Alltough in general the staff were polite and helpful our stay was marred by the fact that, on the second day, we returned to find out that the bar and resturant area were to be ripped out and replaced for the new year! At no time, when booking or on arrival, were we made aware of this! This left us eating breakfast or dinner, in an austere looking conference room (which on the one night we had dinner there was unheated) some distance from the kitchen, for the rest of our stay.With no bar area in which to relax,after a day out, we were forced to stay out in town or sit in our rooms.

MY daughter and Bernese mountain dog joined my husband who was in Linz for business had had 2 rooms at the Steigenberger.

Location was good for business being very close to the ringroad, although a little far out of town for sightseeing, so had to drive everywhere.

Hotel was accomodating of our slightly large dog, albeit at a charge of 10 euros per night, and we only had one problem concerning my dog barking at a large group of Russian guests (men) who were congregated around the lifts on our floor, close to our room, generally having a party and being intimidating to the guests (especially the females) and my dog who was a little traumatised by the experience and barked at them. This was at 10.30PM and some other guests complained about the barking which was badly handled by the hotel, i.e. it is ok to party in the corridor of an hotel, but not ok for the dog to get upset. This episode was not repeated since the partying guests were spoken too.

However, the dog was mosly welcome in the hotel, both in the bar and in the restaurant (on one occasion), and didn't seem too bother too many of the guests.

Hotel rooms were ok, overlooking the coutyard with a partial view of the Danube. Furnishings were ok. Bathrooms were clean, although no tubs, only showers.

Breakfasts were excellent, although a little busy at times and difficult to find a table (these were not assigned).

Generally an OK stay.

I was only one night in the Steigenberger. I liked it very much. It is decorated very well. It has a lot of wood both in the lobby and the rooms - it looks to me like a kind of yaching style. The breakfast was ok. The room was really nice and comfortable.
The position is good from the point of finding the hotel. When you exit the highway you see the hotel and it's very easy to find it. The center of the town looks to me a bit distant but maybe its not so far - I didn't really go there. The vicinity of the hotel is not suitable for walking or so.
A very nice hotel!!

I stayed at the Steigenberger Maxx in Sept 2003 and it was quite charming. The hotel faces the Danube and I had a room with a lovely view, and it was large and comfy as well. The hotel provided me with a free bike for the entire week (this is a great deal!), so I rode around town on it, cycling along the Danube most of the way. Lovely!