Lodging

St. Johann has one of the best organized accommoda-tion services in Austria. Using the St. Johann ho-tel-apartment list with an accompanying reservation form, available free from the tourist office, you can ar-range for any type of accommodation—from simple B&B to apartment rental.

We recommend that you come in January or March when the maximum price reductions are offered. Two sport packages are outstanding. Variation A includes a Schneewinkel six-day ski pass. Variation A has a starting cost of €235 for B&B and €383 for half board. Variation B includ-es a Schneewinkel six-day ski pass and six days of lessons. Variation B has a starting cost of €343 for B&B and €491 with half board. The sport package price for a first-class hotel or guesthouse is about what you’d pay just for accommodations at some resorts. St. Johann hotels and guesthouses offer the mid-range all-inclusive package.

Based on high season, per person/double occupancy with breakfast: €€€—more than €80; €€—€50–79; €—less than €50.

Our favorite deluxe hotels are the Ambiente Hotel Brückenwirt (Kaiserstrasse 18, 62585, fax 6258514; info@brueckenwirt.co.at; €€–€€€) with the town center right outside your door; Sporthotel Austria (Winterstellerweg 3, 62507, fax 65137; info@sporthotelaustria.at; €€-€€€) with a hotel swimming pool; Hotel Crystal (Hornweg 5, 62630, fax 6263013; info@hotel-crystal.at; €€) right along the ski runs; Goldener Löwe (Speckbacherstrasse 23, 62251, fax 62981; hotel@goldenerloewe-tirol.at; €–€€) the town’s largest with lots of package groups; and Bergwell Dorfschmiede (Speckbacherstrasse 24, 62323, fax 621678; info@hotel-dorfschmiede.at; €€-€€€) has a heated swimming pool and is three minutes to the lifts and the downtown.

For one of Austria’s best experiences try Hotel Gruber (Gasteigerstrasse 18; 61461, fax 6146133; info@hotelgruber.at; €€–€€€; photo above). It comes highly recommended for its atmosphere and service. The Gruber family does it right.

Hotel zur Schönen Aussicht (Berglehen 23, 62270, fax 64626; info@schoene-aussicht.com; €€-€€€; photo right) with an excellent location on the slopes.

If you stay at the Gästeheim Aloisia (Schwimmbadweg 8, 62419, fax 64485; €) you will have the Panoramabad right outside your door. It’s almost like having a swimming pool right in your hotel for a fraction of the cost.

St. Johann has a multitude of excellent accommodations; we’ve never been disappointed. The tourist office can provide a full list and help with reservations. There are scores of Garni, Gasthöfe and Pensionen that have room and breakfast for less than €50 a night. That’s a steal.

Apartments, condominiums, flats
Apartment rental is as easy as finding hotel or pension lodging in St. Johann. Contact the tourist office and tell them your arrival date. They will send a list of available apartments. You then contact the apartment owner directly. Apartments that sleep four range in price from €35–€100 a night.