Hotel Alpenhotel
Features
- Terrace/Balcony
- Half board
One of Saalbach’s leading hotels, the Alpenhotel is
ideally situated close to the Schattberg cable car and
directly behind the ski school meeting place in the
village centre. Herr Thomas and his family provide
a warm welcome and high standards of quality and
personal service.
Bedrooms: 100. New wing rooms have bath and
most have separate WC; some are larger with lounge
area and some have balcony. Superior new wing
rooms are larger and have bath and balcony. Singles in
the new wing have shower and separate WC. Original
wing rooms (3 star standard) are simply furnished
with bath or shower and balcony; singles have bath.
Rooms in both wings have telephone, radio, cable TV,
safe, minibar and hairdryer.
Meals: V Extensive hot and cold buffet breakfast
and 4 course dinner with 3 choices of main dish plus
salad buffet. A dine around option in any of the 3 à la
carte restaurants is available, with a credit given for
halfboard not taken.
Facilities: Spacious lounge with open fireplace and
bar area; several residents’ and à la carte restaurants;
‘Vitrine’ Asian Wok, ‘Pipamex’ Mexican specialities,
‘La Trattoria’ Italian specialities; Cognac & Cigar bar;
Piano bar; smokers lounge; ‘Kuhstall’ live music bar;
leisure area with small indoor pool, jacuzzi, steam
room and sauna (free); massage (pay locally); ski
safe; wifi internet access; lift.
Special Attractions: • Welcome cocktail • Daily
ski guiding with instructor • Weekly gala dinner or
fondue with piano music • Daily après-ski snacks
• Weekly activity programme (Mon-Fri) • Christmas
celebrations and New Year’s dinner and ball included.
Official Rating: 4 stars
Saalbach Resort Info
Saalbach-Hinterglemm, like Ischgl, is one of the biggest lift-linked resorts in Austria, with 200km of runs. It combines an attractive Austrian village with the convenience (excellent lift links and good piste maintenance) of French resorts. There is skiing/boarding for all abilities, particularly better intermediates. For advanced skiers, there is slightly less appeal, with limited expert-only terrain (the Glemm Valley is an exception). There is an excellent ski school and good nursery slopes for beginners. But, as with many of the pistes, they are south-facing - receiving a lot of sun and marginally poorer snow conditions. The other runs favour second weekers rather than absolute beginners. Boarders are spoilt, with 13km of boarders-only pistes, as well as a specialist park and half-pipe. For kids, facilities are better at Hinterglemm.
Saalbach-Hinterglemm has top après-ski and nightlife, although it can get rather rowdy with hordes of young Dutch, Brits, Scandinavians and Germans flooding the villages' bars and clubs. Saalbach and Hinterglemm are 4km apart, with the former being the more attractive and traditional, as well as being traffic-free. Both offer slope-side accommodation, while the cuisine tends to be largely local. Mountain restaurants are varied and enjoyable and, because there is plenty of sun, they tend to attract the 'tan merchants' en masse. As for other things to do besides skiing, there are usually weekly competitions and ski/boarding demonstrations to watch, but beyond that not much. Unless you like bars and clubs…
Overall, Saalbach-Hinterglemm is a top Austrian destination that has good skiing, a traditional village and fun après-ski.
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