Hostels Austria & Switzerland, 2nd; The Only Comprehensive, Unofficial, Opinionated Guide

by Paul Karr and Martha Coombs

• ISBN13: 9780762721832
• ISBN10: 0762721839
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2002-03-01
• Publisher: GPP Travel

Summary

This comprehensive guide to hostels--both affiliated and "independent"-- throughout Austria and Switzerland contains all the information budget-minded travelers need to find the right accommodation.

Author Biography

Paul Karr is an award-winning writer from Athens, Georgia, whose contributions have appeared in Sports Illustrated, Sierra, and other publications. He has twice been named artist-in-residence by the National Parks Service.

Martha Coombs is a translator, writer, and photographer who works in North America and abroad. Her hometown is Portland, Maine.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
How to Use this Book	1	(9)
A Short History of Hostelling	10	(5)
How to Hostel	15	(6)
Transportation	21	(8)
Phones	29	(2)
Money	31	(2)
Speaking French, German, and Italian	33	(4)
Other Resources	37	(4)
The Hostels	41	(2)
VIENNA	43	(16)
EASTERN AUSTRIA
Admont	59	(1)
Annaberg	60	(1)
Bad Grosspertholz	61	(1)
Drosendorf	62	(1)
Freistadt	63	(1)
Graz	64	(2)
Grundlsee	66	(1)
Judenburg	67	(1)
Klosterneuburg	68	(1)
Krems an der Donau	69	(1)
Lackenhof am Otscher	70	(1)
Maria Lankowitz	71	(1)
Melk an der Donau	72	(2)
Murau	74	(1)
Neuberg an der Murz	75	(1)
Neu-Nagelberg	76	(1)
Neusiedl am See	77	(1)
Oberndorf an der Melk	78	(1)
Pernitz	79	(1)
Rechnitz	80	(1)
Rust	80	(1)
St. Sebastian	81	(1)
Schladming	82	(1)
Ternitz	83	(1)
Ulmerfeld-Hausmening	84	(1)
Wiener Neustadt	85	(2)
SALZBURG AND CENTRAL AUSTRIA
Aigen im Muhlkreis	87	(1)
Bad Aussee	88	(1)
Bad Gastein	89	(2)
Bad Ischl	91	(1)
Bad Kreuzen	92	(1)
Bad Leonfelden	92	(1)
Braunau am Inn	93	(1)
Bruck an der Mur	94	(1)
Ebensee	95	(2)
Faak am See	97	(1)
Finstergrun	97	(1)
Grunau im Almtal	98	(1)
Hallein	99	(1)
Hallstatt	100	(1)
Heiligenblut	101	(2)
Hinterstoder	103	(1)
Kaprun	104	(1)
Klagenfurt	105	(2)
Linz	107	(2)
Mondsee	109	(2)
Neustift im Muhlkreis	111	(1)
Obertraun	111	(2)
St. Gilgen	113	(1)
St. Martin am Tennengebirge	114	(1)
St. Michael im Lungau	115	(1)
Salzburg	116	(9)
Spital am Pyhrn	125	(1)
Spittal an der Drau	125	(3)
Steyr	128	(1)
Villach	128	(1)
Weissenbach	129