Open: All Year
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Central yet Quiet - the Ideally Situated Grand Park Hotel
The Grand Park Hotel Bad Hofgastein is situated in the beautiful
Gastein Valley, a leisure paradise and excellent starting point for numerous
summer and winter sports. The impressive mountains never give visitors the
impression of being hemmed in - the Hotel's location rather offers the best of
both worlds: an open, sweeping valley and all the benefits of the surrounding
mountain range. In the heart of Bad Hofgastein, on the edge of the National Park
Hohe Tauern, you can enjoy the most extraordinary holiday in the southern region
of the Salzburger Land - in midst of a splendid Hotel Park.
The skiing region Gastein with an altitude of up to 1,600 m is a sportsman's dream with guaranteed snow until April. Ski busses take you to the ski lifts in just 2 minutes - you could say the piste starts right on our doorstep. Cross-country skiers and winter hiking enthusiasts find ideal conditions in the gentle plains of the valley.
During summer the nearby Golf Club Gastein invites you to improve your handicap. The adjacent Angertal [valley] again provides a unique hiking experience for hikers.
Getting to us is very easy, as the Gastein Valley has a well-developed road infrastructure. Our diagram illustrates the quickest route to the Grand Park Hotel, regardless of which direction you are coming from. After arriving in Bad Hofgastein you can park your car free of charge in the Hotel's own car park.
Should you prefer to travel by train, we will arrange for a free transfer from the Bad Hofgastein railway station to the Hotel. Please inform the Hotel of your arrival time.
Salzburg Airport is about 90 km from the Hotel. We shall be pleased to arrange a transfer service for you, which will take about one hour from Wolfgang Amadeus Airport to the Hotel.
Distances:
| Distance to: | Name | Km or meters | Airport | Salzburg International Airport | 90 km |
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You are planning a conference or a seminar that's different from the usual fare? Then you are in the right place, because Grand Park Hotel Bad Hof offers the suitable surroundings for your exclusive occasion.
In addition to the stylish rooms and the exquisite gourmet menu, the light-flooded conference rooms provide the optimal setting for a successful conference or seminar in an extraordinary atmosphere. The competent team will assist you in designing the perfect complementary programme. They guarantee a personal service and individual assistance as well as an entertaining leisure programme full of variety.
Grand Park Hotel Bad Hof can look after groups of up to 50 people. The technical facilities include an overhead projector, a screen, flip-chart, pin board and a moderation case. If required, we can hire other technical equipment, e.g. a beamer or TV/DVD set. Internet access is available free of charge in the seminar rooms and the hotel lobby via W-LAN.
The conference prices include a range of services. Each day a large dish with fresh fruit is available for the conference participants' much required vitamin intake. You may also pre-book a Vital-Coach, who will organise two short breaks with exercises to increase concentration and restore energy after consultation with your seminar manager.
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Only the Best from the World of Cheffing
Cooking is a skill. A skill that can be classed as art. And that's exactly
what our chef aspires to - no more, no less. Please take a seat and enjoy.
So as to complement the Grand Park Hotel indulgence that you enjoy in all other areas of services, special pleasures are esrved up for your palate. Every day you can select a 5-course meal and once a week a 7-course Gala Dinner with culinary delights is going to make your evening a particular holiday highlight. Master Chef, Franz Huick, lets his creativity run free, combines novel and exotic ideas with old favourites, without going overboard. What marks all meals are the quality ingredients used, the fact that they are based on the time of year in question and the loving preparation - which becomes obvious in the little details. In order to complement these culinary 'compositions', a quality wine is a must. The wine bar contains select wines from all over the world, but particularly from Austria.
The cosy but tasteful and elegant atmosphere of our restaurant provides the perfect setting for a relaxed and enjoyable meal. Stress-free, casual and yet still elegant that's the motto of the Park Restaurant, after all, you are on holiday!
Exquisite Austrian Cooking and Quality Wines
First class indulgence - that's how one could describe the 5-course optional
menu included in half board prices. Your culinary highlight is served up every
evening in the cosy Park Restaurant of the Grand Hotel Bad Hofgastein. The
quality wines complement the culinary experience.
