Holiday themes

Every holiday begins with an idea

Whether with a dog, as a couple, with children or entirely without electricity: pick your theme – we have the huts to match.

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Twelve themes, from holidays with a dog to a hut entirely without electricity. Each one leads straight to the accommodations that match – and to what you should know about it beforehand.

Holidays with a dogHoliday theme Holidays with a dogHuts where your dog is truly welcome – with meadow, forest and hiking trails right outside the door.To the theme → Family holidaysHoliday theme Family holidaysSpace to play, nature to discover and huts where children are allowed to be children.To the theme → Holidays for twoHoliday theme Holidays for twoA hut just for the two of you: fireplace, mountain views and no room neighbours far and wide.To the theme → Travelling soloHoliday theme Travelling soloYour time out in the mountains – easily reachable, safe huts for time with yourself.To the theme → With friendsHoliday theme With friendsBig tables, enough beds, long evenings – huts with room for the whole group.To the theme → Summer in the mountainsHoliday theme Summer in the mountainsHiking, mountain lakes and mild evenings on the alpine pasture – your summer begins above the city.To the theme → Sommerfrische 2.0Holiday theme Sommerfrische 2.0Gentle tourism rethought: stay longer, live regionally, be closer to the mountains.To the theme → Escaping the heatHoliday theme Escaping the heatWhen everything down below is scorching: up into cool heights, to mountain streams and into shady forests.To the theme → Winter in the mountainsHoliday theme Winter in the mountainsSnow outside the door, warmth in the parlour (Stube) – winter holidays away from the bustle of the slopes.To the theme → Sustainable travelHoliday theme Sustainable travelBy train, bus, e-bike or electric car, relaxed to the hut – the journey becomes part of the holiday.To the theme → Huts without electricityHoliday theme Huts without electricityNo signal, no noise – just you and the mountains. A holiday without a power socket that does you good.To the theme → Safe in the mountainsGuide Safe in the mountainsWell prepared for your tour: what you should know for safe days in the mountains.To the theme →

Holidays by theme: how to find your hut

Some people know exactly where they want to go. Most only know at first how the holiday should feel: time as a couple again at last, a summer outdoors with the children, mountain air instead of city heat – or simply peace and quiet that you can’t buy anywhere. That is exactly what our holiday themes are for. Each theme is a hand-picked selection from our huts, chalets and holiday homes in Austria – put together according to what really counts for that holiday.

Personally checked instead of endless scrolling

We stand behind every recommendation ourselves: Pauline, Julia and Daniel. We visited every hut before it ended up here – and we only assign it to the themes it honestly fits. For us, a hut is only “perfect with a dog” when the dog is truly welcome there, and only something for families when children have space to romp around. That keeps every theme page short, honest and useful.

When is the best time for a hut?

Honestly: there is no wrong one. In summer, alpine meadows, mountain lakes and long evenings in front of the hut beckon – and if you want to escape the city heat, in the mountains you can sleep with the window open even in July. Autumn belongs to those seeking quiet: clear air, empty trails and the first evenings by the stove. In winter, many of our huts turn into ski and sledding huts with snow right outside the door. And spring is the insider tip for everyone who likes to have the mountains to themselves – from Vorarlberg to Lower Austria.

Deciding at short notice? That works too.

Not every holiday is planned long in advance. If longing for the mountains grabs you spontaneously, take a look at Last-minute availability: there you can see which huts still have free periods in the next 30 days. The most beautiful breaks are often the ones you didn’t plan for long.

Prefer to browse freely? In the hut list you’ll find all accommodations with filters and wishlist – and who we are, we tell you here.

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