We assumed because there was a fan in the room, there is no air conditioning.

The bad news: The really disappointing part of our stay is the fact the kitchen exhaust vent is located nearly right under room #104.

Lucked out with the temperature, as there is no AC.

One of the reasons is that no one should expect A/C anywhere else in Hallstatt.

We stayed in June the temperatures were high 36,37 or 38 degrees, there is no air conditioning.

The ONLY negative with this hotel is no AC.

The only downside for me is that the hotel does not have airconditioning in their rooms.

The second reason is that the rooms are quite stuffy and there was no aircon.

No air conditioning, so the hot July & August months are not ideal times to stay.

I am not a big fan of seafood so I opted for the Chicken Schnitzel deep fried in

The hotel does not have air conditioning.

The bad part was only that there is no air conditioning.

Only one thing negative was the airconditioning.

The breakfast  the next morning was beautiful.

In fairness, the staff at breakfast were very good indeed.

Room was decently sized, breakfast was sufficient for the early morning.

We went for a mid-day meal, had Aglio Olio and it tasted delicious!

The server at breakfast was so very helpful as our child has a cows milk allergy and he took time to explain everything to us.

We ate dinner outdoors and enjoyed it and the breakfast buffet is extensive.

The breakfast buffet in the morning was so large and spread out that it was hard to know what to eat!

The food was delicious, as we've come to know here in Austria.

The breakfast is the richest we have seen in the past year of travel (pandemic).

Separately, the breakfast buffet included in the room rate had a variety of cold and hot foods as well as breads and cereals and beverages.

Staff is super helpful, rooms are very stylish and breakfast is great!

The Breakfast was also great with many options.

It was amazing, the service was impeccable the food delicious and great value for such a touristy area.

There is everything; shampoo, washing cap and even a sewing set! The breakfast is great, you’ll find everything and if you want something or can’t find something the staff is very pleased (and so funny!)

but we additionally found the restrooms adjacent to the dining area were filthy and unkempt.

There was really no trash dumping noise or smell this time.

Paint smell was strong in the room, no surprise given the extensive construction work throughout the floor.

Even from inside the room assigned to us, we could clearly smell paint and its solvents.

Moreover, we had asked for a vienna schnitzel from beef whereas the schnitzel smelt pork.

Only negative is that people can smoke there, yikes, bad for breathing conditions.

but there was nowhere to go that was no smoking, so we left.The only other thing that disappointed us was that when we checked out and wanted to pay by card, we were told that we had to pay in Australian Dollars!

Full of Chinese (smoking in the restaurant) and overpriced food with bad quality.

Our bathroom had a small hole in the wall that seemed to be the cause of constant humidity and an unpleasant smell.

but the balconies were not and unfortunately they all abut each other so the smoke wafts right into the room.

Add on top the fact that room 103 smells like the kitchen (I've now read others commented on this).

I've read some users' comments saying that a few restaurant staffs were not good , and there was one staff who is a little bluff , not nasty.

Also, the area just past the bar, where you would take your drinks, appears to allow smoking, so avoid if that bothers you.

The only small negatives was the balcony was never cleaned of cigarette

although we were lucky that at the time there were no smokers present!

The bathrooms are tiny and a have hit of mildew smell,

The smell is all over every common area of the hotel.

We avoided this area because of the smoke, if you are a smoker it will not be a problem.

The only thing marring our beautiful stay was a foul, sewer type smell that pervaded our bathroom and thus our room .

Seehotel Gruener Baum

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The dinners were a three course gourmet meal and was absolutely scrumptious.

Everything in the breakfast is delicious, and the staff are diligent in refilling it.

Breakfast was perfect and had a good variety.

Breakfast is buffet style with moderate choices

Breakfast was good with regional fruits and dry fruits.

The food in the hotel restaurant is outstanding with fresh local ingredients, generous portions, and fair prices.

The continental brekkie was good, cereal, huge selection of breads, cold cuts, cheese and scramble eggs, bacons and ham too.

