A superb traditional hotel in a peaceful setting just 10-15 mins walk from the centre of beautiful St Johann. We were very happy to be allocated a stunning top floor corner room, which was very spacious and had a huge balcony with spectacular views. The staff were incredibly friendly, helpful and attentive ..... a special shout out to the Manager/Receptionist (Sonja) and the brilliant Sanja and Monika in the restaurant, who all work tirelessly in the heat to make your stay as enjoyable as possible. Overall, the food was outstanding for a standard half board basis; the chefs did an amazing job. Breakfast buffet was extensive, plentiful and continually replenished. At breakfast every day, you choose your dinner (choice of 3 main courses) for that night from a daily five course a la carte menu. Drinks are reasonably priced and added to your room bill every day so you can settle one bill at check out. Be aware that the hotel does charge for tap water with dinner, but it is freely available at breakfast and there is a refilling station at the pool. There is a weekly BBQ on a Thursday and on Wednesdays, the restaurant is closed allowing guests to eat out in town – where there are plenty of great restaurants. It should be noted however that if you are travelling with Inghams, you do not get a credit for this weekly missed dinner on a Wednesday. All other guests do but not those travelling with Inghams, which turned out to be a very strange and ambiguous arrangement. During the first week of our stay, the weather was extremely hot due to a massive heatwave all over central Europe. This is obviously no reflection on the hotel itself, but it did highlight a few issues that people should perhaps be aware of as this very hot weather could now become a regular occurrence in summer. There is no air-conditioning in the hotel at all ...... temperatures of 35 degrees are (or at least used to be) extreme and the hotels in the Tirol primarily service the ski season. However, you can imagine how uncomfortable it was at times, especially trying to sleep at night. We understand the practical and cost implications for installing air-con but ceiling fans would have at least been very welcome. We also felt that a fridge in the room would have been a huge advantage in the extreme heat. We only discovered at check-out that this could have in fact been requested. A limited number of portable fans are also available to borrow on request, but they were all taken. There is a refreshing pool downstairs, which is inside but leads out to a garden with sun lounders and parasols. The heat in the first week did limit activities somewhat but there are some fantastic walks nearby, the Gondola is withing easy reach on foot and excursions to Salzburg and Berchtesgaden are a must. Dinner is usually eaten in the garden when the weather is good, which was a relief as the dining room was stifling on the two occasions we had to eat there in the first week. It is more wo
