Landhotel Tirolerhof

Everything that is promised is just right for once: Cuisine, atmosphere, organization, friendliness, professionalism, warmth, cleanliness, competence, style - super. I would like to particularly highlight that I fell ill and was truly well taken care of. I found that extraordinary. A big thank you!

If you want a peaceful, comfortable, friendly, quiet, and well-appointed hotel as your base while you struggle up and down the nearby mountains, the Landhotel Tirolerhof is just the thing. It looks like the quintessential Austrian hotel with wooden balconies and bright red geraniums tumbling from the window boxes, and the rooms are solid and warm and spotlessly clean, with beautiful views in every direction. We were in Room 305 which is a (pretty big) Studio room, and had a view over the village to the Schatzberg range. The best thing about the Tirolerhof is the family who run it; and they really seem to do every single thing from the check-in desk to the restaurant and the bar, and are always on hand for advice or help. Each one of them was a joy to deal with, and when we wandered over to a local concert one evening it was to find Martin and his daughter at the front of the local brass band. They are very responsive to emailed queries before we arrive (can we have a room on an upper floor? etc.) and nothing is too much trouble. The kitchen provides just the right food after (and before) a day of toiling up and down the local landscape. We were on half board and had a huge breakfast every morning, then you pick your evening meal from a menu that is provided each day at the breakfast table (alongside a Morning Post with daily information, carefully translated into English for us.) There were also buffet evenings (Farmer's buffet, Tyrolean, etc.) and evenings when Martin entertained us on the guitar, and Anni on the harp. Part of the hotel is also a wellness centre with a fabulous swimming pool, sauna etc. and this was very welcome for aching limbs. Oberau itself is not a big village but has a Spar, a bakery, some bars, and a few other enterprises including a shoemaker who mends walking boots. The buses run each hour along the valley to the cable cars in the summer, and to the local train station for links to Innsbruck (a day trip was great) and Salzburg. You can do numerous summer walks from the front door of the hotel and the Drachental amusement park is just next door. A highly recommended hotel!

Once again another great time in the lovely valley. Been coming to the Wildschonau for over 20 years, the Tirolerhof for 5 of those years. The staff here here are friendly and efficient in what they do. Cannot fault the hotel in any way , food good, beer good, rooms good, entertainment good, location good, walks good.. Since we have been coming to the valley for so long we now tend to go further afield to other Tyrol towns and explore more history and culture. This year we bought a VTT weekly ticket , which gave us free access to all the rail and bus network within the Tyrol region. The ticket costs 53 euros per person but we saved 80 euros each on what we would have paid. Places to visit are Schwaz, Hall in Tyrol, Kufstein. Hofgarten, Rattenburg, Innsbruck. Kitbuhel, all interesting medieval towns. Visiting the cog railway in Jenbach , we took the train up to Achensee lake and came back on the bus , saved a ton of money. One point to pick on , the Premium Wildschonau card allows free travel on the lifts and the buses in the valley but, NOT down to Worgl as the Inghams rep tells you. Would I come again???? Absolutely. If they will have me.