128 Best Hotels in Austria

Popular with families, this choose-your-own-adventure hotel's fun and casual vibe leans heavily on the Viennese spirt with a DIY edge. The lobby furniture is all secondhand, while the wallpaper motifs in the guests’ rooms was designed by local art students. Room categories include doubles, family rooms with bunkbeds (most with a balcony), a disco studio with 5 beds and a sounds system, as well as a cinema studio with 5 beds, a projector screen and selection of Austrian movies. Double rooms don’t offer an enclosed shower space. There’s a delicious Israeli restaurant on the 7^th floor with gorgeous views and the ground floor Café Brenner serves breakfast all day.

This solid red-shuttered house, a friendly family-run hotel, is within a five-minute walk of the city center, but is in a quiet area across the river. It offers great value and spacious rooms gleaming with natural woods and old-fashioned style. Some of the upper rooms on the west side have large bay windows with gorgeous views of the mountains. The delights of the Old Town, and a wide array of restaurants, are close by.

This delightful hotel is decorated in modern country house style and boasts a prime location on the main medieval town square. Villa Bucher is housed in the historic Metnitztaler Hof building, erected in the first half of 13th century. The standard rooms are fairly stark with an abundance of wood while the superior rooms are softer with soothing hues. The best rooms have balconies and overlook the spectacular castle ruins. Other rooms face the town square and are not worth the price. Half board is available for an extra €28 per person.

This traditional, family-run, turn-of-the-20th-century house on the edge of the pedestrian zone is noted for its friendly staff and comfortable, modern rooms. Rooms overlooking the private park out back are quieter. Head to the sixth floor for a drink with a view in the charming Blaue Brigitte loft bar.

Family-owned since the 1800s, the "White Horse" guest rooms and apartments, in nine connected houses, are full of the country charm, flowered fabrics, and quaint furniture brought to the big screen in the movie version of the idyllic Austrian operetta of the same name. Many rooms have balconies with a lake view. The outdoor pool, directly on the lake, is heated to a constant 86°F year-round, and you can relax with a massage in the spa. Two restaurants, the upscale Poll's Kaiserterrasse and the classic Austrian Seerestaurant both offer delicious dishes and amazing lake views. The hotel is world-famous, so book well in advance, especially for the summer.

This small, family-owned hotel is an inviting choice, with some of the guest rooms including attractive sitting areas; rooms in the back look out over the looming Gaisberg and the cemetery of St. Sebastian. Note that this hotel is divided between houses opposite each other: the main Altstadthotel (no air-conditioning) and the Residenz (all rooms with air-conditioning). The reception, breakfast room, spa, and other public areas are all in the main building. The hotel also has apartments a couple blocks away.

Set within a 500-year-old former nunnery, the centrally located Wolfinger has been a hostelry since the late 1700s, and that gives the interior some real charm. A few rooms feature vaulted ceilings and antique headboards; others are furnished with a mixture of kitsch and modern pieces. Those in the front on the busy square are less quiet but offer a view of city activities. The breakfast room entices with flowing curtains and Baroque-style chandeliers—a lovely way to greet the day.

When celebrities seek privacy, they ensconce themselves in this world-famous Zürs hostelry resembling five huge interlinked chalets, a family-run house that has managed to preserve a certain intimacy. Many of the elegant accommodations are spacious apartments or suites with fireplaces; newer ones have Roman baths. The suites can be combined with double rooms for families. At night the public room dress code insists gentlemen wear a jacket; a tie is also required at gala evenings. A vast spa area ensures even more stratospheric levels of hedonism.