Design rooms
Modern designer rooms with plenty of storage space, a safe, a bench in the panoramic window, and a comfortable double bed.
Kitzbühel
At the Bikepark & Bergbahn St. Johann • only 20 minutes to Kitzbühel • Hiking and climbing at the Wilder Kaiser • SuperSki Card ski pass with 2,750 km of slopes
At the Bikepark & Bergbahn St. Johann • only 20 minutes to Kitzbühel • Hiking and climbing at the Wilder Kaiser • SuperSki Card ski pass with 2,750 km of slopes
Zillertal
1,300 km of bike tours • Top bike destination in the Alps • Hiking & climbing • 179 lifts / 508 km of slopes • Only 600 m to the Hochzillertal ski area • 10 min to the Zillertal Arena
1,300 km of bike tours • Top bike destination in the Alps • Hiking & climbing • 179 lifts / 508 km of slopes • Only 600 m to the Hochzillertal ski area • 10 min to the Zillertal Arena
Bad Kleinkirchheim / Carinthia
In town: St. Kathrein Thermal Spa & Römerbad • 15 minutes from the most beautiful bathing lakes in Carinthia • incl. Sunshine Card • September & October including Carinthia Card with free cable car & more
In town: St. Kathrein Thermal Spa & Römerbad • 15 minutes from the most beautiful bathing lakes in Carinthia • incl. Sunshine Card • September & October including Carinthia Card with free cable car & more
Garmisch
Great location in the Kuhflucht nature and recreation park with views of the Zugspitze and Alpspitze • 5km to Garmisch-Partenkirchen • Eibsee • Partnachklamm • Near the hotel: heated outdoor pool, sports center
Great location in the Kuhflucht nature and recreation park with views of the Zugspitze and Alpspitze • 5km to Garmisch-Partenkirchen • Eibsee • Partnachklamm • Near the hotel: heated outdoor pool, sports center
Stubai Valley / NEW: now open
Open since November 15, 2024 • Skiing at over 3,000 m • Austria's largest glacier • 4 ski areas • Alpine pastures and mountain lakes • Stubai High Trail • Schlick 2000 Bike Park
Open since November 15, 2024 • Skiing at over 3,000 m • Austria's largest glacier • 4 ski areas • Alpine pastures and mountain lakes • Stubai High Trail • Schlick 2000 Bike Park
Oberstdorf
Germany's southernmost holiday resort • perfect starting point for mountain hikes and bike tours • 200 km of hiking trails at all altitudes • Germany's largest and highest ski area
Germany's southernmost holiday resort • perfect starting point for mountain hikes and bike tours • 200 km of hiking trails at all altitudes • Germany's largest and highest ski area
Montafon
Piz Buin, Silvretta-Montafon with 300km of ski slopes • Silvretta High Alpine Road • directly at the Mountain Beach, 270km of bike trails
Piz Buin, Silvretta-Montafon with 300km of ski slopes • Silvretta High Alpine Road • directly at the Mountain Beach, 270km of bike trails
Hinterstoder
Ideal location at the valley station of the Hinterstoder cable car • Just a few steps from the village center • Active Card: 40 free and 20 bonus services daily
Ideal location at the valley station of the Hinterstoder cable car • Just a few steps from the village center • Active Card: 40 free and 20 bonus services daily
Neuschwanstein
At the Alpspitzbahn in Nesselwang with summer tobogganing & Alpspitzkick • only 20 minutes to the royal castles • slopes, ski school, children's ski area & daily night skiing directly at the hotel
At the Alpspitzbahn in Nesselwang with summer tobogganing & Alpspitzkick • only 20 minutes to the royal castles • slopes, ski school, children's ski area & daily night skiing directly at the hotel
Berchtesgaden
A few minutes from the famous Königssee • Berchtesgaden National Park • Watzmann • Kehlsteinhaus • Berchtesgaden Salt Mine • Outdoor pool only 200 m away • NEW: Jenner cable car
A few minutes from the famous Königssee • Berchtesgaden National Park • Watzmann • Kehlsteinhaus • Berchtesgaden Salt Mine • Outdoor pool only 200 m away • NEW: Jenner cable car
Ötztal
AREA 47 • 1,600 km of hiking trails • 870 km of mountain bike routes • WIDIVERSUM • Ötzi Village • Umhausen Birds of Prey Park • Stuibenfall
AREA 47 • 1,600 km of hiking trails • 870 km of mountain bike routes • WIDIVERSUM • Ötzi Village • Umhausen Birds of Prey Park • Stuibenfall
Your mountain adventure in Upper Austria!
