Re: Family Ski trip St Johann in Tirol
Hi
as Zag has said your best bet is to contact the regional tourist office on the web and see what's available from their web page. Most of the sites will be in English as well as German. St Johann in Tirol according to the tourist office blurb has 4,500 beds so you should have no trouble finding accommodation.
Also the beginning of March is the shoulder season and most hotels should be able to make you a good offer. Availability will decrease the closer you get to the Easter break, say from 12th March onwards.
Generally at this time the ski- school will provide tuition by the day or half day, starting on any day.
With your two boys you will likely be looking for family-friendly accommodation, possibly with a pool and stuff for the kids to do besides skiing. I've had a quick look around for you and spotted the following family friendly 3-4 star hotels which might fit the bill: You could give them a call to check prices and availability.
The "Sporthotel Austria" appears to be a very good option there. It got great marks as a family hotel. Great food, English spoken. however its a bit on the pricey side.
The St Johanner Hof. (3 stars).
A - 6380 St. Johann in Tirol
[broken link removed] +43 (0)5352 62207 0
info@st.johannerhof.at
http://www.st.johannerhof.at
"The family hotel for everyone"
"The St. Johanner Hof is in a central location and makes an ideal base for all kinds of activities. In the restaurant we serve wonderful buffets. The cosy bar is a popular meeting place for a relaxing drink before or after dinner. We also offer a sauna complex, a playroom, and a covered courtyard for playing."
this one is part of a family- friendly marketing group. It has gained lots of positive reviews from previous guests. e.g "location/food/rooms/staff: Top". "fantastic family hotel".
Others were not so complimentary. They said: slightly worn, old fashioned, furniture out of the '80s- this mostly in the building 'Hotel Central'. The furnishings in 'St Johanner Hof 'are more modern. (hotel has 2 or 3 buildings, some of them older and less smart than the other).
But friendly staff. The hotel does not have its own pool but the municipal swimming complex (the Panorama Badewelt, slides, sauna, whirlpools etc
www.badewelt.at. Adults for 4 hours E9.80, kids 4 hours E3.90 ) is 500m away , to which hotel guests have free entry. Half board included (breakfast and dinner). Food and service apparently good.
apparently the 4 of you booked half board (Halb pension) for a week from March 1st would cost a total of E910 (Neckermann travel)
Sporthotel Crystal somewhat outside of town beside the ski-lifts also got excellent marks as a great value and friendly place, no major infrastructure like pools etc but homely...
Below is a link to listing partly in English, of available hotels in St Johann in Tirol for March 1-5 2008.
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I've been to none of these hotels by the way so I'm only going on what I read about them.
Best of luck, go for it.
Marykate
PS.
not to send you off on a tangent, but the Ryanair flight Dublin to Friedrichshafen for dates 4-11 March costs E80 for the 4 of you including taxes.....