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Hotel building with terrace seating, umbrellas, and mountainous landscape in the background.
A modern outdoor hotel pool with glass walls and a guest swimming in the water.
Bright hotel lobby reception with carpet, wooden desk, and warm lighting.
Bright restaurant with window views of green hills and elegantly set tables
Cozy restaurant with wooden walls, white tablecloths, and benches with colorful cushions.
Modern bedroom with wooden floor, double bed, desk, and large windows.
Cozy hotel room with wooden furniture, large bed, and mirrored wardrobe.
Cozy seating area with corner sofa, round table, and large windows in warm hotel room.
Mountain hotel with sun loungers on green lawn and forested hills in the background.
Family with baby on back hiking on mountain trail in sunny weather.
Three hikers walk along a lake with snow-capped mountains in the background on a sunny day.
Two women exercising in a well-lit gym on a treadmill and an elliptical machine.
Modern spa with large windows and comfortable loungers, overlooking green landscape.
Modern gray loungers in a bright spa area with green plant accents on the wall.
Modern indoor pool with sun terrace and loungers in a stylish hotel
Family relaxing on a meadow with mountain view in sunny weather
Two women playing a car racing game on a TV with a red wall background.
Three children happily play among colorful padded pillars in a play area.
Four young women enthusiastically play air hockey and table football in a bright room.
Österreich ∙ Salzburger Land ∙ Altenmarkt

Magic Mountains Hotel Alpenhof ****+
Tour operator category

SZGB33
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Highlights

  • 900 m² spa area with saunas and panoramic indoor pool.
  • Magic Mountains Card included for lift rides and sports equipment rental.
  • Professional childcare with up to 10 hours daily in summer.
  • 300 m² indoor play area with climbing wall and slide.
  • Free participation in weekly mountain bike and hiking tours.

Location

Spend a relaxing holiday in Zauchensee. The family-friendly Magic Mountains Hotel Alpenhof (altitude approx. 1350 m) is located just 100 m from the centre. Cafés, restaurants, and shopping opportunities can be reached after approx. 100 m. The nearest attraction (Wagrainis Grafenberg) is approx. 40 km away. In your holiday resort, at a distance of approximately 350 m, the picturesque Zauchensee awaits all water lovers. In Altenmarkt, approx. 10 km away, the public Amadé Thermal Spa invites you to enjoy swimming regardless of the weather. The Flachau leisure park is located approx. 12 km from the hotel.
Experience untouched nature in the Hohe Tauern National Park, approx. 120 km away.
In summer, the hotel is the ideal starting point for extensive hikes and bike tours. Take trips into the beautiful landscape of your holiday region. A hiking bus (for a fee) will take you to the adjacent, extensive Zauchensee hiking area with a hiking trail network totaling approx. 195 km and the Gamskogel hiking trail. The hiking bus stop is approx. 100 m away. The Zauchensee mountain lifts can also be reached after approx. 100 m. Due to its special location, your holiday resort is tailor-made for cyclists. You can really let off steam on a cycle path approx. 100 m away and with an extensive total cycle path network of about 600 km.
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In addition to its central location, the lively town of Zauchensee is impressive for its varied design possibilities. In addition, your holiday resort offers a wide selection of venues, untouched nature, and an impressive mountain backdrop. Experience soothingly relaxing hours at the Erlebnis-Therme Amadé thermal spa approx. 1.4 km away. Enjoy the charm of nature on a bicycle or mountain bike or during extensive hikes. An extensive cycle path network and well-marked hiking trails offer the optimal conditions for this. At the same time, the area can also be wonderfully explored while Nordic walking.
Especially in summer, you can excellently combine nature experiences and sporting activities while swimming in and around Zauchensee.
Mountain hotel with sun loungers on green lawn and forested hills in the background.
Family with baby on back hiking on mountain trail in sunny weather.
Three hikers walk along a lake with snow-capped mountains in the background on a sunny day.

Accommodation facilities

The family-friendly Magic Mountains Hotel Alpenhof, partially renovated in 2019, offers 4-star Superior status and provides 53 accommodation units, a lobby, a reception, a smoking lounge, a lounge, a wine cellar, an electric car charging station, and a seminar/energy room. Let yourself be spoiled with culinary delights in the breakfast room, the à la carte restaurant, another restaurant, as well as in a small parlour (Stüberl). You can end an eventful day of holidays in good company at the hotel bar or at the public bar located approx. 100 m away. A terrace is also available for relaxation. Cyclists can use the hotel's own lockable bicycle storage room. Smoking is only permitted in designated areas.

Accommodation

Double room

The generously proportioned and comfortably furnished non-smoking rooms (D, approx. 22-24 m²) feature flat-screen televisions with satellite TV, direct-dial telephone, radio, minibar (for a fee), shower or bathtub, toilet, hairdryer, and cosmetic mirror, and some have a balcony. The rooms consist of a bedroom with a double bed.
Note: Can also be booked as a separate children's room (KI).

