Hotel Kirchboden by Alpeffect Hotels

Amazing time at this hotel! Shoutout to Andreas & Olivia for making our stay amazing!!

We've just returned from a summer holiday (via Tui). Overall, the hotel was very good (with a couple of issues, see below). The food is buffet style and great for kids. At dinner, there's always some salad, pasta, chips, along with different mains per day. No lunch but you can pack a lunch at breakfast time (bags are provided). Facilities-wise, there's a nice little pool in the basement with some saunas nearby. Also a table tennis table but we didn't try this. Not much else. In the summer, you get a free summer card which gives you free daily access to the nearby Water World, and small discounts in various places (and 1 euro bus rides). It's worth getting the 5 for 7 gondola ticket online for the Flying Mozart etc, you need to get this from the Snow Space website and it's the cheapest option even with the summer card discount. Lots of great hikes from the tops of the gondolas. Now the negatives. The location of the hotel is in Kirchboden which is up on a hill above Wagrain "proper". If you go down into Wagrain then it's a hefty climb back up unless you're fortunate enough to sync with the free bus. The hotel is near the Water World and the Flying Mozart, but the Grafenberg gondola is down in Wagrain itself. Otherwise, it was very hot when we were there and the rooms have no aircon or fan (which is fine), meaning during the night we wanted to keep the balcony door open to get some airflow going. However, people can smoke on the balconies (just not in the rooms) which was a major pain. Finally, the wifi isn't great in rooms (much better in the dining area). Overall, we had a great time, many thanks to everyone in the hotel.

If you are looking for a Genuine Austrian experience, give this Hotel a miss. It has absolutely no Austrian charm or atmosphere at all. Sadly, it's run by Mono Chrome staff, most of whom are from Scandinavia with little or no charm at all. The Dining experience is more canteen like, you have to Q on the stairs until the staff unlock the dining room door! Then stand in another Q for main courses. The staff are not attentive, wandering around pole faced. Some can't take a drinks order in German! The food is acceptable but nothing outstanding. The Spa facilities could be enhanced by the hotel if it provided towels for the Sauna area. The room domestic staff require a good talking too, leaving used drinks glasses for a couple of days in the room doesn't look good. Another thing to note is that no cash payments are accepted. It is certainly in a Quiet part of town , that's for sure. So, if you looking for a Hotel with Zero Austrian atmosphere, no Apres ski, dull, this the place for you!