The same views were also there from the restaurant were the breakfast was served.

but it was free so it didn’t bother me too much as I’m not much of a breakfast person anyway.

The breakfast spread is good enough for us to savour and chill and relax on this winter mornings.

The breakfast was very varied and complete, with fruits, a variety of cheeses and breads.

The staff was super accommodating, and the restaurant was delightful from the buffet breakfast with endless choices to the wonderful dinners.

Downsides are that you have a longer walk with your luggage and to/from breakfast.

While the breakfast buffet was different, there was still plenty of options to feed our picky teenage children.

The breakfast buffet was wonderful as well as our dinner at the main hotel.

Over priced 
Old and out date 
Worst part was the shower 
How does a 6 foot man shower in something that is not designed to take a shower 

Don’t stay here if you want luxury or even normal 
Be warned 
Your room is not at first property 
I didn’t have problem with this

but the service is not at par with the price we paid.

The only somewhat disappointing part (considering the price) was the food (we booked half board) and the choice of the breakfast, hence only four points.

Things to improve: 1. bottled water was very expensive.

but given the amount we paid, we expected better service.

While it gets crowded with guest from the hotel at times the prices keep many away so that you can enjoy a meal without someone snapping a photo next to you

even though I had paid extra for one with a view, the resulting great difficulty I had to undergo to get to the correct room.

If not you have to pay 14€ for breakfast

Getting there by car requires some research

Very disappointed with this expensive, rather ordinary hotel after being given a ground-floor, end-of-the-corridor,  room and being told, 'first come first served'.

Ok, Menue is rather small , portions and quality are reasonable 
View on the lake is good if not disturbed by people with their selfie sticks , price level like a expected in those kind of tourist attractions

but for 15€ it is definitely not worth the price as I found the food choices very limited.

however I was a bit disappointed we did not have a balcony like some of the other rooms (maybe you need to pay a bit more for these?).

This hotel is overpriced, and while waiting to be checked in by one attendant, there were at least three guests complaining about their stay.

Extremely disappointed in such conduct by unprofessional wait staff in an establishment that caters to customers. Unacceptable!

We arrived at 2.30pm, which is 30 minutes before official check in time and the receptionist didn’t even check if the room was ready, just tell us to wait until 3pm.

but we had to wait for ages for the table to be cleared and  we’re not asked at any stage of the meal was ok not  were we offered any dessert.

We could have waited downstairs at the reception if they let us know earlier that our room was not ready.

As he was not responding back at all and only was interested in waiting us to completely re-pack everything and pick up the payment slip and about to step out of the door - then he said:

‘How about another one?’

Guess his dream job was to be a policeman capturing thieves or watching people committing crime instead of working in a hospitality business!

I calmly waited for another 15 minutes and nothing was getting better!

First our driver dropped us off at the assigned parking lot and wait for the free red VW shuttle.

This meant we had to wait another half an hour ourside our new room before the same bellhop came again to deliver the correct card.

however saying that they did bring more out you just had to wait a little bit for it to be replenished so not a problem really.

but only one person so you often have to wait to get help.

but Eastern European and was slow and when we had waited 30 minutes for a strudel for dessert I kindly reminded him we were still waiting to which he replied ‘So, what is your problem’.

We waited until 1310, the shuttle bus did not arrive.

one morning we missed one and ended up waiting at Gosaumuehle for 20 minutes to catch the connection.

On our check out we waited 30 mins for the shuttle.

(i thought that's a good thing for the business) and we waited for quite a while before an older waiter come and serve us with good manners.

So it did not start of to well, you have to park out side of the hotel area in parking P1, problem is when it gets full you will be waiting quite so time to get a parking space, we waited for about 45 min to find a spot.

There is only one shuttle every hour and there are so many people waiting to go to their hotels.

Later on, the staffs ignored our table completely and we even asked more than 3 times for the bills (we miss the cruise while waiting for the bill).