Double room 1 extra bed

The comfortable and spacious non-smoking rooms (Z1D/Z1B, approx. 24 m²) feature flat-screen televisions with satellite TV, direct-dial telephone, radio, minibar (for a fee), shower or bathtub, toilet, hairdryer, cosmetic mirror, and a balcony. The rooms consist of a bedroom with a double bed and a single sofa bed.
Note: Can also be booked as a separate children's room (KIZ).
Also bookable with two extra beds (Z2D) under SZGB07.

Family room

The spacious and comfortable non-smoking rooms (DF2, approx. 24-28 m²) feature flat-screen televisions with satellite TV, direct-dial telephone, radio, minibar (for a fee), shower or bathtub, toilet, hairdryer, cosmetic mirror, and a balcony. The rooms consist of a bedroom with a double bed and a double sofa bed.

Family suite

The bright and comfortable non-smoking rooms (2FS, approx. 35-40 m²) feature flat-screen televisions with satellite TV, direct-dial telephone, radio, minibar (for a fee), shower or bathtub, toilet, hairdryer, cosmetic mirror, and a balcony. The rooms consist of an optically separated bedroom with a double bed as well as a living-bedroom with a double sofa bed.

Family suite exclusive

The spacious and bright non-smoking rooms (FAG, approx. 45-50 m²) feature flat-screen televisions with satellite TV, direct-dial telephone, radio, minibar (for a fee), shower or bathtub, toilet, hairdryer, cosmetic mirror, and a balcony. The rooms consist of a bedroom with a double bed as well as a living-bedroom with a double sofa bed and a folding bed.

Single room

The bright and spacious non-smoking rooms (E, approx. 22 m²) feature flat-screen televisions with satellite TV, direct-dial telephone, radio, minibar (for a fee), shower or bathtub, toilet, hairdryer, and cosmetic mirror, and some have a balcony.

Two rooms side-by-side

The spacious and comfortable rooms (24m² per room, which are separated from each other) feature cable TV, telephone, radio, minibar (for a fee), shower or bathtub/WC, hairdryer, and balcony. The rooms consist of two double rooms, each with a double bed (CI2). Alternatively, they can also be booked with two double beds, one extra bed, and a single sofa bed (CI4).

Meals

Full board plus

Boarding starts on the day of arrival with dinner and ends on the day of departure with breakfast
* Breakfast: (7:30-10 am): rich, varied breakfast buffet with rolls, pastries, several types of whole-grain bread, various jams & honey, various types of sausage, ham and bacon, soft-boiled eggs, fresh juice, muesli, cornflakes or similar, milk, fresh fruit and breakfast drinks
* Lunch: "Light Lunch": salad buffet (at least 3 different types), 1 cheese and 1 sausage platter each, various types of bread, warm dishes such as: hearty soup pot (e.g., goulash soup), pasta dishes, Kaiserschmarren (shredded pancake), sausages, Gröstl (pan-fried dish), meat patties, Leberkäse (meatloaf) and puree, etc.
* Packed lunch: The full board starts with dinner on the day of arrival and ends with lunch or a packed lunch on the day of departure. Guests can prepare their own packed lunch after prior notification. The packed lunch consists of: 2 x rolls, 1 x sweet, 1 drink, and 1 piece of fruit. The landlord is free to introduce a voucher system to provide guests who arrive before 12:30 pm with lunch, but none on the day of departure. This means that in total, the guest receives 7 x a "Light lunch" for a 7-day stay.
The price of lunch is included in the total price
* Dinner: Three-course choice menu (at least two main courses to choose from) and additional salad buffet or corresponding theme buffet. Dinner is served at the level of the respective hotel category. Children have the option to choose from an adult menu.
* Drinks: Non-alcoholic soft drinks are included with lunch and dinner

Full board (Summer 2026)

Boarding starts with dinner on the day of arrival and ends with lunch or a packed lunch on the day of departure.
- Breakfast: (from 7:30-10 am): rich, varied breakfast buffet with rolls, pastries, several types of whole-grain bread, various jams & honey, various types of sausage, ham and bacon, soft-boiled eggs, fresh juice, muesli, cornflakes or similar, milk, fresh fruit and breakfast drinks
- Lunch "Light Lunch": salad buffet (at least 3 different types), 1 cheese and 1 sausage platter each, various types of bread, warm dishes such as a hearty soup pot (for example, goulash soup), pasta dishes, Kaiserschmarren, sausages, Gröstl, meat patties, Leberkäse and puree or similar
- Packed lunch: Guests can prepare their own packed lunch after prior notification. The packed lunch consists of: 2 x rolls, 1 x sweet, 1 drink and 1 piece of fruit
- Dinner: 3-course choice menu (at least two main courses to choose from) and additional salad buffet or corresponding theme buffet. Dinner is served at the level of the respective hotel category. Children have the option to choose from an adult menu.
- Drinks: Non-alcoholic soft drinks are included with lunch and dinner

