The staff is very friendly and helpful, they all speak perfect English. Guests can enjoy a spacious garden with a lot of nice facilities for kids to have fun. An indoor and an outdoor swimming pool are also available for free. The breakfast is very good and you have plenty of food articles to choose from.
Although really close to Salzburg (about 6-8 km to the city center) you still need to get from the hotel to the city by car, as no city buses connect the hotel to the city (it seems there are some buses, but they are running every hour...).

After much consultation of Tripadvisor reviews we chose the Hotel Gerl over two others nearby. The location off the motorway makes it extremely easy to get to and it has many visible signs that lead the way. Plenty of free parking is available. We flew into Vienna, arriving around 2pm then drove the roughly 3 hrs to Salzburg, so we were beat upon getting to the hotel. I think the title of my review says it all...these folks were the friendliest of all the places we stayed during our trip. They made us feel welcome immediately. We stayed at the Hotel Gerl for two nights while touring Salzburg. We ate in the restaurant the first night and it was great, especially for our son who is new to international travel and cuisine. The hotel has a nice indoor swimming pool that was a welcome amenity on a cold March day, and there is a sauna as well. The rooms were comfortable, nicely appointed bathroom as well. Yes, the hotel is on a busy road but most activity is likely commuters into Salzburg. Road noise in the room was not an issue. Free wireless is available in the lobby, ask the staff for the password. Later in our trip we stayed at a larger, more modern hotel...but all in all, this hotel was our favorite!

We stayed at Hotel Gerl for one night as a stopover. The staff were extremely helpful and friendly, Some of the decor is a bit dated but the hotel was clean, and the food was good.
Our sat-nav couldn't find the street/postcode but it wasn't needed as the hotel is signposted very clearly from the airport turn off the motorway.
Our only reservation about this hotel was that both the rooms we had reeked of cigarette smoke, one was worse than the other. The smell was in the bedding, curtains, lampshades. I'm not sure if they have non-smoking rooms and whether we could have requested these. We weren't offered the choice, and as it was just a stopover we didn't ask. Austria has a different opinion to smoking than the UK, smoking was allowed in the restaurant in the evening, but not at breakfast.

Just a few minutes by car from centre. Quiet surroundings, Nice garden and pool area. Very friendly staff and good value for money.