Description
Located at the heart of the Ötztal Alps, the Explorer Hotel makes a perfect base camp for active mountain adventurers. You can look forward to trendy design rooms with plenty of storage space and a cozy sitting area. Enjoy a healthy breakfast buffet with egg frying station. Our interactive touch walls provide you with detailed information about mountain tours and ski areas in the surroundings. Unwind at the in-house Sport Spa or try the latest sports equipment in our ski and bike area.
Highlights
Booking benefits
- Best price guarantee
- No booking fees
- Official Ötztal booking portal
- Safe thanks to SSL
Double room
All design double rooms (approx. 21 m²) are modernly furnished and have private bathrooms incl. shower and WC: cozy sitting niche with panoramic window and plenty of storage space for sports equipment. There is also a safe and a flat-screen TV in every room. Some rooms also feature an extra bed and/or a connecting door.
Room/apartment features
- towels available
- safe
- non-smoking room/apt.
- open foot-end of bed
- bed linen (non-allergenic)
- room/apt. (non-allergic)
- satellite TV
- WiFi
- room/apt. with connecting door
- hairdryer
- bed linen available
Bed distribution
- cot
- double bed (1 bed/2 mattresses)
Bathroom facilities
- toilet
- shower
- no. of bathrooms: 1
Ratings
Further information
Locations
Located at the heart of the Ötztal Alps, the Explorer Hotel makes a perfect base camp for active mountain adventurers. You can look forward to trendy design rooms with plenty of storage space and a cozy sitting area. Enjoy a healthy breakfast buffet with egg frying station. Our interactive touch walls provide you with detailed information about mountain tours and ski areas in the surroundings. Unwind at the in-house Sport Spa or try the latest sports equipment in our ski and bike area.
Arrival information
Check-in: from 3 pm / Check-out: by 10.30 am
Early Check-In from 9.00 am and Late Check-Out until 6.00 pm on request and for an extra charge (€ 30)
Directions: Inntal Autobahn A12 - exit 123, towards "Haiming/Ötztal" - on B 186 Ötztal federal road to Umhausen - turn right in front of "Hofer" supermarket - welcome to Explorer Hotel Ötztal.
Additional information
Included: Wi-Fi, healthy breakfast buffet incl. over 70 components, Sport Spa with sauna, steam bath, infrared cabin and fitness room; workbench for ski- and bike selfservice
Included in summer: benefits as a "Bike Homes" partner
Exclusive: local tax, bike rental, ski- and snowboard rental, early check-in (from 9 am) or late check-out (until 6 pm) for € 30.00 per room
The local tax is not included in the total price and will be charged directly by the host.
Local tax until 01.11.2025: EUR 4.00 | from 1.11.2025: EUR 5.00 per person and night.
No resort tax is charged for children and teenagers who have their 15th birthday within the running calender year.
Top-Facilities
- sauna
- families
- WiFi
- pets welcome
Accommodation
Beds & rooms
- double room/s: 100
- bed / s: 196
Foreign languages
- English
Wellness
- infrared cabin
- sauna
- steambath
Groups
- groups possible with max. pers.: 180
- bus groups possible
Category
- bed & breakfast
- seminar hotel
Sports / Leisure time
- hikes/guided hiking tours
- mountain/hiking guide
- fitness room
Bike
- Lockable bicycle storage room
- Bike racks
- free use of bicycle repair tools / wheel repair kit
- repair service in the house
- bike - info - corner with bike-information folders
- expert advice or bike-guide
- individual bicycle lock
- bidcycle wash facilities
Suitability
- groups
- families
Meals
- breakfast buffet
- vegetarian food
- gluten-free meals
Payment methods
- credit cards accepted
- EC-Cash/Maestro
Location
- on the hiking trail
- central location
- Entfernung Skipiste (Meter): 8
- located on a hill
- right at the cross-country ski trail
Meetings / Conferences
- meeting/seminar rooms for max. pers.: 180
- video projector
- flipchart
Facilities / Services
- bar
- parking space for bicycles
- Wasch & Trockenmöglichkeit für Kleidung
- internet - e-mail available
- ski storeroom
- EV charging station
- lift / elevator
- terrace
- WiFi
- pets welcome
- free use of internet
- satellite TV
Rental
- bike rental
- snowboard rental
- ski rental
Sustainability criteria
Mobility
- Possibility to arrive by public transport
- Possibility to charge electric vehicles
- Kostenlose Nutzung des öffentlichen Busverkehrs im gesamten Ötztal
- Information/Motivation zu ökologisch günstigen Verkehrsmitteln
Waste separation & waste avoidance
- Avoiding of throw-away pack
- No plastic packaging for shampoo, shower gel, offered toiletries
- Waste separation / recycling containers
- No application of plastic straws, plastic cups and bottles, plastic tablewere and cutlery, plastic stirrers, plastic decoration
- Abfalltrennung für Gäste/Besucher möglich
- Verwendung von Mehrweggebinden
- Abfallbehälter in den Toiletten
- Hinweis zur ordnungsgemäßen Mülltrennung / Zuführung zum Recyclingsystem
- Minimierung von Einwegprodukten im Sanitärbereich
Food & beverage
- Variety of vegetarian and vegan dishes and drinks
- Choice between portion sizes
- Surrender of convenience products
- Avoiding, further processing or donation of leftover food
- Hinweis auf qualitätsgeprüftes, trinkbares Leitungswasser
Energy efficiency
- Application of electric devices with high level of energy-efficiency solely
- Minimisation of ernergy effort by using Smartsystems such as key cards or motion detectors
- At least 80 % of the illumination is produced by energy-efficient LED lamps
- Application of solar energy, photovoltaics, wind energy, geothermal energy, heat pumps...
- Electricity extracted from 100 % renewable energy
- All windows are double glazed
- Application of natural materials for insulation solely
- Energy-efficient construction / sustainable building and expendable materials
- Erneuerbare Energiequellen
- Keine Heizgeräte und Klimaanlagen/-geräte für Außenbereiche
- Bedarfsorientierte Regelung der Saunazeiten
Man & culture
- Tours and activities are offered by local tour guides and companies
- Payment of fair salaries and basic wages higher than minimum pay
- Guests/customers get information for eco-systems, tradition, culture of the destination and for rules of conduct for visitors
- Year-round employment of staff
- Flexible employment models to bind skilled employees and permanent staff
- Application of regional companies, craftsmen, suppliers solely
- Erhaltung der Artenvielfalt, Ökosysteme und Landschaften
- Gäste/Kunden erhalten Informationen zum Naturpark Haus & Ötztaler Museen
Water economy
- Water cooler/water dispenser
- Application of water-saving showers, sinks (intelligent showers, shower head with low flow rate...)
- Application of water-saving toilets (e.g. toilets with low flow rates, toilets with separated flush)
- Guests can use towels several times
Cleaning
- Guests have the possibility to dispense the daily cleaning
- Usage of cleansing materials and products without toxic chemicals consisting of natural, eco-friendly components