High up on the plateau at over 1800m above sea level, this super-homey hut is tended to with love by hosts Willi and Gisi. Rooms provide only the basics but are clean and comfortable, and there are filling meaty mains and homemade desserts for posthike appetites.
Damböckhaus
Lower Austria
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