Hotel Gansleit

Features

Terrace/Balcony
Half board

The Hotel Gänsleit is a very popular, informal hotel that has many repeat guests. The friendly owners Steve, Rosi and their family will make sure your stay is a memorable one. Steve takes his guests skiing, ensuring that you enjoy the highlights of the resort and Ski Welt area. The hotel consists of two buildings and has a reputation for good food. Under normal conditions, it is possible to ski right back to the door of the hotel at the end of the day.

Accommodation

All bedrooms with private shower, WC, safe, hairdryer, bathrobes, cable TV and most with balcony or terrace.

Family/Quad rooms - sleep 2-4: Consist of two rooms with an Austrian twin and double sofa bed. Triple (one room) rooms are also available. In triples and quads the 3rd and 4th person in a room must be 13 years or younger.

Facilities

Facts

Söll Resort Info

The Ski Welt area is one of the largest in Austria with a total of 250km of pistes. However, its component parts make the territory rather similar, as it's basically made up of a number of smaller, lift- or bus-linked resorts. You can also access the massive 'Kitzbuheler Alpen' pass for nearly 700km of runs. The traditional view of Soll is of a pretty, cheaper, louder alternative to other Austrian villages, with good nightlife and inexpensive accommodation. While this is still partially true, the resort has consciously tried to up its family appeal by improving its ski school and childcare. Brits make up 20% of all visitors, with the ski area providing good beginner and lower intermediate skiing, decent but inexpensive nightlife and short transfers (45 minutes to Innsbruck). Advanced skiers won't find much to enjoy apart from some off-piste and boarders will only really want to try Soll if they are beginners or lower intermediates. There is a short bus journey to get to the lifts, which have been upgraded to decrease the queues.

Eating out tends to be in the hotel restaurants, while mountain eateries are good but crowded. Soll has a poor snow record and this can really affect a holiday. The SkiWelt has invested heavily in snowmaking facilities (100km of pistes now covered), but Westendorf's altitude is low (622m), shortening the season. However, there are some decent non-skiing activities (walking, sightseeing and indoor sports).

Overall, Soll is a pretty good resort, with lower costs, fine skiing for lower abilities and lively après-ski.