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€168-255, higher prices are during festival, no elevator, free Wi-Fi, Höfelgasse 4, tel. 0662/
621-765, fax [phone], www.rosenvilla.com , [e-mail] ).
$$$HausArenberg, higherupoppositetheoldtown,rents17big,breezyrooms—most
with generous balconies—in a quiet garden setting (Sb-€85-104, Db-€135-159, Tb-
€159-175, Qb-€165-185, higher prices are during festival, no elevator, free Wi-Fi, electric
bikes-€12/day,Blumensteinstrasse8,tel.[phone],fax[phone], www.arenberg-
salzburg.at , [e-mail] , family Leobacher).
Pensions on Moosstrasse
These are generally roomy and comfortable, and come with a good breakfast, easy parking,
and tourist information. Off-season, competition softens prices. While they are a bus ride
fromtown,witha€4.20transitdaypass (Tageskarte) andthefrequentservice,thisshouldn't
keep you away (see map on here ) . In fact, many homeowners will happily pick you up at
the train station if you simply telephone them and ask. Most will also do laundry for a small
fee for those staying at least two nights. I've listed prices for two nights or more—if staying
only one night, expect a 10 percent surcharge. Most push tours and concerts to make money
on the side. As they are earning a commission, if you go through them, you'll probably lose
the discount I've negotiated for my readers who go direct.
The busy street called Moosstrasse, which runs southwest of the Mönchsberg (behind
the mountain and away from the center old town), is lined with farmhouses offering rooms.
Handy bus #21 connects Moosstrasse to the center frequently (Mon-Fri 4/hour until 19:00,
Sat 4/hour until 17:00, evenings and Sun 2/hour, 20 minutes). To get to these pensions from
thetrainstation,takeanybusheadingtowardthecentertoMakartplatz,whereyou'llchange
to #21. If you're coming from the old town, catch bus #21 from Hanuschplatz, just down-
stream of the Staatsbrücke bridge near the Tabak kiosk. Buy a €1.90 Einzelkarte-Kernzone
ticket (for one trip) or a €4.20 Tageskarte (day pass, good for 24 hours) from the streetside
machine and punch it when you board the bus. The bus stop you use for each place is in-
cluded in the following listings. If you're driving from the center, go through the tunnel,
continue straight on Neutorstrasse, and take the fourth left onto Moosstrasse. Drivers exit
the autobahn at Süd and then head in the direction of Grodig . Each place can recommend a
favorite Moosstrasse eatery (Reiterhof, at #151, is particularly popular).
$$ Pension Bloberger Hof, while more a hotel than a pension, is comfortable and
friendly, with a peaceful, rural location and 20 farmer-plush, good-value rooms. It's the
farthest out, but reached by the same bus #21 from the center. Inge and her daughter Sylvia
offer a discount to those who have this topic, reserve direct, and pay cash (Sb-€60-75, Db-
€75,bignewDbwithbalcony-€100-110,Dbsuite-€120-130,higherpricesareduringfestiv-
al, extra bed-€20, 10 percent extra for one-night stays, family apartment with kitchen, non-
smoking, free Internet access and Wi-Fi, restaurant for guests, free loaner bikes, free station