Property Description
Situated in the centre of quaint St. Johann in Tirol, our apartment has breathtaking panoramic views of the mountains and village. It’s an easy walk to everything and you’ll have a wonderful time in both winter and summer.
The highlight of the apartment is a large, open-plan kitchen/dining/living area. Panoramic windows offer breathtaking views of the mountains, fill the apartment with light and open out onto a roof terrace.
The layout creates a wonderful sense of space and privacy. The dining table seats up to 8. You can comfortably sleep 6 in 3 separate bedrooms, all with top quality mattresses. Bedroom 1 has a queen bed and full en-suite bathroom (bath/shower & WC). Bedroom 2 has a king bed and small balcony. Bedroom 3 is smaller with two single beds. Bedrooms 2 & 3 share a full bathroom (shower, bath, & WC) and an separate WC in the hallway.
The bedrooms have excellent sound insulation. Even when we’re there with the children, friends and grandparents, there’s enough space for everyone. We put the kids to bed early and enjoy long evening dinners or movies without disturbing them.
The Location:
1. You can walk to everything! Walk to the ski area in 10 mins. Walk to the supermarkets, village center, restaurants, sport shops, boutiques, train station, church in 5 mins. Walk to the swimming pool and ice skating rink in 15 mins. The apartment is only 120 m from the train station. If you want, you could park your car in our safe underground garage and not use it for the whole vacation. Convenient train access to Kitzbuhel (7 mins), Innsbruck (1 hr 30 mins), Salzburg (2 hrs 20 mins), and Munich (2 hrs 30 mins).
2. St. Johann is a winter sports paradise with great skiing in the resort itself (see http://www.snowmagazine.com/ski-resort-guide/1006-austria/1608-st-johann-in-tirol) but with a free and convenient ski bus is part of the largest linked ski area in Austria with access to over 1,000 km of ski pistes. The ski school for children is excellent. Nearby ski areas include Kitzbuhel, Pastun, Steinplatz, and Scheffau. In January, experience the excitement of World Cup skiing in the chic medieval town of Kitzbuhel, home of the famous Downhill Hahnenkamm race.
Enjoy 170 km of groomed cross-country ski trails for both skating and langlauf. It’s all free with no ski passes required. Walk to the nearest trail in 5 mins or drive to main stadium in 5 mins where there is free parking and inexpensive equipment rental. You can ski for hours, stopping at local inns for lunch or apfelstrudel and gluhwein.
3. Other activities in winter and summer include:
–A modern swimming pool with floor to ceiling windows and sun-loungers looking out onto the mountains. The large indoor pool connects to an outdoor heated spa pool that is excellent in winter. Also a sauna. Walk there in 15 minutes.
–Excellent golfing with many 18-hole courses within an easy drive.
–Hiking for serious alpinists as well as leisure hikers
–Mountain biking and road biking (host to the Masters Cycling Classic race in August)
–Horse-riding, hot air balloon rides, lake swimming, canoeing, rafting, tandem paragliding and more!
