I will be driving in the austrian alps area sept 17-19th. We are interested in seeing hallstatt, grossglockner, berchtesgaden area...I am looking for suggestions on what to see in the area and nice but inexpensive places to stay. My budget for a double room is around 50-65 euros. Thank you
Posted by
Lake Forest, CA, USA
1633 posts
For accommodations in Hallstatt and the surrounding area, check out this website: http://www.hallstatt.net/accomodation/action/summary/frmCatID/114/ There are also listings in the RS book on Austria. Have a great trip.
Posted by
Des Moines, IA
2193 posts
I'll recommend Helga Lenz Zimmer in Hallstatt. This place is homey, cheap, super clean, and has great views from the top of the town. You should be able to find contact information in Rick’s book, tripadvisor, or on the internet.
Posted by
NYC area
2981 posts
Hi kirstin,
For the Grosglockner area we can highly recommend the Pension Ederhof in Heiligenblut, Austria. This lovely village is situated at the southern terminus of the Grossglockner Hochalpenstrasse. Spectacular scenery!
For the Berchtesgaden area our favorite place to stay is the Pension Mayringerlehen in nearby Ramsau (10 min. from Berchtesgaden). We've stayed twice and we'll be there again this fall.
Things to do from Berchtesgaden area:
Berchtesgaden
Salzburg
Konigsee
Jennerbahn cable car
Eagle's Nest
Salt Mine Tours
Bad Reichenhall
Mad King Ludwig's Herrenchiemsee (Neues Schloss)
Hope this helps.
Paul