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288  Tr a vellers ’ Needs

WHERE TO STAY

austria has a highly developed tourist connected to the city centre. The rooms
infrastructure, making it extremely easy to are mostly well furnished and comfortable,
find accommodation to suit one’s personal and the staff kind and courteous. away
preference. There are numerous hotels and from towns, where transport is not always
pensions, offering varied standards and readily available, hotel staff may even offer
services at a range of prices. One can also find to pick up travellers without cars from railway
friendly private lodgings and good campsites. or coach stations. a list of recommended
Most hotels enjoy great locations or are well hotels is given on pages 292–9.

local tourist offices can help
with reservations, and will also
advise on the kind of specialist
accommodation options
available in their area.
It is generally advisable to
book in advance, particularly
for the summer months,
Christmas and Easter.

International and
Austrian Chain Hotels
A hotel complex in Kampl, in a typically
scenic location In addition to well-known
and popular hotel chains,
The Range of Hotels such as Mercure and Hilton, A majestic hotel set in the mountains
Hotels and pensions are the 50plus Hotels, which of Bad Gastein
awarded between one and five mostly offer spa facilities
stars, as in other countries, with and access to various health Hotels in Historic
Buildings
the number of stars depending treatments, are also worth
on the facilities offered by the considering. The largest Visitors looking for some-
hotel. However, small hotels clusters of such hotels are thing special beyond the
and pensions often have a more to be found in the vicinity of usual hotel experience should
inviting atmosphere despite Salzburg and in the Vorarlberg consider a stay at one of the
fewer overall facilities. province. Other hotel chains many medieval castles that have
The choice of hotel is usually include Romantik-Hotels, been converted into hotels.
determined by what one Grand Hotel, Marriott, Bristol, Often the name Schlosshotel
intends to do while visiting Austria Trend, Hotel-Post, is used to indicate that an
Austria. Visitors who are mainly Renaissance and Ibis. Chain establishment is a hotel within
interested in sightseeing and hotels tend to have depend - a palace. Some excellent
are likely to be constantly on ably high standards and examples of such converted
the move may prefer to stay good service. fortresses or palace hotels are
in modest private lodges 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.

How to Book
As in other countries, hotel
accommodation can be booked
directly by phone, email or
through a website. Most 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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