Barenhof Hotel

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This hotel is very well located; 5 min walk to the ski-lifts / rentals / ski-school (no bus needed). Also a short walk from the train station.
There is a steam room, sauna and small swimming pool. No cable TV unfortunately, just a few local Austrian stations.
For some reason, they don't really tell you about the facilities available, you just have to suss everything out for yourself (English speaking guests in the minority). The town is lovely and the après ski is good.
The rooms are basic but clean. Pillows are awfully lumpy though! Clean towels daily.
Breakfast is decent but dinner is not great – mostly reconstituted meat in batter and packet sauces (would not recommend HB, instead, eat dinner in the Felsen Therme's Wellness Restaurant just a 3 min walk away, or great burgers and steaks in the Silver Bullet).
Just some Barenhof staff are awkward and unhelpful (the barman!) but the management are friendly.
One big problem is that the hotel does not give proper receipts on departure for room charges, just a hand-written figure on a scrap of paper with no breakdown, totally unacceptable.
Also there is a tourist tax they charge at end of stay, that was not disclosed to us by our tour operator (our rep said that all the other hotels include this tax in their room price).
Overall, I would go for the much cheaper and personable Pension St. Leonhard next door over the Barenhof.
This way you also get the same great location and most of the same facilities (+ cable TV) but half the price.