The Sonngastein

Our hotel

Delightful, active, welcoming and family friendly – the Salzburg family hotel is now in its third generation. We are committed to making your holiday special and gladly provide you with all the space, time and personal attention you are looking for!

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What we offer

What sets us apart

Do you value an intimate atmosphere and attentive service? Then Sonngastein is the right place for you. With 42 suites and rooms, the Sonngastein is not a huge and anonymous hotel – here you will find a welcoming atmosphere as well as an extremely generously proportioned site. Sonngastein provides you with a lot of space for relaxing, and a incomparable view over the mountain peaks of the Hohe Tauern National Park. Whether travelling with your children, alone or as a couple, you will feel comfortable from the moment you arrive here.

The gardens extend over more than 14 000 m², the two sun terraces, the beautifully situated tennis courts, the indoor tennis court and the beach volleyball court, as well as the family adventure arena extending over 1700 m² and the magnificently appointed spa and attractive fitness area offer a perfect range of facilities for all age and interest groups. In winter, the top ski resorts attract you from right on our doorstep, as well as great cross-country skiing opportunities and other activities.

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You'll only find all this at the Sonngastein

Weatherproof: the biggest Family adventure arena for children of all hotels in Austria, measuring 1700 m²
Delicious and award-winning cuisine
Award-winning leisure programmes
Stylish piano bar with high-calibre live music
Enjoyable hotel premises and lounge
Fireplace corner with library and generous seating facilities
Warm, attentive hospitality

At the Sonngastein, the emphasis is on providing a high-calibre, feel-good factor. At the end of a day of sport, you can look forward to relaxing with your family.

Happy Family

Family vacation

Relaxation guaranteed

At the Sonngastein, children, young people and parents have an opportunity to relax or to enjoy the regional countryside to their heart’s content.

You can enjoy undisturbed peace and quiet as well as pleasant contact with your hosts and the other guests from a vast range of regions of Europe. Your children will also find ways to enjoy themselves throughout the year.

Panoramic location

On the sunny side

Majestic mountains and tranquil high pastures – the Hotel Sonngastein is embedded in the wonderful landscape of the Gastein valley, one of the most open and longest valleys in Austria. Hotel Sonngastein awaits you, on the sunny side of the valley in a peaceful and traffic-free location beside a forest, with natural Gastein thermal water and a wonderful view of the surrounding peaks – a place to relax and to recharge your batteries.

Highlights in the surrounding area:

Large thermal baths open all year to the public
Riding club right next door
Golf club just 2 minutes away

A non-smoking hotel

With deference to our young guests, Hotel Sonngastein is a completely non-smoking hotel. All guest rooms and suites are run as non-smoking units, and that smoking ban also extends to all public areas within the hotel.