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Visitor reviews for Söll Ski Resort

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• January 22, 2012
  frank and liz from north wales from United Kingdom
  

  Back to Soll (Söll) in Feb for our 26th year. Summer and winter it speaks for itself with great hospitality. We always stay in private pensions, it's the best way to get to know the local people. We are taking our grandson with us for his 2nd visit and he has just turned one year old. We will be staying at the same pension we stayed at last summer. Fly to Munich, pick up the minibus and you are as good as there. You can't get bored skiing such a vast area. Try skiing to Brixental and taking the gondola over to Westendorf. It's a great trip in both directions. Soll is a great place for everyone, enough said.

• Söll Ratings

  Based on 9 votes. Vote

  Access: 4.6 (1) At least one overnight stop, (2) requires a whole day, (3) requires more than half a day – you may have time for a few turns (4) arrive by lunchtime and ski all afternoon, (5) there is a main airport within an hour of Söll.	Public Transport: 4.3 (1) There are no buses or taxis to Söll, (3) there are slow or infrequent buses / trains available, (5) getting to the resort is easy with frequent bus / train connections.
  Scenery: 4.8 (1) An ugly resort in a bland setting, (3) average mountain views and resort, (5) a spectacular setting and a beautiful / historic resort town.	Accommodation: 4.6 (1) No places to stay in/near Söll, (3) a few places to stay in the resort, (5) a wide variety of accommodation suitable to suit all budgets.
  Cheap Rooms: 3.9 (1) No budget accommodation available, (3) just one or two hostels so book ahead, (5) several cheap hostels and pensions available.	Luxury Hotels: 3.4 (1) No luxury accommodation available, (3) just one or two luxury hotels so book ahead, (5) several up-market hotels in Söll.
  Ski in/Ski out: 3.0 (1) The ski area is located far from any accommodation, (3) a free ski bus takes you to the ski area in a short trip, (5) Ski-in ski-out accommodation is available.	Childcare: 3.6 (1) There are no child care facilities at Söll, (5) the resort has excellent child-care facilities including at least one reasonably priced creche.
  Snowsure: 3.8 (1) Occasionally gets enough snow for skiing, (2) is often closed due to a lack of snow, (3) occasionally suffers from a lack of snow, (4) rarely suffers from a lack of snow, (5) Söll is snowsure even in the poorest seasons.	Snowmaking: 4.6 (1) Söll relies entirely on natural snow, (3) there are just a few snow cannons, (5) there are snowmaking facilities on all pistes.
  Snow Grooming: 4.4 (1) There are no snow groomers at Söll, (3) occasionally some pistes are left ungroomed and in a poor state, (5) all the runs at Söll are groomed daily.	Shelter: 4.2 (1) there is nowhere to ski when it is windy or visibility is bad and lifts often shut, (3) there are some trees for poor visibility but main lifts sometimes close, (5) Söll is mostly in forest where you can ski in flat-light and windy days, lifts rarely close.
  Nearby options: 4.1 (1) If snow conditions are poor at Söll, it will be poor everywhere nearby, (3) there are good alternatives within an hours drive, (5) other locations on the same lift pass provide a rich variety of snowsure ski conditions.	Regional rating: 3.8 (1) Söll usually has poor snow conditions compared to other resorts in region, (3) has average conditions for the region, (5) usually has the best snow conditions in the region.
  Lift Staff: 4.2 (1) The staff at Söll are rude or unhelpful, (5) lift staff at Söll are pleasant, cheerful and eager to help.	Crowds/Queues: 3.8 (1) the resort is always busy and there are usually long lift queues, (3) it is quiet apart from occasional weekends and school holidays, (5) it is uncrowded and lift queues are very rare.
  Ski Schools: 4.4 (1) No ski schools available, (2) one or two ski schools but local language only, (3) a few ski schools but book early for multi-lingual instructors, (4) plenty of ski schools and multi-lingual instructors available, (5) excellent ski schools with friendly multi-lingual ski instructors.	Hire and Repairs: 4.8 (1) Nothing can be sourced, not even ski-wax or ptex. (3) there are some ski shops but rentals need to be booked in advance, (5) good quality ski equipment can be purchased or hired and overnight repairs are possible.
