Hotel Sonnhof – A Pampering Hotel Through and Through

“Delicious and local, with a certain touch of something special,” said our coach driver Urs Zingg of his experiences at the Genusshotel Sonnhof in the spa town of St. Veit. Since 2014 he has travelled to the Salzburg region every year with our guests and let the Hotel Sonnhof introduce him to the world of fine dining. “Every year it is special all over again.”

As with his mother back then, cuisine still comes first for Vitus Winkler today. Using local and seasonal produce, he cooks varied and above all delicious menus for his hotel's guests, which remain in the memory for years.

Precisely for this reason, too, Vitus Winkler has been awarded 4 toques by Gault Millau, and his unique award-winning cuisine offers an exciting journey through the world of delicacies and flavours. “The kitchen is not just for cooking; it is medicine for the body and balm for the soul,” says Vitus Winkler. “The lovely thing is that you can enjoy it together.”

Urs Zingg agrees with the award-winning chef on this. “I have never eaten as well as at the Hotel Sonnhof.” From breakfast to nightcap, visitors are accompanied by regional and seasonal produce. “Vitus knows where the cow's meat comes from. Herbs and vegetables are grown in the garden. Everything is local and fresh – that is exactly what good food is made from.”

The word diversity is by no means an exaggeration in connection with the pampering hotel Sonnhof. For every diet and every special request there is a sophisticated menu, creating exceptional and unique dishes for the guest. Edible works of art come to the table, enchanting, surprising and fascinating – a culinary experience that delights more than just the palate.

“The variety of the menus is special every single time!”

“The menus are coordinated and go wonderfully together. Without any fuss, the individual courses are brought to the table, and at the end you feel full and content,” says Urs Zingg of the culinary experiences at the Hotel Sonnhof. Vitus Winkler knows what his guests like and how best to enchant them: delicious breakfasts, sophisticated gala dishes, colourful desserts, dishes that look like little fantasy landscapes.

But it is not only the varied menu that makes the gourmet hotel Sonnhof a place of rest and relaxation. A unique mountain world surrounds the village of St. Veit im Pongau. Between Alpine waters and rock, the Genusshotel Sonnhof brings its guests very close to an unspoilt, natural mountain landscape.
The unique climate and the picturesque mountains are best experienced on leisurely walks in the idyllic natural landscape. Whether on comfortable deckchairs right on the mountain summit with an incomparable view of the Hohe Tauern, relaxation loungers under a green leafy canopy or barefoot trails in nature – the world around the pampering hotel Sonnhof invites you to linger and unwind.

Enjoyment and relaxation are given top priority both at the Hotel Sonnhof and on the EUROBUS gourmet tours. Every single fellow traveller can choose between a variety of excursions – for example to Salzburg, where a tour guide introduces them to the history of the city of Mozart, or to the Königssee, which impresses with its emerald-green water and imposing cliffs – or simply enjoy the atmosphere of the hotel.

Whether you would like to make your holiday a little more eventful or rather more restful – in the evening everyone is enchanted by a lavish, delicious menu that puts everything else in the shade. “It is something everyone should experience at least once,” says our coach driver Urs Zingg. “A very special trip that doesn't promise too much.”