Fodor's Expert Review Alte Post

The oldest inn in Krems, which for almost 140 years was a mail-route post house, is centered on an adorable Renaissance-style courtyard topped with a flower-bedecked arcaded balcony and storybook mansard roof. If you're a guest here, you're allowed to drive into the pedestrian zone of the Old Town and pull up next to the Steiner Tor (Stone Gate) to reach the inn; cyclists are welcome too. Rooms are comfortable and interiors are country-style pleasant, but the real draw here is dining on regional specialties or sipping a glass of the local wine in the courtyard. The Brunner family has operated the inn since 1921, just four years after it ceased being a postal station.