St Gilgen holiday ski apartment rental with walking, beach/lake nearby, balcony/terrace, rural retreat, TV, DVD

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Helenenstrasse 2a (apartment)

Home description

A modern apartment on ground level with a large secluded terrace. It has fantastic views across Lake Wolfgang to the Schafberg mountain, where the famous train takes walkers to the peak. The apartment is very light and airy, and benefits from all day sunshine. It takes approximately 10 minutes to walk to the lake through the pretty village of St Gilgen.

Late Summer View from Apartment Terrace to Lake	Lounge & Dining Area
Dining Area	Main Bedroom

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The Upper Austria/Salzkammergut region

The lakeside village of St Gilgen is set amidst an array of mountains. The region is perfect for ski-ing, snowboarding and tobogganing in the winter and walking, hiking, cycling, paragliding and sailing in the summer. All year round, St Gilgen is ideal for those looking for a cultural break. In the village you can visit Mozart's mothers house, the church where his sister was married, as well as a museum on the life of Mozart.

In St Gilgen itself, you can ski on the slopes of the Zwolferhorn mountain. The cable car is just a 5-10 minute walk from the apartment.

There are also the ski areas of the Postalm and Hintersee, which are within a 40 minute drive. For those who do not wish to drive, you can take the daily ski bus to the Postalm. The Dachstein ski area is approx 1 hour away and offer excellent skiing for all abilities.

The Postalm is very much a family ski area and the selection of runs are suitable for both beginners and more experienced ski-ers.

The Hintersee slopes are more challenging and are not used by the package holiday operators, which makes for less crowded slopes and good ski-ing for intermediates and experienced alike.

St Gilgen area

St Gilgen is a typical Austrian village, very friendly with lots of pretty individual houses and shops (please note that unlike other countries in Europe, the supermarkets are closed on Sundays). There are a good choice of restaurants all offering a selection of fresh fish from the lake. In the summer, the lake can be enjoyed for swimming, sailing and other water sports or a cruise around the lake in a paddle steamer which calls at all the other lakeside villages. There is also pitch and putt in the village and bicycles are available for hire. In winter, skis and ski clothing can be hired and within the village itself there is a choice of gentle slopes for first time ski-ers to practice (also for tobogganing/sledges), or for the more advanced skiers, there are the slopes of the Zwolferhorn mountain, set on the edge of St Gilgen. The Postalm ski arena is perfect for family skiing and caters for the beginner to the more advanced skier. Ski/boot hire is available from the shop up at the Postalm. The local bus to Bad Ischl (change at Strobl for the ski bus) leaves at 0910, 1110 and 1220 in high season and is free for skiers (journey time about 45 mins). The city of Salzburg is just 30 minutes drive from St Gilgen. Salzburg is most famous for the magnificent composer Mozart and also for the classic film 'The Sound of Music'. In Salzburg you can enjoy a wonderful Mozart dinner concert, take a horse and carriage ride around the old city, visit the Fortress, the Mirabell Gardens, the Palace or just enjoy the wonderful shopping, the gluwein and Christmas stalls.

How to get there

*Fly to Salzburg, cheap flights from Flybe.com and Ryanair from the UK. From Ireland Aer Lingus to Salzburg (winter) and Vienna offer great value for money. Munich with Aer Lingus is an easy 2 hour drive on the motorway.

*Car hire is advised although not necessary as the shuttle bus from the airport goes to the main bus station, where you can get a local bus to St Gilgen. It is about 1hour journey and cost approx 8 euros. Driving, transfer time is approximately 30 minutes.

Activities near St Gilgen

Facilities

Further details indoors:
The apartment is in a typical Austrian style building. It has 2 bedrooms, one double room and one of which has bunk beds (please note - these rooms are adjoining). In addition, there is a double sofa bed in the lounge. Bed linen, towels, iron and ironing board and vacuum cleaner are provided together with all essential kitchenware. There is a stereo/radio/cd system, plus flat screen TV/DVD player. There is a selection of DVDs along with some CDs but please feel free to bring along your own favourites also. Patio furniture is provided so the stunning lake and mountain views can be enjoyed day or night.

Further details

Smoking is not permitted in this apartment.

Rental rates

Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
High season	23 Aug 09	2 Sep 09	500£ 446	7870	7870	Flexible
Mid Season	2 Sep 09	18 Oct 09	420£ 375	6558	6558	Flexible
Low Season	18 Oct 09	5 Dec 09	320£ 286	5045	5045	Flexible
Mid Season	5 Dec 09	20 Dec 09	420£ 375	6558	6558	Flexible
High Season	20 Dec 09	10 Jan 10	500£ 446	7870	7870	Flexible
Low season	10 Jan 10	1 Feb 10	320£ 286	5045	5045	Flexible
Ski season	1 Feb 10	2 Mar 10	500£ 446	7870	7870	Flexible
Mid season	2 Mar 10	28 Mar 10	420£ 375	6558	6558	Flexible
Easter	28 Mar 10	11 Apr 10	500£ 446	7870	7870	Flexible
Low season	11 Apr 10	30 May 10	320£ 286	5045	5045	Flexible
Mid season	30 May 10	4 Jul 10	420£ 375	6558	6558	Flexible
High season	4 Jul 10	5 Sep 10	500£ 446	7870	7870	Flexible

The property's weekend rates apply to: Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights

NB: Prices may be subject to change at the advertiser's discretion.

End of stay cleaning charge EUR40

Linen/laundry charge EUR10 per person

Tourist tax EUR1.15 per person per day (guests over 15 years of age).

Non refundable deposit of EUR160/GBP150 required at time of booking. Balance due 6 weeks before travel. Bookings made within 6 weeks of travel - full amount of rental required.

Please note ** on changeover days the apartment must be vacated by 10am in order to facilitate cleaning and will be available for arriving guests from 2pm.

Short breaks of 3 & 4 days are available. Please contact owner for details.

Payment may be made by either cheque or bank transfer in Euros or GBP.

Guestbook for Helenenstrasse 2a

"The apartment was wonderful and was easily able to accommodate a family of four. Importantly, it was clean, modern and had the luxury of having beautiful views across St Giglen and the surrounding lake. Will definitely visit again!"

"Thank you so much for the use of the apartment in St Gilgen. It was a lovely place to stay and we will definitely be going back! The apartment was just perfect!"

"The apartment was lovely and warm, well equipped, and the washing machine came in very handy!"

"We would like to thank you for making our apartment booking very easy, and for being able to rent a cracking apartment in a great location. I am sure we will be in contact again, as I think a re-visit to Austria is on the cards some point in the near future."

''Thanks so much for the use of the apartment. It was perfect for our needs and so centrally located.''

''We had an amazing holiday and thought the view from your apartment was simply stunning. Everything was great about the apartment and we would recommend it to any of our friends who wish to visit Austria. It was great doing business with you and thank you for the smooth and easy booking arrangements for the apartment.''

Availability

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Name:	Mary O'Reilly
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