  Variety of pistes: 4.5 (1) The ski runs are featureless and unvaried, (3) the ski runs are varied but not extensive enough for a week, (5) Söll has diverse and interesting pistes including forests and high alpine terrain.	Beginners: 4.4 (1) Beginners can only watch others ski and snowboard, (3) a few gentle slopes but beginners will get bored in less than a week, (3) Vast areas of gentle terrain.
  Intermediates: 4.8 (1) No intermediate terrain at Söll, (3) intermediate skiers will get bored after a few days, (5) vast areas of cruising runs.	Advanced: 3.8 (1) Nothing for advanced skiers and snowboarders, (3) enough steep terrain for a few days with some good offpiste, (5) Enough steep terrain and offpiste areas to entertain advanced skiers for at least a week.
  Snow Park: 3.6 (1) Not even a kicker at Söll, (3) average sized park quite well looked after, (5) huge park area and expertly crafted pipes, jumps and boardercross trails.	Off-piste: 3.5 (1) No off-piste worth mentioning, (2) off piste is out-of-bounds, (3) some varied offpiste that stays fresh for one or two days, (5) a vast array of off-piste routes that can stay untracked for several days.
  Cross-country: 4.0 (1) There is nowhere to go for cross-country skiing around Söll, (3) there are some cross country trails available, (5) the area features many spectacular and well maintained cross-country trails.	Luge/Toboggan: 4.4 (1) No designated luge or toboggan runs, (3) there are toboggan runs that open quite often, (5) Söll has long and well maintained luge / toboggan facilities suitable for all ages.
  Mountain Dining: 4.6 (1) Nowhere to buy food by the pistes, (3) some places to eat up on the mountain but they are often busy and expensive, (5) there is a variety of excellent mountain eateries right next to the slopes to suit all budgets.	Eating: 4.3 (1) Bring your own food, there isn't even a shop. (5) A wide variety of places to eat and drink in the resort, from fast food to fancy restaurants.
  Apres-Ski: 4.7 (1) Nothing to do, not even a bar, (3) there are a few bars in the resort but nothing special, (5) clubs and bars stay open until very late and have a friendly atmosphere.	Other Sports: 3.9 (1) No sports facilities at all apart from ski lifts, (3) resort has just a small public swimming pool, (5) resort has all kinds of sports facilities, including a full-size swimming pool.
  Entertainment: 3.5 (1) Besides the snow and walking there is nothing to do here, (3) the non-skier will find things to do for few days but may become bored after a week, (5) the resort area is a fascinating place to visit, regardless of winter sports.	Winter Walks: 3.7 (1) Very limited walking and no snowshoe trails, (3) a couple of designated scenic walking/snowshoe trails, (5) extensive and diverse winter walking trails for all abilities.
  Ski Pass Value: 4.4 (1) A 1 week ski pass is overpriced compared to the number of lifts available, (3) the ski pass is averagely priced and covers a reasonable number of lifts, (5) ski passes are excellent value for money and cover a lot of lifts spanning a big area.	Value (National): 4.4 (1) Overall, Söll is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the country and not worth the money, (3) overall represents average value for money, (5) overall offers the best value resort in the country.
  Value (Global): 4.7 (1) Overall, Söll is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the world, (3) overall it offers pretty average value for money compared to resorts from other countries, (5) internationally the resort offers excellent value for money.

  Based on 9 votes. Vote

• January 04, 2012
  Clayton from United Kingdom
  

  Just returned from a long Xmas in Soll with 3 other families, all have visited on many occasions but the 1st time with all the children.
  What can you say, a great place and with the snow falling most days and lots of it it was magical.
  Everywhere was as welcoming and helpful as usual, from the guys in the locker room at the foot of the gondola to all the bars and restaurants we visited. Good to see the prices not gone silly as in other areas.
  Back on the 13th January for another week with a large group and can't wait.
  If you see a group of Taffia, give us a shout !! We will be accompanied by Tony Pandy, our guide.
  Harry, look out, you are feeding us for a week....

