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( 225 220;
www.hi-villach.at
; Europaplatz 1-2; s €114-139, d €154-179, ste €265-510; )
All rooms in
this chain hotel have partial stone tiling, are strong on burgundy tones, and have a nifty
toilet and shower section with a smart use of doors to create privacy; the best have views
to the Drau River. Prices vary according to demand.
Romantik Hotel Post
HOTEL
€€
( 261 01-0;
www.hotel-villach.com
; Hauptplatz 26; s €85-150, d €100-180, tr €134-199, ste €205-270;
)
The corridors of this smart hotel offer a foretaste of its charms, which include chan-
deliers and oriental rugs. The wooden furnishings have a light and breezy feel, and the
lift and some of the doubles connected by doors make it ideal for families.
Kramer Hotel-Gasthof
( 249 53;
www.hotelgasthofkramer.at
; Italiener Strasse 14; s €49-69, d €94-106, tr €130; )
You'll
find very good value among contemporary furnishings at this hotel just up the road from
the Stadtpfarrkirche. Rooms are spacious and priced by size and demand.
HOTEL
€€
Eating & Drinking
Stern
INTERNATIONAL, STEAK
€€
( 247 55;
www.stern-villach.com
;
Kaiser Josef Platz 5; mains €7.90-23.90, steaks €18.30-22.30, lunch menu
€4.90-6.90; 7am-midnight Mon-Thu, 7am-2am Fri, 9am-2am Sat; )
This lounge- restaurant is a per-
fect place to hang out over a drink, inside or outdoors on the square. Its speciality is
steak, which you get by filling out a menu sheet.
Trastavere
ITALIAN
€€
( 21 56 65;
www.trastavere.at
; Widmanngasse 30; pasta €8.90-12.80, pizza €7.80-11.80, mains €12.80-26;
11am-midnight Mon-Sat)
Book ahead for a courtyard table on weekend summer evenings in
this trattoria situated in a lovely courtyard. It has a broad range of seafood dishes, excel-
lent pizzas and a selection of Argentinian steaks.
