Traunkirchen, Austria
Das Traunsee
Lakeside culinary inn
Lakeside culinary inn
Life revolves around the water here, from morning swims off the jetty to regional dinners over the lake.
What it’s good at
Listed
Ground-floor suites opening directly to the water, with morning breakfast served lakeside.
What they say
Michelin Selected
Michelin
On a slender peninsula jutting into Lake Traunsee, this family-run property occupies a prime waterfront position where the mountains meet the water.
Somewhere quiet
Away from the crowds. Getting around takes intention.
Traunkirchen's quiet Klosterplatz sits right outside, with the historic parish church beside the inn and Mount Traunstein across the water.
The rooms
All rooms have balconies looking over the water, and select ground-floor suites let you step directly into the lake.
The saunas
A panoramic sauna looks out over the water, and the thermal suite adds a marble steam bath.
The spa
Velvet daybeds look out across the lakeside garden, and treatment rooms offer massages using regional Alpine essences.
The gym
The fitness room holds weights and cardio gear, and the hotel provides stand-up paddleboards and kayaks for the lake.
Restaurant
Bootshaus
Michelin-starred Bootshaus sits on the water, serving regional lake fish seasoned with house-fermented garum and miso.
At the table
The hotel restaurant serves four-course dinners on the timber terrace, looking straight across the water toward Mount Traunstein.
How it began
A seventeenth-century Jesuit brewery once stood on the site, followed by a lakeside villa whose foundation walls remain incorporated today.
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Our shorthand
How we rate hotels.
The medals
Gold
Extremely rare. Sets the global standard.
Silver
Brilliant execution. And we’re picky.
Bronze
They did this well. You’ll notice.
Listed
A defining trait. Makes the hotel what it is.
The eight vibes
Design
Built around a vision. Even the door handles have a designer.
Luxe
Cared for at every turn. The bath is drawn before you ask.
Local
It could only be here. You wake up knowing where you are.
Social
Where the city goes out. The bar is full and the night is young.
Heritage
A building with a story. Once a palace, a monastery, a station.
Wellness
You leave feeling new. Rest, sweat, soak and sleep like a stone.
Classic
The city grew up with it. Same rituals, same regulars, same bar.
Resort
A world of its own. Something to do from breakfast to nightcap.
The scene
Lively
Where things happen: restaurants, shops, people.
Central
Well-located: walkable to some things, a short ride to more.
Quiet
Away from the crowds. Getting around takes intention.
Secluded
A place apart: the property is the destination.