Haus Arenberg

Thoroughly recommend the Hotel Haus Arenberg for a family trip to Salzburg. My wife, daughter (21) and I stayed in Room 4 for 5 nights primarily to run the Salzburg Half Marathon, visit the city and Austria's Lake District. Our two bed apartment (double bed and sofa bed) was extremely clean, comfortable and spacious with a fabulous balcony view of the garden and Austrian/Bavarian Alps beyond. After a busy day sightseeing or running it was relaxing to come 'home' to our apartment, than staying in the busy city centre. The breakfast buffet offered a very good range of nutritious options which set us up perfectly for each day's events. The homemade cakes were also delicious. The hotel was in a smart residential district only 15 mins walk from the city centre (or 5 mins if taking one of the frequent buses at the bottom of the hill (not steep) on which the access road to the hotel is situated). We often walked along the riverside paths to and from the old/new towns with excellent views of the city. The old town could also be easily accessed across the Mozart foot bridge. Our host also kindly set us up with a Guest Pass to use public transport for free which was very useful when we needed to catch early morning bus trips or be less rushed for dinner reservations (this also came in handy for catching the bus (No. 10) to the airport on our final day which only took 20 minutes). Was very impressed with Salzburg as a place to visit. Beautiful, with a fascinating history, excellent restaurants, surrounded by stunning mountains, palaces and lakes.