Alpenland St Johann

Large well equipped hotel. Excellent swimming pool with hot tub (ideal after a day out hiking!). Very conveniently located next to a shopping centre which includes a big supermarket. Friendly and helpful reception staff, and efficient cleaning staff. Good buffet breakfast. Car park under the hotel.

We had a two-night stay at the Alpenland St Johann hotel. Our main reasons for staying here were easy access to Burg Hohenwerfen and also the Liechtensteinklamm gorge. We walked from the station to the hotel (as the distance was quite short), but it was slightly uphill so it would have been better to either wait for the bus or get a taxi. The Alpenland is large hotel, but August must have been out of season as a lot of facilities were not operational. We booked a family room, but ended up with two linked rooms which was brilliant – my son’s room has a decent kitchenette and a dining table. As we had two rooms we ended up with two sets of Nespresso capsules (that kept me very happy). There was nice views from the room balcony. There is a large (for a hotel) swimming pool with plenty of outside seating. Sauna area was not so good, I tried it once but it was not relaxing. There is also a gym, but I did not try this out. Breakfast was very average (we were probably spoiled by excellent breakfast in our two previous hotels). We were half-board; evening meals were OK, but there are several restaurants within a short walk of the hotel and these may have been a better option if not on a tight budget. There are a few supermarkets just meters away (from where we purchased lunchtime snacks); but could also have been used for getting whatever you needed for self-catering. For great ice-creams, we would recommend J&D Coffee company which is between the hotel and the shopping center. Local guest card provide free local transport to the railway station (great for trips to Saltzburg, Burg Hohenwerfen and also Bad Gastein) and also locally to the Liechtensteinklamm gorge – both buses running hourly.

Great Hotel. Staff were all very friendly and extremely helpful. Rooms very clean and beds extremely comfortable especially after a good days skiing. The Spa is a great place to relax after a great day skiing. Very short walk to the ski bus stops. Also available is the hotel's transfer for both airport pick up/drop off and take you up to Alpendorf (if you decide not to use the ski bus. Strongly recommend the hotel.