vbh812

Folks, do you have any recommendations for luxury ski resorts in Austria?

Thanks in advance,
vbh

kamel123

I can highly recommend Aurelio Lech. Will hopefully post a more complete review, but here are the main points:

Very small property with highly personalized service (only 9 rooms in the main building + separate clubhouse/chalet to rent)

Impressive infrastructure for a place of this size, such as large indoor pool and spa, 17 point Gault Millau restaurant, lounge, ski room

Perfect location in Lech. Fully ski-in/ski-out, very close to the main lift station, and a 5 minute walk to the village

Great food - they have a gourmet menu that changes daily, plus a number of classic dishes that are always available. All dishes also delivered to the room free of charge

Hard product is nice, too. Spacious rooms, in contemporary alpine style

Service highlights include for example:

Hotel car available at any time to drive you anywhere in the village. The driver dropped my daughter off for her ski lessons and picked her back up, and drove my wife around for shopping. They have 2 cars, availability was never an issue

Staff member went to the local supermarket to buy salty crackers for my daughter who was not feeling well

Never signed a bill during the entire stay

Kagehitokiri

kamel123, greatly appreciated and great to hear. i regret not going back when they rented rooms in chalet. 8 rooms in chalet, 10 rooms in hotel. owner built because not allowed to create desired private residence (zoning) - great result for luxury travelers!

vbh812

Thanks Kamel123; seems like you and your family had a wonderful time there. I will look into it for our skiing trip; your glowing review of the property will factor greatly into our decision.

tcmb99

Hotel Aurelio:

One of the best hotels for quick access to skiing, amazing rooms and great food. Service was also great. However, if I can remember correctly, you need to rent your skis in town, which sucks. Also there are some evil steps coming in and out of the ski-room. No kids playroom either.

If you are single or with only your SO than it is a great hotel and Lech is in my opinion one of the best ski resorts in all of Europe. It is also a very pretty place. Get yourself to the Strolz store and buy a custom made ski boot for your feet. No place better on the planet buy custom made ski boots.

Kagehitokiri

thanks tcmb99 and kamel123 !

how busy were pool/spa/restaurant?

any offpeak rates with still good skiing?

mike_la_jolla

I've only been to Lech-Zurs once, but I'd politely ask you to exclude Thurnher's Alpenhof as a possible destination. The hotel is stuffy and clubby. I had my worst meal ever in the restaurant.

Also, make sure your liver is healthy. St Anton is quite the party destination.

kamel123

We were there in March this year. Pool/Spa/Restaurant were not busy at all, most of the time we were alone at the pool. Off-peak rates start around mid-March. Skiing was still OK, all lifts were open, but snow was slushy. The season in Lech typically ends in April only, but this year there were high temperatures in March, which negatively affected conditions.

Yes, skis need to be rented in town, but they will call ahead for an appointment and drive you to the shop, and they will also give back the skis. I had no issue with the steps, but it's true there are around 5-6 steps leading up. There is a kids playroom (maybe this was added later), but it's below ground next to the parking garage, without natural light. We did not spend any time there as it looked pretty sad.

vbh812

Great feedback folks ...much appreciated!