A feel-good atmosphere in the Hotel restaurant is guaranteed, as the environment is relaxed and yet classy. The menu is matched with what's in season and it goes without saying that only the best products from our region find their way into the kitchen and onto your plate.
Master Chef Franz Huick cooks with love and attention to detail and without being too fancy or losing sight of the essential. Each evening he creates some new delights for your palate, as well as giving you a taste of classic Austrian food and international meals. Altogether this makes for a very tasty menu indeed - the result is a diner's heaven!
The wine cellar houses a quality wine selection from all over the world. However, the focus of the selection is on Austrian wines. Regardless which wine you'll chose, it's sure to develop its character and full aroma drop for drop while you enjoy each glass.
The Gourmet breakfast ensures the perfect start to the day. You have the choice: either you opt for the extensive classic breakfast buffet with many tasty bits from the region or you go for a smaller morning snack in our Vital-Lounge, situated directly next to the indoor pool. This way you can enjoy your breakfast right after your morning swim. Straight from pool to breakfast table? No problem, you may enjoy your breakfast totally relaxed in your bathing robe.
The 5-star-half board is including:
- Plentiful breakfast buffet (warm and cold dishes)
- 5-course dinner with daily vegetarian dishes and Austrian specialities (or division into lunch and dinner), diet meals upon request (from April 15, 2007 on you will dine in the non-smoker-restaurant)
- exquisite delights from the afternoon buffet
- New from December 2006 on: extended spa area with thermal indoor pool (31°C), whirlpool (35°C), saunas, steam bath, fitness area, grottos, laconium and many more!
- Bath-robe and bathing slippers
- New: Free high-speed broadband internet access in the room
- Musical entertainment, sports and guest care
- Underground car park or transfer to the train station Bad Hofgastein
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Indebted to Tradition - the History of the Grand Park Hotel in Bad
Hofgastein
The Grand Park Hotel in Bad Hofgastein has a long tradition. It is a
historic building, giving the hotel its unique character marked by tradition,
quality and modernity.
The Hotel was built in 1912 in the classic style of the "Fin de Siècle". At the time, however, it wasn't conceived as a luxurious 5-star hotel, but rather as a Protestant Hospice. Sixteen years later, in 1928, the hospice was converted to a hotel.
In 1953 the hotel was taken over by the Economic Chamber Salzburg as an apprentice training centre for the hotel and catering departments of the colleges in the surrounding area. For the first time, the combination of theory and practice through a so-called training hotel was thus accomplished in Austria. The tourism colleges of Salzburg and the Grand Park Hotel therefore have a long joint history. The students at the tourism college Bad Hofgastein are regarded as some of Austria's best new and upcoming talent - work experience at the Grand Park Hotel is of great importance to the success of their training.
A significant expansion to the hotel complex has been completed in December 2006 and is now open for your use - a brand-new Grand Park Spa. A fantastic wellness complex of 2,000 square metres waits for you - fulfilling your every wellness wish. The generous conversion of the Spa increased the size of the indoor pool and that of the whirlpool, created new saunas and steam baths, and added spacious restrooms. The fitness and gymnast hall has been redesigned and the existing Spa and beauty treatment area has been converted and modernised.
All these measures were aimed at reinforcing the Grand Park Hotel's position as the Health, Wellness and Beauty Treatment Hotel. Health is the ultimate asset - it should be preserved at all times. The focus of the Hotel's wellness areas is therefore firmly on prevention.
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The only 5-star hotel in the Gastein Valley lies in one of Europe's most beautiful holiday spots, directly adjacent to the Austrian National Park, Hohe Tauern [Upper Tauern]. The exclusive traditional hotel with its new Spa complex provides unobtrusive luxury and comfort in a uniquely tasteful, elegant and generous manner.
