Gartenhotel Daxer

“perfect stay in the Daxer”

Once again my wife and I visited the Daxer, and once again we had a fantastic stay Conny and Michael run a great family-run hotel nothing is too much trouble for them and their great attentive staff, the rooms are as good as ever warm and comfortable, we slept with the door/window open, breakfast h… more

Once again my wife and I visited the Daxer, and once again we had a fantastic stay Conny and Michael run a great family-run hotel nothing is too much trouble for them and their great attentive staff, the rooms are as good as ever warm and comfortable, we slept with the door/window open, breakfast has a very good selection hot and cold, evening meals were great either buffet or choose of the daily menu in the morning good selection, tea /coffee/cold soft drinks all day and evening,200 meters from ski /mountain lifts, although the ski runs were limited due to last week of the ski season, the bus runs every 20 minutes down and up to the ski lifts, until 6 pm. The Daxer is so relaxing, with no traffic, no parties, and quiet, even with the school children who were there the same week as us, highly recommend this hotel, it is everything you would want for on a holiday to Zell am See, we have been going there(Daxer) for I believe 6 or 7 years sometimes twice a year summer and winter. we will be going back hopefully later in the year when the New pool and sauna which was in mid-construction while we were there will be finished, even have an ATM on site Look for this hotel you won't be disappointed

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“Convenient and comfortable ski hotel”

Booked this hotel because of all the good Tripadvisor reviews, and we weren't disappointed. Travelled with Crystal ski. Very friendly and efficient hotel staff. Clean and very comfortable rooms with lots of storage space. Our room on the first floor was quiet. Lovely modern bathroom with monsoo… more

Booked this hotel because of all the good Tripadvisor reviews, and we weren't disappointed. Travelled with Crystal ski. Very friendly and efficient hotel staff. Clean and very comfortable rooms with lots of storage space. Our room on the first floor was quiet. Lovely modern bathroom with monsoon shower. Other members of our party had room on 3rd floor and were disturbed by music on the one live music night but we didn't hear it and it didn't go on very late. Small pool was fine for the kids to splash about. Multiple saunas (switched on at 4pm) and a heated floor relaxation room - lovely. Steam room. Good food with a choice of 2 soups and 3 or 4 mains every night, choice made at breakfast time. One of the choices is often a buffet of some sort so plenty of options. Excellent salad buffet every night with lots of antipasti etc. Free tea / coffee from machines and soft drinks all day from the soda dispenser - great for the kids. Cakes and savoury snacks 3-5pm. The main downside was no lounge area for our group to sit in for drinks but we squeezed around the bar and went back to rooms after dinner. A few minutes walk to the main gondola and ski school meeting point. We hired a locker at the gondola to save carrying equipment over each day but the walk would have been manageable. Lockers get booked up quickly so book early on day 1. Great ski instructors. Snow poor this season but still plenty of skiing and able to ski down a black or blue to bottom of the main gondola and ski school meet point (but icy/ grassy at bottom.) Would recommend this hotel. Building works were underway for new pool but this didn't affect us at all. Cash only to settle bar bill (cashpoint outside hotel).

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“Great location, they could improve the food and lounge.”

Stayed here late march 2024 with Tui/Crystal and the locality to the lifts and area of zell was fantastic. 5 min walk to the lift and ski hire shop. Room on the second floor was to a high standard with fairly new and fully functioning facilities, decor was good. My grown up kids had a similar room … more

Stayed here late march 2024 with Tui/Crystal and the locality to the lifts and area of zell was fantastic. 5 min walk to the lift and ski hire shop. Room on the second floor was to a high standard with fairly new and fully functioning facilities, decor was good. My grown up kids had a similar room to a good standard. Late checkin was smooth and they had kept the buffet open late for us which was helpful. The food as mentioned in previous posts was plentiful but a little dull (beigey) and a bit tasteless. There was however a good salad bar. Breakfast was as per usual in Austria. Deserts were limited with a help yourself ice cream bar, sometimes supervised (by teachers thankfully) but also sticky kids fingers all over it. (Go for the pre wrapped cornettos) to avoid sticky handles. Afternoon cakes plentiful. Staff all friendly and welcoming with the rooms attended to daily and towels replaced if requested. Skiing was good up high as it was late season, lower slopes bare. The link over to Saalbach was open except for one day in high winds when it shut forcing us to catch the service bus back to Zell (30-40 mins) All in all a great hotel base for Zell but hotel could be improved by better food and a lounge area. (They are currently building a new pool area which will be nice) you also have to dodge the naked Austrian/Germans in the saunas.

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“Average hotel in a convenient location”

Travelled with Crystal Ski in March 2024. I have to say I feel like I have visited a different hotel to the earlier reviews but I can assure you I am reviewing the correct hotel. First the positives. The location of the hotel is excellent for access to the slopes in Zell. There is a super boo… more

Travelled with Crystal Ski in March 2024. I have to say I feel like I have visited a different hotel to the earlier reviews but I can assure you I am reviewing the correct hotel. First the positives. The location of the hotel is excellent for access to the slopes in Zell. There is a super boot / ski room in the hotel and a max 5 minute walk in ski boots to the main gondolas. We booked a superior double and our room was on the first floor. The room had a partial view of the lake, a balcony and very comfortable beds with plenty of storage. The water pressure in the shower / basin is poor but there is adequate hot water at all times of day. There is a hotel pool inside but it is very small and dingy. There are no changing facilities nearby. The towels provided in the superior rooms are frankly unacceptable, absolutely tiny, paper thin and rock hard. The room seemed to be serviced every day but they simply folded the same dirty towels and bed linen. Nothing in the room was cleaned all week. There were a number of school parties in the hotel during our stay. The dining room was akin to a school canteen in every way. The food was frankly the worst offering I have ever experienced in Austria and we travel every year. I was super excited about the food based upon previous reviews. Please disregard as the chef must have left. An hour into breakfast service today they had run out of croissants. These were a staple albeit varying degrees of freshness this week. The evening buffet every night is tiresome and poorly presented. The food is cold and unappetising. We try to opt for the fish option every night as this is served fresh to the table. Tonight was breaded cod and chips, it was like eating cardboard. The hotel provided one evening of entertainment all week, live music for 2 hours on a Wednesday night which was excellent. Other than that there is nothing to do, not even a bar area to relax. The nearest bus service to the main town leaves at 0840 which is too late to then transfer to either the bus to the glacier or the ski circus in good time for lifts opening. Bear this in mind especially this late in the season as the snow in Zell was not good for experienced skiers. However, the skiing in Zell is beautiful and the huts are excellent and plentiful on the mountain. Overall a good week but would not recommend this hotel unless the evening ambience and food is not important to you.

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