Must-see hotels in 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…

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

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…

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…

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

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

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

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

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…

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…

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

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

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…

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

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…