Hotel and Inn Review: Hotel Garni Evido Salzburg City Center (Salzburg, Austria)

Date of Stay: August 26-28, 2015

RATING (Scale of 1 to 10)

Location: ********

Rooms: ******

Condition and Cleanliness: *******

Staff Performance: ******

Room Comfort: ******

Food and Beverage: *******

Other Amenities: *****

Value for Money: *******

Hotel Garni Evido Salzburg City Center

Hotel entrance
(photo: www.bookings.com)

This centrally located and easily accessible, 3-star and family-run hotel, opened in May 2008, is located not far away from the center of Old Town Salzburg.  

Its location is a plus as it is near the Salzburg Hauptbahnhof (central train station, a 1-min. walk) and the Salzburg Congress Convention Center but it may be hard to find (it’s behind a 24-hour gas station) as it had no sign whatsoever in front of the building where it is located.

Their 20 clean and comfortable en-suite rooms (single, double or twin, triple, family and superior double), all on the second  floor of the building, can only be accessed by stairs (not good news for old people or those with heavy luggage).  They had a lift but it wasn’t working. The rooms are all sound-proof (when the windows are closed) and non-smoking but have no airconditioning (you have to open the windows for fresh air). 

Double or twin room (photo: www.bookings.com)

www.bookings.com

www.bookings.com

They have private bathrooms fitted with a hairdryer (bring your own shampoo, soap etc. as the bathroom only has a commercial soap dispenser), a flat-screen LCD TV, a desk and an in-room safe.  Free Wi-Fi is available throughout but you have to request for the code from reception.

They advertise as having a 24-hour front desk but the manager is oftentimes not around. Breakfast, included in the room price, is served at 7:30 AM.  Buffet breakfast consists of rolls, bread, hard boiled eggs, ham, cheese, cereal (granola) with yogurt and/or milk, plus coffee, hot chocolate and juice from a machine dispenser. 

Breakfast area (photo: www.bookings.com)

In the vicinity of the Evido Hotel, there are many restaurants and cafes plus a shopping complex (Forum 1). The Old Town can be reached in a 15-minute walk, and the closest stops of the public transportation service are a 3-minute walk away. 

They offer currency exchange, tours , ticket service , baggage storage, car rental  and express check in/check out. Salzburg cards and free maps are available at the hotel. 

The hotel is located 0.6 kms. from the Mirabell Palace, 4 kms. from Salzburg Airport and 0.2 kms. from the Kiesel Bus Station.

Hotel Garni Evido Salzburg City Center: Saint-Julien-Straße 33, Elisabeth-Vorstadt, 5020 Salzburg, Austria. Tel: +43 662 875400. E-mail: info@evido.at.  Website: www.evido.at.