Garni Laaxerhof, Obertauern, Austria

· 15 minutes' walk (1km) to the resort centre · 2 minutes' walk to the nearest lift and ski bus stop · 3 minutes' walk to the ski school and nursery slopes

The homely Laaxerhof enjoys a quiet location, about 1km from the centre of Obertauern, with panoramic views of the mountains and town. Ideally for skiers, it’s just a couple of minutes’ walk to the nearest lift and you can ski back to within a couple of minutes of the hotel at the end of the day.

The Laaxerhof is made up of two buildings, Upper and Lower House, which are about 200m apart. All customers check in at the Lower House, but there are rooms in both.

Speaking of, there’s a great choice of rooms here, from standard twins to spacious family apartments. They’re simply decorated with traditional wooden furniture but, most importantly, they’re clean, comfortable and warm.

Facilities are pretty limited, but the Laaxerhof does have a sauna and infrared cabin to warm you up in the evening, plus a ski room for storing your gear and free WiFi for keeping in touch with home. You can fill up on a generous buffet breakfast each morning, and then explore the many restaurants in town for lunch and dinner. They even offer a shuttle service to the nearby Hotel Tauernglockl if you fancy a pizza in the evening.

· sauna and infrared cabin · ski room with heated boot rack · free WiFi · lift to all floors

· hot and cold buffet breakfast

Many Austrian hotels do not serve free tap water with meals.

All rooms have a flatscreen cable TV with UK channels, free WiFi, hairdryer and safe, and are non-smoking. Cots are available free of charge on request.

Twin Room - sleeps 2: Austrian twin beds, private shower and WC.

Superior Twin Room - sleeps 2-3 (max 2 adults): Austrian twin beds, single sofa bed, private shower and WC.

Suite - sleeps 2-4 (max 3 adults): Austrian twin beds, bunk beds, private shower and WC.

Family Room - sleeps 4-6 (max 4 adults): Austrian twin beds, two single beds, double sofa bed, private shower and WC.


Austrian twin beds
Austrian twin beds are very common in Central Europe. They’re simply one large bed frame containing two single mattresses, both with separate duvets and linen sets, that cannot be separated. Separate twin beds are less common and can often be head to head beds, rather than side by side, if they are available.