Mayrhofen Reviews & Ratings

Such a friendly, fun and lovely ski resort. Advanced lifts systems and gondolas up the mountain and plenty of runs easily accessible by the chair lifts. Would highly recommend to anyone looking for a ski and après holiday. 10/10, I will be back.

It was a great resort with many different runs of varying difficulty. Most suited to an intermediate level skier or snowboarder due it being harder to reach blue slopes. But the slopes are amazing with great views.

Food and drink was really good on the mountain and was a good price. And the same goes for in the town.

Great resort but dont get caught out by staying up the steep hill or bottom end of the village.

Last run down at the end of the day is a black If on the wrong side of the mountain.

Looking for a ski holiday that will tick all your family requests? Large ski area, no queues, great apre ski, relaxing hotel and on a budget. Sounds almost impossible.
Well I think I managed to find the answer. The Austrian resort of Mayrhofen with its huge array of slopes mixed with a pretty town with typical Tyrolean architecture and its lively nightlife. Then mix in the conveniently situated Sport & Spa Hotel Strass youve got a cocktail for a perfect family ski holiday.
Bründl Sports supplied our ski equipment which all looked brand new. Staff here advised us on which type of ski and boots would suite our families range of skiing experience, from beginners to seasoned skiers. Plus no need to worry if we needed to change anything at a later date either. Bründl Sports have a shop situated at the top of the main Penkenbahnn lift station, so no trekking back down the mountain. One last item before heading off to the slopes, and it should be second nature to all skiers helmets are a must and are available to hire at a very small cost.
Fantastic
For our family, a mixture of adults and teenagers, the Sport & Spa Hotel Strass was a fantastic choice, with large family rooms all having the important free Wifi for the younger members of the family. There are two spa areas with various saunas, and a hot tub for the adults. Massage and beauty treatments are also available too. A good tip is a bathrobe which can be rented at the spar reception at no cost, apart from a deposit. There are also plenty of bars to choose from. One being the popular lively Ice Bar which tends to be the first stop for skiers after a day on the slopes.
The food at the Strass really is first class, from the buffet breakfast with an extensive choice to fill any teenagers appetite, to the evening five-course meal, theres something for every taste.
For wine lovers a must is the local Austrian variety, both red and white, which are perfect to accompany your meal, or on its own, as the price wont break the bank. With a bottle starting at 15 euros, or, if you fancy a beer, four euros will get you a large one.
On the slopes Mayrhofen offers something for all skiers. Beginner runs are safely tucked away with their own lifts. Leaving the more experienced skiers to head down into the huge bowl that combines lots of charming, tree-lined runs with the likes of Harakiri, the steepest run in the Alps.
There are six main areas, the Penken, Horberg, Ahorn, Finkenberg, Rastkogel and Eggalm, all interlinked with a range of new lifts keeping queues down to a very low level. However the Ahorn area does stand alone across the valley, but with its lift station being only a short walk from the Strass Hotel, its well worth a visit.
Even closer is the main Penkenbahn cable car, the starting point for most of your days skiing, and its only one minutes walk from the Strass hotel boot room.
Back on the slopes, we found most of the piste trails above the treeline, so spent most of our days skiing high up the mountain, with some notable exceptions when we managed to ski back down the base of the valley using route 30 down to Hippach, and the Ahorns piste trail 5, which we found great fun albeit lacking some snow in areas, but still well worth it.
Meal time on the mountain is no problem apart from choosing one of the many mountain restaurants all slightly different but each offering fabulous cakes, drinks and even teenager-friendly meals such as Wiener schnitzel (breaded veal of chicken cutlet) and chips. With a meal plus drinks for five costing an average of 60 euros we found it great value and not lacking in quality, compared to other ski resorts weve visited in the past.
For those looking for lessons in Mayrhofen, I would highly recommend the local SMT ski school. Their classes start right outside the top of the Penkenbahn cable car. The days are split into two two-hour sessions, with a timely break in the middle of the day. My youngest son had five days under the watchful eye of SMT instructor Bo, who amazingly took him from a nursery slop beginner to a confident red run skier, enabling him to keep up with the rest of the family.
All in all, finding the perfect family holiday can be an arduous task, and an exercise in compromise for anyone. If you take my advice and try a blend of Mayrhofen mixed in the Sport & Spa Hotel Strass, add a dash of SMT ski school and a slice of Bründl Sports, your family wont be disappointed with the result. Plus it wont leave a hangover in your bank balance it really is the perfect holiday cocktail.

