great hotel, excellent location

stayed there for one night in a studio, not very attractive from the outside but completely refurbished inside, very modern and stylish, perfect and friendly service, good breakfast with very friendly service. centrally located, only a 5 minutes walk to the main square in linz. can recommend to anyone who is a fan of modern design hotels

The hotel has recently been completely revamped. It is now a minimalist design hotel. My room was not huge but it was very well appointed and comfortable. The breakfast was good too.

It is pricey compared to some places but its an oasis of calm in Linz which I confess wasnt my favourite city.

The hotel is easily 1 1/2 miles from the station, so not ideal for an overnight stay unless you also want to take in the fantastic modern art museum on the riverside, which it is within 5 minutes walk from.

I wont be going back to Linz in a hurry but if I was i would stay again.

The Spitz hotel is under new management (no longer a Best Western) and has been completely refurbished. It opened in November 2006 as a 'design hotel' - very modern and a bit funky. I have been going to Linz weekly on business and this is now my first choice hotel.

Rooms are compact (although vary in size) but very nice (wooden floors, very comfortable beds, desks). Some rooms have a glass wall between the shower and the bedroom, so you can see the shower from the room. However, there are also rooms that have a normal separate bathroom. The shower itself is one of best showers I have used - great water pressure and both a handheld and regular showerhead. Luxury soap and shampoo from The White Company.

Decent breakfast - and free wireless internet access throughout the hotel (huge perk for me). Service is excellent and they have great free Spitz chocolates (Spitz is apparently a Linz company that makes chocolate wafers - I don't quite get the connection, but love the free chocolates!)