Following on from Visiting Salzburg %26amp; Vienna with interesting sights en-route we ended up based in St.Gilgen, no TA forum?, so post here.
Hotel Shernthaner, perfect position just off the main square. This place was delightful, has to be the most welcoming host I%26#39;ve met. Down to reserved welcome cards hand sketched on breakfast tables. Nothing too much bother, spotlesly clean rooms. Good size with balcony. nice breakfast too! Great value.
Honesty box Fridge in the hall. Water coolers, free bikes etc.
Had dinners at Kendler on the square and Seegasthaus
overlooking the lake. Both excellent, so much so we only used the two. The views from Seegasthaus lovely, the food great value.
We drove around all the lakes one day when it was very hot, we also did all the usual tourist things.
I have to say that ferries, trains, gondolas etc. add up to quite an expensive time for a family so bear it in mind when planning.
I won%26#39;t go into trip details, suffice to say that I%26#39;ve driven through parts of Austria before but was blown away this time by the beauty and tranquility around Salzkammergut %26amp; Halstadt. The villages spotlessly clean, the people so helpful and friendly. Good food %26amp; wine and great scenery.
We%26#39;ll be back! And I think St.Gilgen was a good choice of base, also liked Stroble a bit quieter. St Wofgange fantastic to see but too touristic to stay IMO.
Using the ferry day ticket a great way to see and move around the villages. Next time a relaxing long weekend in St.Gilgen is on the cards. Just swimming and riding bikes + eating!
Thanks for all who helped our plans.
Stoofer
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I%26#39;m going to be spending 3 days in St Gilgen and would appreciate any suggestions.
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Very glad to hear you enjoyed it - the Salzkammergut certainly is eyepoppingly gorgeous, isn%26#39;t it? Thanks for the tip about the Seegasthaus - I%26#39;ll make a note of that for future reference. I agree about St Gilgen vs St Wolfgang as a base - St Wolfgang is a lovely place to visit but having now visited it once in August, I think the shoals of tourists would get on my wick if I stayed there for the whole holiday. I would like to try the Gasthof Furberg on the lake (short ride on the ferry from St Gilgen)- maybe next summer!
You%26#39;re right too about the cost of excursions etc mounting up - I%26#39;ve been pricing some trips for my forthcoming visit to the Salzkammergut (next week, woo hoo!) and it can get expensive if you plan on a big excursion every day. It is certainly worth getting the Salzkammergut card (4.90 euros per adult from any tourist information office in the Salzkammergut, duration as long as your stay - you write your trip dates on the card). The card gives a couple of euros discount on entry prices/fares each time you use it, at tourist sights like the Kaiservilla in Bad Ischl or when using the ferries or cable cars around the region. For example the day ticket on the Wolfgangsee ferry costs 18 euros for an adult but is reduced to 15.30 euros with the card. I got a Salzkammergut card last time I was in the area and I found that the card soon paid for itself, and I managed to save some money to boot.
Your description of the Hotel Schernthaner in St Gilgen sounds great, and typical of the hospitality I%26#39;ve experienced in the small, family-owned hotels and pensions in the Salzkammergut and the Tirol. The standards are generally very high, even in the modestly-priced places, and the owners usually go out of their way to help visitors make the most of their holiday. It%26#39;s one of the reasons I enjoy going back every year!
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Fracophool
I can recommend the places we stayed and ate as above.
For a great day out:
Definitely get the day ticket for ferry and start early in the morning. Take the ferry it%26#39;s full route and get off at Stroble, (taks about 1 hr.) ,have an hour there, maybe tea, and then pick up a ferry getting you to St. Wolfgang for lunch.
Have lunch, then take the train up to the summit, return on ferry back to St. Gilgen.
A great day out. To guarantee this, you%26#39;d need to get the train ticket in advance, to avoid dissapointment, depending on how busy time of year.
It sounds a lot, but apart from exploring the two small villages, there is no walking involved. The ferries are running about every hour or so.
Perhaps Roley can help with how to get advance tickets for the train?
There are also gongolas on the other side of town to the lake, another 1/2 day. With exploring on foot. A bus or car trip to Halstatt, that%26#39;s 3 days done.
Hope you have a great trip Roley, thanks for all your help in past, you were instrumental in our choice of base and you were spot on!:-)
yes, I agree, hospitality in that area is great - puts average U.K. service industry to shame.
I can%26#39;t imagine beer and wine in %26#39;honesty fridges%26#39; here LOL
Stoofer
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Can you give me a few details about taking the schafberger train from St Wolfgang Please? We are going in September staying in Salzburg and will not be using a car. So, public transport to St wolfgang and then how do we get to where the train goes from? There is a web site with the times and it looks like trains go on the hour eg: 11 am, 12 noon. Will we be able to get to the train from the salzburg bus and then take the lake steamer afterwards do you thin? we are trying to dod the train and boat in a day from Salzburg so do you recon this will be possible ?
Thanks
Beverley
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