Astoria Salzburg

We stayed for 3 nights in December and can recommend the place. Pros: 1. Reasonably priced rooms 2. Free onsite parking 3. Convenient to downtown Salzburg. Only a 20 min walk so we could leave our car at the hotel 4. Very good breakfast 5. Attentive property manager lives there with his family. The front desk atrendant is also pleasant and helpful. 6. Facilities all worked well and good heating when it was -8C outside! Cons 1. They clean rooms early in the morning. We did not leave the hotel until 10am and because they cleaned earlier, they did not clean our room that day. If you leave after 9am, be sure to remind them to clean your room 2. The rooms are small for 2 people. That's not uncommon in the EU. 3. The rooms and furniture are a bit outdated but they are clean and comfortable. 4. No onsite cafe or restaurant - just a breakfast room that closes at 10am 5. The walls are a little thin so we could hear slamming doors and people talking in the hallway. However it's not that bad if you accept that it's a hotel and people come and go. So all in all, it's a very pleasant place to stay if you want to visit Salzburg.

We visited Salzburg on business basis, but we did this as family. We chose the Astoria due to the basis, that lies close to the airport, where conference was and also close to the center of the Salzburg, where we (my son and I spent quite a time :) ). There is also a walking path along a larger creek nearby. The room we got has a large double bed, a third bed "hidden" in a comfy armchair, a nice bathroom with ladder radiator, a balcony that is glazed and it serves as another smaller room with a table and a couple of chairs. There is also a TV available and an internet, which is, like in the most places in Austria, payable. Somehow I do not understand why an Internet is sth like privilege in Austria but in most of the countries on the other side of "Karawanken tunnel" is free and largely available in every room for rent, apartment, etc. The room works spacious enough,it was tidy, clean. We also had a breakfast included, which was good. They make a good coffee :) The walking time to center is about 15 minutes. You can also take a bus, if you guess which one is correct. They also have some parking spaces or you can freely park on the street behind the hotel. The employees were kind and helpful.

The staff was super friendly, they helped with suggestions for things to do with children. Being a family of 6, they changed our reservation upon arrival and had us visit the rooms to make sure everything would be to satisfaction. They permitted us to use the dining room facilities for a quick supper and provided all we needed (plates, knives and glasses). Rooms are clean, nice bathrooms. OK location, 5 minutes from Old city by car.