Hotel Engl

A really easy to find hotel that took me 20 minutes to walk to from the train station with wheeled hand luggage. The panoramic views as I walked towards the hotel were stunning with the mountainous backdrop. It is a quaint family run hotel in a quiet location but still, close to everything. Check in was simple, friendly & hassle free & I was advised of the WiFi password, breakfast times, check out time & instructions on how to enter the hotel if I returned to it late or in the early hours. With 1 lift & my room key (not a keycard & needed to enter the hotel at later hours) in hand, I was on the way up to my room in just a few short minutes after entering the hotel. My room was on the smallish side but fine as I was travelling solo. It was very clean with a laminate wood floor, 2 single beds pushed together, luggage rack, large mirror, wall mounted tv, safe, clothes rail, electric fan, chair, small shelf/workspace, smoke alarm & a number of electrical sockets. WiFi was password activated, quick to connect to, had fast speeds & was consistent & reliable. Two windows meant an abundance of natural light & I had no issues with noise from inside or outside of the hotel. The bathroom was not massive but was still an adequate size. Very clean with tiled floor & fully tiled walls, hairdryer, mirror, towels, a small shower cubicle with a shower head & hose on a rail, good water pressure & plenty of hot water, wall vent, 2 small bars of soap, 4 small bottles of hair/bodywash, shower hat & vanity kit. Breakfast, served from 07:00 – 10:00, was an excellent continental buffet with no need to book a time. Plenty to choose from with toasts, breads, pastries, cereals, cheeses, cold meat slices, yoghurt, bacon, scrambled eggs, boiled eggs, whole apples, grapes, figs, sliced cucumber, tomatoes, peppers, melon & pineapple, honey, Nutella & other spreads, teas, coffees, orange juice & iced tea. Directly across the road from the hotel is a café/restaurant/bar called Sandwirt that was recommended to me on checking in & it didn’t disappoint. Family owned & run it was chilled, very laid back, frequented by friendly & chatty locals, served up great food, really nice Tirolean beer called Starkenberger & the prices were very reasonable. The owners too, were very friendly & welcoming. If you fancy something a little (well actually a lot) livelier without straying too far from the hotel, further up the street heading towards the bridge for the old town is M&M cocktail bar. It was very busy & again, very popular with the locals but with a much younger clientele than at Sandwirt. I was the last customer to leave as I enjoyed a pleasant conversation with the very friendly bar staff. I’m not a fan of cocktails so I didn’t try any but I am a fan of beer & I had 3 very refreshing & tasty pints of Trumer Pils which cost 4.50 Euros each for 500 mls. If your fancy is Indian food, there are 3 Indian restaurants on the same street as the hotel, all located between the hotel & the bridge as you walk towards the old town. There is an atm located less than 200 mts from the hotel. If the purpose of your stay is to visit the old town & the Golden Roof, it is an easy stroll of just 10 minutes or a little bit under.