|
Official Rating - 4* - Bed & Breakfast
Ideal for those looking for a short skiing break, Innsbruck offers the perfect combination of ski by day and city by night. The stylish Hotel Grauer Bar lies just outside the walls of the historical Old Town and provides extremely comfortable accommodation, excellent facilities and a wonderful central location.
How to get there
Closest airport INN. The guests may get to Innsbruck Region from Innsbruck-Kranebitten Airport (INN) 6km .
Accommodation and Facilities
The Hotel Grauer Bar combines traditional service with contemporary style. It offers 196 well appointed, newly renovated bedrooms, all with bath or shower, toilet, hairdryer, telephone, satellite television, radio, safe, mini-bar and internet access (local cost).
Hotel features include reception with lobby, the Onyx Bar (open from 8:00am until midnight) and the Galerie Restaurant where breakfast is served. Enjoy stunning views of the nearby Nordketten Mountains from the Wintergarten Restaurant, which serves snacks and light meals at lunchtime and in the evenings.
The Grauer Bar has a unique wellness area which is located on the 5th floor and offers breathtaking panoramic views of the surrounding Alps. Facilities here include a swimming pool, sauna, steam-bath and fitness room. Massages and beauty treatments can be arranged and a solarium is also available (local charges apply).
Guests will enjoy an extensive hot and cold buffet breakfast.
Location
The Grauer Bar is located in the centre of Innsbruck, just 150 metres from the historical Old Town with its unique Golden Roof. The most important city sights, including the former Imperial Palace and the Court Church, are all within walking distance of the hotel.
The free ski bus stops about 100 metres from the hotel and services operates to all the skiing areas in Innsbruck?s Olympic SkiWorld, including the popular and snow-sure region of Axamer Lizum, which is about 21 kilometres away.
Ski Facts
Innsbruck is known as the Capital of the Alps. Host to the 1964 and 1976 Winter Olympic Games, the ski regions of Innsbruck?s Olympia SkiWorld offer guaranteed snow and are perfect for skiers, free riders and snowboarders!
The nine Innsbruck skiing areas are Nordpark (Innsbruck), Patscherkofel (Igls), Axamer Lizum, Muttereralm (Mutters), Kühtai, Rangger Kopfl (Oberperfuss), Glungezer (Tulfes), Schlick 2000 (Fulpmes) and the Stubai Glacier. There are 78 lifts and 282 kilometres of pistes in the entire Olympia SkiWorld region and a free ski bus service operates to all areas.
For a good range of runs, snow security and a relatively short journey time, we recommend skiing at the Axamer Lizum. This is a snow-sure domain, offering spectacular views of Innsbruck and the surrounding region.
This information, unless otherwise stated, relates to the Axamer Lizum skiing area:
Resort Altitude: 1583 ? 2340 metres
Kilometres of piste: 41 / Blue 4 kms / Red 27 kms / Black 10 kms
Number of lifts: 10 / Funicular 1 / Chairlifts 6 / Drag lifts 3
Glaciers: Stubai Glacier (covered on the Innsbruck Glacier Ski Liftpass, but not on the Axamer Lizum pass)
Snow Cannons: 20
Cross Country Trails: 40 kms of trails in Götzens, Axams, Natters and Mutters
Mountain Huts: 7
Snowboarding: 1 funpark with jumps, boxes, slides and waverides
Ski Bus Service: A free ski bus service operates from Innsbruck to Axamer Lizum and also to the other 8 ski areas in the Olympia SkiWorld. There is also a free service for cross country skiers. Taxis are also available locally.
Rentals. Lift Passes & Ski School
For the very best offers on rental equipment, lift passes and ski school please visit medhotels.com and click on the travel extras section of the site.
Resort Information
Innsbruck is the provincial capital of Tyrol and is also known as
|
