Das Ronacher - Thermal Spa Hotel

No more than 3 stars,an old hotel that doesn t deserve more than 3 stars at a premium 5 star price.The hotel s only focus is to collect the money from everything without offering much in return.Everithing is outdated except for a few renovated rooms for which they charge extra after you ve already paid 450 eur ight.Stay away from this hotel if you don t want to pay for almost nothing

Das Ronacher is one of our summer and winter holiday destinations for many years. "Sommerfrische" summer escape, is something one have to do in July with all the hospitality approaches you get in this hotel. Exquisite kitchen, is as well one of very important things, which leeds to decision to stay in this hotel.

The hotel is first rate. It is in a great location, it is sparkling clean, offers fantastic food and supreme service. It is a super place to relax and unwind and we enjoyed it. But there are a few things you should be aware of, although quite acceptable by the locals we ‘merikans might not be used to. The highly advertised healing thermal water pools along with the special saunas (one of the reasons why I booked this hotel) are in a separate area to be enjoyed only by the “Nature lovers” (read nudists). For shy people like me and my wife it is off limits. The hotel is not air conditioned. This part of Austria is usually cool even in the summer but with the global warming upon us this is no longer the case. The day we arrived the outside temperature was 33.5C (93F). On our room balcony it was 32C (90F) and the room was uncomfortably warm. The outside cools down at night so sleeping with the door wide open is a must. Another problem is that the only cover on the bed is the very warm goose-down comforter. My solution was to strip the comforter and use only the comforter cover as the cover up. And finally, the TV has nearly 150 channels but the only station in English is the French news channel.