We have never been particularly interested in travel to all-inclusive resorts but while researching our trip to Austria, I learned about the concept of kinderhotels in Europe. These are resorts that are designed intentionally for families with young children and there are several of them around Austria, Germany, Italy, and Switzerland.
After our few days in Salzburg, we took an OBB train to Innsbruck, where we were picked up by a private driver to take us to the kinderhotel Familux Alpenrose Resort in Lermoos.
Lermoos is a tiny mountain village in the state of Tyrol, near the Austrian border with Germany. It is set looking towards Zugspitze, the highest mountain in Germany, and the Sonnenspitze.
We spent five nights at Alpenrose and had an amazing time. Our stay was full board, with a buffet breakfast and four-course serviced lunch and dinner each day. After a week of eating mostly schnitzel, I was pleased to enjoy a wider range of cuisines and the food we had at Alpenrose was my favourite of our time in Austria.
We stayed in the Fürsten suite which had a combined lounge and bedroom, and separate kids room with bunk bed. I was really impressed with how the hotel facilities were all designed with children in mind, like having lower stair railings and buffet tables. They even had a built-in training seat on our toilet. There was also an ample supply of strollers and buggies available to borrow for excursions.
The resort was an absolute dream for Teddy. There were two outdoor playgrounds, a kids pool with water slides and lazy river, and multiple indoor play spaces including a bumper car track. He also went to the kids club a couple times, although we chose to do most activities together as a family rather than dropping him off for childcare. The majority of the other visitors were German-speaking but the staff all spoke English and Teddy still managed to make some friends at the playground in spite of the language barrier.
For off-resort excursions, we went on a horse carriage ride around the village and did an easy hike to the neighbouring village of Bieberwier.
We also took a ride up the gondola to the top of the Grubigstein, which is a popular ski destination during the winter season.
This was definitely the priciest part of our trip, but the experience was so great that I am looking at other kinderhotels to consider on future travels to this region of Europe!
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