Thaler

My husband and I visited this hotel at the end of May on a Shearings coach holiday. I'm a bit baffled about the bad reviews about this hotel. We were greeted on arrival by one of the reception staff who explained about meal times etc. Our cases were taken up to our room very quickly. Our room was at the back of the annexe building which is just across the road from the main building and had lovely views of the surrounding hills and woods. It was very spacious, having a balcony, twin beds, separate loo and bathroom which had a bath with an overhead shower and twin wash hand basins. It was very clean, had comfortable beds and plenty of wardrobe and storage space and was very peaceful. We were on an all included basis. Breakfast consisted of a mainly cold buffet with fresh fruit salad, a choice of cereals, cold meats, cheese and various breads and rolls. There was also hot scrambled egg each day. Lunch was always a packed lunch consisting of a filled roll, an apple and a carton of juice. Dinner consisted of 4 courses starting with a salad buffet, soup, a main course and a dessert. The menu was on the daily info sheet provided on the breakfast table. You could ask for an alternative main course and special diets were catered for. The food was perfectly acceptable if a little unimaginative. We were on an all inclusive basis and this included drinks (beer, wine, tea, coffee, soft drinks and water) from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. Also lovely cakes are available in the cafe bar from 2.30 p.m. to 5 p.m. which were absolutely delicious. Entertainment is provided each evening in the cafe bar in the annexe building. We were entertained by a singer one evening and on one evening there was a Tyrolean evening. We had a special Tyrolean buffet for dinner followed by entertainment from a local group of young dancers all in national dress so plenty of lederhosen slapping! The lounge is fully non-smoking and very comfortable with a bar and an outside seating area where smoking is permitted. There is a lovely indoor swimming pool in the main building which is free to use. There is a charge for the sauna, steam room and whirlpool. There is an underground tunnel which connects the two buildings. Hinterthiersee is a pretty tiny village. There is a little Spar shop which is very handy, a few other hotels, a wood cutting yard and a beautiful church. There are some lovely walks to be had. There is a local bus service (ever couple of hours or so) down to Kufstein (quite a big town). It stops on the way at the next village down from Hinterthiersee called Thiersee. There are a few shops there and a lovely lake with a walking path around it. Down there is a lovely cafe and facilities. There are diving boards, swimming lanes etc and pedalos for hire for when the weather is warm and it does get very hot during July and August in the Tyrol. Looked lovely. All in all we enjoyed our stay.