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Charming Steyr
Steyr Hotels

Landhotel Mader
Separated by an arcaded courtyard, two circa-1694 Renaissance buildings originating as side-by-side inns now function appealingly as four-star lodgings in the very heart of Steyr. Floral-print draperies and crisp white curtains brighten each of 56 individually furnished guest-rooms; doubles are especially large. Warm-weather outdoor dining in the courtyard's Schanigarten is a delight. Indoor spaces include a stone-vaulted  wine cellar, also the rustic Altwirt Stube and elegant Schubertstüberl.

  • Daily Rates: Singles €72-86, doubles €114-140   
  • Contact: Landhotel Mader, A-4400 Steyr, Stadtplatz 36, tel. +43/7252/53358, fax 53358-6, mader@mader.at, www.mader.at
  • Rating: Quality 15/20, Value 15/20

Stadthotel Styria
Another on-the-Stadplatz, four-star choice occupies a 400-year-old heritage building. Inside are such niceties as a cedar timber-beam ceiling above the colonnaded breakfast parlor, embellished with a fresco depicting Steyr's medieval fortifications. Spacious, floral-carpeted guestrooms (39 overall, plus suites) are adorned with antique framed graphics. Daylight shines through deep-set window arches that muffle sounds from outside. A stairway leads down to convivial Café Styria in the hotel's arcade. A Turkish steam bath and Finnish sauna are onsite, too.    

  • Daily Rates: Singles €81.75, doubles €121.5
  • Contact: Stadthotel Styria, A-4400, Steyr, Stadtplatz 40-42, tel. +43/7252/51551, fax 51551-51, info@styriahotel.at, www.styriahotel.at
  • Rating: Quality 16/20, Value 14/20

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 its 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.

  • Daily Rates: Singles €73-82, doubles €115-128        
  • Contact: Romantikhotel Minichmayr, A-4400 Steyr, Haratzmüllerstrasse 1-3, tel. +43/7252/53410, fax 48202, office@hotel-minichmayer.at, web www.hotel-minichmayr.at
  • Rating: Quality 17/20, Value 16/20

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 its 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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