Hotel Stein - Salzburg, Austria 

We stayed at hotel stein recently and were upgraded to a "junior suite" on the 5th floor, which turned out to be a very nice large room furnished with gorgeous antiques - I think they called it the Mozart suite. However it was a hot night (no a/c) so we had to keep the windows open. That created a huge problem because of the street noise which was unbearable!! The hotel's great view of the river and the old town is fabulous, but it is located right on the intersection of a busy street and one of the few bridges across the river; there were buses and noisy vehicles all night long. So it was a rather sleepless night, and if we had been staying a second night, we would have had to insist on a different room. Other than this problem, we loved the rooftop bar and found the staff to be very friendly and helpful (we didn't even bother mentioning the noise because we were leaving - maybe the "upgrade" was meant to placate us?). Breakfast was good and the location was excellent. We'd never stay here again in the summer!! Winter maybe.

First thing to consider is that this hotel is not air-conditioned. If it happens to be hot during your stay, and it was during ours, you will be miserable, and we were. Secondly, it seems no two rooms are alike and you are essentially at the mercy of the gods as to the kind of room you get. We were with a large group and the room my wife and I got was slightly larger than a prison cell. Others in the group were also unlucky, but others had very reasonably sized rooms. So be sure you have an understanding of what size room you will have upon arrival. My best advice, spend a bit more and find another (air-conditioned) hotel in Salzburg and take risk out of the equation.