Johannes Kepler University of Linz

Beautiful hotel, newly renovated a few years ago. Staff very helpful went out of their way. Breakfast excellent! Minibars stocked with water, beer, juice and snacks and replenished daily. Excellent value for money. Much nicer and much cheaper than our Munich hotel- would stay again in a heartbeat.

a very nice hotel with great people BUT rooms are small and heavily overpriced for what they are

I stayed at Hotel Salzburgerhof, which is advertised as a 5-star hotel, but it didn’t meet that standard. The first room we were given had no view at all — it was on the ground floor with windows directly facing another building, despite having booked a room with a view. The hotel also doesn’t have direct lake access, which was surprising for its category. After some discussion, we were moved to a room on a higher floor with a lake view, but even that room lacked basic 5-star amenities — it was very minimal. The interior felt outdated and didn’t reflect the luxury one would expect from a hotel of this rating. Another disappointing detail was breakfast. You are assigned a table and not allowed to choose where you sit — even if there are empty tables with a view. This is quite ridiculous for a 5-star hotel and really takes away from the experience. Overall, our stay felt more like a 3-star experience rather than a 5-star one.