vaulted atrium in a 400-year-old building, the freshly renovated rooms are simple and modern, and their wooden, almost…

  • Camping Falken

    Carinthia

    Wake up to Dolomite views at this leafy campground, a 20-minute walk south of the centre. There’s a minimarket, restaurant and playground on-site, and…

  • Gasthof Kohlmayr

    Carinthia

    The comfortingly old-fashioned Kohlmayr has cosy and affordable rooms in a 400-year-old building right in the heart of Gmünd. The restaurant serves…

  • Hotel Liebetegger

    Klagenfurt

    This well-priced, basic, comfortable hotel has no-frills rooms and friendly management. There's free use of good bikes, art on the walls, a bar and a…

  • Goldener Stern

    Carinthia

    Framed by neat gardens, this 600-year-old pension has spacious, old-fashioned rooms with beds featuring carved bedheads. Breakfast is served in the tiny…

  • Jugendherberge

    Villach

    Located 1km west of the town centre, off St-Martiner-Weg, Jugendherberge also has sauna facilities and a children’s playground.

  • Draufluss Camping

    Carinthia

    Spittal's small, cosy campground is about 3.5km from the town centre on the southern bank of the Drau River.

  • Cityhotel Ratheiser

    Klagenfurt

    With its mismatched furniture and random statues, this quirky hotel has a couple of really unusual suites (8 and 10), with upstairs and downstairs…

  • Moarhof

    Carinthia

    Set in serene gardens a 10-minute stroll from the centre, this chalet-style hotel has simple but old-fashioned rooms with mountain views. There's also a…

  • Hotel Traube

    Carinthia

    Located right on Lienz' main square, the Traube recalls the Biedermeier era with its high ceilings and antique-style rooms. The 10m pool and the wellness…

  • Pension Strobl

    Carinthia

    This budget hotel on the lake has watery views from its basic rooms. There's a useful guest kitchen and the owners can point you in the right direction…

  • Hotel Geyer

    Klagenfurt

    The rooms here are well maintained and bright, though ever so slightly ageing. There are wellness bonuses of a sauna and steam bath, and a fitness centre…