My husband I stayed for a weekend at the Auracher Lochl. I don't believe it's a true 4 star hotel to be frank. From service to amenities, it just doesn't fit. Location received 4 stars because there are only about 5 streets in "downtown" Kufstein so it's not hard to succeed there.
The communication was good beforehand with various details from Alexander and Sandra but once we were at the hotel, the "4 start service" was non existant really. At check in, it was not shared with us that you get the Kuftseinercard which provides some nice discounts during your stay. Why do you not share this with your guests? Secondly, the sauna. Why do you not share information about the sauna upon check in either? We only found out about it when we headed to the rooftop bar and saw the note in the elevator. 2 things that would have made our stay better if the service at check-in was more than "this is the remote for the light" and "breakfast is from 7 to 11".
Breakfast was good thankfully. Ali was a kind gentleman who worked both mornings we were there and took great care for us getting what we needed and checking with us throughout breakfast. That was the best service at the hotel by far. There was a shorter blonde woman who was quite rude and no regard to guests at all.
The rooms themselves are quaint let's say. In the "Vienna" room there was no door to close off the shower + bath and sink area. Additionally, no lotion and conditioner to your guests. Even an ibis budget has that! Some slippers or robes in the room would be nice. Honestly, not sure I'd stay here again but it was fine for a 3d/2n visit...
Read moreThis is THE best hotel in Kufstein and definitely one of the best in Austria! Kudos to the service staff for their excellent and welcoming services! From check in to breakfast, they were just awesome, sweet and really nice people. The people behind the design of the rooms are also wonderful! They made a lot of effort to create rooms which reflects the different cities of the World and with not a lot of space, they really did well to make the rooms special and cosy! Nice touches like paintings, decorations, lighting and even use of led for energy saving, just wonderful! You get a remote to set up a mood lighting, especially if you're looking to get jiggy with it, ya dig? Beds were soft and really comfortable. Pillows were too soft for me but I think this is kinda a European standard since almost all hotels I visited are similar. Oh and they have a bidet installed! Like most of Europe does not use one but for us in Asia it's a must! So this feature was really really great! Breakfast was just awesome! Big spread of delicious and fresh organic food, something you don't get often as a European standard fare but I'm really impressed with variety here. They also have an orange juice presser for you to get fresh juice! For the price of a stay, this place deserves more than 5 stars! I highly recommend it for anyone staying in Kufstein! Would stay...
Read moreIn the evening I strolled down the old city in which in a little street the outside of the restaurant “Auracher Loechl” catched my eyes. The place is the birthplace of the famous Kufstein Song, and has a tradition of serving food for 365 days a year since 600 years !
It is a kind of traditional “Gasthaus” ( guesthouse ) and a wine serving pub with restaurant. To show my wife the diversity of Austrian dishes I ordered one of their specialities they call the “Austrian Tapas”. The tapas are a collection of Austrians most famous dishes: Wiener Schnitzel, Beef Stroganof, Tiroler Knoedel, Erdaepfel Groestl and Kasnocken.
It would take to long to explain all this dishes, best is you go and try it yourself, there is for sure something you like !
Compared to Ireland it is much cheaper to go out and dine in Austria. Together with a glass of wine and a pint of beer we paid less than 60 Euro for all that delicious foods. Believe me, its not just because I am from there that I loved it so much, my French wife can confirm that she enjoyed It very much.
With this offer I have no doubt that the “Auracher Loechl” will be serving another 600 Years delicious food to...
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