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WHERE TO STAY

Austria has a plethora of accommodation around the country in every price category
options, including enchanting medieval and style. Alternatively, you could opt for
castles, charming family-run guesthouses and self-catering: pitching up with a tent or
traditional Alpine chalets tucked away on the camper van is ever popular, and farm stays
mountain hills. On these four pages, the types provide the chance to get to know rural
of hotels on offer are summarized alongside Austria. For those hiking in the Alps, there is
tips on what to expect. The hotel listings (see also information about the many mountain
pp292–9) describe some of the best hotels hostels and shelters dotted along the trails.

find accommodation as you
travel. The Austrian National
Tourist Office will help find a
hotel, as will any regional or
local tourist office.
However, to get the best
prices and the most appropriate
accommodation, booking
ahead is crucial. These days,
most people book online, either
through a hotel booking site
(such as booking.com) or
A hotel complex in Kampl, in a typically directly via the hotel’s own
scenic location website; both tend to offer
discounts throughout the year.
The Range of Hotels Part of the penthouse suite at Augarten Art
Hotels and pensions are Prices Hotel, Graz (see p296)
awarded between one and five
stars, as in other countries, with The price of hotel accommo- reduction in room rates. Staying
the number of stars depending dation is dictated not only by in provincial towns tends to be
on the facilities offered by the the category of the hotel, but somewhat cheaper, though
hotel. However, small hotels also by its location and the local prices really are variable.
and pensions often have a more events at the time. Accommo- Accommodation will be less
inviting atmosphere despite dation in Vienna, Salzburg and expensive for visits outside
fewer overall facilities. Graz is often expensive, and the main tourist season. For
The choice of hotel is usually many hotels and pensions in example, visiting a resort
determined by what one prime locations are overpriced. specializing in winter sports
intends to do while visiting It is possible to cut costs by during the summer months
Austria. Visitors who are mainly staying outside the main town is cheaper. In the cities, it is
interested in sightseeing and centres; in Vienna, for example, also possible to negotiate
are likely to be constantly on staying just outside the discounted room rates for
the move may prefer to stay Ringstrasse brings a significant weekend visits or longer stays.
in modest private guesthouses
or pensions. Winter sports
enthusiasts need to look for
hotels that offer the appropriate
facilities. Alternatively, for peace
and quiet, or personal health
and wellbeing, visitors can
choose from numerous, well-
equipped spa hotels. Whatever
the plan, there is always a
perfect accommodation
option available here.

Booking
Austria offers such a diverse
amount of accommodation that
it is possible – if moving from
place to place for example – to The impressive grand lobby of the Imperial Hotel, Vienna (see p294)
Café in the Cupola Hall of the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

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