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(
732 60;
www.camping-mexico.at
; Hechtweg 4; camp sites per adult/child/tent €7.50/4/6;
May-Sep;
)
This eco-labelled camping ground by the lake uses solar energy, recycles waste and
serves organic food in its restaurant. The leafy pitches offer plenty of shade. You can rent
a canoe/kayak here for €21/27 per day.
Hotel Weisses Kreuz
( 498 80;
www.hotelweisseskreuz.at
; Römerstrasse 5; s €109-119, d €126-186; )
Service is at-
tentive at this central pick, with a cocktail bar and a restaurant rolling out seasonal Aus-
trian fare (mains €16 to €34). The smart rooms sport cherry-wood furnishings, flat-screen
TVs and organic bedding.
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Schwärzler
( 49 90;
http://schwaerzler.s-hotels.com
; Landstrasse 9; )
This turreted, ivy-clad pick is a far
cry from your average business hotel. Rooms are understated and contemporary, done out
in earthy hues and blonde wood, and with the comforts you'd expect for the category -
bathrobes, flat-screen TVs, minibars. Regional produce from organic farms features on
the breakfast buffet, and there's a pool and sauna area for downtime. Buses 4 and 5 from
the train station stop in front of the hotel.
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Hotel Bodensee
( 423 00;
www.hotel-bodensee.at
; Kornmarktstrasse 22; s/d €69/122; )
Right in the thick of things,
this hotel's best rooms are spacious, tastefully decorated in muted tones and sport flat-
screenTVs. Breakfast is a wholesome fresh fruit, muesli and regional produce affair.
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Deuring-Schlössle
( 478 00;
www.deuring-schloessle.at
;
Ehre-Guta-Platz 4; d €218-252, ste €330-440; )
Perched
above Bregenz in the Oberstadt, this is your archetypal fairy-tale hotel with a turret and
ivy-draped walls. Rooms have medieval charm with antiques and low beams, while
marble bathrooms, designer furnishings and wi-fi wing you back to the 21st century.
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