“Lovely hotel , good food. My 3rd visit.”

I have stayed in this hotel twice before but previous trips always in January. Hotel is nice and close to the lifts but when we went in 2024 in early March the lift opposite was closed as the snow had mostly gone on Niederau apart from a few runs at the top and a few runs they were desperately tryi… more

I have stayed in this hotel twice before but previous trips always in January. Hotel is nice and close to the lifts but when we went in 2024 in early March the lift opposite was closed as the snow had mostly gone on Niederau apart from a few runs at the top and a few runs they were desperately trying to keep from melting lower down. The lift opposite is a drag lift which takes you up high enough so you can ski down to the main gondola. When we arrived people were walking around in shorts which was a bit worrying for a ski holiday but you can get a bus 15m to Auffach which had plenty of snow so all good. Hotel good. Rooms clean. On entry to my hotel I discovered feather pillows to which I am allergic. I went to ask reception if they could be changed but they denied they had feather pillows in the room or refused to understand me. I sorted it with a bit of miming and hand waving with the room maid and she fixed it in minutes . The food was lovely breakfast and dinner and the restaurant staff very helpful. WiFi was good. No free water at dinner. Ski room adequate with boot warmers. Will go again.

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“Lovely clean hotel, good position, ideal for singles”

I normally travel with a group to ski, but for one reason or another i had nobody to ski with this year. As most people will know single rooms and ski holidays do not go together. The Harfenwirt has plenty of single rooms. Mine was in the old part of the hotel (no 102) was warm comfortable with a t… more

I normally travel with a group to ski, but for one reason or another i had nobody to ski with this year. As most people will know single rooms and ski holidays do not go together. The Harfenwirt has plenty of single rooms. Mine was in the old part of the hotel (no 102) was warm comfortable with a table and chair,dressing area with plenty of shelf and hanging space, a small bathroom with shower, tv with plenty of stations, some in English and a balcony. Towels were a bit worn, but changed daily if you wished. Breakfast was an excellent buffet, good choice of breads, meat, cheese, cereal, eggs, pancakes, bacon and scrambled egg. You choose dinner at breakfast from a choice of 3 mains plus soup, salad buffet and sweet and was very good. The jewel in the crown of this hotel are the excellent leisure facilities, a large warm swimming pool, sauna, steam room etc., E10 for a large bath towel and robe for the week. I met a fellow single traveller in the bar before dinner on the first evening and we skiied together all week, also skiied with another single guy on some days as well. The hotel is situated across the road from the Niederau slopes which are not extensive. The ski bus stops right outside the hotel for Auffach, 15-20 mins away. First bus 0850 and its the first stop. auffach offers some lovely runs and from there you can access Alpbach which again offers some nice skiing. There is enough skiing for a full week in the area, which is very scenic amd very Austrian. There are also a couple of excellent toboggan runs if you fancy a change. The hotel is very traditional, some would say dated, but warm, clean and comfotable. Hubert the owner is friendly and loves to speak to guests. The bar is a bit quiet, but quite honestly a drink before and after dinner is all I want and there were always a few people around to talk to. Only thing i could fault is some new towels wouldn’t go amiss. The hotel also has a large number of repeat guests which speaks for itself.

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“Rooms basic, food, pool, steam & sauna good but there’s just no atmosphere”

I wanted a hotel with single rooms, close to the piste with a comfy bed and decent food, ideally with some sort of spa facility so this met the criteria but……. I messaged ahead to ask if there was a hairdryer and kettle in the room and was told yes. There is no kettle but there is a mini fridge. … more

I wanted a hotel with single rooms, close to the piste with a comfy bed and decent food, ideally with some sort of spa facility so this met the criteria but……. I messaged ahead to ask if there was a hairdryer and kettle in the room and was told yes. There is no kettle but there is a mini fridge. I had a single bed, chair and small table. There’s a dressing area with some shelves and drawers and a hanging rail so plenty of space for stuff. The bathroom was a very small wet room style but functional. Had a nice balcony facing slopes. Rooms were made up daily and clean but no towel changes. The towels are tiny, thin and seen better days. It says you get a robe and towel for the pool and spa, you do if you ask at reception and pay an extra €4 for each. The pool is lovely, nice temperature room and water with a lot of loungers to relax on. The pool has 3 different jetted areas that rotate round between seated bubbles, standing bubbles and directional jets. Very welcome after a days skiing. It’s generally clean but I did notice some muck under the loungers that didn’t move all week so not sure how often they thoroughly mop it through. The sauna and wet room are nice but they are traditional so mixed and no swimsuits, you can take in your towel. Breakfast is buffet style. Meats, cheese, tomato, cucumber, selection of breads and rolls plus cereals, yoghurt and fruit & seeds. A selection of juices, teas and coffee. They are strict on people trying to make a sandwich to sneak out for lunch so try at your peril!! I wasn’t going to but was warned anyway! At breakfast you select your evening meal from a selection of 3, usually a meat, fish & Veggie option. You start with a soup, then a small salad buffet before main and the dessert. I enjoyed everything I had, nice portion sizes and tasty. ‘Singles’ are seated along bench seats with a table each, it looked quite sad an isolating, although they can speak to the person adjacent to them, they didn’t want people moving tables so if you did make a friend you couldn’t go and sit with them at Dinner! Thankfully I travelled as a pair but in single rooms so we were spared that and seated together. A ‘social table’ would work so well so people can have company. A guy on our table picked up a knife he’d seen under the bench seat all week so again not sure how often the floor is thoroughly cleaned, but it usually looked clean. The staff are friendly and efficient. Hubert (the owner) is friendly and invites you to see him play his Harp at his sisters bar 500m up the road. It’s more a chalet with a bar area than a bar but is a nice old building. The hotel is 200m walk across the road to the bottom of the ski lift for the Niederau ski area. It’s OK as a local hill but in honesty I’d done it in the first morning and didn’t feel the need to return. Instead we used the skibus from the stop right outside and made the 15 minute trip to Auffach and Alpbach area which was much bigger and more varied. There’s a good sized ski room with heated boot racks. ‘Town’ has a ski hire, a sports shop, a bank, 2 supermarkets and a few bars. The nearest bar is about an 8 minute walk (at a decent pace). Generally so far all OK but the biggest issue is the bar, or lack thereof. There is a bar area with 3 U shaped bench seating areas as you enter the dining area. It’s brightly lit and has German radio playing. We used it one night not fancying the walk to town just for a couple and at 9.30 were told the bar was shut! There’s a much bigger bar and seating area next to Reception but it’s not open. People were going to the supermarket to buy drink to sit and drink on an evening. Combined with the lack of a kettle it basically meant you couldn’t get a drink, not even a cup of tea! We would’ve socialised there much more, as would others, but it just wasn’t possible really. If you do venture out take your key or you will be locked out after 9.30pm as we discovered on night 1! The hotel in general is fine, it’s just a bit tired, it seems to be very 1970’s/80’s. It is a shame as it has potential to be great but it just feels like they’ve given up on it. Maybe it’s the end of season but I’ve heard it’s how it usually is.

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