Problem was I arrived after midday and the Parkhaus was full.. so I needed to really circle waiting for parking then lug my bags approximately 1km.

Heritage Hotel Hallstatt

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The breakfasts were just fabulous with everything from hot to cold items that made a proper feast!!

Breakfast was buffet style in the dining room with all the usual bacon, eggs, bread,ham and cheeses all done very nicely

One of best Breakfast I've ever had in a hotel,.

It was great staying at Gruner Anger, breakfast was an amazing buffet, also the room was very nice and we had a balcony with a great view of the houses and the nature.

Comfortable rooms and bathroom, a good breakfast.

Besure to book the delicious 3 course dinner for only EUR14, perfect for winter months where every restaurants are fully booked.

Breakfast was really good and a great start to the day.

Our room had a balcony with a great view of the mountains, the bed was comfortable, everything was clean, the breakfast was yummy, and WiFi was reliable.

In addition, Gruner Anger offers a nice breakfast buffet.

The hotel has parking if you're driving a car (which we did) and quaint, comfortable rooms with free breakfast included.

The room was simple-comfortable bed, clean bathroom, kettle for tea and the breakfast was delicious.

The rooms are nice and clean and the breakfast is good aswell.

The entire guesthouse is run by a husband and wife team, you can imagine how busy they will be, handling reservations, check ins, taking orders for breakfast and dinner etc etc,

Check-out time was before our time of departure from Hallstaat,

Granted, the website does indicate that check-in begins at 2:00PM; I arrived about 11:00AM intending to simply leave my suitcase and toddle off.

After reading Happy_HEX's comments, I must agreed with my fellow Singaporean about a few issues : 

(1) Strict check in time from 2pm to 8pm.

Some points to note:
Check in is 2pm to 8pm.

We arrived early (check in started at 2..check out by 10:30) and left the car while we went out sight seeing.

The owner would come by to check and have a little chit chat with the guests.

As I reached Hallstatt before the check-in time, and when the owner picked me up from the pier, the first thing he told me was 'Its too early to check-in now' which I didn't expect to check-in too.

But you might want to check with them to make sure.

main door closes at 8pm and you will need to go to the side door to enter/exit.

There are two small sections of Hallstatt - the old historic center and the newer (suburbs) right next door.

There is the hall door which opens to an entry fourier and  then another door to the room.

We were relieved that the shower doors actually provided full coverage (we can't understand why so many European showers have half- or quarter-coverage doors!).

The main door is not opened before 7.30 am.

Finally the front door opened and the host appeared, angry and yelling something at me about reading the sign.

Due to the small set up, owners take a break around noon to 2pm so front door may b locked and u cant expect early check in.

My single room was quite small, had a desk, chair, single bed( not very comfy), and a tea kettle--wow!

Our room was tiny, even by European standards.

Gruner Anger

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although the bathroom and shower were outside the room in the hallway (which we didn’t mind as we were backpacking and staying the previous nights at rustic mountain huts).

Ensuite room had a tiny shower and toilet and sink with a bar of soap.

The accommodations were basic, floors creaky, no chairs for the balcony, bathrooms tight and apparently not updated since the 70s.

Our room didn't have a private toilet, only a shower, and a sink.

So the room was long window and and bed at the far end with a sink by the door end with a lot of mismatch old furniture, well I say bed it was a piece of foam on one of those headboardless futon type things.

Clothes could be hung from a rod hung from ceiling in middle of room.

Toilet is outside of the room not very convenience.

The rooms are dodgy, our sink gurgled all night meaning we got no sleep.

Our room had an ensuite bath and we paid extra for it.

The building is not heated and from the condition of our bathroom, is in desperate need of extensive renovations.

Also the price was not reasonable considering all of the room conditions, since we had to use shared toilet and shower.

2 size: big room with two beds, a couch, a table, three large old chairs and huge wardrobe; while the bathroom is extremely small, shower cubicle cant even turn around easily with the soapholder sticking out.

