Salzburg Travel Forum

Hi,

We are a family of 4...2 kids 12 and 10 planning on a 3-4 day trip of Salzburg

Day 1 tour of the city...
Day 2 day trip to the Herrenchiemsee castle, plan
to tke the train and buy the bayern discount
ticket in Salzburg
Day 3 Day trip to Hallstatt...see the city sights,
trip to salt mines and luge ride
Day 4 Spend some more time in Salzburg and take a
train to Vienna.

Any other suggestions? Pl suggest any hotels in Salzburg? For the day trips, is it better to take the train or drive? Welcome any suggestions...thanks.

Twice so far we have stayed in a holiday apartment just on the other side of the border, very close to Salzburg. With two kids this would be a good alternative to a city hotel. To get the rolls for breakfast you walk into Austria, from one country to another. We had an American student staying with us the first time there, he loved this.
There are buses into Salzburg, but with the other trips you plan a car would be more convenient.
However, I would take the train to Vienna, or go on an organized tour.

This is the link to the apartments:
http://www.griesacker.de/EN/index.html
We stayed in Haus Gertrud, but you have to check if it still available on the times you plan to go.