Recommendations for Family place to stay near Lienz, Austria?

Susanne, you can look up any city/town in Austria by typing in www.(name of town).at So, for Lienz, check out the website www.lienz.at Unfortunately, on this website I could not find the word English or the British flag so that I could read the info on the website (my German is limited). Personally, I would travel into the area you want to go to and "wing it" for accommodations. Last year, our family of 3 drove from Venice to Salzburg and decided to get off at Spittal and stayed in a small town of Paternion. Since this area is a popular tourist area, we were able to find several pensions and private zimmers. We prefer to stay in private zimmers (private homes) because we enjoy talking to our hosts, the rooms are a lot cleaner than most hotels/pensions, and they are a lot less expensive. We start our search around 5-6pm and make sure we have found something before dark--they don't like to answer the door when it's dark. Look for signs "zimmer" or "zimmer frei". Lienz is a ways off the beaten path. You could take the A12 autobahn from Innsbruck towards Salzburg and get off going towards Kitzbuhel. You could check out some of those towns on their websites. However, I agree, Lienz does look like a great area. Just for your info, gas and lodging is less expensive in Austria than in Germany. Also, in these areas, there are a lot of luges--like the ones in Reutte. On the Michelin maps look for the words "sommer rodelbahn". Your boys will really enjoy them. Have fun making memories!

Have you tried www.tiscover.at and www.hrs.com yet?