Hotel & Restaurant Elephant

Magnificent experience at the Apostle's restaurant. We loved the innovative introduction to the garden with Soliman's journey. The design of the hotel could be refreshed in my opinion. Generous breakfast. The location is quiet and well placed in the center of town. Quick access on foot.

What a beautiful, comfortable historic hotel. We both loved it and hope to return one day. The restaurant is excellent, the breakfast room elegant with plenty of tasty offerings and the garden/pool area a delight. Traditional rooms are well furnished and a bathroon with top quality ceramics, taps, shower head etc. Came away with happy memories, a posh T-towel (elephant theme) and a beautiful and very stylish silk scarf ( elephant theme) at a very reasonable price.

Excellent hotel on all levels. Old World charm from moment traveler sees outside entrance wall etching of what people “thought” elephant looked like before ever seeing one; hence, excitement over Suliman 16th c. Single rooms small, twin bed, simply decorated, exceedingly welcoming. Get over needing big room; you are one person! Crisp white bedding, spotlessly clean, large sparkling bath. Room 37 (2nd fl), windows open to take breath away view of snow capped alps, green leafed trees, birds singing. Heat/AC not needed in April; mild days, cool nights. Pleasant staff. Two min stroll to downtown area.

Always a joy to spend a night at the Elephant. Lovely, clean hotel with history and charm. The halls are greatly decorated with all sorts of paintings and antique installations. Great breakfast. Great restaurant with an astounding winecellar. The bar also hits the spot. Could be open until slightly later. Closed at 2300 in january. Did not test the swimming pool, nor the newly finished spa area. Surely it will only add positively to this fine family run hotel. We shall return.

Loved this unique and charming Hotel! The many “elephant” touches throughout the Hotel make for a most special stay. Great, quiet location just off of the main area, in great walking distance of anything you might want or need: shopping, restaurants, pharmacy, supermarket. Staff is welcoming and helpful. Style is “traditional” with very elaborate artwork throughout, antique furniture pieces, rooms that are distinct which adds to the special ambience of the Hotel. Gorgeous bar and the pastry chef is extraordinary! DO NOT PASS on the amazingly light, airy, and delicious breakfast croissant offerings…the one with the light chocolate sprinkled interior is supreme! Delightful, uncommon experience!

The public areas of the building are exquisite, full of centuries-old furnishings and works of art! My room was small and plain, but perfectly adequate for a solo traveler. It was a bit warm and stuffy, and I couldn't figure out any way to modify the temperature, but I'd always rather be too warm than too cold. I thought it would be nice to open the window and take in the view and a bit of air, but I couldn't figure out how to do that either! The panels were shut by one obvious lock, but after that was opened, they were still fastened at the bottom some by other mechanism that I couldn't access or perceive, so I concluded that maybe the window wasn't supposed to be opened? I might have put more effort into figuring out how to change the temperature or open the window, but I was only there for one night, so it wasn't a big deal. ||A funny thing happened when I was checking in. I gave the woman at the desk my passport and she handed me the key, and then we both stood there looking expectantly at one another. After a moment of mutual confusion she indicated that I was all set, and I pointed out, "You still have my passport." She indicated that they would give it back to me the next day, when I checked out. "I can't let you have my passport!" I protested in alarm, thinking about how many other borders I needed to cross in the next couple weeks, together with my propensity to forget things. I suppose that the expectation of keeping guest's passports during their stay is a sign of how old-fashioned this place is, but it's not something I would still expect to happen these days outside of a human trafficking situation! Luckily she was willing acommodate me and take a picture of my passport info—like, you know, literally every other hotel does these days—so it just turned into an amusing incident and not a source of major anxiety. ||Overall it was a pleasant stay for one night, and worth it just to enjoy the interiors of the beautiful historic building.

Not just an elephant, not just a historical place. We enjoyed our lunch at Restaurant Elephant very much. Easy to park and Nice to walking around in the old town before visiting the hotel. Traditional and elegant decoration in the salon, nice and knowledge staffs, delightful and delicious meals made our day. Highly recommend.

For a long time I had wanted to experience the unique history of the Elephant Hotel, to get into the amazing story of Suliman the elephant, travelling from Portugal to Vienna, mostly overland, in the 16th century. I was not dissappointed. Great sense of place, with plenty of wall paintings and carpets, to feel part of that story. The public areas are in need of a polishing, some new furniture could be helpful. Beautiful garden. Good parking. Easy to reach from the Brenner Highway.