First, there was a sink in our rooms (with the drain taped together instead of a fitting).

There is no shampoo in the shower, so if you are planning to stay for more than a night, bring your shampoo!

This small hotel oozes with character and creaking staircases--if amenities are high on your list this isn't for you.

There were two other rooms on the same floor with balcony; room # 11 is a single bed with only a sink (shared shower & toilet in the hallway), and room # 14 is a 4-bed with private shower and toilet.

We had breakfast  there during our stay as well.

The best continental breakfast you could wish for catering for all tastes in the cozy dining room.

There's a nice garden where you can have buffet breakfast.

I booked the night before (searched on Google, was redirected to Booking.com) The price with breakfast was really reasonable,

Enjoyed breakfast at the outdoor section of the dining area by the lake.

Everything was nice and clean, breakfast delicious.

The restaurant is not open, breakfast is a buffet with home made pastries.

The breakfast was included and very delicious.

Breakfast is plentiful, with a wide range of options.

We really were thankful that she was so kind and helped us out with Breakfast.

Very friendly staff and great buffet breakfast.

There is a gorgeous garden where  you can eat your breakfast on a morning over looking the lake. If you want an authentic Austrian stay this is the place for you :)

The breakfast was substantial--it kept me going through a whole day of exploring.

The hotel had a nice breakfast that you could eat in the courtyard right on the lake.

The included breakfast buffet was very tasty and served in the small garden overlooking the lake.

The rental included a continental breakfast back at the hotel.

The building is very old and very creaky,

but it is an old building with badly creaking wood floors.

The building is quite old and would require some renovation, same as the rooms.

But this is a village full of 16th century buildings, not modern hotels.

The building is very old which was charming.

I understand this is an old building with quirks and we made the best of it (with ear plugs)

The building is old and characterful and the location is wonderful that is true.

This is a very old and historic building, so the floors and stairs creak a little and the locks are a little giggly.

The building is indeed charmingly creaky, more like staying in a house than a hotel.

Unfortunately, since it was the holidays, all the rooms with views were taken so we stayed in a twin room facing the building next door with a shower (and a shared toilet).

As it's an old building, as many are in Hallstatt, it is kept up pretty well considering it's like 200 years old!

If I remember correct, Gasthof Simony itself is pretty close to 200 years building; so please be aware of what to expect; both pros and cons.

We often stay in old hotel buildings and are not particular about their condition.

She said they were put up in the previous 2 weeks, as a protest against the federal government's plan to designate every building in Hallstatt (which is already a UNESCO World Heritage site) as part of a heritage conservation program, which \--in the opinion of many residents--would lead to invasion of privacy and limit property owners' rights to alter their exteriors or interiors.

It's an old - about 400 years old building on the lake front.

though a bit creaky as were the wooden floors.

The only disadvantage I can think of is the noise on the floor.

The room's wooden floor was so noisy and bounced that the wardrobe doors shake when we walked from the door to the bed.

The wood floor does make a lot of noise and you will hear people walking around or in the next room,

People were walkin in and out the street for the restaurant downstairs certainly not quiet when so busy.

Make a lot of noise when walking on the wood floor.

Our room hadn't been dusted in ages and had paper-thin walls.

As other reviewers have stated, this guest house is a bit faded and creaky, and that is basically true.

5 noise: the wooden floor squeaked every step you walk on, it is truly annoying; 
6 pillow: like shuttle bus system workd fine.

Gasthof Simony is a creaky old hotel with character.

Noise level was fair- The floors and doors were fairly creaky at night.

Bed is basic, bathroom is tiny (but clean) covered by a wooden sliding door, furniture is rustic, and the floor is very creaky,

The street noise was very loud with tourists, barely enough floor space for 3 packs in the room, the sink in the room made loud gurgling noises and the floors were so creaky.

but there is some noise when walk, like bed.

You can hear church bells throughout the day.

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