Looking for a stay in villages in alps like Gimmelwald, Switzerland or Walter almost but in Austria near salzburg.. Have car so flexible to be in 30-40 min distance
Travelling with family so house / apartment is the choice.
Want to experience views, relax...
Please suggest options
St. Gilgen
one option could be to stay in or near Berchtesgaden Germany, just south of Salzburg, it really is so very close to Austria. the surrounding villages/scenery is like gimmelwald. ( just not necessarily up on the 'side of a mountain' as such) there are plenty of things to do and see in the area.
we recently stayed in Ramsau bei berchtesgaden ( germany) and Ramsau am Dachstein ( austria) both have very similar alp type villages and the surrounding towns have a similar feel. especially if you have a car. investigate the surrounding areas.
the big advantage they are both very much cheaper than switzerland. and some of the towns are comparatively un touched by tourists.
have you considered staying in a B&B. they are VERY reasonable in these areas. and you get to interact with the locals
if your family is into adventure then staying at somewhere like Grobming in austria, where you can go on the zipline and visit the nearby der dachstein cable car/ice cave etc. just a little further away from salzburg, but good highways between.
hope this helps.
We selected Mondsee for a trip this fall (based on location and an AirBB that suited us.) St. Gilgen and St. Wolfgang were both on our short list.
I also recently stayed in Ramsau bei Berchtesgaden in a farmhouse B&B and agree that it is a great, inexpensive place to stay. I stayed at Anfanglehen in its spectacular Ferienwohnung (apartment), but some basic German language skills are needed to stay there as the hostess speaks no English. The goats that greet arriving guests from their pen also prefer German, but will be friendly to pretty much anyone who shows them a little attention.
Also love our 3 stays in Ramsau bei Berchtesgaden at the Mayringerlehen. Goats, cows, chickens, etc..
If it's full, we also loved our 2 stays nearby in Schonau am Konigssee at the Guesthouse Friedwiese.
www.friedwiese.de/enska/isl.htm
Paul
I second Maylinglehen in Austria. We stayed there few years ago and it was quite nice. Our hostess even let us use the family washing machine to do a couple of loads of clothes. Breakfast was wonderful and filling and the little town is charming with a couple of hiking paths. We loved it and would go back in a heartbeat.
I liked Kaprun. Nearby Zell am See. From Kaprun you can visit Kitzsteinhorn by a cable car.
