約翰巴德皇宮飯店(Johannesbad Hotel Palace - Kinder Bis 11 Kostenfrei)

Wer gerne mal erleben möchte, wie Urlaub in den 1980er Jahren war, ist hier gut aufgehoben. Es ist alles sehr sauber, das Personal freundlich und alles (mal abgesehen vom Billardtisch) in einem guten Zustand. Designmäßig ist aber Alles doch arg in die Jahre gekommen. Da WLAN erst in den 90ern erfunden wurde, funktioniert es im Hotel mehr schlecht als recht. Die Lage am Kurpark, der Ausblick, die Ruhe und die Loipen direkt vor der Tür sind wirklich positive Aspekte. Das Frühstück ist Durchschnitt. Allerdings erwarte ich bei 4 Sternen etwas anderes als ein Büffet-Abendessen, das im Tageswechsel sehr variantionsarm ist und von einer guten Betriebskantine geschlagen wird.

Durchschnittliches Hotel, in die Jahre gekommen, aber OK. Pool gut, Spa sonst klein. Essen gerade noch OK, aber alles, inkl Hauptspeisen, vom Buffet. Eine tägliche Getränkepauschale wird einem nahegelegt. Entspricht etwa 2 Getränken, sind aber auch selbst zu holen. Saftautomat, Bierzapfhahn und kleines Weinfass weiss - rot. Alles in allem hätten wir uns zu zweit in einem einfachen, herzlichen Haus ebenso wohler gefühlt wie in einem etwas höherpreisigen Haus mit gehobenem Service. Preis Leistung gerade noch OK. In einem Hotel mit diesem Namen und dieser Preisklasse würde ich Hauptspeisenservice an den Tisch und Minibar oder Wasserkocher oder Kaffeemaschine am Zimmer gut finden.

Good things: 1.the hotel is clean and the bedrooms are comfortable 2.warm showers 3. Excellent location for daily bus to the gondola Things to improve: 1. Rules rules rules…the hotel make you sit at the same table every meal. We were placed in a dining room with no windows which was a tad miserable when other diners had lovely views of the mountains so my wife and I and two small children decided to sit in the main restaurant for breakfast the following morning. We didn’t realise the table was reserved for a Dutch family. When they came to sit down we apologised and said we would move. The Dutch family were not bothered at all. The waiter rushed in and started to tell me off “you must sit at the same table”. He was very rude to the point other guests said to me “that was uncalled for”. To be fair we were given a table in the main restaurant after this incident for other meals but were told strictly to not move again…not sure what punishment there would have been if we had. We didn’t dare find out 2. Rules again! Avoid the “beverage package”. On the first night you are offered this. All you can drink from the beer taps, wine taps and soft drinks coke etc during dinner in the restaurant. The catch is you are only allowed one type of beer (kaiser) which is v average. But that’s fine. (The wine is not great by the way but what can u expect in this deal). The problem is they give you a 200ml glass so you are forever going up to refill. There is so much waste as the tiny glass means you can’t pour a proper beer and everyone has foam. An Irish family near us tried to take a bigger glass from the bar and use it in the restaurant (I think they even bought a pint in the bar to do this). The bigger glass was confiscated by the waiting staff! Not conducive to a relaxing holiday! Makes you feel like they’re trying to rip u off. 3. The food is bang average and very salty. Also don’t wear nice clothes in there as they end up stinking of food! 4. There is A very limited supply of afternoon cake! No drinks served with the cake. All the cakes taste the same! V high in sugar and a bit tasteless imo 5. Hotel is not family friendly at all. When we went there were hardly any families. Only ＞55 year olds it seemed

We stayed here for a weeks ski holiday, picking this hotel as it appeared to be reasonably good value. Essentially, you do though tend to get what you pay for. We has a small double room on the second floor with a balcony. It is by modern standards very basic and not at all up to that of a 4 star hotel. A very basic double bed with one side right against the wall. There is no kettle or facility to make drinks in the room. On the opposite side of the corridor is a staff office. As such, the housekeeping staff are coming and going from early in the morning, chatting away in the corridor. Vacuum cleaners starting at about 8 am when breakfast goes on until 10. In short, not much consideration for guests that may not want to be up early to catch the first gondolas etc. In the landing area next to the lift, it smelt of cigarette smoke most of the time which isn’t pleasant. Dining is again a fairly basic affair being self service. Food is plentiful but bland , could be compared to school dinners . The pool area is nice, the whirlpool is colder than you would expect. Normal hot tub temperature’s are about 38, this was probably about 33-35 at a guess. Saunas are ok. Bar staff are efficient and friendly enough, as are reception. Shuttle buses which are included in your lift pass are efficient and the nearest stop is convenient,right next to the hotel. Great ski areas and mountain restaurants. In summary, I would return to Bad Hofgerstein ski area but would probably opt for a different hotel or chalet/apartment.

Stayed here during school holidays in February so as you can imagine the hotel was full and very busy. I didn't use any of the spa pool or wellness facilities as all the time we devoted to skiing so I won't comment on them. I'm not a fan of buffet food so I thought I would not like this aspect of the hotel. Unfortunately it was worse than I expected. The queues for the food and drinks made it feel like a dinner hall rather than a 4* hotel. Some of the combinations of foods were confusing. For example one evening for a main course there was a tasty meat dish in sauce but the only vegetables on offer (except potatoes) to compliment it was a half roasted tomato with cheese?? I would have expected some carrot batons or some fine green beans for example. There was a drinks package available where residents were invited to 'drink as much as they can.' This was actually said too us when we checked in!! Some of the guests took this literally and regularly came back to their tables with wine glasses so full they were almost spilling in their way back to the tables. Breakfast was a similar affair with queues at every station with always at least 4 persons waiting for a sole coffee machine. They did provide coffee butlers (jugs) but the coffee was not as hot or tasted as good. Two mornings scrambled eggs was emptied onto the warming trays icy cold and was particularly unpleasant. This must have been a mistake as it was not repeated again. The room was fine and always kept clean and tidy. Tea and coffee making would have been nice but not a deal breaker. The ski room was always busy during the start of the day to be expected and a couple of extra seats would have been nice. The heated boot rack only started working on the final day. Was it broken previously or has someone not bothered to check if it has been switched on our whatever?? What I found particularly unpleasant was the many places around the hotel which smelled either of smoke or stale smoke. The combination of a hotel offering 'wellness, health and spa' facilities and the smell of smoke doesn't go together. I'm not sure if there are smoking rooms or if it is the staff having sneaky cigarettes, it put me right off. As a country Austria needs to join with lots of other countries and segregate people who want to smoke away from people who do not wish to smell it. Hotels however can create their own rules and get ahead of the game which would also give them an advantage over their competition.

This is a very nice hotel , close to the gondola and just a 5 minutes walk to the city center. We had a spacious quiet room with a balcony with a comfortable bed and a large size bathroom. The food in the restaurant was excellent . Our waiters couldn't do more for us, special big thanks to L.Szabosh and R.Gregor! The spa facilities were also good, including thermal jacuzzi bath ;)

Cannot rate Hotel Palace highly enough, from entering reception the welcome was perfect our flight was delayed so we arrived to late for dinner but a cold buffet was laid on. The spa facilities are amazing offering many treatments . Would recommend hotel & area to anyone regardless of whether you ski or not for a perfect relaxing base.

Sehr gut gelegenes Hotel mit einem grossem Hallenbad und sehr schönen Wellnessbereich. Gutes Frühstücks- und Abendbüffett.

Fint hotel, men pool Manden var fin til prisen