Sports included

Two women exercising in a well-lit gym on a treadmill and an elliptical machine.
Fitness room (approx. 100 m², open 8 am - 8 pm)
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Table tennis and table football, Wii rental (subject to availability)
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MAGIC CARD Upon arrival, every guest receives their Magic Mountains Card. This serves as a lift pass for 3 ascents and descents worth approx. € 70.00, as a deposit for free borrowing of all sports equipment (subject to availability) and as a club ID for largely free participation in the activities listed below in the club village.
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MAGIC SPORTS (from 16 years)
• At least 3 mountain bike tours per week (different difficulty levels) including mountain bike rental
• At least 3 hiking tours per week (different difficulty levels)
• Free rental of windsurfing equipment for license holders (courses take priority), of SUP equipment from 16 years of age as well as pedal boats for the whole family (subject to availability)
• 3 x per week ascent and descent with the Gamskogel 6-seater chairlift included
Several times a week:
• Archery (introduction, free shooting and final tournament)
• Self-assertion and self-defense courses
• Beach volleyball (introduction, free play and final tournament)
• Group fitness hours from the following selection:
• Bodypower
• Bodystyling
• Fatburner
• Stretching
• Aquagym
• Back gymnastics
• Relaxation courses
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MAGIC CENTER open Sunday-Friday from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm, from 1:30 pm to 6 pm and from 7:30 pm until dusk
• Free 6-fold trampoline
• Table tennis center with 8 table tennis tables
• Magic Radio: News and hits
• Magic Boutique (sports equipment & info)
• Drink station (syrup & water), drinking bottles available on site for a fee
• Kids tent for painting, crafting, and playing
• Badminton
• Speedminton
• Football tennis
• Basketball
• Sports equipment rental for: mountain bikes (tours have priority; e-bikes for an extra charge), children's bikes, scooters, unicycles, skate and waveboards, rackets, and balls (subject to availability)
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MAGIC SOCCER (Sunday to Friday)
• 13m x 24m artificial turf football pitch
• Football training with licensed trainer in 4-6 different age & performance groups between 7 and 13 years - training after the "get-to-know-you tournament" on Sunday from Monday to Thursday:
• Warm-up
• Coordination training
• Technical training
• Game forms
• Final tournament or game on Friday
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MAGIC SURF & SAIL (Monday to Friday 10 am – 4 pm)
• VDWS surfing and sailing school in an ideal sailing and windsurfing beginner area
• German-speaking children's sailing courses (from 8 to approx. 13 years) on "Optis" • German-speaking windsurfing beginner courses, from approx. 40 kg body weight
• Monday to Friday approx. 2 hours of practice and exam theory for the surfing or sailing license exam
• Course fee incl. internationally recognized VDWS surfing or sailing license with final exam: approx. € 129.00, payable on site.
• Free rental of "Optis" and windsurfing equipment for license holders (courses take priority), of SUP equipment from 16 years of age, as well as pedal boats for the whole family (subject to availability)
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MAGIC „Let’s Dance“
• From Sunday to Friday, every evening dance lessons with trained dance instructors: • Party dances, e.g.: Disco Fox, Salsa
• Latin, e.g.: Rumba, Cha-Cha-Cha
• Standard, e.g.: Waltz, Foxtrot

Sports for a fee

• Via ferrata
• Summer tobogganing
• Soccer golf
• Amadé Thermal Spa with looping slide!
• T-shirt painting
• 3D archery course
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MAGIC SPORTS (from 16 years)
• Up to 2 e-bike tours per week for a fee (approx. € 35.00)
• From Monday – Friday (10 am – 4 pm) German-speaking VDWS windsurfing beginner courses, from approx. 40 kg body weight; course fee including internationally recognized VDWS surfing license with final exam: € 129.00; payable on site
• Practice via ferrata with abseiling station and suspension bridge in Zauchensee. From 10 years in small groups of up to 8 people. Sturdy shoes and possibly gloves required, climbing harness and helmet for a fee (approx. € 25.00)
• 3D archery course with 18 targets. From 12 years in small groups of up to 4 people. Prior qualification and sturdy shoes required. Fee (approx. € 15 per person) plus arrow deposit
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MAGIC SURF & SAIL (Monday to Friday 10 am – 4 pm):
• Course fee incl. internationally recognized VDWS surfing or sailing license with final exam: approx. € 129.00, payable on site.

