Hotel Sporthotel Strass

Features

Terrace/Balcony
Half board

Run by the Roscher family, these two interconnecting hotels have been a firm favourite with our guests for many years. Impressive and welcoming, they enjoy a central location directly next to the Penken gondola. The Sporthotel is the newer of the two wings; both hotels share excellent leisure facilities, and are a good choice for those seeking a lively hotel offering a variety of entertainment.

Bedrooms:

Sporthotel (I4529) 66. Spacious twins have bath and balcony (smaller twins with shower are offered at a reduction, also available with separate beds). Singles have bath or shower and balcony. All rooms have phone, safe, satellite TV, radio and hairdryer.

Hotel Strass (I4525) 72. Standard twins have bath or shower and balcony, more spacious ‘komfort’ twins have bath and shower, seating area and balcony. Singles have shower and balcony. All rooms have phone, satellite TV, radio, safe, hairdryer and bathrobes.

Meals: V Extensive hot and cold buffet breakfast and 4 course evening meal with 3 choices of main dish including vegetarian option plus salad buffet.

Facilities: Spacious lounge, lively lobby bar, aprèsski in the Ice-Bar, spacious residents’ restaurants, Bar & Grill à la carte restaurant; Sports Lounge with daily live music; free entrance to sound-proofed night club ‘Arena’ with live music, dancing and DJs; 2 squash courts, leisure spa with indoor pool, gym, various saunas, steam rooms and jacuzzi (free); wifi internet access (pay); lift. NB. Swimsuits are not permitted in the sauna area.

Special Attractions: • Daily après-ski and live music • Weekly dessert buffet and cheese selection • Christmas dinner and New Year gala dinner and ball included.

Official Rating: 4 stars

Mayrhofen Resort Info

Mayrhofen skiing and boarding

Mayrhofen is the largest of the resorts covered by the 'Zillertal Superski' pass, with 101km of runs. The skiing in Mayrhofen itself is on two separate mountains but in 2006-7 a new cable car up to the Ahorn area was opened - making access much quicker and easier. Confident intermediates are best catered for, while better skiers can test their mettle on Penken’s challenging ‘black pistes’ - including the infamous Harakiri slope – while beginners, pleasure-seekers and carving enthusiasts can have the broad, sunny pistes of Ahorn all to themselves. Snowboarders will not find Mayrhofen the best place to learn, but the initiated can revel in the world class Vans Penken Park.

Mayrhofen ski resort

Mayrhofen itself is a town in its own right and therefore perhaps not as quintessentially "alpine" as a lot of Austrian resorts. However, the plethora of accommodation options, restaurants, off-snow activities, bars and nightclubs more than makes up for this. The Mayrhofen clientele is a mixture of young crowds looking for good nightlife and families looking to exploit the excellent child care facilities. Both of these are available and Mayrhofen manages to allow both sorts of holidays with neither group upsetting the other.