Hotel Saalbacher Hof (Saalbach)

Austria , Saalbach Hinterglemm

  • Central Location
  • Family-Run
  • Spa & Wellness
4.5/5
Inghams rating

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Facilities

  • Gym/Fitness Centres
  • Outdoor Pool
  • Indoor Pool
  • Spa Facilities
  • Hot Tub
  • Sauna/Steam Room
  • Bar
  • Children's Play Area
  • Family Rooms
  • Single Rooms
  • Free Wi-Fi

Saalbach Hinterglemm at a glance

  • German
  • Euro (EUR)
  • London Gatwick (LGW), Manchester Int. (MAN), Birmingham Int. (BHX), Glasgow Int. (GLA), Edinburgh (EDI), Newcastle (NCL)

Included in your walking holiday to Saalbach Hinterglemm

  • Free weekly guided history tour and herbal garden tour of hotel
  • Free weekly guided bike tour (bike hire payable locally)
  • Inghams Guided Walks from 3 Jun - 11 Sep 25 (subject to availability)
  • Saalbach Hinterglemm Joker Card
  • On holiday support and tailored advice from our Destination Experts based in Saalbach Hinterglemm
  • Inghams Digital Resort Guide with things to do, walks and useful information on holiday
  • Flights from the UK, transfers and accommodation on a half board basis

About Hotel Saalbacher Hof (Saalbach)

A trendy design hotel in the centre of the Saalbach, the Saalbacher Hof is a great base if you're looking for good food and leisure facilities in a casual atmosphere. Located close to the Schattberg and Kohlmais gondolas, it's ideal to explore all that the region has to offer.

The hotel prides itself on using local quality ingredients, including herbs from their own herb garden. Start the day with homemade muesli, fresh smoothies, or bacon and eggs. In the evening, a five-course dinner with seasonal produce awaits you, or treat yourself to an evening in the à la carte restaurant s'Wirtshaus.

Explore the Saalbacher Hof's wellness area including a unique indoor pool and rooftop garden with heated outdoor pool. Relax in the variety of saunas, steam room or whirlpool. The hotel also has a fitness room and regularly runs fitness classes. Massages and beauty treatments are available to book locally.

If you want more fun, you can play badminton or croquet in the garden, or there's a pool table and table football as well as a children's playroom for the kids. You can also get involved with a bread baking course or green smoothie workshop.

Joker Card partner accommodation

When you book Hotel Saalbacher Hof, the Joker Card is included in your holiday meaning you can enjoy unlimited use of up to six gondolas in Saalbach Hinterglemm, up to 10 guided walks per week and much more.

Hotel facilities

  • 3,000 square metre rooftop garden with heated outdoor swimming pool and relaxation areas
  • Indoor spa with unique rocky indoor pool, whirlpool and panoramic relaxation area
  • Sauna area with organic and Finnish saunas, separate textile (swimsuits permitted) sauna, steam room and plunge pool 
  • Spacious garden with plenty of space for relaxation or games such as badminton or croquet
  • Fitness room with strength and cardio equipment
  • Beauty treatments, massages and solarium (payable locally)
  • In-house E-bike rental (payable locally)
  • Free Wi-Fi

Family facilities

  • Children's playroom
  • Children's menu in restaurant
  • Babysitting available on request (through the tourist office - payable locally)
  • Cots, linen and high chairs available
  • Transfer time: approx. two hours from Salzburg airport or 3 hours to 3 hours 30 mins from Innsbruck airport
  • Centrally located in the pedestrian area
  • Close to the Schattberg and Kohlmais gondolas

Breakfast is a celebration to start the day at the Hotel Saalbacher Hof, and no matter what type of breakfast person you are, you'll enjoy the large hot and cold buffet. Tuck into bacon and organic eggs, a daily fresh green smoothie, homemade muesli or freshly baked bread rolls and more.

In the evening, head to the Five-Elements restaurant for a five-course gourmet dinner as part of your half board. There's a choice of main dish and the head chef has been cooking to impress guests for more than 25 years, using regional and seasonal ingredients including herbs from the hotel's own herb garden. 

s'Wirtshaus à la carte restaurant is worth a visit if you want to mix things up a little throughout the week. Once the location of an old forge, this rustic restaurant serves traditional food, often with a modern twist. 

In the 2020 - Bar & Lounge (à la carte) you can enjoy everything from a morning coffee, afternoon sweet treats or signature cocktails in the evening. There's also a giant screen for celebrating international events or enjoying occasional cinema evenings.

This property caters for the following special dietary requirements:

  • Gluten Free
  • Vegans
  • Vegetarians
  • Dairy Free

Please let us know of any dietary requirements at the time of booking.

Allergies and intolerances not listed above cannot be catered for. All allergies and intolerances, even if listed above, are subject to confirmation by the accommodation.

Board basis available: Half Board

Superior Austrian twin rooms are around 30m² with seating area and bath. They sleep two to four people (extra bed is a double sofa bed). 