• December 15, 2011
  penderyn from United Kingdom
  

  Have stayed in Soll a number of times, fantastic small town atmosphere, good apres-ski, always see familiar faces in the village, endless ski terrain, and probably the most welcoming host in Harry in the Soller Stuben.

• December 10, 2011
  jill levers from United Kingdom
  

  Like a good friend of ours (see earlier posting) we have been visiting Soll for 30 years summer and winter.
  Already mentioned is the fabulous Soller Stuben who did us a superb wedding reception.
  No other place like it!

• September 11, 2011
  BOB WARBURTON from United Kingdom
  

  45 years in Soll. This is my second home. Need I say any more.

• June 13, 2011
  Sylvia Ron from United Kingdom
  

  Have been going to Soll for 15 years and have met and made some good friends there. Food is excellent wherever you eat: Mirabelle cakes and ice cream is fabulous and the people make you feel really welcome. Can't wait to go back again.

• February 11, 2011
  Richard Graham from United Kingdom
  

  We have been skiing in Söll for over 20 years. It just keeps drawing us back despite the fact we have skied in resorts all over the world. It's the total package we enjoy: plenty of runs to suit all abilities (how many English people ski blacks), good food at reasonable prices on the mountain, excellent lift system (one of the best in the world) and snow sure due to all the snow making.
  There is good nightlife to be found - live music in the Salvenstaddle and in the back bar of the Postwirt Hotel to name but two venues.
  Excellent hotels we can recommend: the Postwirt and the Gansleit. Friendly people.
  Ideal beginners slope and plenty of runs to allow people to progress.
  Top tip: don't worry if the ski bus is full, ask your hotel to book a taxi to the lift station. It costs about Euros 1.5 per person and cuts out all the hassle. If you fancy a trip to Ellmau or Scheffau, but you're not confident, you can ski there and back in a day then take a taxi to either resort and ski back.
  Try Söll, you won't regret it.

• February 10, 2011
  Vivienne, David, Beth & Dot from United Kingdom
  

  Two weeks till we return to Söll for our favourite holiday of the year. Been going for 10 years and wouldn't consider changing. Skiing is always great and even when there was no snow at village level one year, we still had fantastic pistes and miles to explore. Never had any bother with queues and on the very rare occasion we had to wait (all of 5 mins) there wasn't the pushing and barging we experienced in Italy or France.
  We began as a couple and the nightlife was great. But in recent years we have taken along our 4yr old and her brilliant nana who looks after her while we ski. Hoping to get Beth on the slopes for the first time this year!

  We have never met friendlier locals - my mum has a great time out and about in the village with Beth! Our first port of call for lunch when we arrived 10 years ago was Dorfstubn and we still go regularly, in fact we are staying there this year for the first time. Soller Stuben is our favourite place to chill as Harry and his mum are SO friendly and my little girl just loves Anna, the waitress, who if it's not too busy, even gives her a notepad and lets her 'help' with the orders! The food is excellent, hearty and reasonably priced.

  If you've never been to Söll, you really should give it a go. It is one of those places that inspires loyalty!

• December 22, 2010
  Mat & Brigitte from United Kingdom
  

  This will be my sixteenth year and Brigitte's tenth at Söll; twice a year when we can manage it. I've skied quite a few European resorts, but Söll always calls me back. The lift system is now second to none with flying sofas and bubbles all over the place, some with heated seats, and the pistes are always well looked after.
  We always fly into Munich on Fri pm, pick up a hire car and drive to Söll (one and a half hours, even when busy). Stay for 8 nights, then back the following Sat pm.
  We always stay with Margaret, Theo & Eva at the Mirabell, best cakes in Austria. It's also great for a relaxing and quiet apres-ski (showing my age here). All the restaurants are good, our favourites are Dorf Stubbn & Auf da Muhle.
  We're going Jan 14 & March 4, counting the days.
  By the way, the best ski shop in Söll is Steinbacker Snow & Fun. Go and have a chat with Martin & Stathis.

