Sporthotel Ellmau in Tirol

Sporthotel Ellmau. We stayed here with family in August 2023 and we also stayed here in the summer of the previous year. We were very impressed with the hotel, the staff, our room and the excellent food. The Sport is a very large hotel, is situated near to the centre of Ellmau village and the Astberg chairlift is nearby. Ellmau has plenty of facilities such as cycle hire, gift shops and supermarket with plenty of beautiful walks and hiking routes. The Sport Hotel is a very beautiful building built in traditional Tyrolean style. The staff are very helpful, friendly and polite. Despite its large size it’s warm and welcoming. There are plenty of facilities in the hotel. The weather in early August 2023 was not so good but there was a large lounge area with plenty of comfortable seats. There are excellent spa facilities and a gym. There is also an indoor and outdoor pool which is beautiful in its design and a third indoor pool which is for adults only within the main spa area. On the lower level, a jacuzzi and numerous steam rooms and saunas of various temperatures, ideal after a long day walking or skiing if you visit in winter. The beautiful restaurant and food. This is another fantastic feature of the hotel. The restaurant is divided into separate intimate eating areas with different themes. Modern theme, classical theme or Tyrollean theme. We eat in the in the traditional Tyrollean style Baeurnhof stüble. The food is excellent, of high quality and a lot of attention made of its delightful presentation. There are fully cooked breakfasts with eggs, scrambled, fried or boiled. Very nice bacon, sausages and various hams, cereals, fruits and many more foods. A news letter is provided on your table each morning with suggestions of daily activities in and around Ellmau. Evening meal main course is chosen at breakfast time and there are 4 main options including a vegetarian option a fish option and two choices of soup. There are 5 courses. An appetiser, a soup and then salad from buffet. Main course and then a choice of desserts the from buffet. A delicious children’s menu is also provided for younger guests. During the week there are several themed evenings such as pasta buffet night which has a range of very tasty good quality pasta dishes. Also an antipasti evening and an excellent Friday Tyrolean farmers buffet with beautiful cuts of meats, vegetables and other delightful local cuisine. Drinks are served to your table and can either be paid for at the end of the meal, at reception or at the end of your stay. There is an excellent choice of wines to suit your meal. Beers and soft drinks are also available. My room was excellent and very clean with a proper bath and shower. The rooms include a free safe for valuables and comfortable furnishings. My room was in a beautiful traditional Tyrolean style. Lots of nice touches too such as the duvet folded. To conclude, our stay at Sporthotel Ellmau was excellent in all aspects from start to f

This beautiful hotel never ceases to amaze us with the comfort and cuisine. We unfortunately had poor weather for the duration of our visit which was one week, but the comfortable seating areas did help and of course the swimming pool, and spa areas also a fitness centre. Our accommodation was excellent with the traditional tyrolean style room with carpeting on the floor, and a beautiful view if the Wilder Kaiser Mountains. It seems the majority of the rooms are being changed to more city style, I hope this hotel,does maintain its Tyrolean comfort. Our room was thoroughly cleaned every day, to an excellent standard! The restaurant we were in is traditional pine style, the other restaurants have a black chairs and like booths, again more city design, but tastefully decorated. Only three small niggles, the scrambled eggs at breakfast on our past visits were the best ever tasted but this visit, not the same, perhaps ready made egg liquid, I don’t know…. maybe it’s just me.. The cake buffet on Sunday a lovely special treat, the cakes were 3 varieties squares of cake which was still slightly frozen, but no ice cream or anything for children, but it was served indoors… perhaps that’s the reason The usual slippers in the swimming bag with the gowns were no longer available, I relied on these to go to the pool, so was barefooted. As these niggles are so small they did not have a negative impact on our holiday whatsoever. I just want the scrambled egg like it was … This hotel has everything guests need, and I would not hesitate to recommend this hotel in this beautiful tyrolean village of Austria. I would like to thank everyone involved for making our holiday in the Sporthotel, all I can say is tschuss erstmal bis bald