Hotel Elisabeth
Features
This comfortable, family-run four star is less formal than some of the others we recommend and is ideal for families not wishing to pay over-the-top prices. Run by the Gafgo family for many years, it is now the daughter, Marion, who takes care of the guests – and the welcome they receive is one of the friendliest in the Alps. Popular with many of our clients, it has a relaxed and unpretentious atmosphere, good food, comfortable accommodation as well as being in a convenient location. A new indoor pool has been installed as well as a spa area with sauna and steam bath and massage facilities.
Location
Tucked away in a quiet position, the hotel is still just a couple of minutes walk to the Rufikopf lift and 5 minutes from the village centre.
Bedrooms
Rooms have either bath or shower/wc and some can be combined for families. They are comfortable and relatively spacious - and quiet.
Facilities
Small pool, sauna, steam bath.
Meals
- Breakfast: 08:00-10:00h
- Dinner: 18:30-20:30h
- Half Board menu: 5 course dinner - 2 choices of main course
- Bottles on Wine List
- Children's menu on request
- Vegetarian menu on request
Bar
- Hotel Bar: 08:00-24:00
- Fireplace in Bar
- Live music: 19:00-21:00 (once a week piano music)
Hotel Facilities
- Fireplace in lounge
- Pool 09:00-20:00
- Sauna
- Steam bath
- Masseur 09:00-19:00 (on request)
Room Facilities
- Duvets
- Bath
- Hand held shower attachment
- Bathrobes provided
- Shaving mirror
- Hairdryer in every room
- Desk/Chair with phone/modem point
Media
- TV: Channels including BBC World, CNN, Eurosport, Local Resort Info Channel
Communications
Lech Resort Info
Lech, at the centre of the Arlberg ski area, is one of the most exclusive ski venues in Austria. Along with its neighbour, Zurs, this is where high society goes for a winter break. There are expensive hotels, shops and top-rated eateries, in a picture-postcard village that's set in a beautiful wooded valley. The après-ski is lively, but tends to cater for the chic, older crowd, which thrives in Lech. Off-snow activities can often take up more time than the skiing itself.
This doesn't actually bear any relation to the quality of the skiing… With a combined total of 260km of lift- and bus-linked runs, there is plenty for all. Lech itself favours intermediates, while experts have lots of off-piste when the snow is good. They also have St Anton for more advanced challenges. Snow reliability is good and, just in case, there are extensive snowmaking facilities. For beginners, there is a top-rated ski school and a very gentle nursery slope in the centre of the village which is ideal for young children. For boarders Lech is a great place for learners and intermediates (there is a park and a half-pipe). One thing that Lech particularly prides itself on is its lack of queues. This is due to a good lift system, but also because there is a limit of 14,000 skiers on the mountain at any one time.
Overall, Lech offers some great, varied skiing, but tends to attract the same people year after year. If your mortgage is flexible, Lech is wonderful, but you'll find Zurs even more exclusive…
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