Best hotels in Salzburg, ranked by corrected score

Best hotels in Salzburg, ranked by corrected scoreThe best-scored hotel in Salzburg is Helds Vitalhotel: 4.1 ± 0.2 (solid evidence, 4 of 4 platforms) on our corrected 0-5 score. Next are Tanner Landhaus (4.0) and Wellnessnaturresort Gut Edermann (4.0). We score 50 hotels in Salzburg, Austria. Their platform ratings (normalised to 0-5) average 3.5; after correction the average is 3.5, and 23 rest on solid evidence. Best at or under the typical price here ($136 a night): Stadthotel Freilassing, 3.8 ± 0.2 (solid evidence, 4 of 4 platforms), from $136.Best hotels in Salzburg, ranked

Helds Vitalhotel, Salzburg: 4.1 ± 0.2 (solid evidence, 4 of 4 platforms). Helds Vitalhotel is a four-star spa hotel in Ruhpolding, a Bavarian town in the Chiemgau Alps.

Tanner Landhaus, Salzburg: 4.0 ± 0.2 (solid evidence, 3 of 4 platforms), from $157 a night. Tanner Landhaus is a family-run four-star hotel on the edge of Waging am See in Bavaria, set in open countryside.

Wellnessnaturresort Gut Edermann, Salzburg: 4.0 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 4 of 4 platforms), from $416 a night. Wellnessnaturresort Gut Edermann is a four-star spa hotel in Teisendorf, Bavaria, set near the Alpine foothills.

Zur Sonne, Salzburg: 4.0 ± 0.2 (solid evidence, 3 of 4 platforms). Zur Sonne is a family-run hotel located in the Val d'Ega valley, providing a base for those exploring the Great Dolomite Road.

Gut Steinbach Hotel Chalets Sp, Salzburg: 4.0 ± 0.2 (solid evidence, 3 of 4 platforms), from $238 a night. Gut Steinbach Hotel Chalets Spa is a four-star Relais & Châteaux property in Reit im Winkl, a Bavarian village at the foot of the Chiemgau Alps.

Das Achental, Salzburg: 3.9 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 4 of 4 platforms). Das Achental is a four-star resort in Grassau, Bavaria, situated between the Kampenwand mountains and Lake Chiemsee.

Avalon Hotel Bad Reichenhall, Salzburg: 3.9 ± 0.2 (solid evidence, 3 of 4 platforms). Avalon Hotel Bad Reichenhall is a family-run four-star establishment located in the centre of Bad Reichenhall, directly opposite the train station.

Hotel Gut Ising, Salzburg: 3.9 ± 0.2 (solid evidence, 4 of 4 platforms). Hotel Gut Ising is a four-star superior property set within a 170-hectare estate in Chieming.

Stadthotel Freilassing, Salzburg: 3.8 ± 0.2 (solid evidence, 4 of 4 platforms), from $136 a night. Stadthotel Freilassing is a three-star hotel situated on a pedestrian street in the shopping district of central Freilassing, Germany.

Muhlwinkl Gasthof, Salzburg: 3.8 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 3 of 4 platforms). Muhlwinkl Gasthof is a family-run Bavarian guesthouse located in Staudach-Egerndach, Upper Bavaria.

Wohlfuhlhotel Gabi, Salzburg: 3.8 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 2 of 4 platforms), from $181 a night. Wohlfuhlhotel Gabi is a family-friendly hotel with a restaurant, parking and pet-friendly rooms.

Ibis Styles Bad Reichenhall, Salzburg: 3.7 ± 0.2 (solid evidence, 3 of 4 platforms), from $117 a night. Ibis Styles Bad Reichenhall is a 3-star Accor hotel that opened in 2021, standing in the centre of Bad Reichenhall near the pedestrian zone.

Garden-Hotel Reinhart Am See, Salzburg: 3.7 ± 0.2 (solid evidence, 4 of 4 platforms). Garden-Hotel Reinhart Am See is a four-star hotel in Prien am Chiemsee, located 100 metres from the shores of Lake Chiemsee.

Hotel Votterl, Salzburg: 3.7 ± 0.2 (solid evidence, 4 of 4 platforms), from $131 a night. Hotel Vötterl is a three-star family-run establishment situated in the village of Großgmain.

Poschmuhle Pension, Salzburg: 3.7 ± 0.2 (solid evidence, 4 of 4 platforms), from $100 a night. Poschmuhle Pension is a three-star, family-run country hotel located in Traunreut, Germany.

Goldener Pflug Landgasthof, Salzburg: 3.6 ± 0.2 (solid evidence, 4 of 4 platforms), from $87 a night. Goldener Pflug Landgasthof is a three-star, family-run hotel situated in Frasdorf within the Chiemgau countryside.

Seewirt, Salzburg: 3.6 ± 0.3 (thin evidence, 3 of 4 platforms), from $175 a night. Seewirt is a family-run, three-star hotel situated in the Hallstatt market square.

Wittelsbach Alpenhotel, Salzburg: 3.6 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 3 of 4 platforms). Wittelsbach Alpenhotel is a family-run, four-star establishment situated in the centre of Ruhpolding, Bavaria.

Alte Post, Salzburg: 3.6 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 4 of 4 platforms), from $177 a night. Alte Post is a family-run hotel situated in the centre of Oberammergau, Germany.

Amber Hotel Bavaria Bad Reichenhall, Salzburg: 3.6 ± 0.2 (solid evidence, 4 of 4 platforms), from $172 a night. Amber Hotel Bavaria is a four-star hotel situated in Bad Reichenhall.

Hotel Wengerhof, Salzburg: 3.6 ± 0.2 (solid evidence, 4 of 4 platforms), from $114 a night. Hotel Wengerhof is a four-star establishment in the car-free village of Wengen, Switzerland.

Landhaus-Gruenau Fruehstueckspension, Salzburg: 3.5 ± 0.6 (thin evidence, 3 of 4 platforms). Landhaus-Gruenau Fruehstueckspension is a family-run bed and breakfast situated in Wals-Siezenheim.

Inspiration, Salzburg: 3.5 ± 0.3 (thin evidence, 4 of 4 platforms). Inspiration is a hotel located in the Salzburg area that provides a mix of traditional and modern interior styles.

Almrausch, Salzburg: 3.5 ± 0.3 (thin evidence, 2 of 4 platforms), from $151 a night. Almrausch is a family-run hotel situated in the alpine regions of Hinterglemm, Bad Kleinkirchheim, or Neustift im Stubaital.