Hello! I am planning a trip to Munich/Bavaria/Salzburg, and I'd like to stay somewhere in Bavaria where our hotel could have a great view of the mountains. We will have a car, so we're pretty flexible on where. What do you suggest? Thank you!
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Northamptonshire, England
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Kochel am See
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Maryland
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Garmsh-Partenkirchen. Oberammergau. Salzburg. Andechs. Berchtisgarten.
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Vernon, Canada
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julie,
You might consider Hallstatt, which is one of the most beautiful places I've been to in Europe. As someone else mentioned, you could also look at Berchtesgaden (although I don't know anything about the hotel options there).
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Barley over the border in Austria, the small town of Ehrwald has a great view of the Zugspitz.
Somebody suggested Hallstatt, but the Gosausee (Lake Gosau) is just over the mountain to the west of Hallstatt. Hallstatt is a quaint village on the shore of the modestly scenic Hallstattersee (...see means such and such lake in Austrian-- Lake Hallstatt is where Hallstatt town is located). There is no village at the Gosausee, but the Michelin Guide flat out states that the Gosausee "is the most impressive lake in Austria" Michelin is wrong. It is the most impressive Alpine lake in the world. You have never seen mountain scenery if you have not seen the setting of the Gosausee. There is no town or village or houses on the Gosausee, only one basic hotel with one of the most awesome mountain views in the world from its lakeside rooms. Having stayed overnight in both Hallstatt (once) and at the Gosausee (3 times) I don't even have to think about the choice.
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Southeast US
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I stayed at Anfanglehen in Ramsau bei Berchtesgaden and enjoyed it (and the mountain scenery) very much. The pleasant owner speaks zero English, so some basic German language skills are needed (though you certainly don't need to be fluent... I'm not!).