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Recommended Hotels
The lodging options featured
in this guide have been
selected across a wide price
range for their excellent
facilities and unique value.
They are all representative of
their context, be it bustling
Vienna, fairytale Salzburg or
the placid mountain resorts
of the Tyrol. The hotels are
listed by area and then by
price. They cover a diverse
array of accommodation,
from simple pensions to
A mountain hostel near Schöpfl, in the Vienna Woods stunning boutique options.
There are family-friendly
washing machines, dishwashers for children, with play areas, guesthouses for those who
and ironing rooms. Some sites toys and child-minding services seek a homely atmosphere
have fixed caravans for hire, available to guests. Many of and luxury hotels that offer
and almost all have a play- these hotels advertise all the comfort one needs.
ground for children. A few sites themselves as Baby und Alternatively, one may opt
are also adapted for the needs Kinderhotels (Baby and Child for spa hotels to unwind in
of differently abled people. Hotels) in their promotional style or contemporary hotels
The average price is typically literature. Local tourist offices for all the modern comforts.
€20–40 per day for two people will have details on where the For those looking to get a taste
sharing; Kurtaxe (health resort nearest ones are. of the traditional there are
tax) may also be charged by Some pensions, particularly always country guesthouses.
some, and the use of showers those aimed at families with The places highlighted as
and electricity may cost extra. children, organize special DK Choice are the very best
Check the Österreichischer activities to keep young of the pack, chosen for being
Camping Club website for further people engaged. These might outstanding in some way.
information on campsites. include all sorts of sports They may be set in historically
activities, ranging from important buildings, stand in
skiing, skating and tobog - beautiful surroundings, have
Travelling with Children
ganing to horse riding, particularly eco-friendly
A lot of hotels and pensions in tennis, canoeing, swimming policies or may just be
Austria specifically offer facilities and cycling. incredibly charming.
DIRECTORY
Information on Styria Information Hilton Mountain Hostels
Accommodation St Peter-Hauptstrasse 243, ∑ hilton.com and Shelters
& Reservations Graz. Tel (0316) 4003-0. Mercure Österreichischer
∑ steiermark.com
Austrian Tourism ∑ mercure.com Alpenverein (ÖAV)
Board Tyrol Information Hotels in Historic Olympiastrsse 37,
Maria-Theresien-Strasse
Margaretenstrasse 1, 55, Innsbruck. Buildings Innsbruck.
Vienna. Tel (0512) 72720. Tel (0512) 59 547-0.
∑ alpenverein.at
Tel 00800 400 200 00 ∑ tyrol.com Schlosshotels und
(free from EU and UK). Herrenhäuser Camping
∑ austriatourism.com Upper Austria Austrasse 7,
Information Oberalm. Österreichischer
Carinthia Information Freistädtstrasse 119, Linz. Camping Club
Völkermarkter Ring 21–23, Tel (0732) 221 022. Tel (06245) 90123. Schubertring 1–3, Vienna.
∑ schlosshotels.co.at
Klagenfurt. ∑ oberoesterreich.at Tel (01) 713 61 51.
Tel (0463) 30 00. Vienna Information Youth Hostels ∑ campingclub.at
∑ carinthia.at Albertinaplatz, Vienna.
Lower Austria Tel (01) 24 555. Österreichischer
Jugendherbergs-
Information ∑ wien.info verband (ÖJHV)
Niederösterreich Ring 2, Hotel Chains Zelinkagasse 12,
Haus C, St Pölten. Vienna.
Tel (02742) 9000-9000. 50plus Hotels Tel (01) 533 53 53.
∑ lower-austria.info ∑ 50plushotels.at ∑ oejhv.or.at

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