• January 16, 2010
  Paul Fisher from United Kingdom
  

  Recently returned yet again from the best place in the world - Söll. Been going for 30 years, summer and winter, so you'd expect me to say that. My kids were brought up visiting the mountains here and they, like my wife and I, return whenever they can.

  It's the kind of place you hate leaving. The people are so friendly, the scenery so beautiful, the bars and restaurants so good....what more can be said.

  Tips for people that don't know SSöll as well as us? Well, the friendliest restaurant and bar is the Soller Stuben, owned by the nicest mother and son team you can ever meet. Great food, beer and company - cannot be bettered.

  Also try Bella Vita, Giovanni, Auf da Muhle or any number of other great places. For cakes, the best anywhere are at Mirabel.

  Join us, and go back often. It's the place to be!

• January 03, 2010
  David O'Connell from Ireland
  

  Just back from Soll. First time skiing - ski school for the week. What a fantasy week. Stayed in hotel Modlineing.
  Highly recommended. Will be going back next year.

• January 03, 2010
  Graham from United Kingdom
  

  I used to live in Munich and ski at SkiWelt every weekend, but now in UK. Söll is a lovely town, everything you need with a choice. Hotel Eggelwert was friendly, warm and the bar bill much less than I expected.
  Top tip for that wait from checkout to bus.
  Go swimming, you can get a towel for 5E deposit, those not interested can sit in the cafe who does great salads and the normal wurst etc. Friendly staff with lots of space, much better than a crowded cafe in town. Even if not swimming its a easy place to sit and read a book.

• January 03, 2010
  Chris Pederick from United Kingdom
  

  Jan 2010 will be our fourth trip back to Söll in 3 years, just love the place. Miles of skiing, so much so we have not covered it all yet. Only ever had one day when we couldn't ski as the slopes were closed due to very high winds. Quality of the runs are near perfect and there never seems to be much of a queue for the lifts. Have skiied Germany, France, Italy, Bulgaria & Andorra and Söll tops the lot so far.
  Stayed each time at the Hotel Gansleit just on the edge of town. Fantastic place run by Steve (English) & Rosi (Austrian) and Rosi's parents Hans & Anni. Very friendly and helpful people. Steve will take you out for a good run, free of charge, a couple of days during the week so you don't need to refer to any maps, just enjoy the skiing. 1000% recommended.

• December 22, 2009
  Warren from United Kingdom
  

  Feb 2010 will be my 3rd consecutive year visiting Söll for the annual ski trip. Soll is brilliant, and although me and my ski mate spent considerable time last month reviewing lots of resorts in Austria, Italy and France, we arrived at the conclusion, that for our main criteria - size of area, number of runs, amount of cannon coverage, transfer time to resort, price, and accessibility to the slopes, Söll was still the best overall package. The skiing has been fab last 2 years, this year (feb 09) we experienced major snowfall for 5 days so skiing was bit restricted due to lack of visibility, but last year (feb 08) we had fantastic sunshine and brilliant skiing. There are 90 odd runs in the ski area (called the skiwelt). Few testing blacks though but many challenging reds which keep you focused. We stayed first time around in the lodge mounty - Nielsons lodge. It was ok, functional and good food but a bit basic and rough round the edges and a walk from the town centre. This year we stayed at Modlinger Sport which was much "posher" and closer to the town. We're staying there next time too. Good ski shop to use is Snow and fun which is accessed via skiset.co.uk. They have no queues as the travel reps all take their guests to another shop. Result. You can store skis and boots at the lockers just down from the Gondola for about 7 euros a week. There are loads of mountain bars where you can eat or get a beer and all reasonably priced. Recommend a ski over to Westendorf to get the new gondola to the top. Spectacular ride and great skiing back down! Overall Soll is tops. Recommended 100% Go see Kristian in Dolce vita bar in town. Nice bloke and top bar if you don't like having to shout at everyone all night over loud music!!

