A spectacular Belle Époque spa town tumbling down a gorge around a waterfall, Bad Gastein pairs grand thermal baths with 88 km of high piste. Faded glamour reborn, on the giant Ski amadé pass.
Bad Gastein is a ski resort in Austria, in the Austrian Alps. The village sits at 1000 m and the lifts top out at 2686 m, with 88 km of pistes and 30 lifts. Its BestSnowHotels snow score is 82/100, and the season usually runs Dec 7 → Apr 21.
How we score and classify resortsRun counts and piste kilometres are indicative. Green runs only exist in France, Spain, Andorra, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Japan, the United States, Morocco, Algeria, Lesotho, South Africa, Egypt, Canada, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and Chile; Italy, Austria, Switzerland and Germany start at blue. Indicative average snow depth near the top of the resort, in cm.
A handful of well-rated hotels in and around the resort. Pick one, then compare live prices across Booking, Expedia and Hotels.com.
Excellent · 1.6k reviews
Moments from the lifts in Bad Gastein, so you can ski back to the door and skip the morning queues.
Guests rate this hotel as excellent (4.6/5 from 1,626 reviews). It sits about 100 m from the slopes. A mid-range option for Bad Gastein, with live nightly rates shown for your exact dates so you always see the best price.
Excellent · 755 reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in Bad Gastein, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
Excellent · 685 reviews
Moments from the lifts in Bad Gastein, so you can ski back to the door and skip the morning queues.
Excellent · 581 reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in Bad Gastein, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
Very good · 686 reviews
Strong value for Bad Gastein, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
Excellent · 373 reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in Bad Gastein, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
Excellent · 367 reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in Bad Gastein, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
Very good · 348 reviews
Moments from the lifts in Bad Gastein, so you can ski back to the door and skip the morning queues.
Very good · 343 reviews
Strong value for Bad Gastein, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
Very good · 335 reviews
Strong value for Bad Gastein, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
Very good · 342 reviews
A dependable, well-reviewed choice for a stay in Bad Gastein.
Very good · 282 reviews
Strong value for Bad Gastein, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
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Bad Gastein is a dramatic Belle Époque spa town built into a gorge; hotels cluster around the Stubnerkogel gondola, a short walk or shuttle from the lifts.
Bad Gastein is like no other ski town in the Alps: a tier of grand Belle Époque hotels built into a steep gorge around a thundering waterfall, now in the middle of a stylish revival. Its skiing, shared with Bad Hofgastein on the Stubnerkogel and Schlossalm, runs to 88 km of mostly red, high-altitude piste with a long season. Famous radon thermal baths and a long spa tradition make this as much a wellness destination as a ski one, all on the giant Ski amadé pass.
Hotels and apartments around the lifts. Compare prices on Booking, Expedia and Hotels.com.
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Bad Gastein offers 88 km of pistes across 30 lifts, from 1000 m to 2686 m. Whether it suits beginners depends on the dedicated learner zones at the base of the slopes, so check the local ski-school options for green and blue run access.
The season runs from Dec 7 to Apr 21, with a snow score of 82/100. The best conditions are usually from late January through February, while spring skiing in March and April brings longer days and softer afternoons.
Bad Gastein is a dramatic Belle Époque spa town built into a gorge; hotels cluster around the Stubnerkogel gondola, a short walk or shuttle from the lifts.
Bad Gastein has 88 km of marked pistes served by 30 lifts, between 1000 m and 2686 m of altitude.
Bad Gastein counts about 88 marked runs in total. The colour breakdown above shows how they split by difficulty, a good guide to whether the resort fits your level.
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