Cycling route Thayarunde, © Waldviertel Tourismus/Studio Kerschbaum

Child-friendly inns

From the large adventure playground in the guest garden, to the kids’ corner, via the mini petting zoo with rabbits and other furry friends... The time you spend here before and after dinner will definitely not be boring!

Die Hochriess hotel, Purgstall, © GH Distelberger

Die Hochriess hotel, Purgstall

In the Hochriess wildlife park, 45 species of animals invite you to admire or stroke them. Meanwhile, the hotel offers excellent home cooking. The rabbits and guinea pigs in the hotel’s menagerie let you cuddle them to your heart’s content.

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Wirtshaus zur Minidampfbahn inn, Zwettl, © Adolf Franz

Wirtshaus zur Minidampfbahn inn, Zwettl

The Wirtshaus zum Minidampfbahn inn has it all. In addition to truly scrumptious food, the eponymous ‘Minidampfbahn’ (mini steam train), pony rides, a petting zoo, bouncy castles, vintage tractors and rail bikes await you here.

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Gasthof Haag hotel, Haitzendorf, © Stefan Rosner

Gasthof Haag hotel, Haitzendorf

The large playground – with its own animal corner, where goats, rabbits and other critters make children's eyes light up – is also popular with adults. After all, the food tastes good; and who doesn’t like stroking animals?

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Gasthaus Langthaler restaurant, Emmersdorf, © Kurt Pinter

Gasthaus Langthaler restaurant, Emmersdorf

The 3,000 m2 playground alone will keep the kids busy for a whole day. But don’t forget that there are also animal companions such as horses, goats, rabbits and a dog that want to be stroked and fed while the adults enjoy some “me time”.

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Alpengasthof Enzian hotel, Mönichkirchen, © Franz Zwickl

Alpengasthof Enzian hotel, Mönichkirchen

With a children's playroom, a library, and a large playground – complete with a play ship, a play biotope, a swimming pond and table tennis tables – the Alpengasthof Enzian hotel provides hours of fun for the little ones, and R&R for the grown-ups.

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