Parkhotel Tristachersee

We were 4 couples and we enjoy every moment of the stay in this hotel. Good service, nice and clean rooms, best culinary Breakfast and Dinner, nice people in the reception, good advise for trails and hikings in the area. Best hotel we ever had.

An amazing hotel. It's our second time at the hotel. The service, ran by Kruzer's family, is excellent, and all the staff is very attentive and helpful The restaurants and food in general are wonderful, there's a lot of variety and everything is fresh and tasty! The spa is amazing and especially Claudia the messuer. We enjoyed our time and can't wait to come again

We had an excellent stay at the hotel. The staff were super friendly and provided us with English menus and everything they could to make our stay wonderful. The setting is beautiful and the rooms were quiet and comfortable. Dinner at the hotel, which is included in the price, is a multi-course experience in excellence. I can't say enough how great the food is. Breakfast is also wonderful. Excellent place to stay outside of the hustle and bustle of Lienz. Amazing hidden gem.

Lovely hotel. Lovely settings. Comfortable rooms. Can’t give it Five stars as the sheets were not of the standard I expect of the quality /expense of the hotel. The owner said it was because it is easier to put on the bed for the staff. Which is true. Unfortunately even £45 a night hotels don’t have fitted sheets. So much so I assumed it was the protector sheet and asked the staff for a proper sheet. The staff were very friendly. But maybe would have been nice to have told what was available. I understood that tea was available for example each day, but this was finished by the time I had sorted out the correct room. All the cakes were gone and tea does not include coffee. I suppose I could have asked but being shy / non German speaking I Spent time looking up what was available at the hotel from their website rather than being told by receptionist. Or wandering around the hotel myself. They have some enormous fish… As it turns out they have excellent disabled access to the lake and swimming pool. But as we only staying overnight we found this out too late for my wife to use any of it. The Sunday taster menu, 7 courses, was excellent. The food delightful and very tastie. Homemade chocolates lovely. Staff worked hard and again friendly. They didn’t push any wine on us which was nice. Veggie options were also available. My only suggestion is Why not have the seating turned 90 degrees so that we could both dinners could look out? All the seating in this small dinning area had the same problem with half of each party looking at a wall. Hotel itself looks like a place to stay a few days rather than overnight stop. Although even arriving at 3.30 we weren’t able to fully appreciate what the hotel offers. Other guests we spoke to were staying for a week or more. It would be a lovely place to sit back and relax for a few days. Staff all speak excellent English.

My wife and I started our trip to Austria in Vienna, then on to Salzburg and from there to Parkhotel Tristachersee in Lienz. What drew us toward Lienz was the desire to drive along the Grossglockner High Alpine Road. What drew us to Parkhotel Tristachersee were the reviews of the Hotel, specifically the hospitality, the spa and the high praise for the food, as some reviewers aid, an epicurean delight. Moreover, since, during our trip, we were staying in hotels in cities and needed to find restaurants for dinner every night, the thought of simply walking from our room to dinner sounded calm, peaceful and luxurious. Well, was it ever. I will start with the meals. Breakfast and dinner were served in the dining room, which is bright and airy and sits, in part, over the lake. The views are to the mountain behind the Hotel and the Alps in the distance. The breakfast buffet has everything you could ever dream of. And, it is all fresh and much of it is locally sourced. Lunch is also served, however, at least for me, breakfast kept me going all day, that is until dinner. Words are hard to describe the dinners - but I will try - Perfection. Everything, the variety of wines (especially the selection of Gruner Veltliners), the salads, soups, entrees, vegetarian options, and the desserts, yes the desserts, were excellent. Top quality ingredients and chefs who know how to cook. Sated and Happy is an understatement. The spa was also wonderful. Plenty of space to relax plus wet, dry and infrared saunas, a pool, showers. A note that the pool area requires a swimsuit. The saunas are clothing optional although I did not see anyone with clothes on while in any of the saunas. Different for an American, but frankly I found it to be relaxing and liberating. I also had not one but two massages, both with Claudia. She was terrific. Ask for her you will not be disappointed. I do not remember the name of the woman who gave my wife a facial but my wife said it was one of the best she has ever had. Lastly, the hosts. This is a family run hotel. It is not one of those impersonal chain hotels. They are gracious and while this was the first time we visited the hotel, we were treated as if we were regular patrons who had been coming there for years (which, I suspect, many, many people do). All in all, two of our favorites nights in one of the most beautiful countries in the world. Thank you Kreuzer family.

Covid had prevented us from returning to Tristachersee for a couple of years. It was a joy to stay enjoy the hotel again. Herr and Frau Kreutzer’s daughter, Marie-Therese, is now at the helm and is continuing a great family tradition of superb hotel-keeping. Food and wine were, if anything, even more delicious. And, of course, the position of the lovely thermal lake is very special.