Hotel Kristall, Weidach

Perhaps mention something about tipping. The hotel had three money boxes for tips on the reception desk (for restaurant, kitchen and reception) but if you wished to tip the chambermaid, a few euros could be left on the bed. This was explained to me by Daniel.

Weidach is an excellent centre for cross-country skiing and good for winter walking. The small number of snowshoe trails provide added interest. Hotel Kristall is a delightful place to stay. Bus services in the valley make it easy to extend or shorten ski trips and walks. 

Great week with hotel meeting all our expectations. Staff & owners very welcoming & engaging.

We thoroughly enjoyed our holiday to Weidach. Everything lived up to our expectations. The hotel staff were very welcoming and knowledgeable and the food in the restaurant excellent. We were lucky enough to have several heavy snow falls which added to our overall enjoyment.

This was the best of our five winter holidays with Inntravel. The location in beautiful mountain scenery and the lovely walks in the snowy forests made it feel very special. If we add to that the splendid Hotel Kristall and it's lovely staff, we had all the ingredients for a perfect winter holiday. We also very much enjoyed taking the opportunity to vary our stay by visiting Innsbruck and Mittenwald.

It was all good. Both hotels had excellent food and first class staff, well able to cope with our linguistic limitations! Exactly (in other words) what we have come to expect of Inntravel! We couldn't hold you responsible for our colds or the rather indifferent weather at Guarda. We can imagine Hotel Meisser being very good for summer walking holidays.

INNTRAVEL NOTE: These customers combined two of our snow holidays in one trip - a week at Hotel Kristall, Weidach (Austria) followed by a week at Hotel Meisser, Guarda (Switzerland)

Hotel Kristall is ideally situated to explore the hiking and snowshoe routes in the area, especially with the availability of the free local bus. The hotel itself is excellent and all the food of high quality. It reflects the fact that Daniel is so very much involved in the day to day running of the hotel whether welcoming guests, helping on reception or serving in the restaurant. All the staff were very cheerful and nothing was too much trouble. 

We had a super holiday staying at the Hotel Kristall and spending our days XC skiing or winter walking to high mountain huts through silent, snowy forests.  It was magical.  Sport Wedl were very efficient and were able to provide suitable skis for the old style two-bar Salomon bindings on our ski boots that we brought with us.  The loipen were well groomed and provided us with lots of route choices and the bus card was very useful for making trips to explore different areas. The Hotel Kristall was very comfortable.  The meals and choice of wines at the hotel were of a very high standard and the staff were friendly and professional. As always, Inntravel were brilliant - super efficient and all documentation provided of the highest standard so everything worked seamlessly.  Wonderful!

The Hotel Kristall is a hands-on, family run hotel.   All the staff are very friendly and helpful.  The area suits us because we do cross-country skiing and, being not so young anymore, the more level loipen suit us.

This holiday was everything we wished for.  Weidach is ideally situated at the centre of lots of walking trails and, with the map provided by the hotel, we found some superb trails both on the flat and several moderate trails through the woods.  The hotel was excellent.  The staff, the service, the room and especially the food, were all superb.  I speak conversational German but this wasn't necessary at the hotel as the staff all speak sufficient English to provide a first-class service.  We didn't start any walks beyond the Leutasch area and found plenty of trails within it.  All in all, I would strongly recommend this holiday to those looking for great walks in the snow.

I was very worried about such a late holiday this year, but all was well. The snow was showing signs of wear and tear but perfectly skiable, especially higher up and away from the sunny valley floor - helped by overnight top-ups. Using the travel pass, it was easy to plan interesting circuits and to link trails together to feel almost intrepid. My ski equipment was particularly good this year and the advice to have boots that were two sizes up from my shoe size was well worth listening to. No black toenails this year! The hotel was a comfortable place to return to each day and the staff were cheerful and friendly. Meals were generous and excellent although I sadly took little advantage of the light lunch and afternoon cakes. The leisure facilities were comprehensive (pool was a bit chilly) and the various saunas kept the aches and pains at bay.

High points: sitting on my very generous balcony in the late afternoon sunshine, after a satisfying day on the trails

To watch out for: The local bus timetable. The dreaded star in the column indicates that the MOST useful buses don't run after the beginning of March

In view of the huge snow thickness, terrific work had been put in by the locality to ensure that the 143 km of winter walking paths were fully accessible for walkers. Generally good signposting throughout. It is a great area for winter walking - lovely scenery, good bus network, cracking paths, plenty of refreshment stops and not at all busy if you stay in the Leutasch valley and don't go too near Seefeld.

This was my first visit to Austria and it lived up to all my expectations. We are walkers not skiers and found the numerous designated walking trails well signed and the map accurate. Stunning scenery. The local buses [free with the included pass] covered most areas making it easy to bus to a chosen start point and walk back. All the staff in the hotel were friendly and helpful so finding any required info was easy. The food was outstanding. 

Very happy with Inntravel's services & very detailed info pack. Hotel Kristall exceeded our expectations, & made us remember why we'd always enjoyed holidays in Austria - the Pfeffel family have got it absolutely right, they really know how to do hospitality.

The Hotel Kristall in Weidach provided an excellent base for XC skiing and winter walking. The evening meals were exceptionally good, the staff were friendly and helpful and the spa facilities especially the saunas and pools were very welcome. Sport Wedl provided excellent service for ski hire and had a good range of winter equipment. Weidach also has a medium sized supermarket for buying trail treats and there are a couple of nice coffee shops in town should the need for a hot chocolate overcome you!

Our winter walking and cross-country skiing holiday in Weidach was everything we hoped for. Our stay at the Hotel Kristall was an outstanding experience. Staff at the hotel, at Ski School Leutasch and Sport Weidl, all went the extra mile.

This was a perfect destination for winter walking with many trails on the flat and through the hills, plenty of interesting lunchtime stops, excellent bus service to get you back, beautiful scenery and a super hotel. 

This was one of our best winter holidays! We had wonderful weather, two spectacular snowstorms, great hotels, delicious food and outstanding walking. See you next year...

INNTRAVEL NOTE: These customers combined two of our winter holidays: one in Italy at Hotel Drei Zinnen, Moso, and one in Austria at Hotel Kristall, Weidach

I cannot think of any other criticism. We liked the Kristall very much and the staff made a great fuss of us, even insisting that we telephone to say we got home safely (my daughter, who lives in Staffordshire, had seen that there were problems on the M3 the night before our departure and was worried about us). The loipen were just right for us and, had we had the stamina we could have skied all the way to Germany. The Leutasch valley is beautiful and has lots of walks when not skiing. The food was excellent.

Marvellous holiday!

Austria was deep in snow for our holiday and despite a few roads and trails being shut everything worked very well, especially when the sun came out on the Tuesday. I would suggest making use of the local buses to take you up the valley to start your walk(s) back to Weidach. If you decide to go to Mittenwald, as it is just outside the Seefeld pass zone you have to pay a small charge (€2.10). We went to the violin museum which was fascinating - well worth going to. All in all a great holiday in the snow!