Hotel Valamar Obertauern
Fantastic ski-in, ski-out hotel in the village centre
- Hotel
- Half Board
- 1 minutes' walk to both ski areas & nursery slopes
- Wellness area with saunas, steam room, tepidarium & snow cave
- Bar, wine cellar with extra charge for wine tasting
- Wi-fi Available
Overview
The Valamar Obertauern has a great location overlooking the slopes and offers doorstep skiing as well as easy access to the village. The hotel has a 300m² spa and wellness area and gym, a wine cellar, and a lovely restaurant. Always beautifully kept, the refurbishment has created a superb 4 star hotel.
Description
Location
- ski-in, ski-out
- in the village centre
- 1 minute's walk to both ski areas and the nursery slopes
- short bus ride to the ski school meeting place
Rooms
All rooms have a safe, free WiFi, hairdryer and cable TV.
Twin room (20m²) - sleeps 2: Austrian twin beds, private shower and WC, and balcony.
Chalet wing twin room (14-18m²) - sleeps 2: Austrian twin beds, private shower, WC and balcony.
Superior twin room (31m²) - sleeps 2-3: Austrian twin beds, single sofa bed, private bath with shower attachment, separate WC.
Single room (12m²) - sleeps 1: Single bed, private shower and WC.
Please note: Chalet wing twin rooms are located in the chalet wing, connected to the main building.
Austrian twin beds are very common in Central Europe. They’re simply one large bed frame containing two single mattresses, both with separate duvets and linen sets, that cannot be separated. Separate twin beds are less common and can often be head to head beds, rather than side by side, if they are available.
Facilities
- free WiFi
- lounge with TV
- reading room
- bar
- wine cellar
- extra charge for wine tasting
- 300m² wellness area with two saunas, steam room, tepidarium, infrared cabin, snow cave and two relaxation areas
- free bathrobes
- fitness room
- extra charge for massages
- children's playroom with toys
- free weekly snowshoe walk (numbers permitting) or snowshoe hire
- lift
Meals
- welcome drink
- hot and cold buffet breakfast
- afternoon snacks (3-4pm)
- 5-course evening meals with a choice of main course and daily salad, starter and cheese buffet
- weekly themed buffets
- Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve gala dinners included (formal dress code, no ski or exercise wear)
Accommodation Facilities
About Obertauern
Obertauern is 'a very friendly resort with Austrian charm', according to one visitor. Even though it is mostly a purpose-built village, Obertauern doesn't remind you of the French 1960s concrete monstrosities. It's at high altitude (1740m) and often provides excellent snow, so queues can build up when lower resorts have limited snow cover. There are 120km of pistes, but only a 600m vertical drop. As a result, there isn't a great variety of terrain for experts and better intermediates, but beginners and lower intermediates will flourish. Added to that are a great ski school, decent lift links to the skiing on both sides of the town and good slope maintenance - this is an excellent place to learn and improve. There's also scope for plenty of off-piste, so better skiers and boarders aren't completely neglected.
Off the slopes, things are reasonable, with a wide variety of accommodation, most of which is hotel-based. The same goes for eating out, with the majority of restaurants located in hotels. Après-ski is friendly and relaxed, if that's to your tastes, but there is also a more hectic side, with busy bars and clubs. Non-skiers won't find too much to do during the days. Overall, Obertauern is one of Austria's top five winter venues, best suited to families, as well as those looking for decent skiing and nightlife.
