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Page 2 of 3 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.
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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