Staying in an alpine hut · 760 to 1,880 metres
Staying in an alpine hut: a holiday on the alpine pasture in a hut that belongs only to you for a few days
Up there it gets quiet. Alpine meadow all around, cattle grazing in the evening and the crackling in the stove. With us you get a real alpine hut with your own key for it: alpine huts in Tyrol, Carinthia, East Tyrol and the Mostviertel, from 760 to 1,880 metres, for two to ten persons – each a rustic self-catering hut, personally visited, with wood stove or tiled stove, own kitchen, mountain air and alpine meadow at the door – alpine life in Austria, as real as it gets.
Personally checkedReal alpine huts
for you alone
for you alone
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Real alpine pastureAlpine meadow all around, altitudeWe only say “Alm” when it is one: from 760 to 1,880 metres, meadow and pasture at the door, the next house far enough away.
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For you aloneYour own key, your own hutEach hut is rented to one group only – you cook, heat and go outside whenever you want.
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Up thereOn foot or right to the houseZarze with a 30 to 45 minute walk-in, Mühlenhütte 150 metres on foot, the others by car to the door – stated for every hut.
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Personal adviceWe have been to every alpine hutTell us how high, how simple and with whom – we tell you which alpine hut suits you.
Our alpine huts for staying on the alpine pasture
Real alpine huts from our selection – each in its own way: the group hut with tiled stove in the Zillertal, the hut with sauna in Carinthia, the quiet hut with a walk-in in the Hohe Tauern National Park, plus the small alpine huts at the Karwendel, in the Tux Alps and in the Mostviertel. Whether your week is free, you see directly at the hut.
Real alpine huts
Renting an alpine hut in Tyrol, Carinthia, East Tyrol and the Mostviertel – and how you get up there
Alpine meadow all around, altitude, mountain meadows and panoramic views instead of a neighbouring house: these rustic alpine huts from our selection are real alpine huts – each in its own way, and each we have seen ourselves. Each one states how you get up there.
1,880 m · on footZarze Almhütte, Matrei in East Tyrol
Our highest hut, in the middle of the Hohe Tauern National Park, for up to four persons. From the farm you walk 30 to 45 minutes uphill – and that is exactly why it is so quiet up there. Electricity comes from the sun, hot water from the wood stove, cooling is done with spring water. Bookable from spring into autumn.
See Zarze Almhütte
1,700 m · right to the housePietschacher Almhütte, Hochrindl
Alpine hut without compromise: 100 m² on a 19-hectare alpine meadow in the Nock Mountains Biosphere Park, for up to eight persons. Four bedrooms in stone pine, one with a four-poster bed, plus a private Finnish sauna. All year by car to the door, parking at the house – the alpine hut in Carinthia for everyone who likes it comfortable.
See Pietschacher Almhütte
1,100 m · in winter tooBreitberg Alm, Zillertal
The alpine hut for the whole group: up to ten beds, tiled stove in the parlour, wood stove in the kitchen, conservatory with valley view and a table where all ten sit. Reachable by car all year, in winter with winter tyres and chains or four-wheel drive – or by Zillertalbahn to Fügen and pick-up.
See Breitberg Alm
Tux Alps · saunaKochhäusl, Wattenberg
A few hundred metres above the Inn valley, sheep next door, the Karwendel opposite: small alpine hut for two to four with wood-burning stove, private sauna and sun terrace. From the car park it is 100 to 200 metres on foot, bookable all year, also reachable by train.
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890 m · for twoTiroler Hütte, Karwendel
Log cabin at the forest edge of the Karwendel Nature Park, entirely for two: stone-pine bed, wood stove and electric cooker, on the terrace the hot tub under the starry sky. The hosts' farm is right next door – cows, pigs and the Jause from the neighbourhood included. Car right to the door.
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900 m · without electricityWaldhüttl, Terfens
15 square metres of witch's cottage on the mountain meadow above Terfens: hand-painted double bed, wood stove, candlelight and from the balcony the view of the Karwendel. Alpine life in its simplest form, for two, with dog – and you still drive right to the door.
See WaldhüttlAnd in the Mostviertel in Lower Austria: the Mühlenhütte at its own pond at 760 metres – water wheel, rowing boat, meadow, the last 150 metres on foot. See Mühlenhütte
Good to know
Holiday on the alpine pasture: what makes a night in an alpine hut
You cater for yourselves
Kitchen, crockery, bed linen and towels are there – you bring the food. If you do a big shop in the valley on arrival day, you have everything up there and all the time for the alpine pasture.
To the packing listHeating is done with wood
Tiled stove, wood stove, stove for the hot water: on the alpine pasture, making a fire is part of the day. That is the part guests tell about most often afterwards – and the reason why it gets so quiet in the evening.
It is cooler up there
On the alpine pasture it cools down noticeably in the evening, even in midsummer, and the weather changes faster than in the valley. A warm layer, sturdy shoes and a rain jacket belong in the luggage – then the cool evenings are a pleasure too.
