Ferienhotel Alber description
Ferienhotel Alber hotelier description
In the midst of the breathtaking mountain world of the Hohe Tauern National Park, in the mountaineering village of Mallnitz, we have been living hospitality with heart for over 100 years. For us, hospitality means being a friend to the guest. We are your companion, your advisor, your contact point for all cases. We bring you closer to the mountains and help you to put everyday life in the distance. Family business Alber consisting of two interconnected buildings. The vacation specialist for your hiking or skiing holiday let us spoil you, we are your hosts with passion. In our kitchen regional delights meet innovative ideas, our vitality area awaits you next to various saunas with steam bath, whirlpool, infrared and health cabin and an extensive range of massage and cosmetics. For activities, fun & entertainment for young and old, our extensive activity program summer and winter, the library, the fitness & table tennis room, as well as Alber's kids club. Convivial evenings with friends and family are spent in the hotel lobby or in our Almstube, before you are welcomed by our comfortable rooms with coziness. We look forward to experiencing special moments with you and your family and simply being there for you. your family Alber & the hotel team.
01.05 - 31.10: Stress-free arrival.
By train
Mallnitz as Alpine Pearls member places emphasis on gentle, sustainable mobility. The train station Mallnitz-Obervellach is frequented every 2 hours by international high-speed trains.
RIT ticket
Heavy reductions for the arrival by train from Germany (up until 50 %) – booking directly in the Ferienhotel Alber possible!
info, ticketing and pick-up service
In cooperation with our partner travel agency Mobilito we help you searching the ideal train connection, organize the ticketing and when you arrived in Mallnitz we organize also a free shuttle to the hotel!
By car
1st alternative: via Munich – Salzburg, A 10 highway, descent Bischofshofen until Gastein valley and with the Tauern car shuttle service of the ÖBB to Mallnitz
2nd alternative: via Munich – Salzburg, A 10 highway, descent Lendorf, then following the B 100 and B 106 until Obervellach and then following the B 105 until Mallnitz
3rd alternative: toll-free arrival: via Munich – Lofer – Zell am See – Großglockner high alpine road – Heiligenblut – Winklern – Mallnitz
Gentle & mobile
Mallnitz is member of the “Alpine Pearls” since 2009. It is an association of selected alpine villages, who enable extraordinary holidays through sustainable, gentle tourism. The abandonment of the own car doesn’t mean only climate and environmental protection, but also absolutely recreation and more time for discovering and enjoying. The National Parc hiking bus brings you to more than 30 selected places for excursions and hikes. With the mobility pass (Euro 10,00 for the whole stay, available at the reception) you can use it for free, extra benefits on top. We take care for your boundless mobility.
01.11 - 15.04: Mallnitz is situated amidst the 3000m peaks of the Hohe Tauern.
The very location is a guarantee for unlimited skiing fun. Our local mountain, the Ankogel, is waiting for you with a breathtaking view for miles around, with sunny slopes and lots of powder snow.
We make the ice melt.
As Wanderhotel we of course have something special for you in wintertime, too:Away from the slopes we show you winter in the national park from its most beautiful side. Snow-shoe- & winter-hiking for your whole family, countless snow-shoe hikingtours for beginners and advanced guests, or ski-tours, as well as snow-cleared winter hiking ways and toboggan-runs: Winter at Mallnitz has lots more to offer than just a fantastic skiing area!
More than just a hotel.
Finding friends, sharing joy, walking on new paths and reaching destinations together: for us hospitality means to be a friend to our guest. We are companion, coach and contact point for all cases. We bring you closer to the mountains and help you getting distance from everyday-life. Our hotel is your centre of pleasure and experience in the Hohe Tauern National Parc. Here, hospitality has been lived for the last 100 years.
delicacies and culinary pleasures
Regional products, natural aromas, refined creations, and fresh preparation: all this makes our cuisine so extraordinary. We guarantee top quality from the breakfast buffet to the set meals in the evening. These special moments of pleasure complete your holiday experience.
From typical Carinthian delicacies to international culinary delights: every week our kitchen team serves you a new variety of pleasures at highest level, always matching the various seasons. Using mainly regional and
seasonal products, we offer a varied buffet of starters, desserts, specialities, and salads, as well as our daily 4-course-dinner – always adapted to the seasons of the year.
cosiness & space to live
In a 100-year-long process of growth our comfortable rooms have been regulary modified, reorganized and converted. Whether old or new, naturally with wood or barock-style with flowers, suites or standard quality rooms, here you always feel right, in the middle of nature.
Vitality instead of wellness.
Vitality means energy, drive and freshness. Vitality represents more our way of living than wellness and far-Eastern philosophies, our treatments are based on the power of our natural environment: the mountains, the herbs, the healing water sources and the healthy, fresh air. After your personal adventures in the Hohe Tauern National Parc you deserve a recreational time-out in our vitality area. Here you can find everything to relax yourself after an exciting day. Whether in our herbal sauna, our steam bath, our infrared-cabin or in our whirlpool under the stars, here you land refill your energy tanks. Spoil yourself with a hey bath or let everyday-life behind you with a oil bath.
01.11 - 15.04: Stress-free arrival.
by rail
Mallnitz as Alpine Pearls village focuses on gentle mobility. At the railway station Mallnitz-Obervellach international speed trains stop in a 2-hour-frequence and from there skibus (in front of the hotel entrance), ski hiking- & tobogganing shuttle take care of your unlimited mobility without your own car!
RIT Ticket
Heavily discounted rail tickets for journeys from Germany (up to 50% reduction) – bookable through the Ferienhotel Alber
info, ticketing and shuttle service
In cooperation with our travel agency partner of the Austrian railway company Mobilito we help you finding the most-fitting train connection, on request also take care of the ticketing and when you finally arrive in Mallnitz, we also organize a free shuttle service from the railway station!
By car
Option 1: Via Munich & Salzburg: Follow the ‚A10 Tauernautobahn’ motorway and take the Bischofshofen exit into the Gastein valley, then take the Austrian Railways’ Tauern motorail train to Mallnitz.
Option 2: Via Munich & Salzburg: Follow the ‚A10 Tauernautobahn’ motorway and take the Lendorf exit, then take the B 100 or B 106 to Obervellach followed by the B 105 to Mallnitz.
offer gentle & mobile
When you arrive by train or by plane or you don’t want to use your own car during your holidays, you can enjoy in our Alpine Pearls-partner hotel numerous benefits with the mobility pass (Euro 6,00 for the whole stay, available at the reception):
• free use of the cross-country skiing tracks of Mallnitz
• guided snow-shoe hiking with park ranger
• 1 free ski test day
• ski service upgrade
• 50 % reduction on ice-curling
01.05 - 31.10: adventure & nature
Our love and affection to nature and the mountains, our experience and the social competence make us a Wanderhotel with value added. In our hotel hiking is more than just a hobby. We turn activity in nature into a joyful experience for the whole family. No matter what your particular preconditions are, we find the perfectly fitting trip for you. Using the right techniques and a few useful tricks we help you reaching your hiking destination on the most beautiful paths.
As Wanderhotel we offer our guests the following Alber hiking services in summer:
• 3 times a week guided hiking tours with state-certified guide
• once a week guided family hiking
• once a week guided Kneipp-hiking & Nordic walking tours with instructor
• free rental of hiking accessoires
• hiking equipment shop
• hiking snacks prepared on request (for a fee)
• daily hiking tips in the morning mail and personal planning advice for your tours
• regional hiking bus
Additionally we organize/reserve on request:
• a state-certified mountain guide for your high alpine tour
• a night in a mountain refuge without additional costs for you – at 7 nights minimum stay!