Your Explorer Hotel in Hinterstoder - The base camp in the Alps
Want to know why the Explorer Hotel Hinterstoder should be your base camp?
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We'll tell you everything you need to know here!
If you have any unanswered questions, no problem! We're available to help you by phone or email at any time.
The perfect base camp in Upper Austria:
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✓ 2 nights in a designer double room
✓ 2 people
✓ Vital breakfast buffet
✓ Sports Spa
✓ Bike and ski area
Redeem the voucher on your next stay at the Explorer Hotel Hinterstoder and experience the ultimate Alpine holiday in Upper Austria.
All highlights nearby:
| Point of Interest | Distance |
| Mountain railway summer / winter: | 500 m |
| Schiederweiher | 3 km |
| Großer Priel | 11 km |
| Spitzmauer | 8 km |
| Stoderer Dolomitensteig | 11 km |
| Wurbauerkogel Adventure Mountain & Bike Park | 16 km |
| Dr. Vogelgesang Gorge | 21 km |
Your Explorer Hotel:
Whether summer or winter, the modern Explorer Hotel offers trendy designer rooms with plenty of storage space for your gear and a bench in the panoramic window. Start your day at the Explorer Hotel with a vital breakfast buffet, where you'll fortify yourself for your mountain adventures.
We have the best tips:
Tour tips and an overview of the region's highlights can be found on the interactive touch walls in the lounge. Bikers will also find a workbench and sports lockers there.
When you return exhausted from a day of skiing, hiking, biking, or climbing, you can find relaxation and rejuvenation in the Sports Spa with sauna, steam bath, and infrared cabin.
Or perhaps you'd prefer a delicious drink in the Explorer Bar?
This is included with us:
You'll find everything you need for your active holiday in Hinterstoder
Pyhrn-Priel Active Card
From May to October, the included Pyhrn-Priel Card gives you free use of the cable car and free entry to outdoor pools and museums.
Breakfast buffet
Choose from 70 fresh, high-quality, and predominantly regional products. The highlight is the do-it-yourself egg frying station.
Sports Spa
With Finnish sauna, steam bath, infrared cabin, relaxation room and fitness area with strength and cardio equipment.
Bike and Ski Area
You will find lockable sports lockers, a workbench, a washing area, as well as tour suggestions and tips for ski courses, and much more.
Find the right deal for your stay in Hinterstoder!
Ski Deal
✔ 10% discount
✔ Limited bookings
✔ Arrival daily
✔ 3 nights or more
Explorer Week
✔ Stay 7 nights or more and save 15%.
✔ Arrival daily.
Happy Family Deal
✔ 1 child up to 17 years old free or up to 50% off an extra children's room
✔ Limited offer
Climate Rate
✔ 10% off
✔ from 1 night
✔ only when arriving by train/bike
Active Deal
✔ 10% bonus
✔ for stays of 3 or more nights
✔ bookable in spring, summer, and fall
Room tour with Marlene
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Exclusive room tour through the Explorer Hotels in the Alps featuring marlenesleben
Your base camp for your active holiday!
On the same wavelength
It's not just guests who go exploring here. As an Explorer Buddy, you enjoy the perfect work-mountain balance: before or after work, you can hit the slopes or get on your bike.
In the heart of the most beautiful Alpine regions
The Explorer Hotels are located in 11 top Alpine regions in Austria and Germany. Here you can experience the Alps in all their colors – 365 days a year.
Green Spirit
We love the Alps the way they are and want to do everything we can to keep it that way. As Europe's first certified passive house hotels, we are committed to sustainability.
Sports lover with an explorer gene
Plenty of storage space for your equipment in the rooms, a ski and bike area with a workbench, sports lockers, washing area, and tour suggestions for every season. We know sports!
Trust & Passion
We do what we do with passion and at a high level. Because quality isn't just a cliché for us! You're guaranteed the best price with us and will meet sports-loving Explorer Buddies who will provide you with expert advice.
Recovery mode on!
Comfortable beds and spacious rooms with stunning mountain views will quickly put you in vacation mode. For extra relaxation, head to the Sport Spa, complete with sauna, steam bath, infrared cabin, and fitness room.
More inspiration in Hinterstoder!
Adventure Mountain Wurbauerkogel
The adventure mountain in Windischgarsten is not called the family mountain of the Pyhrn-Priel holiday region for nothing. After all, it offers everything every little and big explorer's heart desires!
Panorama indoor swimming pool Spital am Pyhrn
At the Panorama Indoor Pool, swimming fun is the name of the game!
Parents and children will find relaxation and plenty of swimming fun here all year round – including panoramic views!
Hinterstoder Flight School
With trained guides, you can experience the mountains around the Totes Gebirge from a completely new perspective. Are you ready?
