Berger's Sporthotel

We really enjoyed our ski holiday in this Hotel. The small pool, very small steam room and sauna with relaxation area is nice although there isn’t a Jacuzzi. This is a family run hotel. The hotel has a lift and we only had a lengthy wait on one occasion during our stay and on departure day, the rest of the week it wasn’t busy. We didn’t use the Prosecco Bar but it was nice to know it was there. We had the smallest size of double room. The en-suite bathroom was a nice size and had a shower rather than a bath. The bedroom was cozy but fine for 2 of us once our skis and boots were stored in the warm boot/ski room. Be warned there is a table dancing club Baby & More down in the basement adjoining the ski/boot room although it opened after skiing finished. As some reviews have mentioned the room did smell of cigarette smoke although it had a no-smoking sign. The hotel is located in the centre of the lovely town and we were close to coffee/bars/restaurants/supermarket and most important the 3 ski lifts are a short walk away, 1 downhill and 2 up the hill. Dinner was a 4 course evening meal from 7pm with a salad bar, soup, main course and ice cream for dessert. The food was hearty rather than sophisticated, with a choice of 3 main courses selected the day before, one of the 3 daily options was vegetarian. Pork featured a bit too heavily on the menu the week we stayed. There were around 2 - 5 cheeses available as part of the buffet if you didn’t want ice cream and on most evenings there was a desert option in addition to strawberry/vanilla/chocolate ice cream. Breakfast was available from 8 - 10am. We are not early starters so this was fine for us but the ski lifts open at 8 so getting the first lift would mean skipping breakfast. The breakfast included eggs cooked to order at no extra charge, bacon, sausage, melon, yoghourt, muesli and kaiser rolls with ham and cheese and other options including a fruit bowl. At times there was a queue for the buffet at both breakfast and dinner. The hard-working restaurant staff were friendly and helpful, especially Timor and Giovanni. The Thursday ‘Elvis’ impersonator was a popular evening event, with a surprisingly enthusiastic dance floor especially notable for the number of older groups enjoying themselves. He doesn’t dance around a lot and sings a range of older songs so not a full evening just of Elvis - I enjoyed it but gave up before the midnight finish. This was our second trip to Saalbach and we would be happy to return to this hotel - recommended.

Great food, room and personnel. Also very relaxing SPA. They also have a prosseco bar and we also had a real fun night with a Elvis impersonator which performed in their restaurant/club. Can really recommend!