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Romantikhotel Minichmayr
Run by Ingo and Isabella Viertler with personal attentiveness for each guest, this 40-room charmer (built in 1534 and subtly modernized) gets an A+ for it's location-at the confluence of Steyr's two rivers, resulting in terrific views from the window-walled Panorama restaurant (Gault Millau and Chaîne de Rotisseurs membership). For socializing: the lantern-lit Flösserstube, beneath a painted 100-year-old wooden ceiling. In each white-tiled bathroom, slippers and terrycloth robes await guests' arrival. Sleeping quarters are Biedermeier-furnished and accessorized. For unwinding, Minichmayr's Wellness-Oasis provides sauna, steam bath, aromatherapy, solarium, massage, whirlpool, and fitness/cross-training gear.
Postwar tidbit: Russian officers made Minichmayr their headquarters during the occupation, while their American counterparts settled into Schloss Lamberg.
Landhotel Eckhard
Staying in Steyr's verdant outskirts is doable if you're traveling by car. Johannes and Ursula Eckhard's country hotel in St. Ulrich, 4 km/2.5 mi south of town, adjoins a reservoir and nestles in hiking terrain that slopes up to the Damberg mini-mountain, topped by the Dambergwarte lookout point. Blond furnishings and paneling prevail in the 33 guestrooms; a fireplace warms the restaurant, which alternates with seasonal dining on the sun terrace; spa and fitness facilities are complete.
- Daily Rates: Singles €62-72, doubles €94-114
- Contact: Landhotel Eckhard, A-4451 St. Ulrich/Steyr, Eisenstrasse 94, tel. +43/7252/52326, fax 48528, eckhard@eisenstrasse.at, www.hotel-eckhard.at
- Rating: Quality 13/20, Value 14/20
Gasthof Pöchhacker
On a hillside above the Steyr River, just a bit northwest of the city center, this modest little two-story place deserves attention for it's gemütlich hominess and economical prices, which include breakfast. Bathrooms are surprisingly huge; beechwood bedroom furniture is quality-made; each room (25 total, with smoking/nonsmoking choices) features TV and radio. No-frills means no-elevator, but a riverview Gastgarten shaded by chestnut trees compensates as an enjoyable amenity.
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