Hinterstoder high ropes course
The Hinterstoder high ropes course in Upper Austria consists of nine levels and offers lots of fun and action for your family afternoon in Hinterstoder.
Wurbauerkogel Bike Park
This bike park in Austria is located on the Wurbauerkogel adventure mountain. Whether beginner or advanced, everyone will get their fair share of action here!
Hexenkessel rock high ropes course
Accompanied by a professional guide, you'll set off on your journey through the high ropes course in Hinterstoder. Highlight: An impressive whitewater gorge awaits you!
Alpine Coaster at Wurbauerkogel in Windischgarsten
Three roundabouts, seven banked curves, ten waves, six bridges and three jumps - that's what awaits you on your fast ride on the Alpine Coaster in Windischgarsten.
Stoderer Dolomitensteig
This panoramic circular trail on the Stoderer Dolomitensteig offers a breathtaking landscape experience at every turn and rewards you with a fantastic view.
Curling in Hinterstoder
If you want to try a new winter sport during your skiing holiday in Upper Austria, then you should definitely try curling in Hinterstoder.
Hannes Trinkl World Cup course
The famous World Cup course in Hinterstoder is 3,500 meters long and has a maximum gradient of 60% and is a real winter highlight in Upper Austria.
Natural toboggan run Hinterstoder
This 1.2 kilometer long natural toboggan run in Hinterstoder is located very close to the town center of Hinterstoder.
Snowshoe hiking in Hinterstoder
On the guided snowshoe hike in Hinterstoder you will discover the most beautiful corners of your holiday region in Upper Austria.
Wurzeralm ski area
In the midst of the unique mountain world, the Wurzeralm ski area offers everything you need for your perfect day of skiing in the mountains.
Hinterstoder-Höss ski area
The Hinterstoder-Höss ski area impresses with 40 km of slopes, idyllic winter panoramas, stunning mountains at 2000 m altitude, World Cup slopes and action-packed downhill runs.
Canyoning in Hinterstoder
Accompanied by professional guides, you will discover the gorges of Upper Austria while abseiling, sliding, and jumping!
Natural jewel Gleinkersee
The Gleinkersee, a small Alpine lake in Windischgarsten, is a mountain bathing lake and a true paradise for all bathing enthusiasts!
Gleinkersee high ropes course
Behind the lawn of Austria's warmest mountain lake, the Gleinkersee, is probably Upper Austria's most famous high ropes course.
Hinterstoder outdoor swimming pool
Fancy cooling off? Just a few minutes' walk from the Explorer Hotel, the solar-heated outdoor pool offers fun with a fantastic view.
Disc Golf on the Höss
An experience for the whole family: The new disc golf course at the Huttererböden in Hinterstoder is waiting to be discovered. Leave the Explorer Hotel, hop on the cable car, and head up to the Höss.
Our vision: Pioneers for sustainable tourism in the Alpine region
Explorer Hotels' sustainability program
Would you like to discover even more locations?
Here you can find all regions at a glance:
Kitzbühel
At the Bikepark & Bergbahn St. Johann, 20 min to Kitzbühel, Wilder Kaiser, SuperSki Card with 2,750 km
Zillertal
1,200 km of biking, hiking & climbing, 179 lifts, 508 km of slopes, ski area 600 m, Zillertal Arena 10 min
Bad Kleinkirchheim / Carinthia
at the hotel: St. Kathrein thermal baths, Roman baths 3 min, swimming lakes, Sonnenscheincard always included
Garmisch
Great location in the Kuhflucht nature and recreation park, views of the Zugspitze and Alpspitze, and a heated outdoor pool
Stubai Valley / NEW: now open
Stubai Glacier: Skiing from October to May, 109 three-thousand-meter peaks, 9 mountain lakes, Stubai High Trail
Oberstdorf
Southernmost town, mountain & bike at 3 altitudes, 200 km of hiking trails, largest and highest ski area
Montafon
Bielerhöhe, Piz Buin, Silvretta, Silvretta High Alpine Road, right next to the Mountain Beach
Hinterstoder
Near the Schiederweiher, hikes & via ferratas at all altitudes, adventure mountain Wurbauerkogel
Neuschwanstein
At the Alpspitzbahn with summer tobogganing, children's ski slopes & night skiing, royal castles 20 min
Berchtesgaden
Close to Königssee, National Park, Watzmann, Kehlsteinhaus, salt mine, outdoor pool and Jennerbahn
Ötztal
1,600 km of marked hiking trails, Bike Republic Sölden, AUDI FIS Ski World Cup, Action Highlight Area 47