Hotel

Altstadthotel Weisse Taube

A long-established hotel in the pedestrian lanes of the Altstadt. Comfortable mid-range accommodation in the UNESCO historic core. Cathedral, Getreidegasse, and main sights immediately at hand.

Altstadthotel Wolf

Traditional Altstadt hotel on Kaigasse. Mid-range. Nonnberg Abbey, Salzach embankment, and Altstadt grid all within easy walking distance.

Arcotel Castellani

Design hotel in the Alpenstraße area south of the centre. Garden. Contemporary interiors. Quieter residential neighbourhood. Well connected by public transport.

Arte Hotel Salzburg

Contemporary design hotel near Salzburg Airport. More characterful than a standard airport hotel. Easy bus access to the Altstadt. Convenient for early departures.

Arthotel Blaue Gans

Inn since 1549

Arthotel Blaue Gans is on Getreidegasse, Salzburg's most famous shopping street and the address of Mozart's birthplace, in a building dating to 1350. The Blaue Gans (Blue Goose) has been an inn at this location for centuries and has reinvented itself as an art hotel, filling the historic structure with rotating contemporary art.

Austria Trend Hotel Europa Salzburg

Mid-range chain hotel on Rainerstraße near the Hauptbahnhof. Austria Trend Hotels group. Reliable business and leisure hotel with easy rail connections. Manageable walk to the Altstadt.

Best Western Amedia Salzburg

Chain hotel near Salzburg Airport. Best Western group. Practical, affordable. Transit travellers and visitors needing transport connections.

Boutiquehotel am Dom

Small boutique hotel in the Cathedral quarter. Intimate luxury in the heart of the UNESCO heritage zone. Proximity to Domplatz and the Residenz. One of the most centrally positioned hotels in the city.

Cityhotel Trumer Stube

Traditional Gasthof-style hotel on Linzer Gasse. Old Salzburg inn atmosphere with city hotel practicalities. Mid-range with character.

Cool Mama Hotel

Playfully designed boutique hotel in the Neustadt. Distinct personality. Younger travellers and design-conscious visitors. More energy and wit than a standard hotel.

Goldenes Theater Hotel Salzburg

Mid-range hotel in the Schallmoos area near the station. Practical city-centre accommodation at fair prices.

H+ Hotel Salzburg Bahnhof

Chain hotel at Salzburg Hauptbahnhof. H+ Hotels group. Maximum rail convenience. Altstadt by bus or foot in fifteen minutes. No-surprises option.

Hapimag Resort Salzburg

Apartment-hotel in the Neustadt. Hapimag group. Self-catering apartments for longer stays. Families or visitors wanting flexibility.

Holiday Inn Salzburg City

International Holiday Inn chain. Station area. Reliable mid-range for business and leisure. Predictable comfort and easy transport links.

Hotel Adlerhof

Traditional mid-range hotel in Elisabeth-Vorstadt, south of the station. No-frills, solid value, easy bus connections.

Hotel am Mirabellplatz

Boutique hotel on or near Mirabellplatz, adjacent to the Mirabell Gardens. One of the most elegantly located mid-range addresses in the Neustadt.

Hotel Amadeus Salzburg

A small boutique hotel on Linzer Gasse. Personally managed, strong sense of place. Popular with visitors seeking character over corporate scale at a more accessible price point.

Hotel Auersperg

A family-run boutique hotel in a late 19th-century villa in the Neustadt. Secluded garden. Run by the same family for generations. The garden terrace in summer is one of the more peaceful places to breakfast in Salzburg.

Hotel Bristol Salzburg

A classic grand hotel on Makartplatz, opposite the Mozarteum and adjacent to Mozarts Residence. A Festival institution: conductors, soloists, and the international music world gather here each summer.

Hotel Cocoon Salzburg

Compact design hotel. Munich-based Cocoon group. Budget-conscious with more design character than standard. Younger travellers and city-breakers.

Hotel Drei Kreuz

Mid-range Neustadt hotel near Linzer Gasse. Practical, fairly priced. Easy Altstadt access across the Staatsbrücke.

Hotel Elefant

13th-century building

A historic hotel on Sigmund-Haffner-Gasse, one of the oldest inns in Salzburg. 15th-century building with vaulted ceilings and thick stone walls. Mid-range price with genuine historic atmosphere. The Wirtshaus Elefant restaurant is in the same building.

Hotel Goldener Hirsch

Since 1407

Salzburg's most storied luxury hotel, on the Getreidegasse since 1407. Herbert von Karajan, Maria Callas, Leonard Bernstein, and countless conductors, singers, and heads of state have stayed here. The preferred hotel of the Salzburg Festival world.

Hotel Goldgasse

14th-century building

Small boutique hotel on Goldgasse, a narrow medieval Altstadt lane. Individually decorated rooms. One of the more refined small hotel options in the old city.

