Within Klagenfurt’s historic centre is Neuer Platz, a pretty square and the location of this year’s Christmas market. This area is a nice place to stay during your visit or somewhere near Domplatz would be convenient. In this guide, I list the best hotels near Klagenfurt Christmas Market based on value for money and distance to the main Christmas market.
Hotels Near Klagenfurt Christmas Market
The historic centre of Klagenfurt is located inland from Lake Wörthersee and is known as Innere Stadt. This is the location of the city’s two main Christmas markets and it’s the area where you’ll most likely want to stay. This is where you’ll find many sights, entertainment venues and places to eat out.
Top Pick
Hotel Sandwirth
Address: Pernhartgasse 9, Klagenfurt, Austria
Distance to the Christmas market: 200 metres or a 2-minute walk to Neuer Platz. Domplatz is a further 3 minutes.
You can’t miss the Sandwirth as you approach it as it’s located in a beautiful neoclassical building just off the pedestrianised city centre. The room is a good size, exceptionally comfortable and clean and the service is everything you’d expect in a small Austrian hotel. Along with the regular rooms, there are suites and apartments available.
Features:
- Ideal location.
- Exceptional breakfast.
- Good-sized gym and sauna.
- Attentive and welcoming staff.
Sustainability:
- The hotel is working to reduce food waste.
- Most food is sourced from the region around Klagenfurt.
- Single-use plastic is avoided.
- The hotel uses energy-efficient lighting.
Pros: You really can’t beat this hotel for its location near the Christmas markets and everything else a visitor to Klagenfurt would be interested in. If the weather is good, you can rent a bike from the hotel and actively get around the city.
Cons: The hotel doesn’t use renewable energy as its source of electricity.
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Next Best
Hotel Palais Porcia
Address: Neuer Platz 13, Klagenfurt, Austria
Distance to the Christmas market: Located directly on Neuer Platz, the location of the Christmas market.
If location near the Christmas market is of utmost importance, then this is the hotel for you. You can literally step out onto the main square from the hotel, taking in the festive atmosphere each time you come and go. The rooms are unusually furnished in Baroque or Biedermeier style, making this one of the unique places to stay in Klagenfurt. They have some good sustainability measures in place like using organically grown, local food and reducing food waste where possible.
Budget Hotel
Limehome Klagenfurt
Address: 26 Karfreitstraße, Klagenfurt, Austria
Distance to the Christmas market: 300 metres (4 minutes) to Neuer Platz and 200 metres (2 minutes) to Domplatz.
Limehome is almost at the entrance to Domplatz and close to everything else in the Innere Stadt. These are furnished apartments so not only are they affordable but also give you plenty of living space and access to a small kitchen and washing machine. This is a great option for longer stays.
Read my guide to Klagenfurt Christmas Market for the latest dates, opening times, locations and local Christmas specialties.
This list of the best Christmas markets in Austria has more ideas on where to go over the holidays.
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Recommendations are independently chosen based on personal travel experiences and extensive research. This post contains affiliate links to hotels in Klagenfurt, Austria. This means I get a small commission from any bookings at no extra cost to you.
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