Delightful gem of a place, sparkling clean, ultra-friendly and welcoming!
We spent nine days at the wonderful Gastehaus Plank in the lovely Mariatrost area of Graz (and we did not want to leave!). This wonderful guesthouse ('bed & breakfast') was a truly memorable part of our stay. It is immaculately and tastefully decorated and really sparkling clean. The double rooms are large and very comfortable with TV, table and chairs, mini bar etc. There are also apartments for more people. The prices are very reasonable.

Frau Gerti Plank, the owner, is wonderful. She is a really friendly and welcoming host and cannot help her guests enough, making brilliant suggestions for places to eat or to visit and printing transport timetables off her computer for you. She claims her English isn’t so good, but it is! Her breakfasts are out of this world - a huge buffet of delicious local produce including hams, salamis and bratwurst, cheeses, breads, fruits, cakes, yoghurts, cereals, juices and fresh coffee. Then on top of that you are offered something warm too, such as ham and eggs! The large, sunny and pretty breakfast room has views of the stunning basilica ‘Mariatrost’.

The location of the guesthouse was a real strong point for us, as it is on the outskirts yet just at the terminus of a tramline (10 mins walk to tram and trams every 10 minutes). It feels like a countryside setting, yet it’s just a convenient 20 mins to the historic Graz city centre by tram – the tram ride is interesting and pleasureable too. So you can have a city and countryside stay at the same time!

For meals Graz centre has hundreds of amazing places; there are a couple of excellent restaurants next to the basilica Mariatrost itself (15 minutes walk, part uphill) and several wonderful places just a short taxi ride from the Gastehaus, including a Buschenschank (traditional tavern serving local wine, cider and tasty home produce) where we spent a memorable evening!

Also just near the Gastehaus is a bus stop (20 mins ride) to a fantastic attraction, the Schockl Mountain with cablecar ascent, breathtaking views and lovely inns at the summit.

We would definitely stay at Gastehaus Plank again on our next trip to Graz.