Gartenhotel & Weingut Pfeffel Dürnstein

Great pool and spa and great breakfast

Would have liked a view

The hotel is located on the Danube shore, with a spectacular view over surrounding hills and Danube from upper rooms, close to city, yet in a very quiet location. The room is spacios and very clean, the restaurant is offering quality food , breakfast is very good. Parking place at the hotel ground level is a plus. And the night sky view is magnificent (due to outside town hotel location)

My room doesn't have air conditioning, but this was mentioned in the room description, so I was aware on this.

Great place to stay close by to the old town in Durnstein. Great buffet breakfast and wellness facilities. Since it was the off season, dinner choices in the restaurant were minimal, with a changing menu everyday but we enjoyed the food we did eat

Nice and helpfull staff and family spirit.Very good breakfest choice.Comfortable and spacy rooms.Wellness well eqipped.

Hotel is located narrow croudy route.

Nice area, spacious and clean room with beautiful view from the balcony and really delicious breakfast. The sauna and the open pool are really nice also.

The main road is in front of the hotel and it makes a bit noisy daytime bicouse the traffic with open window. The night was totaly ok bicouse the really light night traffic.

We went in start of June and we love the peace and quiet in the hotel. The spa was relaxing and refreshing as well. It is our second time in the hotel since 6 years ago!

The timing of the spa opens from 12noon to 7pm. Will have hope the hours in the evening is longer.

Nice view on the river, wellnes and spa with outdoor heated swimming pool. The room was big, the bed very comfortable and the staff friendly.

Very comfortable and big room- delicious breakfast- swimming pool and sauna free of charge- river view from the balcony- walk distance from Dürnstein Old town

Nice quite location, 1 mile from Dürnstein. To proof swimming pool, good food and very friendly staff.

The rooms have no airco, so when temperature are high (>30C) the rooms remain very warm for a along time. You could open the windows, but what the pictures don’t show is that the hotel is located 50 meters from a train rail and 70 meters from a busy road. So be aware when you book this hotel.

Outstanding location in Wachau valley overlooking the Danube River. Wellness center had fabulous views of the River from saunas, lounge area and pool. Breakfast was excellent.

Fixed dinner menu was a little disappointing. Meal was delicious but we would have preferred a wider selection.

We stayed in a huge room on the 4th floor, which had a large balcony with sunloungers, and a table and chairs, overlooking the Danube. The room was very comfortable, despite not having aircon - we left the patio door tipped open, so noone could come in, but we had airflow all night. The swimming pool was great - a very comfortable temperature - not cold, but not thermal water-hot, either. There are plenty of sunbeds around. Be prepared that some women prefer sunbathing topless around the pool, even in a classy hotel such as this. We had dinner on the terrace as we arrived quite late - the meals were delicious, but they are not huge portions. We are not big eaters, but we were glad that we had ordered salads to go with the meal, to bulk it out a bit. The wine menu - as one would expect in a wine region - contains many protected-origin local wines. I had a glass of the dry (trocken) Muscateller with my meal of traditional Knödl (dumplings) in wild mushroom sauce, which was beautifully flavoursome. After dinner, we walked to historic Dürnstein along the Danube path - a very leisurely 20-min walk each way, plus time for exploring this dainty town. When we checked out, we were gifted two small jars of honey (one for each room we had), from the Pfeffel Winery's beehives, which was a lovely surprise. Would definitely recommend staying here and exploring the Wachau region along the Danube.

For us the beds were a little soft, but we slept ok.

The bed was the MOST comfortable bed I've ever stayed in in a hotel. The pool on the roof is heated and very pleasant. The breakfast buffet was AMAZING and had something for everyone. I'm so glad it was included in the hotel price. There was a balcony with a lovely view. The TV was easy to use, though it was not a smart TV, so we couldn't watch things like Netflix, etc. The location is great and very beautiful. There are apricot trees just across the road where you can pick and eat fresh apricots. (we were there in July) very yummy! They gave us a fluffy bathrobe, slippers and 4 towels per person to use during our stay.

It was SO hot (up to 33°C outside) and there were no screens on the window, so we couldn't air out the room at night either (to try to cool it down) or else the mosquitoes would come in. There was no air conditioning or fan, so we ended up purchasing our own fan. The sauna closes at 7pm and the pool closes at 9pm. It would have been nice if they were open longer. Parking was a bit tight and when the hotel is full it can be hard to find a place to park (though I think there is also extra parking across the street). It's VERY expensive to eat at the hotel. We didn't have plans for dinner the first night so decided to eat at the hotel. It costs 38 € PER PERSON for the "deluxe" 4-course meal. There are other "cheaper" options, but they are also VERY expensive, even when compared to fancy restaurants in the area.

Carolina the owner is very helpful

Weak value for money

It was quiet, even with the terrace door open overnight.

The breakfast was fantastic!

Was very expensive for the quality of the room .

Spa and location.

If you don't know to speak German than life will be di

Superb

Exceptional

Exceptional