We booked directly with Pension Garni Waldrast via phone a few weeks before our departure. The man of the house seems to speak better English than his wife, so better to make reservations through him.
1. LOCATION: The pension is located on a small two lane road slightly away fom the center of town. While there are no other buildings near Pension Waldrast, there is a hospital just down the road as well as another neighborhood, so there are a few cars going by ~ locals ~ during the day (no ambulances or anyhting like that!). I asked the owner/wife about car noise...she said that at night there is no traffic ~ which was true for the most part. Pretty quiet at night.
There is a large grassy open space directly behind the pension, with the 2 castle ruins within view. Probably a 30-45 minute hike. Looks like they run a famly ski operation inthe wintertime from the looks of some of the otehr buildings. The road has a sign mentioning "Via Augustus" so I think it's near the old Roman road.
For the most part, the location is quiet and pristine.
2. ROOM: The lodge and our room was pretty dated as stated in other reviews, but I did not mind at all. It's kind of like visiting your grandmother's house or something. They have interesting photo's & old maps & stuff on the walls. The building is a big old austrian structure that creeks a little when you walk upstairs. The place is kind of dimly lit at times. Very quiet, not sure how many other people were statying there at the time ~ a few cars in the lot. The room was very clean, nice bedding, good sized room. Small TV w/remote with all austrian channels. The room (114)has a very nice sized balcony, but overlooked the road with wooded area across street (not bad). I was very satisfied with the condition and layout of the room. Couch, chairs and coffee table seemed a little cramped.
The bathroom was kind of average if not below average. First, no soap or shampoo ~ which seems kind of common in Europe budget hotels we stayed at. Bring your own just in case. One of the lights above vanity was burned out, so kind of dim. Shower had sliding door stall. Good water pressure and abundant hot water. Towels were clean if not a little thin, but acceptable. Overall, I was happy with the room and slept very well.
3.AMMENITIES: There is a restaurant, but I don't really think it is used much. The breakfast (Rolls - not super fresh but edible, butter, jams, Musli-cereal, milk, juice) is waiting for you early in the morning if you choose to eat it ~ I did) I could smell dinner being cooked in the evenings, so I'm assuming someone ate there, or maybe it was the family.
4. OVERALL RATING. I gave this place 3 stars, more like 3.5. It's a family run B&B basically that is very quiet and peaceful. It's like staying at a family's home, but not having alot of contact with them. Cleanliness is good, food is basic (breakfast) and service is OK, (language barrier is sort of hard ~ they speak mainly German) The location is kind of away fromthe town, so you might want to have a car, alothough you can walk down the lane. We were mainly doing the Nueschwanstien, Fussen, thing, so didn't really do much in Reutte. Also, the town shuts down at night big time, so don't expect 24 hour convenience stores at 3am type of town. I would reccomend this Pension, especially if you are doing the hiking/nature thing or want alot of quiet. Email me with any questions! ~Bart
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