Hotel Heffterhof

Villa hotel below the Mönchsberg, in a garden. Quieter, residential alternative. Close enough to the Altstadt for foot exploration.

Hotel Hohenstauffen

Solid mid-range Neustadt hotel. Mirabell Gardens, station, and Altstadt all reachable. Reliable, unpretentious, reasonable price.

Hotel Jedermann

Charming boutique hotel on Rainerstraße named after Hofmannsthal's Jedermann. Personally managed, individually styled rooms, warm atmosphere. Well-regarded mid-range.

Hotel Rosenvilla

Boutique villa hotel in the Heuberg area. Garden villa, individually decorated rooms. Romantic, personal, unhurried. Couples and privacy-seekers. Altstadt reachable along the Salzach embankment.

Hotel Sacher Salzburg

The Salzburg outpost of the famous Sacher brand, on Schwarzstrasse facing the Salzach and the Altstadt skyline. A Salzburg Festival institution. Its terrace and bar are among the most atmospheric places in the city during the summer season.

Hotel Schafbergspitze

Historic mountain hotel at the summit of the Schafberg (1,783 m). Accessible only by Schafbergbahn or on foot. Sunrise views over the Salzkammergut lakes in near-total solitude. One of the most atmospheric places to sleep in the region.

Hotel Schwarzes Rössl

Traditional inn hotel on Linzer Gasse. The Black Horse, counterpart to the famous White Horse at St. Wolfgang. Characterful, mid-range. One of the Neustadt's most active streets.

Hotel Stadtkrug Salzburg

Traditional inn hotel on Linzer Gasse. Established mid-range. Altstadt five minutes across the Staatsbrücke, Mirabell Gardens a short walk the other way.

Hotel Stein

A boutique hotel on Giselakai at the Altstadt edge. Origins trace to 1399. Defining feature: the Steinterrasse rooftop bar, one of the most celebrated outdoor bars in Salzburg with sweeping panoramic views over the rooftops, Salzach, fortress, and Mönchsberg. Venetian-blue aesthetic with Murano glass and Italian fabrics. Adults-only, 56 rooms.

Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten Salzburg

Comfortable mid-range Neustadt hotel. "Four Seasons" in German, not the international luxury brand. Accessible prices. Easy access to Mirabell Gardens and Altstadt.

Hotel Villa Carlton

Villa hotel on Alpenstraße in the southern part of Salzburg. Garden. Quieter, residential alternative. Visitors with a car or staying several nights.

Hotel Wolf Dietrich

Boutique hotel on the street named after Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau, the Archbishop who rebuilt Salzburg as a Baroque city. Family-run for four generations. Indoor pool rare in a small Neustadt hotel. Mirabell Palace a short walk away. Good-value four-star with strong wellness facilities.

Hyperion Hotel Salzburg

Luxury design hotel in the Palais Faber, a Wilhelminian-era building on Rainerstraße. Austria's first Hyperion Hotel, opened 2022 after a EUR 60 million conversion. 115 rooms, H-Hotels group. The most recent addition to Salzburg's five-star offer, in the Neustadt near the Congress Center and Mirabell.

ibis Budget Hotel Salzburg Airport

ibis Budget near Salzburg Airport. Accor/ibis chain. Minimum fuss, maximum convenience for flights. Purely functional.

IMLAUER Hotel Pitter Salzburg

One of Salzburg's longest-established hotels, opened 1864 as the Bergerbräu beer hall on Rainerstraße near the station. Rooftop pool, Sky Bar with panoramic views, and the historic PitterKeller beer cellar. Long Festival association at a price below the top luxury tier. Convenient for train arrivals.

K6 Rooms

Compact boutique rooms concept. Stylish, well-designed, smaller format. Solo travellers and couples wanting modern and thoughtful without full-hotel overhead.

Kasererbräu

14th-century monastery hostel

Historic hotel in the Altstadt with old brewing tradition. Vaulted spaces, thick walls. An atmospheric choice in the heart of the UNESCO zone. The particular quality that only genuinely old buildings possess.

Krone 1512

Documented since 1512

Boutique hotel on Linzer Gasse, documented since 1512. Individually designed rooms. Historic character. Good mid-range boutique for personality and location.

Lasserhof

Villa hotel in a leafy residential area near Hellbrunnerallee. Garden. Quieter setting. Bus or bicycle to sights. The wider Lasserhof complex is a protected historical monument.

Leonardo Boutique Hotel Gablerbräu

The Leonardo Boutique Hotel Gablerbrau is a hotel in Salzburg's Altstadt (old town, the UNESCO World Heritage historic center on the right bank of the Salzach), positioned within the historic pedestrian zone where the major sights, the Cathedral, Residenzplatz, and Getreidegasse, are within walking distance.

Leonardo Hotel Salzburg City Center

The Leonardo Hotel Salzburg City Center is a hotel in Salzburg's Altstadt, the UNESCO World Heritage historic core, positioned to give walking access to the Cathedral, Getreidegasse, and the Mozartplatz.

