Grand Hotel Zell am See

At one point, this hotel was the headquarters of American 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, commanded by Colonel Robert Sink, of Band of Brothers fame. Officers like Dick Winters, Harry Welsh, and Lewis Nixon walked its halls and corridors. It’s still a spectacular hotel in an even more spectacular location. The lake is beautiful and sits right at the steps of the hotel. Stunning Mountain View’s surround the hotel on all sides. If you’re a fan of easy company, you’ve gotta make the pilgrimage to the Grand Hotel Zell am See! You can spend the night at the hotel, or you can just enjoy the views from the waterfront promenade just outside its doors. Enjoy!

We chose this hotel for our ski vacation and New Year's celebration and have only good things to say about our stay. Other than the need of a bit of renovation, the hotel is fantastic - olden charm, location, views, spa areas, the food was good and the staff were professional and friendly. We also had some delicious cocktails at the bar. The New Year's celebrations were perfectly organized with lots of activities, live music and amazing fireworks over the lake - it was like a fairytale. Our kids had a birthday during our stay and the hotel personnel surprised us with cake and balloons, which made our stay even more amazing. Wishing the entire staff of the hotel a very happy new year!!!

Overall, I must positively note our stay at the hotel. And of course, many thanks to the reception staff, led by Alexander, and to the amazing Spanish girl whose name I forgot but who went above and beyond for my son! I will also mention that there were a few points that needed improvement in terms of the overall experience. 1. The breakfast is excellent, but quite repetitive day after day, the location of the automatic coffee machine is inconvenient. 2. The cleanliness of the rooms is lacking, lots of dust and basic things that have to be asked for all the time. 3. My room had a smell of cigarettes coming in from outside. 4. A final and most critically important comment in my opinion, it is not possible for a hotel of your caliber to serve dishes made from frozen ingredients. It is better to reduce the menu and give expression to local ingredients and the chef's creativity than to prepare dishes from frozen salmon. We are in 2026 and this is simply not appropriate. But really these are minor comments, it was great and you have an amazing team!