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Salzburg Altstadt · Getreidegasse, gegenüber dem Festspielhaus
Arthotel Blaue Gans
A house that has taken in guests since 1350 — Salzburg's oldest inn, in the middle of the Getreidegasse, a stone's throw from Mozart's birthplace and directly opposite the Festival Hall. Andreas Gfrerer has turned the centuries-old walls into an arthotel: more than 120 works of art, 34 rooms each a one-of-a-kind, a restaurant with a vaulted hall, a brasserie and a wine archive in the rock cellar. Not a museum, but a lived-in place where history, design and contemporary art stand side by side as a matter of course.
- Location
- Salzburg Altstadt · Getreidegasse, gegenüber dem Festspielhaus
- Best for
- Art · Culture · Festival · Food · City breaks
- Best season
- Ganzjährig · Year-round
- Price
- €€
- Visit hotel website
- blauegans.at
Transportation Options
- Flughafen Salzburg W. A. Mozart (ca. 20 Min.)
- Hauptbahnhof Salzburg (ca. 10 Min.)
- Altstadt-Garage Mönchsberg (wenige Gehminuten)
- Festspielhaus & Mozarts Geburtshaus — zu Fuß
Basic Information
- Number of rooms: 34
Hotel Features
- Ältestes Gasthaus Salzburgs — seit 1350
- 34 individuell gestaltete Zimmer & Suiten
- Über 120 Kunstwerke im Haus (Arthotel)
- Restaurant mit Gewölbe-Saal & Brasserie
Gallery
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Our take
Why we love it
Salzburg's oldest guesthouse — since 1350 — and not for a second museum-like. History that is lived in.
More than 120 works of art make this an arthotel: here, art is an attitude, not decoration.
The location is unbeatable — the Getreidegasse, opposite the Festival Hall, beside Mozart's birthplace.
A restaurant with three worlds: vaulted hall, brasserie and a wine archive in a 14th-century rock cellar.
34 rooms, each one-of-a-kind: plenty of design, light on knick-knacks, historic walls as the stage.
Food & Drink
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Salzburg's oldest guesthouse as an arthotel — over 120 works of art within 660-year-old walls.
Restaurant & Vaulted Hall
Chef Max Sampl and his team cook along the old Salzburg–Venice trade route: Alpine ingredients combined with flavours from the south, refined with house-made or carefully chosen products. In the colder months the historic vaulted hall, with its barrel ceiling, is the warmest seat in the house.
Brasserie & Campari Bar
The modern brasserie brings metropolitan lightness into the old house — casual, lively, made for a glass and good conversation. The Campari bar nods to the centuries-old trade routes between Salzburg and Venice; in summer, the terrace right in front of the Festival Hall draws in a Mediterranean mood.
Wine Archive in the Rock Cellar
The rustic 14th-century cellar, cut straight into the Mönchsberg rock, holds a wine archive of around 1,500 bottles. A retreat for intimate gatherings, tastings and long evenings away from the bustle of the old town.
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The City's Oldest Guesthouse
Goosebumps since 1350
Guests have been taken in here since 1350 — which makes the Blaue Gans the oldest guesthouse in Salzburg. It stands in the middle of the Getreidegasse, the old town's most famous lane with its wrought-iron guild signs, just a few steps from Mozart's birthplace and directly opposite the Festival Hall.
Owner Andreas Gfrerer has carefully revived the centuries-old walls: old structures, natural stone floors and vaults were left visible and married with clear, contemporary design. The result is not a nostalgic hotel but a lived-in, vibrant place within the UNESCO World Heritage old town of Salzburg.
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Art Throughout the House
More than 120 works
More than 120 works of art make the Blaue Gans what its name promises: an arthotel. They do not merely hang on the walls but shape the corridors, the rooms and the restaurant — from interventions by contemporary artists to the design of the spaces themselves, turning the whole house into a habitable work of art.
Those who wish can follow the "Walk of Modern Art" through the house and the quarter. Here art is not an add-on but the attitude from which everything else grows — hospitality as an encounter with inspiring people and their work.
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34 One-of-a-Kind Rooms
Plenty of design, light on knick-knacks
Thirty-four rooms and suites, from spacious to compact — and no two are alike. Historic architecture, craftsmanship and natural materials shape each space; artworks and design classics meet old walls, wooden floors and the light of the old town.
The principle is clear: plenty of design, light on knick-knacks. From the compact room to the suite and the City Flat, there is a fit for every personal circumstance — all just steps from Salzburg's great stages, museums and squares.
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A Kitchen Between Salzburg and Venice
Alpine meets the south
In the house restaurant, Max Sampl and his team cook along the historic Salzburg–Venice trade route: Alpine ingredients combined with flavours from the south, refined with house-made or carefully chosen products. Honest, precise, seasonal.
Three very different settings for three very different moods: the historic vaulted hall for intimate evenings, the lively brasserie with its Campari bar for company, and the wine archive in the 14th-century rock cellar with around 1,500 bottles. In summer, the terrace opens directly in front of the Festival Hall.
Accommodation
Rooms & Suites
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People
The Hosts
Andreas Gfrerer runs the Blaue Gans as a personal project — and sees it less as a hotel than as a "large treasure trove in which I preserve encounters with inspiring people". From this attitude grew the arthotel: the idea of the old guesthouse as a gathering place for the community, carried forward with contemporary art, clear design and a kitchen that takes its place seriously. The house is run by a team that, as hotel manager Cornelia puts it, "opens doors to concert halls, restaurants and the most beautiful places in the city for our guests".
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Location
Austria
Salzburg
Getreidegasse 41–43, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
The Blaue Gans sits in the heart of Salzburg's old town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site — on the Getreidegasse, opposite the Festival Hall and Herbert-von-Karajan-Platz, a few steps from Mozart's birthplace. Everything is on foot: the funicular up to Hohensalzburg Fortress, the Mönchsberg with its galleries, the Salzach river and the old-town lanes. In summer the Festival shapes the city, in Advent the Christmas markets. Salzburg Airport is around 20 minutes away, the main station ten; the lakes of the Salzkammergut and the Alps begin at the city's edge.
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