Went for a ski festival, quality place mint all round. The restaurants, bars and night life are good. Whilst the ski runs are amazing too. I highly recommend

You cant review Mayrhofen in isolation. The whole Zillertal valley is at your ski tips. The Mayrhofen resort is low in the valley and requires a large fast telecabine to get up to the ski area. Very beginner friendly, very quiet and varied, it offers a lot. A good skier will complete it in a couple of days. After that, the train/bus system can take you to the Hinter Tux glacier, Fugen/Hich Fugen, Zillertal Arena and more.

The apres in Mayrhofen is absolutely banging! A true party town. From the Eurotrash JA JA ding dong of Brucknstudl to the more modern Hari Kari and everything in between. Tighten your lederhosen and get ready for a frantic Jäger rally!

Stayed in Hippach, so took the Horbergbahn up the mountain with our kids. It is very efficient and brings you into a white wonder world in no time. Kids had a great time at the ski school (the reds). And after skiing enjoyed a little apres ski in 1 of the 2 apres ski bars next to the lift station. All in all had a great week last Christmas.

Fabulous extensive ski area, for all abilities. Great town with lots of amenities and entertainment throughout the whole day.
Would highly recommend this resort for a holiday.

A fantastic range of beginner through to the most expert of terrain. Local culture and hotels are fantastic. Massive amount of lifts make moving around the mountain easy and getting fro all the terrain zones is a breeze. Generally good conditions across the area

Great Austrian town and resort.
More than enough runs to keep most people occupied for a week or two but also connected to all the other resorts in the zillertal valley.

Pros.
Wonderful town, awesome terrain with runs for all levels. Legendary apres ski.
Access to the whole valley included in the super pass. Possibly the best beer in the world.

Cons.
No real ski in/out.
The apres may not to be every to everyone taste.

A great resort- gondola up was very easy and lots of great food options. The snow was okay when I went but can imagine it would be amazing mid season with lots of snow

The centrepiece of Skiing in the Zillertal with a good selection of runs and the best park set up for miles around with a top quality, varied park and a high speed 4 man chair to serve it.

I am a ski instructor and I have been skiing since I was 3 both here in mayrhofen and around the world and I have come to love this place for the slopes and the people. The snow is usually very good and there and loads of slopes for beginners all the way to advanced. There is also the Penken park a huge park with many jumps and rails good for all different levels of freestyle skier.

One of the larger ski areas in Austria, a beautiful area with well prepared slopes. Would recommend for all skiers as it has the ski schools and easier slopes for younger children alongside the parks and harder slopes for adults. The ski school was decent, however, on the last day a parent bought their kids to the adult lessons and it was chaos but the rest of the days were fine. Would recommend!

Great place for family skiing. Apres skiing was good although the town quiet after 8pm.

Excellent little resort. No ski in/out options - cable car up to/down from terrain. Great restaurants on mountain and in town - so much better value than France. Really fun apres and good general vibe about the resort. Would definitely go back!

Mayrhofen is wonderful resort, with 2 mountains easily accessible with running ski coaches from the hotels to the lift stations, this resort offers skiing and snowboarding for all abilities with a range of beginner runs to expert runs, theres something for everyone, there are plenty of chair lifts and gondolas to get back up the mountain from any point on a run, plenty of fun for all abilities.

Lots of piste, decent off piste, great nightlife and ideal for families