Richard and I were booking hotels just a day or so in advance a few weeks ago, so going to this location in Austria was a little random. Flirsch is a small, picturesque village in Tyrol which is nestled in the Stanzer Valley between Landeck and St. Anton am Arlberg. It has a lot of alpine charm and traditional wooden houses, a very peaceful little place (well, other than the church bells, but I’ll come onto those in another post).
I’ve never been to a hotel like this, a full on wooden Austrian guesthouse and it was something of a delight. There was a friendly welcome at reception and a cosy atmosphere to the whole arrangement. The online reviews we’d looked at in advance were quite mixed, but it transpired to be a positive experience for us.
Richard had booked a deluxe room with a balcony and I had booked a cupboard, as I like a thrifty option. However, I got to the room and immediately thought that they’d given us the wrong room keys. Much as I liked my room, even I thought that I’d do the decent thing and message Richard telling him he might want to come to the room he had booked.
I was confused as I had booked a room which didn’t have a balcony, yet here I was standing on a balcony with this view. I was surprised and very delighted when Richard replied by message that his room was correct, which meant that I’d been upgraded.
Given Richard had done all the driving that day (and indeed every day) I thought it was only fair that we had a meal on his balcony.
Healthy eh?
The view from my balcony in the evening. This really was so much better than I had anticipated, the room had only cost £60 including breakfast.
A little reading area near reception.
I thought it was a little confusing where to go for breakfast so I waited for Richard as he’s more responsible than I am and he went to go and ask. It’s handy having an adult around.
The meats selection.
The highlight of the breakfast for me was the tomatoes, they were absolutely lovely. I had a lot of them alongside the fresh rolls. This was a perfectly agreeable breakfast and a solid start for the day for Richard and I as we prepared to visit four countries in one day. The juices are from a machine, something Richard wasn’t keen on, but the coffees had a bit of a depth of taste.
As a hotel, this surprised and delighted, although I thought I’d be on my best behaviour all day as Richard questioned privately why they’d given me similar to him when he had paid more. But he was very understanding as he’s better natured than I am with these matters. But the views from my room really were idyllic, I’d very much like to come back here.