Location, Modern Rooms, Towels included, Breakfast included

Breakfast was pretty poor. very expensive - quality-price-ratio is to high

Overall, the property is ok. It is very clean and for the 3 nights we stayed we had no major complaints (see negative comments below). The hotel is advertised as 4 star however and I expected more. The lady who runs the property is nice and lets you get on with your stay without much interruption. The kitchen area is very much self-service where you can help yourself to wine, beer, coffee etc. and pay later. There’s no food however (detail below). The courtyard area with seating is very pleasant for a glass of wine but warning: bring your bug spray in the Summer :) We were eaten alive a few of the group received bad stings from something.

I rate the property down in a few areas.. Room - A little underwhelmed by the room itself (considering the price), no air-con and not a space you would want to spend a lot of time, which in Halbturn you might need to do. The bed wasn’t the most comfortable, particularly the sheets during a hot night with no ac. Value - Including the reasons above, overall I don’t think the price paid for the room was value for money. Food - There’s no food available on site except for a breakfast spread, which is advertised as “world renowned” but in reality is nothing special. The town itself offers little unless you walk up to the castle (Schloss Halbturn). Location - Not a fault with the property itself but the town is a ghost town. We were visiting for a wedding in the Schloss but if you weren’t there for a reason it would not be a place to visit. You really need to plan food and trips to shops well as on certain days they may only open a few hours or on others not even at all (hotel didn’t offer any info or advice on this front, would have been helpful). Checkout - Checkout was advised as 11am but our group were all informed on the morning that “our rooms were needed by 10am” to prepare for other guests arriving. This wasn’t very fair considering what we paid.

The design features, including landscaping, were special and really added to our enjoyment. We have already recommended the stay to our architecture/art friends. Property looked new and is looked after immaculately. Breakfast was outstanding with many homemade interesting products, all served in a setting as good as a restaurant in a 5-star hotel. There was a lower level room (down a very steep ramp for bikes) that was locked so bikes were undercover and very secure.

The rooms are not air conditioned but a pedestal fan keeps the temperature pleasant.

Great breakfast! Friendly owners. Cute garden. 10/10!

The first thing I want to day is that the proprietors are very nice people. Their hospitality was exceptional. The breakfast and the accompanying service was also great. The outside of the hotel is very beautiful as you can see it the picture

But, it was unbelievably hot in the rooms. There is no air conditioning and there is no possibility to create a breeze. The windows are only on one side of the room leading to the footpath. The ventilator is very loud and can't be kept on at night. You have to keep the windows open. For some reason we were given the first room in a row of rooms inhabited by guests of 2 wedding parties. It went as expected. The first night there was loud party guests returning ad 3:30 in the morning. The next night it was 4:30 when the guests in the next room decided to slam doors, party and smoke in front of our window. The weekend was hardly the relaxing stay we had anticipated for our wedding anniversary. All this combined with the fact that the room was furnished in a very utilitarian fashion that reminded me of a student hostel makes me feel we were grossly overcharged. For 193€ a night I would expect better accommodation in the Austrian countryside.

The breakfast was a treat. Many very fine foodstuffs to try out. All prepared to a very high standard. Absolutely wonderful.

Better? I’m unsure what could have been better. We were welcomed, accommodated, fed and watered, made comfortable and would go back again with no reservations.

Amazing breakfast, comfortable and very clean rooms, friendly owners and staff. All in all, an excellent experience!