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Seefeld Reviews
11 reviews of Seefeld in Austria.
Voted 17th out of 39 reviewed ski resorts in Austria
- Superb(4)
- Good(5)
- O.K.(2)
- Poor(0)
- Awful(0)
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Great for XC and exploring by train
Reviewed 6 Jun 2016
First time I’d been to a place like this and we had a great time. The skiing / piste area isn’t brilliant but for Nordic skiing it’s absolutely perfect. We spent a day doing that and enjoyed it. It’s a great location as the train line goes through. One way goes into Germany and the other way takes you into Innsbruck. We went into Germany one day (took 30-60 minutes) and then took the cog railway up to Germany’s highest mountain, Zugspitz. We also went to Mittenwald which is very pretty. Seefeld isn’t an old fashioned Austrian town, it was part of the 1976 Olympics so everything is fairly modern for that time. They’re holding the Nordic World Ski championships in a couple of years’ time and there are a lot of big 4 and 5 star hotels. It was an active week! For walking and Nordic skiing it would be a 5/5, but for skiing a 3/5.
A great place
Reviewed 3 Jun 2016
We had an amazing time here. Family members had recommended it to us and we thought it was great, couldn’t fault it. The village centre is nice with loads of shops, restaurants and bars. For accommodation, Alpenpark family resort is amazing and I’ve recommended it to everyone I know with children!
Group trip to Seefeld
Reviewed 14 Apr 2016
Seefeld is quite quiet although it was near the end of the season so that might have been why there wasn’t a huge amount going on. I stayed here as a big group with some teens and 20 somethings who would have liked a night out but everywhere was shut by 11. The skiing catered to all of us and there was some lovely walking and langlaufen and we enjoyed some really nice food in the mountain huts.
Non skier holiday in Seefeld
Reviewed 14 Apr 2016
What I liked about Seefeld is that there’s always stuff going on. It also snowed a lot (visited in January) which is what you want in the winter!
As a non-skier, I went down to the tourist board and got a free bus ticket for the week. There’s a big ice rink with a swimming pool centre behind it, so while you’re sat outside watching people curling on the rink, behind them there are people steaming in the swimming centre looking back at you – it was very surreal!
Innsbruck is only half an hour way by train, and tickets are really cheap (about 10 euros), and Munich was only 2 hours away. Being Austria, the trains are always on time unlike we have here in the UK!
It’s a traditional Austrian village in the valley, half an hour from Innsbruck. Every way you look around there are mountains covered in snow, so it’s very lovely with picture postcard scenery.
Ideal family resort
Reviewed 1 Apr 2016
Seefeld is ideal destination for families with beginner and intermediate skiers. Only regret is that we didn't stay there for longer.
Cross country skiing in Seefeld
Reviewed 24 Jun 2015
We’ve been to Seefeld a few times now. It’s ideal for cross country skiing – there are so many different runs to do; hundreds of kilometres of them from beginner runs to black ones. You can also take the bus to other nearby towns like Leutasch and Scharnitz for more cross country over there. Some people we met there were going walking which is supposed to be very good around Seefeld.
If there’s snow the cross country is perfect. The snow was just good enough this year because it had snowed before we arrived, while last time and the time before we’ve had more snow than you could want! If there isn’t enough snow there are other things to do: They had the Olympics here some time ago so there’s an outdoor skating rink, curling lanes etc and also big sports complex with a pool. The town has its own railway station which goes into Innsbruck so you can do trips out to there (and with Innsbruck being quite close, the airport transfers at the beginning and end of the week only take about 40 minutes).
As a ski resort it’s quite cheap – there are a couple of really good supermarkets which are ideal if you’re self-catering and eating/drinking out is varied.
A trendy Austrian resort, great access to Innsbruck
Reviewed 5 May 2015
We had a great holiday, we visited towards the end of the season so had a bit of snow, sun and rain. We enjoyed skiing late in the season as we very often had the slopes to ourselves. There are 3 different ski areas, with a bus service depending on where you fancied skiing.