At your disposal are 89 rooms and suites, bound to meet your very individual requirements - all rooms have a balcony so that you are able to enjoy the wonderful views. Comfort - such as spacious bathrooms - is just as common at the Grand Park Hotel as the latest in technology, e.g. free high-speed broadband internet access in every room. Standard fittings in all rooms are a mini bar, radio, telephone, cable TV, lounge area, hair dryer and magnifying mirror - for your convenience.
The Grand Park Hotel in the Gastein Valley combines exclusive service of a luxury hotel with the renowned warmth of Austrian hospitality. Your room offers absolute privacy, of course, but the entire hotel makes it possible to either enjoy discreet privacy or indulge in the huge variety of opportunities that fill the elegant yet homely hotel with life. Whether chatting at the open fireplace, dining to piano play - the friendly ambience is captivating.
Choose the most suitable offer for your dream holiday from a total of 10 different room categories, distinguished below by a letter, ascending in alphabetical order. Room category A represents the basic room, while category J stands for the Presidential Suite.
Single Room with balcony, bath/WC, hair dryer, magnifying mirror and telephone in the bathroom, vestibule, room safe, mini bar, cable TV with 20 channels, radio, direct access telephone, lounge area, and desk. Approx. 25 m²
Single Room with balcony, bath/WC, hair dryer, magnifying mirror and telephone in the bathroom, vestibule, room safe, mini bar, cable TV with 20 channels, radio, direct access telephone, seating area, and desk. Approx. 20 m²
Double Room with south-facing balcony, individual beds, shower/WC, hair dryer, magnifying mirror and telephone in the bathroom, vestibule, room safe, mini bar, cable TV with 20 channels, radio, direct access telephone, lounge area, and desk. Approx. 35 m²
Double Room with south-facing balcony, bath/WC, hair dryer, magnifying mirror and telephone in the bathroom, vestibule, room safe, mini bar, cable TV with 20 channels, radio, direct access telephone, seating area, and desk. Approx. 28 m²
Double Room with balcony, shower/WC or bath/WC, with or without a bidet, hair dryer, magnifying mirror and telephone in the bathroom, vestibule, room safe, mini bar, cable TV with 20 channels, radio, direct access telephone, seating or lounge area, and desk. Approx. 30 m²
Double Room deluxe with balcony, bath/WC and bidet, hair dryer, magnifying mirror and telephone in the bathroom, vestibule, room safe, mini bar, cable TV with 20 channels, radio, direct access telephone, lounge area, and desk. Approx. 38 m²
Studio with balcony, bath/WC and bidet, hair dryer, magnifying mirror and telephone in the bathroom, vestibule, room safe, mini bar, cable TV with 20 channels, radio, direct access telephone, lounge area, and desk.Approx. 45 m². Certain studios additionally have a separate shower and whirlpool.
Studio deluxe with 3 balconies, bath/WC and bidet plus separate shower, hair dryer magnifying mirror and telephone in the bathroom, vestibule, room safe, mini bar, cable TV with 20 channels, radio, direct access telephone, generous and cosy lounge area, and desk in beautiful south-west location.Approx. 51 m²
Gastein Suite with balcony, bath/WC and bidet, hair dryer, magnifying mirror and telephone in the bathroom, vestibule, room safe, mini bar, cable TV with 20 channels, radio, direct access telephone, separate living and bed rooms, separate guest toilet. Approx. 47 m²
Präsidenten Suite spacious apartment, measuring 143 m² in splendid south-west location, 2 ensuite bedrooms, generous, elegant living room and "Study".
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- 10,000 m2 of private landscaped Gardens
- Quiet location
- Convenient for disabled persons
- Elevator
- Outdoor Swimming Pool
- Indoor Swimming Pool
- Thermal water-indoor pool with large whirlpool
- Beauty Farm with Thalasso Bath facilities
- Modern thermal water cure facilities
- Deck chairs
- Especially quiet Rooms
- Non smoking Rooms
- Restaurant and Bar with large sun terrace
- Grill Room
- Health food/diet
- Whole grain cookery
- Non-smoking tables
- Public parking and Garage
- Room/Hall for Events and Banquets (without technical equipment)
- Conferences/Seminars (with technical equipment)
SPORTS & RECREATION:
- Fitness Room
- Golf
- Tennis Courts
- Skiing
- Curling
- Wellness
- Sauna
- Steam Bath
- Solarium
- Massages
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An Unforgettable Summer Holiday in Austria
A summer holiday in Gastein is a holiday for the senses. Enjoy the summer in
all its facets in the picturesque Gastein Valley.
