My wife and I plan on spending a week or so in the Salzburg area in 2020. We will have a car and would like to use Hallein as a "base camp" for daytrips to various locations around the area. Recommendations for a clean comfortable place to stay would be greatly appreciated.
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Why Hallein? We stayed in Gmunden, which is not only more beautiful, but being located right in the "Salzkammergut" a better starting point for excursions.
We had a room with lake view - ask for it - in this hotel directly at the lakeside promenade:
www.esplanade.at
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Oviedo FL
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No particular reason for choosing Hallein -- just looked like a convenient "jumping off" place. I will certainly look into your recommendation. Any recommendations for other locations are certainly welcome too!
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Niagara, Ontario
1688 posts
St Gilgen (particularly) and Mondsee are nice spots and also give you easy and fairly quick access to Gmunden/Traunsee, Hallstatt, Salzburg, Berchtesgadener Land and Chiemsee.
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Small villages like St. Gilgen are very scenic and beautiful, but you have seen the whole "city" in less than a half day. Should there be bad weather, you are better off in a larger town, e.g. like Gmunden, which offers some indoor activites, like the "Museum of Historic Sanitary Ceramics" (aka Toilet Museum).
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Vienna, Austria
5518 posts
As you will have a car, I suggest a farm stay. High standard of accommodation with local flavor - https://sbgl.urlaubambauernhof.at/farms/
Stay somewhere beautiful with views.
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Bend, Oregon
2580 posts
I can recommend Landhaus Armstorfer. We stayed there last summer. It was amazing. Perfectly clean, gorgeous views, and a peaceful place to come “home” to. It’s a 10 minute drive to Salzburg, or 20 minute bus or train ride. It’s about 25 minutes to Berchtesgaden and an hour to Hallstatt.