Children's program

Crib: on request, free of charge
Children's menu
Children's play corner and playroom
Indoor play area (approx. 300 m²) with soft play facility, slide, climbing wall, etc.
High chairs (subject to availability)
Baby monitor rental (subject to availability)
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Especially in summer
Children's playground
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MAGIC MINIS, KIDS, TEENS & YOUTH:
Up to 10 hours of daily supervision by a professional and international childcare team.
Daily (except Saturdays) from 10 am to 5 pm "pure action", as well as changing evening programs several times a week such as children's disco, torchlight or horror hike, night football tournament (Youth) and award ceremonies.
MAGIC MINI FRUITS from 3 to 6 years in the children's paradises of the Alpenhof, Zauchenseehof & Salzburgerhof hotels
• Theme days
• Picnic
• Swimming day in the hotel's own pool
• Playing
• Crafting
• Painting
• Every Friday children's Olympics with subsequent award ceremony
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MAGIC KIDS from 6 to 10 years
MAGIC TEENS from 10 to 14 years
MAGIC YOUTH from 14 to 17 years
• Sports & games in the Magic Center
• Introduction to archery (from 8 years)
• Special children's and youth hiking tours with picnic
• Joint swimming day in the Amadé thermal spas (reduced admission)
• German-speaking VDWS children's sailing courses (from 8 to approx. 13 years) on "Optis" and VDWS windsurfing beginner courses, from approx. 40 kg body weight. Course fee incl. internationally recognized VDWS children's sailing license or windsurfing license with final exam: € 129.00; payable on site.
• Kids, Teens & Youth disco in the “Almbar”
• Children's and youth Olympics with subsequent award ceremonies
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TEENS and YOUTH ONLY (from 10 to 17 years)
• Own mountain bike tours
• Beach volleyball & basketball
• Self-defense courses
-> Animation takes place in 4 languages
Family relaxing on a meadow with mountain view in sunny weather
Two women playing a car racing game on a TV with a red wall background.
Three children happily play among colorful padded pillars in a play area.
Four young women enthusiastically play air hockey and table football in a bright room.

Wellness

Modern spa with large windows and comfortable loungers, overlooking green landscape.
Modern gray loungers in a bright spa area with green plant accents on the wall.
Modern indoor pool with sun terrace and loungers in a stylish hotel
Daily use of the approx. 900 m² wellness area "Saunareich" from 2 pm to 8 pm with the following facilities:
Sauna
Finnish adventure sauna
Bio sauna
Steam bath
Aroma steam bath
Sole steam bath
Infrared cabin
Relaxation room
Waterfall
Solarium
Panorama indoor pool with massage jets - open from 6:30 am to 8 pm
Rental bathrobe
Bathing slippers
Note: in bad weather, the wellness facilities are automatically activated and guests are informed about the opening times.
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For a fee:
Whirlpool approx. € 7 per use
Beauty treatments
Massages

Entertainment

Especially in summer
* Includes Salzburger Sportwelt Card with services & discounts according to the tourism association.
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MAGIC CENTER
* Free 6-fold trampoline
* Table tennis center with 8 table tennis tables
* Magic Radio: News and hits
* Magic Boutique (sportswear & info)
* Drink station (syrup & water), drinking bottles available on site for a fee
* Kids tent for painting, crafting, and playing
* Badminton
* Speedminton
* Football tennis
* Basketball
* Sports equipment rental for: mountain bikes (tours have priority; e-bikes for an extra charge), children's bikes, scooters, unicycles, skate and waveboards, rackets, and balls (subject to availability)
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MAGIC EVENING
• Floodlit football and volleyball daily until 10 pm
• Table tennis tournament for children & adults
• Torchlight hike for the whole family or horror hike, recommended for ages approx. 8 and up!
• "Lounge evening" with live music (mid-July to end of August)
• "Magic Bingo"
• Kids, Teens & Youth disco in the “Almbar”
• Award ceremony on Friday afternoon

Hotel service

Bed linen change: not planned for stays of up to 7 nights
Towel change: as needed
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Wi-Fi in the room included
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Electric car charging station

Credit card

Visa, Mastercard

Hotelhinweis

Check-in: from 3 pm
Check-out: until 11 am
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Parking and garage free of charge (subject to availability)
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Wheelchair accessible: on request
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Pets approx. € 42 per night up to 24kg. From 25kg approx. € 75 per night. Not allowed in the dining hall and wellness area (any necessary final cleaning will be charged separately)
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Salzburg Airport (approx. 80 km)
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Local tax from 15 years approx. € 2 per person/night (payable on site).
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Zusatzhinweis

Zauchensee 29
5541 Altenmarkt
UK: 50401-000015-2020

Seasonal information

Additionally bookable under: SZGB07.

Tour operator category

4,5 Suns ****+

Country category

4.5 Sterne
Last updated: 13.07.2026 11:48