Alpbach and Seefeld

skiing or hiking?

(I have one up my sleeve if not skiing)

hiking and maybe plein air painting if weather cooperates...would love to hear your recommendation Nigel.

I like the Hotel Eden in Seefeld in Tirol. Easy free parking (individual garages available too, for a cost, if it is snowing), great breakfasts, excellent dinners (the only place I regularly go that I always go half pension), easy walk to the train, easy walk to meadows, small indoor/outdoor pool, good fun in the rain, pretty tasty cake in the afternoons, big rooms, balconies, usually decent price. Free apples too.

https://www.eden-seefeld.at/eden/en/home

We stayed in "Seefeld in Tirol" at this place already several times:
https://www.booking.com/hotel/at/appartementhaus-st-martin.html
(The link is merely for the description; we booked by calling the owners and writing e-mails.)

Seefeld offers 200+ hiking trails, by the way.

Late April is likely too early for hiking. Trails will be slushy and mucky.

You might also find a lot of hotels shut at the end of April. If you can delay till early May.

thanks all of you for your suggestions and advice!