Plainbrucke - Salzburg, Austria     

This was a good value for money hotel. No frills, but a large enough room, clean and comfortable. I only wish they would provide some tea/ coffee making facilities. The room had a large bathroom which looked newly renovated. There was an italian Restaurant on the side of the hotel and a small beer garden. Next door was an Cake shop / Ice cream parlour which was good! The staff were friendly, although I'm not sure they all spoke English. I also liked the area set out with tables and armchairs if you didn't want to stay in your room. On the down side, there is no air conditioning, if you had a room on the main road side, I guess it could be noisy with the windows open in summer. Our room was at the back and quiet. The hotel is outside the main Salzburg town centre. Don't be put off by this. You can spend a pleasant 20 minute walk following the river into town, or get a number 6 bus which stops outside the hotel and runs every 15 minutes. There is also an S-Bahn that runs at the back of the hotel. Also, if you compare hotel prices in the centre of Salzburg of a similar standard, you will pay significantly more. So for a budget / low cost hotel I would recommend this hotel.

The hotel ist located north of Salzburg at the rim of the city, right at a busy street. The neighbourhood is not really pleasant. A kind of mix or transition between industrial and suburban. Restaurants, Pubs, etc. are hard to find in the vicinity. There is an independant Italian restaurant within the hotel building, though. But who on earth comes to Austria and wants to eat italian! It might be ok for locals, but I much rather experience the distinctive austrian cooking (surf the internet at home, and get ready for it). The access to the hotel via the Ring-Autobahn is more convenient (via exit north), don't bother to drive through the city (unless you have a GPS and want to do some sightseeing). My room window was on the side, not faceing the street, therefore the noise didn't bother me. I was in room 109 for 3 nights, peer at my pictures. I paid 64 Euro per night. Regarding the high prices of the hotels in Salzburg, this was reasonable for what I got. It was a double room for single use. The size of the room is average european. The size of the bathroom is larger than average. My room had one window, no view, no balcony. I quite liked the wooden furniture. There are a few free parking spaces for guests, well hidden in the backyard. Once you have your keys, you have a direct access to the backyard via the staircase to the breakfast room. By the way, the breakfast room is pleasant (small, can get crowded), brakfast itself is ok, but offers a rather small selection only. Just about 5 or 10 yards beyond the parking lot you can see the tracks of the local railway, that leads you in two stops only, right in to the central railway station of Salzburg, with busses and trolleybusses bringing you everywhere. It's all included in the "Salzburg Card". The very little rail stop station by the hotel parking has two "stop on request" buttons. One for each direction. You better make sure you press the correct one. The hotel looks very clean to me, but they did still not get rid of that musty smell. Unfortunately the reception is unattended most of the time. Do not hesitate to take the phone and call somebody. They are not talkative at all, but they will answer your questions. Ask about the "Salzburg Card", it's available at the reception!