Safe in the mountainsThe year on the alpine pasture
At the end of May the cattle drive up, July and August the longest evenings, September the clear air and the quietest weeks, then the Almabtrieb with decorated cattle. We tell you before booking when cattle are on which pasture.
Experience the AlmabtriebThree ways to stay overnight
Staying on the alpine pasture: a hut for you alone, a room at the alpine farm or a serviced hut
Our way
An alpine hut for you alone
You get the key, and the hut belongs only to you for the days of your stay. You cook yourselves, heat yourselves, go outside when you want – a few days of alpine life instead of one night passing through.
See alpine huts →With farm life
Room at the alpine farm
You live with the farmer, there is breakfast and activity in the stable in the morning – nice for everyone who likes company and being looked after. With us you find farm life at the farms in the valley, with animals, farm shop and your own apartment.
Farm stay →On the tour
Serviced hut
Hike up, Kaiserschmarrn at the dairyman's, a night in the dormitory and on: that is the world of serviced huts and alpine inns – wonderful for one night on a long-distance hike. If you want to stay up longer, you find the alpine hut with your own key with us.
Tours and ideas →Summer or winter
When do you want to go up?
Alpine summer
Cattle drive up at the end of May, long evenings in July and August, the clear air in September – all alpine huts are open in summer.
Discover summer →Alpine winter
Pietschacher Almhütte and Breitberg Alm can be booked all year – ski-in and ski-out on the Hochrindl, tiled stove and snow right to the door in the Zillertal.
Discover winter →All alpine huts at a glance
Here are all alpine huts for staying on the alpine pasture – with number of persons, rooms and what makes the pasture special there. Whether your week is free, you see directly at the hut.
Good to know
Alpine huts in Austria: mountain huts and alpine pastures, explained honestly
Alpine club huts and unmanaged huts
Huts in Austria come in many forms. The alpine club huts of the Austrian Alpine Club and the German Alpine Club (DAV) are overnight accommodation for hikers and mountaineers on multi-day treks – with opening times, a hut sleeping bag, reciprocal rights for alpine club members and reduced accommodation rates. Unmanaged huts are self-catering shelters for the experienced climber. Both are part of the Austrian alpine experience – and both are different from what we offer.
Our alpine huts: your own place on the mountain pasture
The alpine huts on this page belong to alpine farmers and are rented as a whole: the Breitberg Alm on the Fügenberg in the Zillertal, the Pietschacher Almhütte in the Nockberge, the Zarze in the Hohe Tauern. You have the whole hut atmosphere – wood stove, cosy stube, the panoramic view from the bench, the cows on the mountain meadows next door – without sharing a dormitory. Most are accessible by car, the Zarze with a walk-in of half an hour.
Mountain activities from the door
Hut hiking and alpine tours in the Tyrolean Alps, mountain biking on the forest road, a trek across the high alpine meadows of the Hohe Tauern or a day in the Ötztal and the Wilder Kaiser: the impressive mountain environment starts at the hut. In the evening the regional delicacies from the farm are on the table – Speck, cheese and homemade cakes from the hosts.
Hospitality of the alpine village
Our hosts live in the alpine village below or on the farm next door. They know the places to sleep, the snack stations on the way and the weather – and they tell you honestly what the hut has and what it deliberately leaves out. That way your stay in a rustic mountain hut in the Austrian Alps starts with hot water for tea and stunning panoramic views.
Frequently asked
Staying in an alpine hut – briefly answered
Can you stay one night in an alpine hut with you?
Our alpine huts are rented for several nights – at the Zarze Almhütte from two nights, in summer usually a week. That gives you time to arrive up there. For a single night on a hike, a serviced hut is the right choice.
Which of your alpine huts is the highest?
The Zarze Almhütte in Matrei in East Tyrol at 1,880 metres, in the middle of the Hohe Tauern National Park. Next comes the Pietschacher Almhütte at 1,700 metres in the Nock Mountains in Carinthia.
Is there an alpine hut for 2 persons?
Yes. The Zarze Almhütte can be booked from one person and is designed for up to four people, the Waldhüttl at the Karwendel with its 20 m² is tailored entirely to two. Both belong to you alone, even if you arrive as a couple.
May the dog come up to the alpine hut?
Yes, dogs are welcome at all alpine huts, usually for a small fee per night. At the Zarze Almhütte and the Breitberg Alm the alpine meadow lies right at the door.
What do I need to bring for staying in an alpine hut?
Food and drinks for the whole stay, warm clothing, sturdy shoes and a headlamp. Bed linen, towels, crockery and cookware are there. For the Zarze Almhütte, pack so that you can carry the luggage 30 to 45 minutes uphill.
Is there electricity and internet at the alpine hut?
That differs from hut to hut. The Zarze Almhütte runs on a solar system and deliberately has no Wi-Fi – there is mobile reception. The Pietschacher Almhütte has Wi-Fi, satellite TV and sauna, the Breitberg Alm green electricity and electric radiators in the bedrooms.
Which alpine hut suits you?
We have been to each of these huts ourselves and know the hosts. Tell us how high it may be, whether you like to carry or want to drive to the door and who you are coming with – we tell you which alpine hut is free. Directly and personally.
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