Motel One Innsbruck

Motel One brings its design-for-less formula to Innsbruck in a building a few minutes’ walk from the main station, which makes it the easiest budget base in the city for rail travellers and anyone planning day trips. The interiors play on the mountains outside: the lobby’s glass facades carry stylised mountain scenes, and the One Lounge mixes velvet armchairs and country-style sofas in what the brand calls an urban Alpine chalet. Upstairs, the rooftop terrace and bar look out to the Nordkette, a view guests often single out. Rooms are compact but cleverly planned, from standard rooms of around 16 square metres to view rooms, rooms with a balcony and larger Special One rooms of about 20 square metres, with comfortable beds and a calm, practical layout that suits an early start. Breakfast is served as a buffet, and the lounge doubles as a workspace during the day. For travellers who spend their days out on the mountains and in the museums, it offers the essentials and a lot of style at a fair price.

Location and getting around: the hotel is at Südbahnstraße 1, about three minutes on foot from the main station, so regional trains to Hall and Wattens, the Swarovski shuttle and the airport bus are all close. The old town is a walk of around fifteen minutes, and trams and buses into the centre and to Bergisel leave from the station forecourt.

Rooms: choose a view room or a balcony room if you can, as the mountain outlook makes a big difference. Standard rooms are compact and best for one or two people travelling light. Special One rooms give a little more space.

Who it suits: budget-minded couples, solo travellers, rail travellers and anyone using Innsbruck as a base for day trips into Tyrol.

Good to know: breakfast is served from 6:00 to 10:00 on weekdays and from 7:00 to 11:00 at weekends and on public holidays, and it is charged separately. Check-in is from 15:00 and check-out by 12:00, and app users can check in online and use a mobile key. The hotel has no parking of its own; the public car park at the main station is the nearest option. Rooms are not large, so families with young children may prefer a hotel with family rooms.