Hotel Hohenstauffen

Snapshot

Hotel Hohenstauffen has been family-run on Stauffenstraße since the turn of the 20th century, when Andreas Reichl opened a modest inn 300 meters from Salzburg’s new railway station. Three generations later, the Reichl family still runs the property, and the 31-room hotel feels exactly like it sounds: personal, unpretentious, and well placed.

The Story

Andreas Reichl bought the Stauffenstraße 18 property around 1901 and opened the “Zum Stauffen” inn, positioning it at a natural stopping point between the station, the pilgrim route to Wallfahrtskirche Maria Plain, and the growing Elisabethvorstadt neighborhood. The beer garden he added became a local gathering point, and the inn’s proximity to the railway secured a steady stream of guests arriving from Munich, Vienna, and beyond.

The property was rebuilt and expanded after WWII damage, doubling in room count while the family preserved the original Jugendstil character of the façade: sinuous ironwork balcony railings, soft pastel stucco, and the intimate floor plan from 1902. The name changed to Hotel Hohenstauffen around 1968, and the hotel earned its three-star classification not long after. Five of the 31 rooms retain four-poster beds, a small detail that distinguishes the property from generic mid-range options.

Today Gerlinde, Andreas, Sara, and Andi Reichl manage the hotel collectively. Rates hover around the mid-range, with breakfast included, and the location covers everything a Salzburg visitor needs: Mirabell Gardens a short walk east, the Hauptbahnhof 300 m away, and the Staatsbrücke giving quick access to the Altstadt.

Visiting

Stauffenstraße 18 in the Neustadt. Three-star, mid-range pricing. Breakfast included. Free parking at Stauffenstraße 16. Dogs accepted with a small surcharge. Combine a stay here with a morning walk through Mirabell Gardens before crossing the river.