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Official Rating - 4* - Half Board [Arrivals and departures only on Saturdays]
The friendly, family run Hotel Sonnschein is peacefully situated a mere 5 minute walk from the centre of Niederau, in the picturesque Wildschonau Valley. This extremely popular hotel offers very comfortable accommodation, a great range of leisure facilities and exceptional value for money.
Accommodation and Facilities
The spacious Hotel Sonnschein features a total of 142 rooms, all furnished in modern Tyrolean style. The Austrian twin rooms can accommodate up to three persons and feature bath or shower, toilet, hairdryer, bathrobes, telephone, radio, satellite television, fridge, kettle and safe. The larger, superior rooms have the same facilities, are suitable for families and can sleep up to four persons. All rooms are non-smoking but do feature a balcony. The friendly public areas of the Hotel Sonnschein include reception with small lounge and fire place, spacious lounge bar, several dining areas, Wintergarten, three lifts and a seminar room. There is also an indoor swimming pool, sauna, steam-bath, whirlpool, solarium, billiards and darts (some local costs). For convenience, the hotel also has an in-house ski hire and provides complimentary ski storage facilities at the lift valley station. The half-board arrangement includes an extensive hot and cold buffet breakfast and a four course evening meal, with a choice of main course, daily salad buffet and occasional cheese selection. A daily children?s menu is also available and once weekly, the hotel also arranges a special Farmers? Buffet Evening.
A festive meal is included on Christmas Eve and New Year?s Eve.
Location
The Hotel Sonnschein is located approximately 300 metres from the centre of Niederau and 350 metres from the main gondola lift, the Markjochbahn. The free ski bus to the neighbouring villages of Oberau and Auffach stops about 300 metres from the hotel.
Ski Facts
Niederau lies in the pretty Wildschonau Valley. This relaxed, friendly resort, with its good range of gentle slopes, is an ideal family destination and is also suited to beginners or second/third time skiers who are hoping to build up confidence. Known as The Friendly Skiing Area, the Wildschonau may not be the largest of areas, but the skiing available is varied and it offers something for all standards of skiers. Although not interconnected, the lift pass covers all lifts in Niederau, Oberau and Auffach. The north facing slopes, Lanerkopfl and Markbachjoch in Niederau, were first developed into ski slopes in 1947, so the Wildschonau has a long skiing history.
There are some pleasant runs back through the woods and some challenging dark red to deep black runs, suitable only for experienced skiers.
The runs on the Schatzberg in Auffach, the larger Wildschonau ski area, are a little more placid, the terrain is more open and the pistes are wider. Beginners, families and snowboarders feel comfortable here on the sunny skiing-motorways. There is a rather good off piste mogul field and, at a length of 10 kilometres, the red run back to the valley demands good form!
In Oberau there are 5 draglifts, mostly for beginners with one short black run on the Riedl slope. In a recent survey conducted by the ADAC Top Ski Resorts in the Alps Guide, the Wildschönau won first prize in the category Small but Excellent! The following information relates to the entire Wildschonau ski region:
Resort altitude: 830 ? 1903 metres
Kilometres of piste: 70
Blue 15 kms / Red 43 kms / Black 12 kms
Number of lifts: 26
Gondola 2 / Chairlifts 3 / Drag lifts 21
Snow Cannons: 72, which cover 30 kilometres of piste
Cross Country Trails: 50 kilometres
Mountain Huts: 8
Snowboarding: The Race-n-Boarder Arena on the Tennladenhang outside Oberau features a speed run, carving zone and a giant slalom course. The Snowboardpark on the Schatzberg in Auffach, with a
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