Hotel Klausner Reviews

This was our first trip to Austria and we chose Kitzbuhel as we were not there just for the walking and wanted other things to do.

The flight was with Tyrolean Airways from East Midlands to Innsbruck and was excellent. A small plane with only 48 seats but excellent flight attendants and meal including free drinks. Landing at Innsbruck on a clear day was lovely coming down the valley between the mountains. We landed at 4.25 p.m. and had our baggage and were away on the coach by 4.45 p.m. I have never got out of an airport so quickly. The transfer is a bit long at 2 hours but if you fly to Salzburg I think it is a bit shorter.

We were very pleased with the hotel as it was only 3 star but was better than I had expected. We upgraded to a larger room with bath and balcony, this was really nice, traditionally furnished, very spacious and clean with a big traditional wooden balcony. This is a family run hotel, the staff speak english and are very pleasant. The food was good, again better than I expected, the dinner was a set meal although they do a vegetarian option. We enjoyed every meal. Safety deposit boxes are available at reception at a cost of 25 euros. The hotel is across the road from the bus station and main railway station. There is some noise from the trains but this did not bother us and the station makes it easy to travel to Innsbruck and other local small towns.

Kitzbuhel was fairly quiet the first week in July but it is apparently busier later in the month and August. We attended the Inghams welcome meeting which was informative not just trying to sell you the trips. We did one trip to Salzburg, very good, recommend you do Salzburg on a trip as although it is not far away it is not easy to get to by train takes a long time, only about 90 minutes by bus. There was a good selection of other trips and if we had been there longer than a week we would certainly have done some of them.

Kitzbuhel is a very attractive town with two gondolas giving you access to the mountains. Do these on a clear day, you do not need to be walkers, you can potter about, look at the views and go to the cafes at the top. Schwarsee Lake is just outside the town, this makes a pleasant walk from Kitzbuhel about 50 minutes. Takes about 30 minutes to walk round lake. You can get to the lake by bus or train. You can swim in the lake, there are boats for hire, a couple of cafes and a hotel. We had coffee and lunch at the Alpenhotel by the lake and would recommend this.

We visited Innsbruck on our own by train. The trains are very good but not cheap. Innsbruck takes about an hour and for two of us cost 47 euros. The old town in Innsbruck is very picturesque and we also visited the Bergisel ski jump on the edge of town.

We really enjoyed Kitzbuhel and would like to go back. This is a walker's paradise but there is plenty to do if you are not walking. There is also a cinema and a swimming pool in Kitzbuhel. Austria was not as expensive as we thought it might be, it is more expensive than places like Spain but no more expensive than Britain and probably cheaper in some cases. The Austrian people are lovely and the country is so clean.

We were lucky with the weather and did not have much rain but obviously where there are mountains you have got to expect rain and the weather can change very quickly.