Deluxe Austrian twin rooms are around 35m² and sleep two to four people (extra bed is a double sofa bed). These rooms have a balcony, lounge area and shower.

Junior Suites offer the most space at 40m² and sleep two to four people (extra bed is a double sofa bed). These suites have a spacious lounge area and a bath.

Single rooms are also available and have a bath or shower.

All rooms have:

  • Tea & coffee making facilities
  • TV
  • Safe
  • Bathrobes & slippers
  • Hairdryer

Additional information:

  • No. of rooms: 94
  • Lift accessible: Yes
  • Lift serves all floors: Yes
  • Access ramp: Yes
  • A resort tourist tax of approx. €2.95 per person per night is payable locally. Children under the age of 15yrs are exempt.

Travel to Saalbach Hinterglemm

Depart on: Saturday or Wednesday

Fly into: Salzburg or Innsbruck

Transfer time: approx. 2 to 3.5 hours by coach

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Travel by air

Flights to Innsbruck and Salzburg depart on Saturdays or Wednesdays between 24 May - 4 Oct 25 and 23 May - 19 Sep 26

Fly to Salzburg from:

  • London Gatwick (Wednesday or Saturday), Manchester (Saturday only), Birmingham (Saturday only), Newcastle (Saturday only) or Glasgow (Saturday only)

Fly to Innsbruck from:

  • London Gatwick (Wednesday or Saturday), Manchester (Saturday only), Birmingham (Saturday only) or Edinburgh (Saturday only)

Transfer time:

  • Approx. 2 hours by coach from Salzburg
  • Approx. 3 hours 30 minutes by coach from Innsbruck

Please be aware transfer times may vary depending on weather conditions and volume of traffic, especially during peak season.

Inghams Rating: 4.5/5

We rate all of our accommodation based on their facilities, service level, character and customer feedback. Our ratings may vary from the official rating.

Walks and hikes

Walking Trails:
400km
Terrain:
Diverse terrain from deep shady forests to lush green pastures and mountain ridges
More walking info

Discover Saalbach Hinterglemm

  • Walk the impressive Treetop Trail and Golden Gate Bridge of the Alps
  • Make the most of free hiker's lifts for easy access to the best views and walks
  • Austria's number one bike destination

Saalbach Hinterglemm is a real adventure base; the ideal place for an active summer holiday. But as well as the extreme sports on offer, the 400 kilometres of trails for walking and routes for every kind of biking, it's also a beautiful place to relax. Wander through vast woodland finding hammocks for a nap (dotted along the wellness trail), or kick back at one of 40 traditional mountain huts serving local food.

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Things to do in Saalbach Hinterglemm

In the summer, Saalbach Hinterglemm transforms into Austria’s number one bike destination - test your endurance on the Big-5 challenge, which links Saalbach Hinterglemm with Leogang across five mountains, six gondolas and 5,000 metres of descent. With over 80 kilometres of the finest downhill biking trails, plus hundreds of kilometres of mountain bike and gravel bike routes of varying difficulty, it's safe to say bike enthusiasts will be happy here. If you don't fancy straying too far off-road, there are plenty of tarmac and gravel cycle trails, and the mountain roads are great for road cyclists. If you haven’t been cycling ‘off-road’ before, why not give gravel biking a go and head off the tarmac into beautiful alpine landscape, perhaps on the Glemmtal cycleway that connects Saalbach Hinterglemm to the town of Maishofen.

The children's bike park at the bottom of the Kohlmais lift is great for young bikers who can improve their skills on corners and small wooden obstacles. Saalbach Hinterglemm is a biker's paradise and the children's bike facilities here are among the best in Austria - it's a fantastic place to learn and get the biking bug.

Image: (copyright saalbach.com Moritz Ablinger)

Zell Am See Sigmund Thun Klamm walkway

The wooden walkway through the Sigmund-Thun Klamm is a spectacular journey through a deep rocky gorge and over impressive waterfalls. It's the other side of Zell am See so use public transport to get there. Hop on the bus from Saalbach Hinterglemm to Zell am See and then take the connecting service to the gorge. 

We also recommend a day trip to the high mountain reservoirs of Wasserfallboden and Mooserboden or the Krimml Waterfalls.

On the edge of the picturesque Lake Zell, is the bustling town of Zell am See, with pretty streets and lots of shops to explore. Watch a fountain show from Elisabeth Park, or take a boat cruise along the lake, rent a paddleboard or take the children to the lido on the edge of the water to play and swim. There's also plenty to do, and lots of beautiful walking trails, on the Schmittenhöhe mountain - the view from the top is worth the trip and the Franzl hut serves up delicious local food on the panoramic sun terrace.

Probably one of the most famous sights in the area, the Golden Gate Bridge of the Alps is a fun suspension bridge and treetop trail that appeals to all ages. Take your camera, but hold it tightly - the views are stunning as you make your way round the various platforms, with fun puzzles to keep children entertained along the way.

