Fodor's Expert Review Hotel Elefant
Sigmund-Haffner-Gasse 4, Salzburg, Salzburg, A-5020, Austria
With its cozy rooms, fantastic central location, and excellent on-site restaurant and bar, Hotel Elefant is an old Salzburg favourite. And we mean old: this 750-year-old house began life as an inn run by Salzburg citizen Hans Goldeisen, who was entrusted with the care of Maximilian II's pet Indian elephant Soliman, a local sensation of the 1500s. Dive into the famous, fluffy Salzburger Nockerl at an outdoor table at the titular S'nockerl restaurant, or enjoy cocktails and midnight-snack favorites in the sleek Soliman's Bar. Can't find space here? Right around the corner is a second hotel called, for some reason, Hotel Elefant Family Business.
PROS
- lots of history
- excellent location
- quiet yet centrally located street
- unusual welcome from elephant sculpture in lobby
CONS
- some rooms are cramped
- difficult to access with a car. <span>Sigmund-Haffner-Gasse 4</span>, <span>Salzburg</span>, <span>Salzburg</span>, <span>A-5020</span>. <span>0662/843–3970</span>. <span><a href="http://www.elefant.at">www.elefant.at</a></span>. <span>31 rooms</span>. <span>In-room: a/c. In-hotel: restaurant, business center, parking</span>. <span>Breakfast</span>
- difficult to access with a car
- room temperature can vary widely
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Rate Includes: Free breakfast