Markus Sittikus Hotel Salzburg

Boutique hotel in the Schallmoos district, named after Archbishop Markus Sittikus who built Hellbrunn Palace. Comfortable, personally run, four-star mid-range. Quiet side street, five minutes from the Congress Center and Mirabell. Ten minutes' walk from the main station.

Mercure Salzburg City

Mercure/Accor chain. Mid-range. Predictable quality, easy booking. Business and leisure.

Motel One Mirabell

German Motel One chain. Budget-design that punches above its price. Mirabellplatz location: one of the best in the city for the price. Design-conscious on a moderate budget.

Neutor Express

Compact three-star budget hotel on Neutorstraße 9, directly beside the Neutor gateway. Four minutes on foot from the Festival Quarter and Grosses Festspielhaus. 45 rooms, free Wi-Fi, private parking.

NH Collection Salzburg City

NH Collection Salzburg City is at Franz-Josef-Strasse 26 in Salzburg's Neustadt district, on the street that runs north from Mirabellplatz through the 19th-century residential expansion across the Salzach from the old town.

numa | Mozart Salzburg

Numa Mozart Salzburg is a serviced apartment property at Franz-Josef-Strasse 27 in Salzburg's Neustadt, directly across the street from the NH Collection Salzburg City. The Numa brand operates a European serviced apartment network with self-catering units and app-based check-in.

Parkhotel Brunauer

Hotel and conference centre in the Neustadt, in a park garden. Events, meetings, groups. Also serves independent travellers who appreciate the garden setting.

Radisson Blu Altstadt Hotel Salzburg

Radisson Blu in the Altstadt. Unusual advantage for an international chain: UNESCO historic core location. Cathedral, Getreidegasse, and Festival venues all walkable. The building dates to 1377, originally a beer hall and later a private residence before conversion.

Schloss Fuschl

Late Gothic / Baroque

A 15th-century hunting lodge on a lake promontory, 30 kilometres from Salzburg, now operating as one of Austria's most celebrated luxury hotels. The setting is genuinely spectacular.

Schloss Goldegg

Founded 13th century

A small medieval lake castle in the Pongau. The Rittersaal (Knights' Hall) has an early 16th-century painted wooden ceiling, one of the finest examples of secular Renaissance decoration in Austria. Now a hotel and cultural centre beside the Goldegger See.

Schloss Leopoldskron

Built 1736

Rococo palace on the shores of Leopoldskroner Weiher, commissioned in 1736 by Archbishop Leopold Anton von Firmian and purchased by theatre director Max Reinhardt in 1918. Reinhardt turned it into the creative headquarters of the early Salzburg Festival and his own artistic home. The Nazis confiscated it in 1938 after Reinhardt fled.

Schloss Mönchstein

A historic residence perched on the Monchsberg cliff above Salzburg, with sweeping views over the city, the Salzach valley, and the Alps. Now one of Salzburg's most exclusive luxury hotels.

Seehotel Cortisen am See

A four-star hotel on the Wolfgangsee at St. Gilgen. Direct lake access. Views to the Schafberg and St. Wolfgang. Serene Salzkammergut base within 30 minutes of Salzburg.

Seehotel Grüner Baum

One of the most photographed hotel positions in Austria: directly on Hallstatt's famous waterfront. UNESCO village rising behind, Hallstatter See in front. Staying overnight gives the village at its most magical: quiet mornings when the coach crowds have gone.

Sheraton Grand Salzburg

Five-star international chain on Auerspergstraße near Mirabell Gardens. Austria's first Sheraton Grand, following a major renovation in 2016. Business travellers and Festival visitors preferring global brand certainty with garden and city views.

Spa Hotel Haus Hirt

A family-run boutique spa hotel in Bad Gastein, in a Belle Époque building. A counterpoint to the grander imperial hotels. Bad Gastein's waterfall, thermal waters, and faded grandeur without the impersonal scale of a resort.

Star Inn Hotel Salzburg Airport

Budget-to-mid-range hotel near Salzburg Airport, approximately 1.4 km from the terminal. Formerly Star Inn, now operating as Leonardo Hotel Salzburg Airport. 90 rooms; free parking; bus connection to the city centre in approximately 15 minutes.

Weißes Rössl

The most famous inn in the Salzkammergut, on the Wolfgangsee at St. Wolfgang. Documented since the 14th century. World fame through Benatzky's 1930 operetta Im weißen Rößl. Still operating as hotel and restaurant.

Wyndham Grand Salzburg

Wyndham Grand brand. One of the city's larger five-star international hotels, opened 1991. Full-service luxury with a dedicated conference centre of 1,750 sqm. Primary audience: corporate travellers and large groups. Certified Austrian Ecolabel and Wyndham Green Level 5.