Image: (copyright: saalbach.com Mirja Geh) 

Saalbach Hinterglemm Jump And Slide Park

The world's first jump and slide park is paradise for teenagers who can jump from towers into soft airbags, throw some shapes on the trampolines or whizz down slides in sturdy rubber dinghies.

Image: (copyright saalbach.com Mirja Geh)

Saalbach Hinterglemm Highropes Course

Test your head for heights on Europe's largest high-ropes course - swing in the treetops and whizz along the zip lines. Or, keep things closer to the ground on the Motor Skills Path - 24 stations of challenges that are fun for all ages and test agility and balance. Walk along beams, test your control on a swinging ball maze or practise your throwing skills. 

Image: (copyright saalbach.com Mia Knoll) 

Käptn Hook Water Park Saalbach

Waterbabies will love the waterslides at the Käpt’n Hook adventure pool in Saalbach, which is a unique water world covering around 1,000 square metres. There's a wild water channel, climbing net, whirlpool and water slides. For refreshments there's a panorama restaurant so it's a popular place for a sunny family afternoon.

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Unleash your inner child and take on the family for a game of mini-golf - there's a course in Saalbach, one in Hinterglemm, and on the Zwölferkogel mountain, which is a unique wooden themed mini-golf course played with wooden balls. Can you get your ball through all the challenges to be crowned winner of the family? Keep hold of your wooden ball - you can also use it for Kodok's ball tracks at the top of the Reiterkogel lift and follow your ball along the trail of wooden tracks as it weaves through the forest.

Image: (copyright saalbach.com)

This spectacular journey takes you over the Grossglockner High Alpine Road, an incredible feat of engineering with stunning views. From the Franz-Josef's Höhe you'll see the Pasterze glacier and maybe catch a glimpse of 3,798-metre summit of the Grossglockner. Keep a look out for the wild marmots and Ibex too - they love the high alpine conditions. You can visit the free museums and exhibitions to learn about the National Park or enjoy a walk round the area and a tasty Austrian mountain meal.

Departs: Thursdays

We act at all times as a selling agent for the suppliers. All excursions require minimum numbers to run and are subject to change. Some excursions may not be available to pre-book in low season but may be available to book locally subject to numbers. Prices will be confirmed at the time of booking. Please see our terms & conditions.

Salzburg is a city full of culture, history and music. Visit Mozart’s birthplace, enjoy the view from the Hohensalzburg Fortress, or wander the famous Getreidegasse shopping street. Immerse yourself in history as you explore the medieval Old Town, discover museums and Baroque churches or visit the Salzburg Residenz Palace - the DomQuartier. There is an optional guided walking tour which is a great way to see more of the city (payable locally, approx. €12 per person).

Departs: Wednesdays

We act at all times as a selling agent for the suppliers. All excursions require minimum numbers to run and are subject to change. Some excursions may not be available to pre-book in low season but may be available to book locally subject to numbers. Prices will be confirmed at the time of booking. Please see our terms & conditions.

There's a few options for you to choose from on this interesting trip to Berchtesgaden. Spend the day discovering the pretty Bavarian town of Berchtesgaden itself, or choose one of the optional extras that you can add on to your day (difference payable locally).

The most famous is the Kehlsteinhaus (Eagle's Nest). Explore the historic building and surrounding area, with spectacular views on a clear day over the King's Lake. The house is famous for being Nazi-constructed and was used for government and social meetings by Hitler and the Nazi Party. Alternatively, head underground to see the Salt Mines. A network of tunnels and slides take you on an underground adventure discovering this once very important industry (optional add-ons are payable locally - Eagle's Nest approx. €31.90 per person, Salt Mines approx. €25.50 per person).

Departs: Tuesdays

We act at all times as a selling agent for the suppliers. All excursions require minimum numbers to run and are subject to change. Some excursions may not be available to pre-book in low season but may be available to book locally subject to numbers. Prices will be confirmed at the time of booking. Please see our terms & conditions.

Rattenberg centre

Discover some of the area's best kept secrets on this trip which combines three unique destinations. Our first 'treasure' is Kufstein, located on the banks of the River Inn. You'll have time to explore and admire this border town with its dominating Fortress. Next, you're off to the beautiful Thiersee lake, surrounded by forests and steeped in folklore. Our final destination is Rattenberg, rich in history and famous for Kisslinger glass - watch a glass-blowing demonstration and explore the picturesque streets of this tiny city.

Departs: Fridays

We act at all times as a selling agent for the suppliers. All excursions require minimum numbers to run and are subject to change. Some excursions may not be available to pre-book in low season but may be available to book locally subject to numbers. Prices will be confirmed at the time of booking. Please see our terms & conditions.

Image: Rattenberg centre (copyright: Alpbachtal Tourismus Rattenberg)

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