Hotel Goldener Hirsch
Salzburg, Austria
from Travel Intelligence
Excellent,
traditional coaching inn-turned-luxury hotel
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Address: |
Getreidegasse
37,
A-5020 Salzburg,
Austria |
| Telephone:
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+43 (0)662
80840 |
| Fax:
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+43 (0)662
843349 |
| Rooms:
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69 |
| Rating:
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5 star |
The Hotel Writes
"In the baroque centre of
Salzburg, City of Mozart, in the famous Getreidegasse stands the Hotel Goldener
Hirsch, rich in its tradition of luxury and combining the romantic magic of the
15th century with the luxury of a modern five-star hotel. The Hotel Goldener
Hirsch owes its individualistic charm to its management. Every guest is a
"friend of the house" and is greeted as such with cordial warmth and is served
with pleasure."
Reviews
Jamie Dunford Wood:
Another addition to Starwood's Luxury Collection, the Goldener Hirsch will
hopefully be here in another 500 years as it was 500 years ago, when the Luxury
Collection will be long gone. This is an ancient (1407) Austrian coaching inn in
the traditional sense which has been preserved and upgraded for the modern
traveler. It has more the feel of a hostelry or an inn than a hotel in the
modern sense. The staff all wear traditional dress, antlers adorn the massive
stone walls, and many of the rooms are adorned with priceless medieval
hand-painted and hand-crafted furniture.
The ground floor area is a succession
of vaulted spaces up and down stone flagged steps - a small, intimate galleried
bar where you might find the cream of Salzburg society; a simple and
unpretentious restaurant - deceptively simple, because the cuisine is
award-winning. The stone floors are carpeted in a hunting green carpet, a colour
scheme which continues upstairs in the rooms, alongside simple floor rugs. The
hotel is right in the heart of the old town in the pedestrianised district, and
has the feeling of being a real social hub.
The rooms have low ceilings, pretty but simple central lampshades (no
chandeliers here), and rustic furnishings, with landscape oils on the walls and
sculpted pine bedheads. The deluxes and suites have Austrian 15th/16thC antique
furniture. Colourways are in pale yellow and pink, with pink marble bathrooms.
Most deluxes and some of the standard 'classic' rooms have separate showers. Of
the 69 rooms and suites, just 9 are the standard classics - a ratio which
undoubtedly adds to the contented 'feelgood' factor evident thoughout the whole
hotel. Prices rise sharply during the musical festivals of April and late
July/August, but at other times it is, relatively, a bargain. For real romance,
come for New Year when Salzburg is blanketed in snow.
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