• December 15, 2009
  Len from United Kingdom
  

  My wife and I took our teenage daughters to Söll for a week in March 2009. This was our first time there, having been to Bulgaria previously. What a fantastic week! The seemingly endless SkiWelt runs were a dream to ski and we will be there again for another week in a few days time (19-26 December 2009). In March we stayed at the Hotel Tulpe. I wish we could have found a deal to stay there again this year. It is right on the bottom of the beginner slope so accessing the day's skiing was dead easy. We will be staying at the Hotel Faistenauer this time, which is in Söll itself. I am looking forward to the week's skiing even though we are not right on the slopes.

• November 06, 2009
  Hugh from United Kingdom
  

  Skied in Skiwelt area last year and was really impressed by the developments there - even the restaurant at the top has escalators down to the loos so no more stairs in ski boots. It's a few years since I've skied in Austria and the area is very good. Stayed in Hotel Austria in Soll on a half board basis and the food was excellent. The skiing conditions and hotel impressed us so much that we have booked to go back to Soll and Hotel Austria again this year

• February 18, 2009
  LilacLil from United Kingdom
  

  The SkiWelt area, including Soll, continues to improve every year we go back and now the whole Kitzbühel area can be included on the same lift pass which is just fab. Where else do you get heated seats on the lifts? Don't forget the amazing toboggan run for evening entertainment or just carry on skiing under the lights.

• January 20, 2009
  Andrew Towers from United Kingdom
  

  I am going back to Soll for the first time for a few years on the 31st. I can't wait to see it again, and see if any changes can match Heidi in Pub15 in the mid 90's - I'll let you know.

• December 10, 2008
  Simon Croxall from United Kingdom
  

  I first went to Soell (Soll) in 1995 with a group of 7 back in the days of pub 15 "what a place" and returned for the next three seasons. By this time it was a group of nearly 30 friends whom had met in Soell (Soll) over the years.
  From 1999 till 2005 we decided to give some other places a try including Bulgaria, Andorra, Italy and France which all had their good and bad points but never came close to Soell (Soll) and the skiwelt so Jan 2005 we returned and haven’t looked back since as the Ski area is vast and find a new little gem every year and the nightlife is fantastic with live music every night and late night discos/clubs if you fancy it.
  But with all this going on Soell (Soll) has still managed to maintain its Austrian village feel with fantastic buildings, a wonderful gold clad church and scenery to die for.
  All in all Soell (Soll) is a great place to spend a skiing holiday with friends or family and I don’t think I will ever go anywhere else as it has it all.

• December 10, 2008
  Brian Kemp from Austria
  

  Have skied in most of the countries in Europe but keep coming back to Soll. This year will be my 26th visit to this village. The skiing is dependent on the quality of snow but the Skiwelt area is so extensive there is always good skiing available somewhere and all the main runs are serviced with a large number of snow cannons.The village of Soll has a postcard quality and has a full range of activities to suit all ages. We have stayed on many occasions at the Hotel Greil in the village and cannot say enough to recommend a stay in this family run hotel

• November 15, 2008
  arron from United Kingdom
  

  Went to Soll with family, loved it at Christmas, going again this season 2009 still a great place to ski.

• March 18, 2008
  lankstead crew from United Kingdom
  

  First time in Austria and first time skiing..booking up immediately to return next year. Stayed @ pension Mirabell & made extremely welcome. Lovely village, great bars and restaurants. Stunning scenery, great skiing for all levels. Roll on 2009

• February 12, 2008
  johannah kennedy-liverpool!!! from United Kingdom
  

  Soll, the bet place to ski in Europe!! I first went to Soll in 1997 and loved it. We have tried a few different places. You won't be disappointed. It's the place to ski!! Enjoy!

• January 30, 2008
  Chris from United Kingdom
  

  First went to Soll in 2006 and went back again from 05/01/08 - 12/01/08. I stayed in a small pension on my first visit that was quite some distance from the town and slopes. This time I stayed in Hotel Austria that is in a perfect location. Just a short walk to the slopes and in the middle of the village.
  The bars and restaurants are all good, especially pizza from Giovanni’s. If you are hiring skis and boots don’t get them from the hire place in the garage as you will pay twice the price. It's well worth trying a hire shop that I think was called Sport Mayer. To find it walk out of the Hotel Austria turn right and walk down the street, you will then see it on the left hand side.
  The ski area is great and once you have got the hang of the sketchy map you can easily ski to the other resorts, but watch out as they close the lifts at 4.
  I always go the Salven stadl straight after the slopes, great atmosphere and really friendly people.
  Soll is such a great place for a ski holiday, I love the place and will be going back there again for a few days in March, can't wait!!!