The possibilities are almost unlimited. Enjoy the magnificent landscape, wonderful nature and glorious sunshine. Under such conditions all outdoor activities are a real feast.
Hiking is made easy, given the countless hiking paths and tours which accommodate everything from a simple leisurely walk to the more serious hiking excursion.
New challenges have to be mastered on a golf course that is a pleasure to the eye and demanding in golfing terms. Sitting firm in your saddle and riding through the breath-taking landscape with the warm summer wind blowing in your hair - two riding stables with thoroughbreds are at hand to cater for your riding needs. Action and adventure seekers are not left wanting either. Rafting and Canyoning down wild mountain streams achieve the desired adrenalin rush. Or fancy spreading your wings? Then take off with the paraglider and take a bird's eye view of Gastein.
Mountain biking is, to all intends and purposes, a must in a mountainous region. But less demanding cycling tours for the whole family are also part of the programme. Nordic Walking is steadily gaining in popularity. The new craze of walking with poles is taking over and is a great asset to the activities on offer. You may even copy the legendary Wilhelm Tell: Archery requires strength, concentration and coordination. A through and through 'target-oriented' sport!
As you can see - the summers are full of variety and of a sunny disposition!
The Winter Wonderland Comes True
The cold winter months are the perfect time for a stay at our Hotel. When
it's snowing outside and the air is crisp and crackling cold, a visit to the
Grand Park SPA is even more enticing.
Enjoy the warmth of saunas, steam baths and the thermal spring water. The feeling of well-being is so much more intense after a day in the snow.
Ski pistes for all skills levels with comfortable ski lifts are an invitation for carving. Skiing gives an intense feeling of speed, body control and power.
The winter can be enjoyed in many different ways. Walk through the magic winter landscape, don some snow shoes and leave a trail in the fresh snow. Riding on a horse sleigh is very romantic and full of nostalgia - the classic and magical way to enjoy a sophisticated winter evening. Follow the cross-country ski track. Numerous tracks are waiting to be used - fasten your cross-country skis and get going! For the evenings toboggan sleighing and great alp hut parties are scheduled. Entertainment and fun are the inevitable by-products, get to know the other guests and enjoy innocent childlike fun on lit-up sleigh pistes. Winter in and around the Grand Park Hotel has something for everyone, whether sporting activities or pure relaxation - a unique flair and great atmosphere are part of the game!
Discover the Gastein Valley and its Surrounding Area
During your holiday in Gastein you should definitely make time for some
excursions. The Salzburger Land is rich in sight-seeing and culture and full of
attractions.
The culture capital Salzburg is definitely well worth a visit. During the pre-Christmas season you can visit the Christkindl Market, which is situated right next to the Dome and gets you into a rather festive Christmas mood. Read on to find out why Mozart's birthplace attracts visitors from all over the world - it won't take too long to convince you too! Visit castles, go for a swim in beautiful lakes or admire the unique countryside. The Salzburger Land has much to offer in terms of nature, culture, leisure and entertainment.
In Bad Gastein you can try your luck in the Casino: let the dice role and put your money on the winning number.
Situated right in the centre of the National Park, Bad Gastein's famous landmark is its waterfall. The Gastein Ache plunges to a depth of 341 meters over 3 steps.
In Werfen you can admire Europe's largest ice cave, called "Eisriesenwelt" [world of ice giants]. A tour inside the mountain with huge stalactites and stalagmites is a natural wonder. Unique, too, is the Gastein Heilstollen. Breathe in deeply - the radon-rich air of the mountain's core is extremely healthy. So, don't miss out - there's so much more to discover!
