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Voted 19th out of 39 reviewed ski resorts in Austria
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Feels like a step back in time, very pretty
Reviewed 18 Feb 2014
Oberau is a small and quiet traditional Austrian village in the Wildschonau valley between the larger towns of Alpbach and Niederau. The village centre is very picturesque with a magnificent church, traditional Tyrolean buildings and medieval architecture, it almost feels like you have stepped back in time. The après ski in Oberau is relatively low key, just a few bars and restaurants in the village centre and much of the après ski takes place around the hotels with people relaxing in the hotel bars and restaurants. Even though the après ski in Oberau wasn’t very lively, we just hopped on the night bus to Neiderau where there a bigger variety of lively bars and nightclubs. The bus runs through the night so it’s easy to get home. As the choice of restaurants in Oberau is fairly limited due to the resorts small size half board is probably the best bet. We stayed at the Kellerwirt hotel, which did great 3 course evening meals. For lunch in Oberau we either went to the restaurant in the Kellerwirt or in Hotel Tirolerhof. They both did very good food, mainly typical Austrian dishes such as goulash and schnitzel. When we were skiing in Alphach there was a restaurant at the top of the gondola where we would stop for lunch. They also served your typical Austrian dishes as well as sandwiches and burgers. There was a large seating area outside so it was nice to have lunch there when it was a sunny day.
Great for beginners, lovely at Xmas
Reviewed 6 Oct 2013
Oberau is a great place for beginners. The beginner slope is right in the centre of the resort so it’s really easy to get to. The Happy Ski School is situated right at the bottom of the beginner slope so all we had to do was cross the road from our hotel and we were there. There are plenty of beginner and intermediate slops in the neighbouring resorts of Alpbach and Neiderau which are both accessible by bus, however Alpbach was our favourite place to ski because there was a bigger choice of runs. Having been to Oberau at both Christmas and New Year I would say they are both a great time of year to go. Both times we went there was plenty of snow and lots of nice sunny days too. The village was decorated with Christmas lights hanging from the hotels and shops and there was a large decorated Christmas tree in the village centre so there was a nice Christmassy feel to the place. At New Year there was a spectacular firework display at midnight, we all gathered on the Terrace of the Kellerwirt Hotel to watch. Earlier on in the evening the ski school put on a touch light procession, where the instructors descended from the top of Oberau’s main slope with torches to background music of The Chariots of Fire theme song. On both Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve our hotel put on a gala dinner, where we had 4 fabulous courses. Most hotels seem to put in gala dinners at this time of year. We had a fabulous holiday and all in all Oberau is a great resort, particularly for families and beginners. There is plenty for intermediates too although advanced skiers may get bored and the lack of lively après ski would mean it’s probably not ideal for groups of young people.
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