• January 27, 2008
  The Padmore family from United Kingdom
  

  Went to soll in 2005 for Xmas so my children could see snow for the first time. We stayed at the Feldwebel hotel in the centre of Soll that was walking distance to the drag lift that took us to the main lift station. The hotel staff were very helpful and the rooms were clean. The food was good and had much to choose from. Plenty to do in Soll considering that it’s only a small village. The bars are good and you don’t get ripped off with the prices like in bigger towns. Soll also has a sleigh ride that goes through the forest and follows the river through the countryside ending up at a house where hot drinks are served and it also gives the horses a rest before the return ride. The children thought it was magical (so did I!). The lift queues can get long first thing in the morning, but you get that at every resort. The ski runs were good, well sign posted and some quite challenging, but I think the blue runs for a beginner can be a little bit to hard in one or two places. The views from the top of the mountains are beautiful and breath taking. We went to France (Meribel) the following year and found that it was not as good as Soll. It was very crowded, expensive and the French could be very rude at times. So this year were going back to Soll where the people are much friendlier and where we know that we’re going to have a good time.

• December 04, 2007
  Alison from United Kingdom
  

  Hi skiers. Going to Soll again for our fifth year over Christmas. Great fun; give the kids the opportunity to stay in the UK for Christmas and they want to go again.....but it's worth it. Found some great friends and pubs. Looks like we are going to have a great time also this year as lots of snow already. Looking at going again in our motorhome in Feb. Anybody been in a motorhome before?. Would love your comments. ;o))))

• December 02, 2007
  jon from United Kingdom
  

  Hi all skiers, Soll has good night life, restaurants and hotels. The slopes needed more snow but were well looked after! Loads of runs, lifts etc. We all had great fun skiing around the mountains so much that we are all going again with even more of us in Jan. Lets just hope that there's more snow than last year.
  See you there skiers ;o)

• February 20, 2007
  mrbean from Ireland
  

  Hi all,
  Just got back from Soll. They badly need snow. Found the slopes very busy. A lot of people traveled in to find snow etc.
  Soll has lots of runs. Nothing too hard. Slopes well groomed at night but they turn very moguley come evening. Found instructors and locals very friendly. Also, food was great value; 50 euros for a 3 course meal for two. Even less in some places. Good fun in bar Salven Stadl. Buffalo night club ends 6am ...
  Would highly recommend Soll depending on snow conditions.
  
  

• March 15, 2006
  Slev from Ireland
  

  Suited the intermidates amoung us well. Lots of reds and blues, with a few blacks. The snow was good when we were there. Beautiful views when the sun came out.
  The piste maps were a summary of the runs at best. Bit confusing for the first few days. Lifts start closing from 4 o clock onwards, so you could end up sking to one of the other villages with an expensive taxi home. Not many blue slopes around Soll for the beginners to move to from the green slope.
  Soll accommodation was booked out when we were there,but there was little queues at the lifts. Some runs got busy, but overall the area could cope with the crowd.
  Good fun afterwards with a few good bars.
  Stayed in hotel Eggerwirt half board. Rooms were fine and clean as was the food.
  We went with Inghams,but sorted out ski equipment ourselves (despite the hard sell from them when we arrived.) They also messed up the lift passes for the beginers which resulted in them missing a half day of lessons.
  Soll is a great place to go,especially for intermidiates. I would go back to the Skiwelt area ,but may stay in Scheffeu for easier access to the slopes.

• March 15, 2006
  Slev from Ireland
  

  Just back from Soll (11/3/06).
  Went with a group of 24, of mixed abilities.Everyone enjoyed the holiday.Soll and the skiwelt