Gasthof Herrnhaus

Rooms: Comfortable beds, spacious and recently renovated rooms, modern bathrooms with full amenities.

If it weren’t for the issue of church bells ringing all night right next to the hotel - plus the disappointment of the hotel’s restaurant being closed when we were there - I’d rate this place 4/5. The rooms are comfortable with good large double beds and excellent bathrooms, although there’s the negative of the crazy recent architectural feature of a glass bathroom door, which obviously risks waking anyone else in the sleeping area if the light’s turned on at night. Other positives are easy parking, a good included buffet breakfast, and the Herrnhaus being a sweet old building which has charming traditional dining areas. This was a key reason we chose this hotel. In fact when I confirmed the booking, the reply suggested making a restaurant booking. But when I tried, the answer came back that the restaurant would be closed the evening we were staying - even though the restaurant is listed as one of the hotel’s attractions in its advertising. There was no warning that it would be closed as I made the booking. The small village doesn’t have many other dining options. But the real killer was the church bells next door, which rang on the hour and every quarter throughout the night. The hotel isn’t air-conditioned, so if you open the windows for fresh air, you can’t sleep for the noise. The only solution was to close the windows, which at least muffled the sound - but if the weather had been warmer, this solution would have been stifling. Unforgiveably I asked the hotel receptionist when checking in whether the bells would be ringing through the night and she said no they wouldn’t. The local church should of course share in the blame for ruining the experience of visitors. Many churches in built-up areas don’t ring their bells between late evening and morning. Why can’t the one in Brixlegg do likewise?