Hotel Jagdschloss Resort

We have stayed many times in Kuhtai and skied passed this quirky “resort” but never actually stayed. We were travelling from Solden so decided to stay overnight to see what Kuhtai was like in March compared to our usual stay pre-Christmas stay in December. Checking into the hotel I was quite excited by how original, warm, cosy and welcoming it looked. Then the receptionist said we were staying in a building across the road at Kuhtaier Hof so initially I was a little disappointed as the hotel looked so lovely. However, we were not disappointed. The room was all newly renovated, beautiful bathroom, comfortable bed and it was a lovely touch having a kettle with tea and coffee in the room (not often the case in Austria!) It really is a ski in/ski out hotel and it has a lovely outdoor area to sit and enjoy and Aperol spritz. Breakfast in the hotel (where reception was) was lovely – so much choice and very fresh. We didn’t have dinner in the hotel, we ate out at the Dorfstadl about 15 minutes up the hill – a lovely restaurant/bar with fabulous staff and great food and a lovely atmosphere. We were disappointed the hotel bar wasn’t open as it looked so lovely on the website and the hotel restaurant did look very cosy and inviting, but the menu was more than we wanted to pay. The pizza restaurant was also closed sadly. Snow conditions were a little poor for March (which surprised me) and the village in the evening was extremely quiet. Having only stayed in Kuhtai previously in December when the snow is fresh and the start of the ski season, I think we much preferred December when the there’s more atmosphere. We would definitely stay here again as the room and breakfast were perfect and the location is great for skiing, but the staff need to be a little more welcoming and it would be 5* from me.