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pickup if staying 3 nights, Hammerauer Strasse 4, bus stop: Hammerauer Strasse, tel. 0662/
830-227, fax [phone], www.blobergerhof.at , [e-mail] ).
$$ Haus Reichl, with two good rooms at the end of a long lane, feels peaceful and
remote, but may close in 2013. Franziska offers free loaner bikes for guests (20-minute
pedal to the center) and bakes fresh cakes most days (Db-€60-64, Tb-€75-84, Qb-€92-104,
higher prices are during festival, cash preferred, in-room tea/coffee, non-smoking, no In-
ternet access, between Ballwein and Bankhammer B&Bs, 200 yards down Reiterweg to
#52, bus stop: Gsengerweg, tel. & fax [phone], www.privatzimmer.at/haus-reichl ,
[e-mail] ).
$ Frau Ballwein offers eleven cozy, charming, and fresh rooms in a delightful, family-
friendly farmhouse. Some rooms come with intoxicating-view balconies (Sb-€38-45, Db-
€55-65, Tb-€75-85, Qb-€85-95, 2-bedroom apartment for up to 5 people-€95-110, higher
prices are during festival, no surcharge for one-night stays, cash only, farm-fresh breakfasts
amid her hanging teapot collection, non-smoking, free Wi-Fi, 2 free loaner bikes, free park-
ing, Moosstrasse 69a, bus stop: Gsengerweg, tel. & fax [phone], www.haus-ball-
wein.at , [e-mail] ).
$ Helga Bankhammer rents four nondescript rooms in a farmhouse, with a real dairy
farmoutback(D-€48,Db-€52,nosurchargeforone-nightstays,familydeals,non-smoking,
no Internet access, laundry-about €7/load, Moosstrasse 77, bus stop: Marienbad, tel. & fax
0662/830-067, www.privatzimmer.at/helga.bankhammer , [e-mail] ) .
Eating in Salzburg
In the Old Town
(See “Salzburg Restaurants” map, here . )
Salzburg boasts many inexpensive, fun, and atmospheric eateries. Most of these restaurants
are centrally located in the old town, famous with visitors but also enjoyed by locals.
Gasthaus zum Wilden Mann is the place if the weather's bad and you're in the mood
for a hearty, cheap meal at a shared table in one well-antlered (and non-smoking) room.
Notice the century-old flood photos on the wall. For a quick lunch, get the Bauernschmaus,
a mountain of dumplings, kraut, and peasant's meats (€12). While they have a few outdoor
tables, the atmosphere is all indoors, and the menu is not great for hot-weather food. Owner
Robert—who runs the restaurant with Schwarzenegger-like energy—enjoys fostering a con-
vivial ambience, encouraging strangers to share tables, and serving fresh traditional cuisine
atgreatprices.Isimplylovethisplace(€8.50two-courselunchspecials,€9-13dailyspecials
postedonthewall,kitchenopenMon-Sat11:00-21:00,closedSun,2minutesfromMozart's
Birthplace, enter from Getreidegasse 22 or Griesgasse 17, tel. [phone]).