Gasthof Post

What People are saying

Good hotel if you are with a motorcycle

MauMakanon 14/06/2015 12:07

We stayed here for one night during our motorcycle trip thru Germany, Austria, Slovenia and Italy. The hotel is joining the "Tourenfahrer" program. Tourenfahrer is a German motorcycle magazine and Hotels listed in this program have to fulfil some requirements to make motorcyclists happy...
The rooms are quiet and comfortable and clean. The food was positive average. The staff is very friendly and the price value ratio is ok.

Great for a stopover

DorothyMacon 05/09/2014 06:44

We used this hotel for a one night stopover on our way to Italy. Value for money was first class. We paid €70 for the night Inc breakfast and had a huge room. There is a bakery/cafe next door and a supermarket around the corner for supplies. We ate in the hotel and the service and food was lovely and again good value. Breakfast had a great range including cooked items which was the first we had seen on our trip. Beds were ok for comfort however would have liked 2 pillows. All in all a good stay! Would recommend and would return.

Romantic B & B in a lovely little town

haib18on 11/10/2012 08:31

An old renovated guest house off the main road in the little town's square.
2nd floor is 19th century with old wooden floors and very large rooms.
3rd floor is renovated and modern.
Very clean and friendly.
Basic breakfast and coffee.

Good stop for cyclists

cobweblondonon 21/09/2012 16:18

This hotel is in two parts, the new part which is all modern and where the dining rooms are. The other part is very old and beautifully maintained. I was so glad we were staying in the old house. The food was good and the breakfast ok. Very friendly staff. Fantastic value!!

Stainer Haus

ToddlerTravelsAMon 25/08/2011 06:30

Gasthof Post is a family-run inn located in the village center of Oberdrauburg, a few miles outside of Lienz. During the night of our stay, most of the guests were European cyclists in a tour group stopping for the night. The gentleman who checked us in (apparently the dad of the family) was very friendly but did not speak English. Once our German ran out and communication broke down, he fetched his son, who spoke English and was also very hospitable.
The Gasthof Post is actually housed in 2 buildings that are across the street from each other. Our room was in the secondary building (Stainer Haus), which might partly explain our not-so-great experience. The Stainer Haus was not as well equipped as the main one. Whereas the main building had an elevator and wifi access in the restaurant, we had spiral marble staircases and no wifi signal. As for the stairs, they had character: I would be less likely to complain if I hadn't been traveling with a 2-year-old who isn't used to them at home. I imagine that the the wifi in the restaurant was probably accessible in the main building's guest rooms. It seems like it would be possible to set up wifi in the secondary building as well.
The biggest issue we had during our stay was that we didn't sleep well. The bed in the room was pretty short--I'm guessing it was less than 6 feet long. At 5'8", I had sufficient (but not plentiful) room. My husband, who is 6'2", was in a tough spot. Because the bed had a footboard, he couldn't just dangle his feet off the bed. He ended up angling himself--and taking up room on my side--so he could fit. Then, at around 1:30 AM, we awoke to the sound of techno music that seemed to be coming from a bar down the street. Who would have thought that a club would wake us up in this sleepy little town? Fortunately, we did eventually get back to sleep. Again, perhaps this is not an issue in the other building, as it is farther from the bar that we suspect was playing the music.

I have seen people post really positive reviews of Gasthof Post, so perhaps our experience was just a fluke. Maybe they stayed in the other building. Maybe it was a particularly wild night at the bar. Who knows? Still, it's hard to recommend this place based on our experience.

Air conditioning: no. We did have the window cracked open because it was a little warm. I recognize that this only made the techno music louder, but you have to expect that many people are going to open a window on a summer night. Besides, the music was loud enough that I think we would have heard it through a closed window.
Bathroom: shower with detachable head and handle, no tub.
Blow dryer: yes
Breakfast: included with the room. The food was good. They had bacon, soft-boiled eggs, breads and jams, yogurt, juice, cereal and muesli. In addition, they had cold cuts, cheeses, cucumbers, and tomatoes.
Crib: yes, traditional style
Elevator: main building only
Internet: wifi available in the restaurant, perhaps in all of the main building. None in our Stainer Haus room.
Nearest playground: their website says that there is a play area in the courtyard. This would have been in the main building. I wish I could report on it. We did not see it, probably because we were in the Stainer Haus. We asked the son where the nearest playground was and he referred us to a park about a 5-minute walk away. He never mentioned anything being in the courtyard, and we forgot that it was mentioned in the website. Maybe he thought we were specifically looking for a park? My daughter enjoyed the park, though.

Recommend to childless friends: If they are under 6 feet tall and like techno
Recommend to friends with young kids: see above
(In all seriousness, I would advise both groups to look elsewhere first. If Gasthof Post still seems like the best bet, try to get a room in the main building.)