Gartenhotel Daxer

Had a fantastic week in this hotel with my family (two adults and two teens). Staff are so friendly and helpful. The hotel is very clean, warm and cosy. Love the tea and cakes available everyday at 3pm. Plenty of food options for everyone. Two minute walk to the slopes. Room spacious, clean and comfortable. Easy bus to town every 15 mins, which takes less than 10 minutes. Used the pool and sauna most days. Would highly recommend this hotel.

Beautiful food, lovely people and fabulous skiing. For dinner last night the kids buffet had tomohawk steak! The pool is lovely and sauna. About 50metres from the ski lift and kids lessons. They were lovely too. We are booking for next year.

If you’re looking for a hotel to stay in Zell am See then look no further. We are a very well travelled couple and have never stayed in such a welcoming hotel before. It felt like we were staying at a very hospitable friend’s house that just happens to be right next to the main lift up the mountain. The food was exceptional all week and with the lunch (which is described as “snacks” but there was always a great hot meal on offer) and hot drinks all included, the only thing left to pay for was alcoholic drinks. You won’t find better value. We liked picking the evening meal at breakfast so we could look forward to it all day. Everything on offer is well thought out. It’s obvious the family have been improving the hotel each year and they’ve got to the point now where everything is so refined. All the staff were very friendly and attentive, they clearly enjoyed working there and worked well as a team. The place was spotless. They heard it was my birthday and brought out a cake during the evening meal then also found a channel for me to watch my football team play. The rooms were spacious and clean, and the shower was superb too with underfloor heating in the bathroom. The boot room had heated shelves and was conveniently located on the way out. Finally, a massive thank you to Conny who is an amazing person and great manager. She goes above and beyond for every guest and is no doubt a big reason why many of the guests we spoke to were return visitors, some had been returning for years. We are now considering a summer visit because of how much we enjoyed it,

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

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.

My family and I stayed at the Gartenhotel Daxer for our skiing trip to Zell am See in Austria, Our booking was through Tui/Crystal ski The transfer from Salzburg airport was around 1 & half hours to Zell am See, then you are transferred to smaller vehicles and dropped off to your hotel (all went smoothly). The main entrance to the hotel is down a small back road which currently looks like a building site due to the construction works taking place at the hotel. The works didn't effect our stay in anyway and seemed well managed. Check in at the hotel was smooth and we were provided with a hot meal and drinks on arrival which was nice. We was given a room on the lower ground floor (room 104), the room is a little on the small side for a family of four with one double bed and one sofa bed, but sufficient as you are not in there all day The shower/bathroom was good. The issue with staying on the lower ground floor is noise, the rooms are positioned underneath the bar/restaurant area and during service times is really quite loud, also there is a children's play area in the corridor which was continuously noisy with children up and down the hall which went on every night until around 10.30pm. I did request for us to be relocated to another room but this wasn't possible due to the rooms being full. Skiing conditions/lifts are good with plenty to cater for all abilities, I would highly recommend visiting the neighbouring resort in Kaprun to ski as there are more red and black runs for advanced ability skiers but also plenty of blues for beginners. You can use your lift passes on the local buses to get you around, and when you are finished skiing if you use the return machine to deposit the lift pass you get back 2 euros for each one, this is located under Brundl hire shop adjacent to the bus stop. If you are hiring ski equipment make sure the hire shop print off your name labels and stick them on your boots and ski's as other people can pick yours up by mistake If left in a ski rack/storage areas while you are in a restaurant etc. I would recommend taking out the insurance in the hire shops as if anything happens they just replace your missing items, cost £60 for 4 of us. if you lose your skis you get charged £150. (Gives you peace of mind) The hotel is situated very close to the ski hire and gondola which is fantastic! (2 min walk). Overall we had a great holiday but my advice is to request to be on the upper floors of the hotel before you go, Especially during half term week! Kind regards PW