Woman stands on the alpine meadows and looks out over the lake and the mountains.

Holidays in Austria: Once you've been here, you'll keep coming back.

Austria is not a destination. It is a feeling. The air when you get off the train and the mountains are already waiting. The first sip of coffee in a Viennese coffee house that has been the same for a hundred years. An Alpine breakfast that makes you forget how late it is. And evenings that end somewhere between Kaiserschmarrn, good wine and even better conversation.

Austria is the country that doesn't see hospitality as a service, but where it is a matter of course. Where the mountains are covered in snow in winter and the meadows are coloured green in summer. Where tradition and elegance are not a contradiction, but two sides of the same coin.

Our Austria

HENRI Kitzbühel and HENRI Vienna

Medieval old town, world-class ski area, 70 alpine huts and a summer that most people don't even know yet. HENRI is right in the middle of it all: five minutes from the Hahnenkamm cable car, within walking distance of the old town and with a view of mountains that you won't soon forget.

Horse-drawn carriage in a large building

Coffee houses. Ringstrasse. World culture. Vienna

Vienna is a city that takes its time – and forces you to do the same. Coffee houses where you can sit for hours without anyone bringing the bill. A musical history that can be felt in every alleyway. And an elegance that never seems strained. HENRI is right in the centre of it all – and is itself a piece of this city.

Kunsthistorisches Museum: one of the most important art collections in the world, right on the Ring

Naschmarkt: Vienna's legendary market with international specialities and fresh food

Schönbrunn: imperial backdrop, World Heritage title and the best view over Vienna

Prater & Giant Ferris Wheel: Vienna from above, since 1897

State Opera: World-class opera, tickets also available at short notice

A plate of food and two jars of jam.

Kaiserschmarrn. Wiener schnitzel. And much more.

Austrian cuisine is not a trend – it has always been here. From an Alpine breakfast with fresh butter and Tyrolean bacon to dinner with a glass of Grüner Veltliner. Homemade food that tastes like home, even if you've never been here before. And a Kaiserschmarrn pancake that makes every hike worthwhile.

Our tip: At the HENRI Kitzbühel, the 'Jause' (a Tyrolean snack) is included in the room rate. Perfect for fortifying yourself after a strenuous hike.

A lake with trees and mountains in the background.One hand holds a bowl of food and a spoon.

Mountains. Lakes. Alpine huts. The best of Austria

Austria is big. But the best of it is surprisingly close together. Wild and romantic mountain lakes where you are still alone in the morning. Alpine huts that have been run by the same family for generations. Peaks from which you can see as far as the Großglockner. And villages that look just like you would imagine Tyrol to look.

Anyone staying at the HENRI Kitzbühel has all this within easy reach. Without compromise.

Schwarzsee: one of the warmest lakes in the Alps

Kitzbüheler Horn: Panorama as far as the Großglockner

Seidlalm: Tyrolean hospitality right on the Streif

Hintersteiner See: crystal-clear water in a nature reserve

Aurach Wildlife Park: red deer, ten minutes from the HENRI

Group of people in the beer garden

People and hosts: Tyroleans make the difference.

You can have coffee houses anywhere. Mountains too. But the way you are welcomed in Austria – that's harder to copy. A smile that isn't fake. A tip that you only get if you ask. A landlady who has been singing for 50 years. A waiter who knows when you need peace and quiet.

Austria is a country that is proud of its roots and yet curious about everyone who comes. This spirit can also be found at HENRI. In the people who work here. And in the way we understand hospitality.

Body of water with hill and building in the background.

The Austrian way of life.

There is a word that the Austrians have not invented but have perfected. "Gemütlichkeit", which means cosiness. Not as an excuse for slowness, but as a conscious decision. That an evening is best when you don't know what time it is. That a holiday succeeds when you stop planning.

In Kitzbühel you can feel this especially. The mountains force you to be humble. The mountain huts force you to take a break. And HENRI force you to the question: When was the last time I really went away?

Ready for Austria? Kitzbühel and Vienna are waiting.

Kitzbühel or Vienna? HENRI is at home in both places.