Hallstatt is a tiny lakeside village in Austria’s Salzkammergut, with pastel houses squeezed between a lake and steep mountains, and an ancient salt mine. Rooms in the village are few, so many visitors stay in nearby Obertraun, Bad Goisern or Bad Ischl.
Finding cheap rooms in Hallstatt is easier when you know where to look. We compare live hotel rates across the top booking sites and point you to the neighborhoods where hotels are cheap but the location is still great.
Rooms come in more shapes than hotels — in Hallstatt you can also compare apartments with kitchens, vacation rentals for families, B&Bs and budget hostels in one search.
A handful of hotels and guesthouses in the village — magical in the evening, but limited.
At the other end of the lake, near the Dachstein caves, with more guesthouses.
A spa town a short drive north, often cheaper.
The historic imperial spa town, with a wide choice of hotels and good bus links.
Zoom and pan the map to compare hotel prices by neighborhood; rates come live from the booking sites.
May–October is the main season; summer is very busy with day-trippers. Winter is quiet and snowy, with lower rates.
Obertraun, Bad Goisern and Bad Ischl usually have more rooms and lower rates than Hallstatt village.
Yes. The village is much quieter once the day-trippers leave in the evening.
Trains stop at Hallstatt station across the lake, with a small ferry to the village; buses run from Bad Ischl and Salzburg.