If you are a "Sound of Music" fan, then staying here should probably be on your bucket list. The hotel, the grounds, and the views across the lake are beautiful. They had a wonderful breakfast at the palace every morning and also have bikes to borrow. Not walkable to old town Salzburg, but there are options for bus or car to do that. Still fairly close, so it only took a few minutes to old town and parking garage. The room was beautiful, spacious, and updated. No air conditioning, but we didn't really need it as the windows provided cooling in the evening.