Must-see hotels in Austria

  • Hotel Wiesler

    Graz

    The riverside Wiesler, a Jugendstil (art nouveau) gem from 1901, has been transformed into Graz' most glamorous hotel, complete with oriental-style spa…

  • Seegasthof-Hotel Lackner

    Mondsee

    Set on the shore of the Mondsee, the Lackner offers elegant, contemporary rooms with balconies and lovely lake views. A private beach is set among the…

  • Gjaid Alm

    The Salzkammergut

    This delightfully remote place is set in a rocky hollow replete with grazing cattle, sheep and horses, an easy 10-minute walk from the cable-car station…

  • Schlossberg Hotel

    Graz

    Central but just removed from the action, four-star Schlossberg is blessed with a prime location tucked below its namesake. Rooms are well sized,…

  • Stadthotel Brunner

    Styria

    This hotel on the Hauptplatz is a delight. Petra Brunner and Thomas Radzik, a chef and musician respectively, have worked some fresh ideas at this super…

  • Hotel Gasthof Zur Post

    St Gilgen

    This old inn's rooms are beautifully designed – some of the most stylish in the region. Some combine antique pieces set against a simple contemporary base…

  • Loisium Südsteiermark

    Styria

    A sister hotel to the original Loisium resort in the Kamptal, Loisium Südsteiermark ups the luxury ante in the south. Contemporary architecture, simple…

  • Hotel Gotthard

    Tyrol

    It’s the little touches that make all the difference at this chalet hotel, such as the oven-warm bread at breakfast (owner Clemens is a baker) and yoga…

  • Haus Ballwein

    Salzburg

    With its bright, pine-filled rooms, mountain views and garden, this place is big on charm. The largest, quietest rooms face the back and have balconies…

  • Hotel Helga

    Tyrol

    The Kratzer-Pilotto family bend over backwards to please at this homely chalet, with sweet and simple rooms dressed in traditional Tyrolean style, with…

  • Hotel Weisses Kreuz

    Innsbruck

    Beneath the arcades, this atmospheric Altstadt hotel has played host to guests for 500 years, including a 13-year-old Mozart. With its wood-panelled…

  • Himmlhof

    Tyrol

    This himmlisch (heavenly) Tyrolean chalet has wood-clad rooms brimming with original features (tiled ovens, four-poster beds and the like). An open fire…

  • Hotel Looshaus

    Lower Austria

    Although most of the guests here are likely to be Viennese on quick mountain breaks, this hotel is also something of an architectural pilgrimage site for…

  • Burg Bernstein

    Burgenland

    This ancient Schloss is everything you want in a destination hotel. The building's foundations date from 1199, and it retains much of its pre-modern…

  • Chez Cliché

    Vienna

    In tune with the 'live like a local' zeitgeist, you can now stay in the home of a fictional Viennese friend in one of five super-stylish apartments,…

  • Grand Ferdinand Hotel

    Vienna

    An enormous taxidermied horse stands in the reception area of this ultra-hip hotel. The Grand Ferdinand is shaking up Vienna's accommodation scene by…

  • Baderhaus

    Styria

    Baderhaus quite literally used to be the local bathhouse, and you can still see the soot marks on some of the bricks salvaged from one of the city fires…

  • Seehotel Das Traunsee

    The Salzkammergut

    Seehotel Das Traunsee is the prime address in Traunkirchen. It's contemporary, bright and with a stunning location on the lake, where you can relax on…

  • Grätzlhotel

    Prater & East of the Danube

    Where electricians, lamp makers and bakers once plied a trade, the Grätzlhotel has injected new life into Leopoldstadt with ultracool interiors courtesy…

  • Gasthof Kölblwirt

    Styria

    Gasthof Kölblwirt has it all: a pension, a restaurant specialising in Styrian beef, and lots of suggestions for activities. Pine-clad rooms are sweetly…

  • Magdas

    Prater & East of the Danube

    How clever: the Magdas is a hotel making a difference, as the staff who welcome guests are refugees. The former retirement home turned modestly priced…

  • Villa Trapp

    Salzburg

    Marianne and Christopher have transformed the original von Trapp family home into a beautiful guesthouse (for guests only, we might add). The 19th-century…

  • Panorama Hotel Wagner

    Lower Austria

    The Wagner family look after body and mind at this seriously ecofriendly hotel: rooms have untreated wood furniture, natural cotton bedding and grand…

  • Hotel Sacher

    Vienna

    Stepping into Hotel Sacher is like turning back the clocks 100 years. The lobby's dark-wood panelling, original oil paintings, deep-red shades and heavy…

  • Schloss Starrein

    Lower Austria

    A short drive from the national park, in the heart of Weinviertel farmland, young owners Peter and Sabine have one guest apartment in the family Schloss…

  • Hotel Cortisen am See

    St Wolfgang

    Hotelier Roland Ballner goes all out to make guests feel at home at this lakeside retreat, which may seem all Austrian tradition on the outside but is a…

  • TiMiMoo Boutique Hotel Bürgerhaus

    Neusiedler See

    With spiral staircases inside a 1537 former bakery and Biedermeier-style rooms with vaulted ceilings and drapes around the beds, this sweetly nostalgic…

  • Im Weissen Rössl

    St Wolfgang

    St Wolfgang’s most famous hotel was the setting for Ralph Benatzky’s operetta The White Horse. Rooms are somewhat idiosyncratic, and a little tired for…

  • 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 am Domplatz

    Linz

    Adjacent to the neo-Gothic Mariendom (ask for a room overlooking the cathedral), this glass-and-concrete cube filled with striking metal sculptures has 69…

  • Gut Purbach

    Neusiedler See

    This is arguably the 'See's most stylish sleeping choice. Five rooms, including one suite, mix beautiful old bones with rustic antiques and contemporary…

  • Hotel Rita

    Tyrol

    The Lengler family extend a heartfelt welcome at this pretty chalet hotel, a five-minute walk from Aqua Dome. Set in gardens with mountain views, Hotel…

  • Boutiquehotel Stadthalle

    Vienna

    Achieving a zero-energy balance, this hotel makes the most of solar power, rainwater collection and LED lighting, and has a roof planted with fragrant…

  • DO & CO

    Vienna

    Up-close views of Stephansdom extend from higher-priced rooms at this swanky hotel, and all 43 rooms and suites come with state-of-the-art entertainment…

  • Gasthof Hirschen

    Vorarlberg

    This is a 265-year-old dream of a Gasthöfe. The wood-shingle facade is festooned with geraniums, while inside low-ceilinged corridors lead to antique…

  • Hotel Altes Kloster

    Lower Austria

    A modern and cleanly stylish hotel has taken over this 17th-century monastery in the historic old town of Hainburg. Rooms are large and soothing, and…

  • Hotel Gasthof Lercher

    Styria

    Hotel Lercher is two places in one: a three-star Gasthof (inn) with inexpensive rooms and – still excellent value – a four-star hotel. Many of the rooms…

  • Hotel Stroblerhof

    The Salzkammergut

    This stylish hotel is the best place to stay and eat in Strobl. Combining a cosy chalet style with clean contemporary lines, and a very relaxing pool area…

  • Seehotel Schwan

    The Salzkammergut

    Some rooms at Gmunden's most luxurious hotel are more traditional than others, but all have a lightness of touch and there's a contemporary sensibility at…

  • Hallstatt Hideaway

    Hallstatt

    Six splendidly modern, beautifully textured private suites make up what is the region's most stylish accommodation choice. While prices reflect the…

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