Graz
The riverside Wiesler, a Jugendstil (art nouveau) gem from 1901, has been transformed into Graz' most glamorous hotel, complete with oriental-style spa…
Must-see hotels in Austria
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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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Vienna
This rambling former palace, with all the marble and majesty of the Habsburg era, has service as polished as its crystal. Suites are filled with 19th…
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Hohe Tauern National Park
Colourful prayer flags flutter at this farmhouse, a tribute to the Tibetan monks who once stayed here. All cosy nooks, warm wood and open fireplaces, this…
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Hohe Tauern National Park
The name says it all: the view of the Alps and deep into the Gastein Valley is phenomenal from this panoramically perched hotel at the foot of the…
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The Salzkammergut
Bad Aussee’s four-star hotel has rooms with comforts, but the facilities are what really catapult you into relaxation heaven: a wonderfully large sauna…
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The Danube Valley
This is an exceptionally atmospheric hotel, set in a small, gently modernised Renaissance castle. Rooms aren't large but are fabulously comfortable and…
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Tyrol
Pretty gardens, spruce modern apartments with pine trappings, living rooms with kitchenettes, balconies with mountain views, peace – this charming…
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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…
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The Salzkammergut
Situated right on the lakeshore, a 10-minute drive from the town centre, this sweet, family-run hotel offers bright, spacious (if rather predictably…
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The Salzkammergut
Most doubles in this four-star hotel have bathtubs, and the best rooms (superior doubles and suites) have a touch of glamour, with large windows that…
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Vienna
An old-fashioned cage lift rattles up to these design-focused backpacker digs. Everything you could wish for is here – well-equipped dorms with two power…
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Villach
Some rooms in this friendly and efficient historic hotel have angled mirrors above the headboards, others have whirlpools for romantic interludes. Cheaper…
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Vienna
Each of the 39 open-plan, minimalist-chic rooms at this boutique hotel is dedicated to an Austrian winemaker and the minibars are stocked with premium…
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The Salzkammergut
Rooms are modern and bright in Aichinger, which has wellness trimmings such as a spa area and outdoor pool (April to October). It's located about 750m…
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Tyrol
This architecturally striking number is inspired, as the name suggests, by a family passionate about the mountains. You feel it as soon as you walk into…
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Vienna
Otto Ernst Wiesenthal has poured his passion and impeccable taste into creating one of Vienna's most outstanding guesthouses, here in Spittelberg. Design…
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Nationalpark Lodge Grossglockner
Hohe Tauern National Park
Receiving high praise, this lodge-style hotel is at once distinctly alpine and thoroughly contemporary. Rooms are done out in soft colours and light pine…
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Innsbruck
Individualism trumps conformity at this slick design newcomer. Some of the rooms are on the small side of bijou, but they all reveal a razor-sharp eye for…
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The Salzkammergut
Hochsteg-Gütl is a modern four-star hotel that caters for tourists and seminar guests alike. Rooms are well sized, modern and bright, but it's the almost…
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Graz
Augarten is decorated with the owner’s private art collection, which includes works by Maria Lassnig, Franz West and Martin Kippenberger. All rooms are…
