My husband and I will be traveling to Melk in May for 2 days. I was thinking about staying at Pension Barbara in Pochlarn about 15-20 mins. west of Melk on the Danbue. The women I spoke to on the phone was absolutely wonderful and the place has great reviews. However, she said the best way to go to Melk was to take a taxi which I am thinking would be expensive. It looks likes they have a train and bus that runs through the town but I was not able to find the schedules. Can anyone provide me with the website for the busses and/or trains so I can look up the schedule and prices. We can also drive since we will have a car. I also noticed Rick Steves mentions a free parking lot across the Danbue from Melk. Has anyone ever used it? Can you park there all day? Did anyone have a problem with parking spots being available.
I am trying to figure out if it is cost effective to stay so far away and drive or take public transportation. The hotels I have found that have free parking in Melk start at 125 euro a night. I was hoping to find something less expensive.
I am also considering Gastehaus Egger in Emmersdorf, across the river. They were great getting back to me via email, however I have not been able to reach them by telephone and that concerns me.