The Wachau Valley
Days 1-7 · 6 nightsHotel and wine estate in Dürnstein, four kilometres from the centre of the valley. You stay with a winegrower, which makes sense in a valley of vineyard terraces.
€150 a nightSee on Booking →In Krems, on the Stein side near the arts quarter, nine kilometres from the centre of the valley. The Danube boat trip ends here, which makes the day simpler.
€140 a nightSee on Booking →In Krems, on Wiener Straße, near the Steiner Tor. For anyone ending the Danube boat trip in Krems and wanting to stay within walking distance of the old town.
€150 a nightSee on Booking →Family-run hotel on Schillerstraße, in central Krems. For a modest budget at the eastern entrance to the valley, with Göttweig Abbey a short drive away.
€125 a nightSee on Booking →On Melk's Hauptplatz, at the foot of the abbey. For walking up to the abbey in the morning and then catching the boat down the Danube towards Krems.
€140 a nightSee on Booking →Pension on the main street of Dürnstein, in the village itself. For tight budgets walking up to the castle ruins and seeing the blue church without getting back in the car.
€110 a nightSee on Booking →Guesthouse on a wine estate in Dürnstein. For staying with winegrowers, with the castle ruins and the village's blue church on the programme.
€120 a nightSee on Booking →Guesthouse on the main street of Spitz an der Donau. For a moderate budget, with the Spitz vineyard terraces just above the village.
€110 a nightSee on Booking →Pension on Linzer Straße in Melk, at the western end of the valley. For tight budgets visiting the abbey early and then boarding a boat down the Danube towards Krems.
€75 a nightSee on Booking →A guesthouse in the east of the valley, in the wine country around Krems. For those arriving from Vienna who want Dürnstein, Weissenkirchen and the wine villages within reach by car or bike.
€130 a nightSee on Booking →Former castle on the banks of the Danube in Dürnstein, four kilometres from the centre of the valley. For anyone wanting the river below and the historic village on the doorstep.
€330 a nightSee on Booking →In Dürnstein, on the banks of the Danube, four kilometres from the centre of the valley. An old house in the village, from where you can walk up to the castle ruins in half an hour.
€250 a nightSee on Booking →Renaissance mansion on Freisingerplatz in Weissenkirchen in der Wachau, between Spitz and Dürnstein. Surrounded by the valley's vineyards and apricot orchards.
€185 a nightSee on Booking →In Aggsbach Markt, in the western part of the valley, between Melk and Spitz. For a quiet stay halfway between Melk Abbey and the Spitz terraces.
€150 a nightSee on Booking →On Edmund-Hofbauer-Straße, in central Krems. For arriving at the end of the Danube boat trip and visiting Göttweig Abbey the next day.
€135 a nightSee on Booking →