... 26), and have booked a vacation rental apartment for our stay. This being our first trip to Salzburg, we're a bit worried about the location/quality of the apartment. Does anyone know if this area is good? The owner gave us this address: Salzburg, Schrannengasse 2 Is this a ... more

... We're trying to find vacation rental apartments but we can't seem to find any. I found this one site: http://www.twarp.com/lodging/salzburg/go?page=pdetails&i=2810&d=23&m=12&y=2009&n=3&p=4&city= The apartment seems okay and the price ... more

... want to stay in a vacation rental since we will be staying for Christmas (December 23-26). I found a few, but I'm not sure if they're nice. Has anyone tried these? http://www.holiday-rentals.co.uk/Austria/holiday-apartment-Salzburg/p73876.htm?cid=E_hrownerinquiry_DB ... more

... very nice area for your vacation. The road crews do an excelent job of keeping the roadwasy in good condition in winter. Normally you will find little or no trouble driving using some care. Maurach by the lake is by the roadway #181. If you go south , it will take ... more

... has passed a law demanding that cars, vans and trucks up to 3,500 kg must be provided with winter equipment under winter weather conditions (November 1 to April 15). I would check to see that your chosen rental agency will comply, since you will get the car in Munich ... more

... regards "amphytrion" suggestion regarding snow tires I was in fact going to get them from Budget car rental (checked online and they have them for an extra). Will get snow chains just in case as well. Yes I agree with GPS utility and in fact I have one. Thanks again ... more

... American Disease" -- spending the whole vacation racing from ... ... touring in the mountains by rental car. We drove a good 60 to 90 minutes each way to hike at the Krimmler Wasserfall (which is in the big and beautiful Hohe Tauern National Park, much closer to Salzburg than to Innsbruck) and ... more

... Germany as in the US for international flights), plus drop off the rental car at the airport, so I'm not planning on making any other stops along the way, but we don't want to arrive too early at the airport and then sit there all morning either. Thanks ... more

... it is still a popular vacation time here. More so during the final weeks in August. Similar problems can occur in winter weekends with skiers. The autobahn Salzburg - Munich is an important traffic artery for vacationers as well as others and can be a bad traffic mess with frequent stalls ... more