Zell am See Family Hotels with Water Park Access

Staying in Zell am See means the lake and the Schmittenhöhe on the doorstep, with Tauern Spa Kaprun a short bus ride away for the water park day. Because the Summer Card is included at every hotel here, the difference between them is the room type, the distance to the lake and whether there is a pool for the evenings back at the hotel.

For families who want an indoor pool at the hotel as well as the water park, I would look first at das zellersee. It is a four-star with a heated indoor pool and a small spa zone, about ten minutes on foot from both the lake and the Schmittenhöhe cable car base. The pool stays open until 9pm, which matters on days when the children are too tired for another bus trip to Kaprun. Family rooms are listed, and the Summer Card is included, so a day at Tauern Spa can be followed by a quiet evening swim without leaving the building.

Hotel Grüner Baum is the choice for parents who want to stay in the old town. It is a family-run four-star in the pedestrian centre, about 80 metres from the lake, with family rooms that have separate sleeping zones and, in most cases, a balcony. Its small indoor pool and sauna are free for guests, and the listing places Tauern Spa Kaprun about fifteen minutes away by bus. Hotel Traube, a traditional three-star ten metres from the lake promenade on the same street as the boat dock, has no pool of its own but includes breakfast and family rooms that sleep four.

Apartments suit families who want to cook. The House Zell am See is an apartment hotel about 90 metres from the lake, with studios and one or two bedroom apartments that include a small kitchen and a separate living area. It has no pool on site, so the Summer Card does the work, with the public lake pools at the Strandbad and Tauern Spa listed in its description. The bus stop for Kaprun is about three minutes away on foot. For families who want a hotel pool and a kitchen together, Elements Resort is the better match on this page.

Elements Resort Zell am See sits by the Schüttdorf district, about three minutes on foot from the lake and around ten minutes by bus from Tauern Spa Kaprun. It is an apartment-style four-star with kitchens, separate bedrooms and balconies, and an indoor pool, sauna and steam room that are free for guests. Schüttdorf lies on the Kaprun side of town, which shortens the trip to the water park. I would book it for a longer stay with younger children, when cooking some meals and swimming at the hotel make the week easier to run. Family-sized apartments are the main reason to choose it.