Seefeld itself is quite a trendy, upmarket resort with quite a lot of posh shops. Because of the time of year we visited it was quite quiet, but I’d imagine it would be bouncing in high season. It’s very quiet on the après ski front but there are other things to do like the big sports centre. They were filming Eddie the Eagle while we were here which was interesting, the resort has a big Alpine Centre where they host the world championships and they were using the ski jumps.
I would definitely recommend getting the train into Innsbruck – it only takes 35 minutes and the trains are super-efficient, always leaving exactly when they say they will. Once the train pulls into Innsbruck it’s only a short walk into the old town and there’s a lot to see and do. It’s also only a 40 minute transfer from the airport which is great.
One of the best holidays I’ve ever had!
Reviewed 1 Jul 2014
I’ve been to plenty of resorts in Austria and don’t usually go back to the same place twice but I would go back here.
The skiing isn’t really ideal for advanced skiers as there’s not enough variety. It’s probably best for beginners and intermediates. It was late season so part of the area was shut but there was certainly enough for me. They did look after the slopes well considering it was sunny all week and there wasn’t any snow.
The village has plenty of bars and restaurants. It was really quiet, I couldn’t quite believe it! They said that the previous week had been busier but I liked it. I didn’t get a chance to go to the Olympic swimming pool but I had one afternoon off where I took the train to the next village up (Seefeld has its own train station) which is very nice. Seefeld is also less than an hour’s transfer from the airport – there are so many pluses to this resort!
Perfect for beginners and families
Reviewed 14 May 2014
It’s a quiet resort. The ski area is limited, prefect for beginners and families. We are quite efficient boarders and we flew round the whole resort in one morning. I don’t think there are any black runs, it’s definitely an easier resort. The pistes were quite empty and there were no queues which was nice. We had lunch in the mountain huts which were cheap and the food was good – all regional dishes like sausages, goulash, soups. Fantastic to have lower prices than France. We did get a bit tired of doing the same runs though. We would probably go back if the price for the holiday was right.
Quiet beginner skiing
Reviewed 6 May 2014
Seefeld is quite a quiet resort – we went at the end of the season so I guess it would be busier early on, but if you wanted to go somewhere lively you’d probably prefer somewhere else... There wasn’t anyone our age there and we ended up befriending a lot of older people! The quiet aspect of the resort suited us at the time as I’d never skied before and it was nice that the slopes weren’t busy (just been back from somewhere else at half term which was a totally different experience). We did ski school for 3 or 4 days and were very happy with the tuition. The skiing here is quite high up so we still had lots of snow even though it was late in the season, it snowed a couple of times during the week so they didn’t have to use any fake snow which was good! It was also nice and warm and sunny so we got the best of both worlds.
Amazing views, best for inter's and novice
Reviewed 4 Apr 2014
The snow was very good at the end of Feb, pretty much perfect until the last day when it got slushy all over the area because it was quite warm. The ski area is quite small but fine for what we wanted and not to busy with no lift queues. There were also lots of good cafes which is always nice.
I was here with a friend and we’re both good skiers – there’s a black run from the top which is really nice - amazing views and it’s not too difficult. The area is probably best for beginners and intermediates or people who are refreshing their skiing – I was happy to do the same areas again and again but there’s not so much for really good skiers.
We had plenty to do in the resort, we went to the bars and restaurants and there’s also stuff like ice skating and curling. The swimming pool was really good with lots of slides and a sauna (but we didn’t use this as you had to pay extra). The bars were quite lively and the restaurants seemed to have a good standard of traditional Austrian food but we only ate stuff like crepes as we had main meals in the hotel. The Olympics were there so there’s ski jumping which is quite cool and there seemed to be a lot of cross country skiing although we didn’t do any.
It’s a very convenient resort – the transfer from Innsbruck airport was really quick and only took half an hour, so it would be good if you wanted to squeeze in a weekend of skiing.
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