Euro Youth Hotel & Krone

Enjoyed my short break at the Euro Youth Hotel. Great location for train station, main gondola, supermarket and spa. Room was fairly basic, clean, comfortable but fine for my needs and staff all friendly and helpful. Breakfast was standard buffer fayre. Good value for the single traveller

This hotel was an excellent value, and could not be better located for skiing/hiking at Stubnerkogel as it is directly across the street from the cable car and train station, next door to the Schwimbad and a large Spar. Being that this is sort of a youth hostel, the accommodations are somewhat Spartan in that they don't provide shampoo and the rooms are more rustically appointed. Our private balcony room was reasonably sized with an adequate bathroom and shower and cable TV. In short, the room was comfortable but not luxurious. ||||We took half board while we were there. This was an excellent value, however, the food itself for dinner was hit or miss. The breakfast assortment was smaller than many, but adequate. There were one or two cheeses, a couple of meats, cucumbers and tomatoes, boiled eggs, cereal, yogurt, and one or two kinds of bread. Dinner was where it got inconsistent. To start, food in Bad Gastein seems expensive, and I supposed that's to be expected in a resort town. The overall package rate was so reasonable at 40ish Euro per night for half board for two that I didn't feel like we had to eat dinner there every night. That said, when I started to explore other places, I just wasn't up for dropping that much money on dinner. Dinner is a three or four course meal depending on what's on the menu. The included dinner is the meal of the day which consists of soup, salad depending on the day, a main dish with a side or two, and dessert. They have an a la cart menu, and I was not clear whether any of the half board went towards a different meal if one decided that they didn't want the meal of the day. Drinks cost extra, but are standard European price. The first night, the soup was barely seasoned, the wiener schnitzel was excellent, and the apple strudel meh. Second night, the food might have been sourced from American Airlines it was so meh. Third night, we ended up staying in even though I wanted to go out after the poor meal the night before, and the entire meal was outstanding. Go figure. ||||We had a car while we were there, and I am very torn about whether we really needed one. It looked like the public transportation was excellent between the towns in the valley, and the train from Salzburg takes about the same amount of time as driving. The ski resorts also have transport. I liked the flexibility of not having to wait for the bus in the cold, but they also have taxi service. ||||In short, this hotel is perfect for the cost conscious and for those who use the room as a base camp for activities and not as a destination.

Overall pretty good value. The room was nice and the location was very convenient. The breakfast is extremely limited but it's included in the price and its better than nothing. The internet wasn't great in my room but seemed to work okay everywhere else. If you want to stay in Bad Gastein on a budget, then this is probably where you'll want to stay.

This hotel is good if your budget is low and you just need a place to sleep. The beds are quite comfortable and the cleaning is OK. The rooms are very basic, no minibar and safe to put out stuff in for example. The hotel restaurant is pretty good and affordable as well. Try the Wiener schnitzel, it's actually tasty. The big downside with this hotel is their breakfast, it's a catastrophe. For five people we paid 270 euros for breakfast for five mornings. For that price we expect more than coffee, dry bread, and müsli. Instead, go to the bakery that is located approximately 150 meters from the hotel and buy a cappuccino and a schnitzel sandwich for six euros.

When I ordered a drink, the manager snapped at me for not speaking up loud enough, even though I was speaking at a normal volume. You could tell he was drunk as he was overly aggressive and slurring his words. Overall, I would not recommend this bar to anyone. The manager's behavior was completely out of line, and the drinks were not worth the high prices. Save your money and find a different spot to enjoy a night out.

A good budget experience. If you came to Badgastein to ski and are not very demanding, this will be a good choice. The hotel is 200m away from a ski lift and train/bus station, but has also decent parking for guests. Personally, I missed a better variety of breakfast food, especially warm buffet - sausages, bacon, scrambled eggs etc. Also, this might not be the best place for you if you are a light sleeper - the proximity of main road and train station will give you difficulties.

When we arrived it was a little disappointing as they were disorganised and the place had a feeling much more of a youth hostel than a hotel. However as the week went one we began to appreciate the other things regarding the hotel. Our room was fairly large and had a good view of the mountains, the majority of the staff were very friendly and helpful. The location of the hotel was ideal and there was a very good super market right next door.

Went to Bad Gastain for skiing, with a group off friends. |Helpful reception. |Buffet food was OK|Rooms had a clean and good standard with nice bathroom. |Ski storage in heated outside shed, no heater for ski boots.||Bar at the hotel.|Easy walking to ski lift, bus stop and Felsentherm spa. |Neighbor are a supermarket.