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listings are best for car travelers—if you arrive by train you'll need to take a taxi (or brave
the infrequent local buses; see www.vvt.at for schedules).
$$HotelMaximilian offers30roomsatagreatvalue.Itincludestabletennis,playareas
for children (indoors and out), a pool table, and the friendly service of Gabi, Monika, and
the rest of the Koch family. They host many special events, and their hotel has lots of won-
derfulextrassuchasasaunaandapiano(Sb-€60,Db-€80-90,askforRickStevesratewhen
you book direct, family deals, elevator, free Internet access and Wi-Fi in common areas, pay
Wi-Fi in rooms, laundry service-€12/load, good restaurant, Reuttener Strasse 1, tel. 05672/
62585,fax05672/625-8554, www.maxihotel.com , info@hotelmaximilian.at ) .Theyrentcars
to guests only (€0.72/km, book in advance) and bikes to anyone (€6/half-day, €10/day, more
if you're not a guest).
$$ Gasthof-Pension Waldrast, separating a forest and a meadow, is run by the farming
Huter family and their dog, Picasso. The place feels hauntingly quiet and has no restaurant,
but it's inexpensive and offers 10 nice rooms with generous sitting areas and castle-view
balconies (Sb-€39, Db-€66, Tb-€82, Qb-€99; ask about discounts with this topic, cash only,
non-smoking, free Wi-Fi, free parking; about a mile from Reutte, just off main drag toward
Innsbruck, past campground and under castle ruins on Ehrenbergstrasse; tel. & fax 05672/
62443, www.waldrasttirol.com , info@waldrasttirol.com , Gerd).
$$ Pension Hohenrainer, a big, quiet, no-frills place, is a good value with 12 modern
rooms and some castle-view balconies (Sb-€30-32, Db-€60-64, €1.50/person less for 2
nights, €3/person less for 3 nights, lower prices are for April-June and Sept-Oct, cash only,
family rooms, non-smoking rooms, free Internet access and Wi-Fi, swimming pool, restaur-
ant and reception in Gasthof Schlosswirt across the street, follow signs up the road behind
Hotel Maximilian into village of Ehenbichl, Unterried 3, tel. 05672/62544 or 05672/63262,
fax 05672/62052, www.hohenrainer.at , hohenrainer@aon.at ) .
$$ Gintherhof is a working farm that provides its guests with fresh milk, butter, and
bacon. Annelies Paulweber offers geranium-covered balconies, six nice rooms with carved-
wood ceilings, and a Madonna in every corner (Db-€70, Db suite-€75, €3/person less for
third night, cash only, free Wi-Fi, Unterried 7, just up the road behind Hotel Maximilian, tel.
05672/67697, www.gintherhof.com , gintherhof@aon.at ) .
At the Ehrenberg Ruins
$$LandgasthofKlause café,justbelowtheEhrenbergruinsandnexttothecastlemuseum,
rents six non-smoking rooms with balconies on its upper floor. The downside is that the
café closes a little early (at 20:00), and you'll need a car to get anywhere besides Ehren-
berg (Sb-€40, Db-€80, Tb-€111, ask for Rick Steves discount when you book, discount for
2 or more nights, free Wi-Fi, apartments available, closed Nov and Jan, tel. 05672/62213,
www.gasthof-klause.com , gasthof-klause@gmx.at ).
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