Vienna, Salzburg & Tirol

Guidebook corrections:

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Salzburg, Austria. The "Christkonig Pension" in the "Sleeping" section -- they do not speak English on the phone. Emails in english can be sent, but the response time is long. In other wrods, this hotel should not be in this section as they do not speak English AT ALL.

kristi in denver, co USA 03/15/2010

Salzburg, Austria. The "Christkonig Pension" in the "Sleeping" section -- they do not speak English on the phone. Emails in english can be sent, but the response time is long. In other wrods, this hotel should not be in this section as they do not speak English AT ALL.

kristi in denver, co USA 03/15/2010

I do wish that Rick Steves' travel guides would stop endorsing the Gulasch (Goulash) Museum in Vienna. My wife and I lead culinary tours to Europe, so we know about food there and what we can expect for our money. We visited the Gulasch Museum at 20 Singerstrasse, Vienna, Austria in January 2010 and proceeded to order based upon the appetizing photos and descriptions in the menu. What we received for about $24 per bowl was basically Dinty Moore beef stew without most of the beef. I was additionally brought a flat (stale) beer that the proprietor refused to replace, and charged me for. Oh yes - there's a 2 Euro "cover charge" per person that's not mentioned in the menu, and... it's CASH ONLY -- which the waiter/manager didn't mention until he handed us the bill. This practice obviously prevents people from back-charging their credit card after feeling ripped off. STAY AWAY from the Gulasch Museum! There are many great places to eat in Vienna -- don't be ripped off at this clip joint!

James K. Fowler in Houston, TX USA 01/30/2010

Directions to Danieli are confusing. We started off at the Neuer Market. The street names change on Kaerntner. 2 blocks south of of the Stephanplatz U on left is clearer.

Lynne Dillingham in Columbia, MO USA 01/13/2010

Hi there. I just returned from an amazing trip to Austria and Prague. While in Salzburg, I called the Hotel Amdom. As of March, it is no longer a budget hotel but at four star, upscale hotel. 43-0662-842765

Carol Fallon in Newport Beach, Ca USA 11/01/2009

Didn't know where to put this comment, so here it is. I was disappointed in trying to make a reservation in Salzburg at the ChristKoenig Pension. I am planning a trip 10 months in advance and I wrote Frau Huemer with my request of dates. She wrote back and said she had rooms and gave me info and requested our credit card info to hold the reservation. Luckily, I only sent half of that info at a time. After submitting the first half of our credit card info, she writes back and now says she has regular guests she will not hear from for awhile, so she now is NOT willing to hold a room. She states we can check back in April next year, one month before travaeling. My opinion, she never should have said she had rooms, nor requested our credit card info to hold one! I feel better that I shared this!! Anne, Stevens, PA

Anne in Stevens, PA USA 07/29/2009

You mention an organ in the Stephansdom built in 1960. It was very unsatisfactory and has since been replaced in 1991 by an organ built by Austrian organ builder Rieger. It has 4 manuals, 54 stops.

Penny Lorenz in Mill Creek, WA USA 06/19/2009

At the opera, my son was rejected for wearing shorts. We had thought we could get the ticket then go home and change, not so.

HELEN STEELE in KESWICK, VA USA 06/07/2009