Haus Salzburg is a wonderful friendly chalet. Oliver and Alex, the new owners, are genuinely hospitable people and make you feel very comfortable. They go out of their way to ensure your stay is wonderful. The area is a well kept secret, with lots of locals and few tourists. The room is clean and warm, with a dvd player and selection of DVDs. There is a cooked breakfast every morning, and a truly amazing 3 course dinner every night which exceeds most restaurant food. We loved our stay there, and would recommend it to anyone. Hopefully we will return.

Haus Salzburg has recently been taken over by a young couple from the UK, Alex and Oliver, who have been running the chalet for about 6 months. They are a very friendly couple and made us all feel very welcome.
Afternoon tea is a welcome break for those returning from skiing and the evening meal is of a very good standard. Personally I don't like to be half board, I'd rather eat out, but the food was so good this really was not an issue and special requests (veggies, allergies etc) were well catered for.
Hintherthal and Haus Salzburg is a great place for families, its quiet, easy to get around and good skiing but if you are after a party then Mayrhofen beats this area.
Ski hire over the road and a downstairs ski cellar makes everything convenient and the transfer busses run with Austrian efficiency.
Overall we would happily visit again, especially if Alex and Oliver are still in charge.

We chose to get married in Hinterthal after finding this gem of a hotel through internet research (see Elevation Holidays/Elevation Weddings). When we first booked the hotel, it was owned by Sandra and Carl who were our wedding planners. We then found out the hotel had been bought by Oliver and Alex over the summer but having spoken to Alex a couple of times about balance payments before we arrived, we were quickly at ease about our holiday at the hotel despite the change in ownership. Our group took up all of the rooms in the hotel and from the word go it felt like we were friends of Oliver and Alex coming to stay with them. We quickly met their children (who were delightful) and Oliver and Alex were brilliant at chatting to the guests and knowing when to join in with the merriment. There was a lot of banter amongst the guests and the hotel staff and everyone felt completely at ease for the entire week.

All of the rooms are of a good size with lovely decoration and good facilities. The DVD and book collection keeps those who are not spending the whole day on the slopes occupied, plus the snooker room in the basement is good fun too. The bar and restaurant area is a good size (the photos on the Haus Salzburg website don’t do the space justice) and the service is prompt and friendly. The small team of Oliver, Alex, Marcus, Mario and two others (sorry we don’t remember their names!) did a really good job of keeping us very well fed and watered. Oliver and Alex were slightly concerned when we sent ahead our long list of dietary requirements for our group but the menu planning was excellent and the food was outstanding, every single dish got rave reviews from our entire group. We finalised our wedding menu two days ahead of the day and they were more than happy to cook and serve the haggis we had brought over in the way we asked for it.

Hinterthal itself is very picturesque and feels exclusive, the slopes were quiet which meant no queuing for the lifts and the moutain bars were not busy (although there were enough people there to create a good atmosphere). The beginners were more than happy on the slopes in Hinterthal whilst the more advanced skiers used the new Hochmais lift to access the mountain range to some really good red and black runs. (Hint: to activate the heated seats on the Hochmais chair lift, bump up and down a couple of times!). Oliver can offer ski safari trips which are great, no need to look at the maps and providing you are able to ski a red slope you will have a fun day out.

The new Steinbockalm restaurant at the top of the Hochmais lift is worth a visit – non-skiers can still enjoy the amazing views by either going up the Hochmais lift without skis or using the cable car from Hintermoos.

Our entire group had a brilliant holiday in Hinterthal and everyone wants to go back again (even the non-skiers) which is the perfect endorsement to the resort and Haus Salzburg. We’d highly recommend it!!

Our extended family (a party of 12 adults and 8 kids) spent a week at Haus Salzburg over Christmas 2010. The hotel had recently changed ownership and we were the first guests of the new husband and wife management team of Oliver and Alex.

The hotel itself is flanked by magnificent snow covered Alpine peaks and the scenery is stunning. The rooms are cosy, warm and well provisioned and on the ground floor there is a restaurant and a homely bar with Guinness, weiss beer (wheat beer) and lager on tap. There is a real family feel to the place and we all felt comfortable and relaxed from the outset.

An ample breakfast was taken in the bar area every morning that consisted of eggs and bacon and a selection of bread/ham/cheese/jam/fruit juices etc. Tea/coffee and cake/cookies were served in the afternoon and an early dinner was arranged for the kids (also in the bar area). Meals of spaghetti bolognese, pizza, sausages and fish fingers etc went down a treat.

The adults ate in the restaurant a little later and were served a set five course meal. It was clear that a great deal of thought had gone into the preparation of the menu and the food was beautifully presented and absolutely delicious.

Skiing equipment can be hired from a store across the road and the nursery slope is only a two minute walk from the hotel - which was convenient for us as a party of beginners. The more advanced slopes are also close by and a free bus shuttle operates throughout the day.

Aside from skiing, we amused ourselves with toboganning, building snowmen, snowball fights and hiking. We also went on a brilliant horse drawn sleigh ride. Even if you are not going to ski back down, taking the cable car rides up and down the mountains is good fun and affords great views of the surrounding peaks.

Apart from the hotel bar, there are several bars/restaurants in the near vicinity including a gluwein shack next to the hotel which is a popular place to gather and discuss the day's exertions over a couple of warming drinks.

If you need to do any shopping, a bus goes to Maria Alm (about 8km down the road) from right outside the hotel and you'll find the shopping centre more than adequate.

Our family had a superb holiday and this was in no small part due to the efforts of Oliver, Alex and their staff who could not have been more charming or attentive.