Aparthotel Ferienalm

“Lovely base for a week's skiing”

I spent a week in a hotel room (they also have apartments) in the Ferienalm in January booked through Crystal and had a lovely stay. The rooms are basic, but comfortable, warm, clean and quiet. The beds are very comfortable. Wifi works in the bedrooms, but does drop out occasionally. The bathroom a… more

I spent a week in a hotel room (they also have apartments) in the Ferienalm in January booked through Crystal and had a lovely stay. The rooms are basic, but comfortable, warm, clean and quiet. The beds are very comfortable. Wifi works in the bedrooms, but does drop out occasionally. The bathroom and toilet are fine, though the water pressure in the shower can go up and down randomly, presumably when lots of people are using them at the same time. There's a lift to all floors. The staff are friendly and very helpful. The receptionists and restaurant staff speak excellent English. The food is superb here; breakfast is an extensive hot and cold buffet, and dinner is a choice of 2x starters, 3x mains and 2x desserts (picked from a menu at breakfast) and a nice salad buffet. I do agree with other reviews that given the out of town location, more could be made of the bar area in the evenings. Other people have complained about the distance to town and/or the ski bus service, and while they aren't completely trivial problems, I don't feel they're as bad as others have said. The hotel is on the free bus route between the town centre and the Dachstein Glacier (960). The stops are at the end of the hotel's driveway, a couple of mins walk from the hotel front door at most. According to the timetable, the 960 runs about every 30mins in the morning, and 1hr in the afternoon, but they're often 5-10mins late (and sometimes a few mins early). The ride takes about 5mins to the main gondola station in Schladming, or just over 30mins to the Dachstein Glacier. Alternatively, it took me about 12-15mins to walk downhill to the gondola station, and about 20mins to walk back up to the hotel; I've definitely had worse walks in other resorts, and renting a locker at the gondola saves walking in ski gear. If you want any of the other buses (the 900S along the valley bottom to either end of the main ski area, for example) you'd need to change at the main gondola station. I believe if you are in ski school, a shuttle bus is provided to the ski school meeting place, but I'm not sure. I'd definitely recommend this hotel, and would happily stay here again.

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“Quiet, lovely hotel away from the crowds.”

Spent a week here via Crystal Ski and had a wonderful stay. We were fortunate to be upgraded from a double room to a spacious apartment with mountain views. The ski bus stop was a 5 minute walk and the service efficient. Breakfasts and dinners were excellent with a good choice of food which include… more

Spent a week here via Crystal Ski and had a wonderful stay. We were fortunate to be upgraded from a double room to a spacious apartment with mountain views. The ski bus stop was a 5 minute walk and the service efficient. Breakfasts and dinners were excellent with a good choice of food which included veggie and fish on many occasions. Staff service was very good and efficient. Schladming is an extensive ski area over 4 mountains offering skiing for all abilities. We would like to return for another stay soon. A big thank you to all the hotel team who made our stay so special. 😊 💙

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“Ski trip”

The hotel was very welcoming and spotless. We were in a basic room, no balcony and at the back of the hotel. It was reasonably sized and spacious. The room needed a seating area as there was only one small wooden chair. The shower was good and there was a hairdryer. The toilet was separate but with… more

The hotel was very welcoming and spotless. We were in a basic room, no balcony and at the back of the hotel. It was reasonably sized and spacious. The room needed a seating area as there was only one small wooden chair. The shower was good and there was a hairdryer. The toilet was separate but within the room. The food was very good and there was a hot cooked option at breakfast. The evening meal also had three main choices (you picked at breakfast). The drinks were reasonably priced. The hotel had small bar area which to be fair was a bit dire. There was no atmosphere and could have been so much better. Given the location of the hotel, they would have a captive audience for bar customers. Getting to town could be an issue. In the morning there was a good ski bus service and thus ran until about 7pm. After that it was a 20 minute walk, downhill going but a steep walk back. We kept our skis and boots in the town(the ski hire shop did this free) a locket cost 35 euros for a weeks storage. The hotel has a heated ski room for guests. Overall it was a good stay as long as you are prepared for the out of town location.

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“Nice hotel - ski bus unreliable”

We stayed in January 2019 for a weeks skiing. Nice hotel, clean and comfortable rooms, good food, friendly and helpful staff . But the ski bus was very unreliable- it did not come according to the timetable, and when it did eventually arrive it was often full. A lot of time was wasted waiting for b… more

We stayed in January 2019 for a weeks skiing. Nice hotel, clean and comfortable rooms, good food, friendly and helpful staff . But the ski bus was very unreliable- it did not come according to the timetable, and when it did eventually arrive it was often full. A lot of time was wasted waiting for bus or walking 25 mins into town to the ski lift. The bus stop is not outside the hotel front door - it is approximately 4-5 minute walk along hotel drive to the bus stop. Description of ski bus stop in relation to hotel very misleading.

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