Review: Grand Tirolia Hotel Kitzbuhel, Hilton Curio Collection

Tourism in Austria is currently forbidden until at least Mid-January. That's most probably why the hotel seems "closed."

Only business travel is allowed under special circumstances.

WoW, some fantastic views from that balcony!

So Lucky when are you going to address the fact that you seem to have been back in the US since at least late November going from hubby and mother in law Instagram pages?

Surely you have some new US hotel reviews since you went ski in Colorado I think it was?

If you are back in that area in the summer again, I highly recommend Zel am See instead. Quieter, but so much nicer. I know you and Ford are into the outdoors and there is so much great hiking around there. Obviously the lake is gorgeous, too.

Is it close to ski areas?

You should visit lake Tegernsee next time your in the area (my hometown) it’s far less touristy then Kitzbuhel but really picturesque and got the advantage of the lovely lake being just at it. With also ski areas around.
Also it’s Bavaria of course always a little nicer as Austria 😉
Hmu for some insider tips here,
also got points hotels here and a few fanatisch Wellness retreats

"The bedroom featured a reasonably comfortable king size bed, with two separate duvets (as is the norm in much of Europe)."

Two separate duvets is the norm in Germany or Scandinavia... but not in Latin countries or southern ones in Europe.

I hate those two separate duvets!

@Bob is correct in saying the two duvet thing is a decidedly nordic/central european thing, not typically found in Mediterranean Europe.

I'll respectfully disagree about hating it. I LOVE them; so much so that my wife and I have them at home now. It's so nice not to wake up at 3am to find that my spouse has taken 3/4 of the king size duvet.

@Bob
Also in Belgium, for some bizarre reason.

As a giant-sized human (height as well as width) I truly hate these single duvets. It means at least one side of me gets uncovered during the night, and I wake up freezing.

Travelling for business I only sleep alone, and these single duvets are as irritating as being given a room with 2 double beds: why would I want two beds? Although it's worse when they give me a room with two single beds. What is wrong with these people?

(I was once given a room with three double beds, at an airport hotel in Gatwick. Though there was also a towel made into the shape of a swan, surrounded by a scattering of rose petals, so I suspect they had put me in the wrong room. Though I'm not clear why newlyweds would want three beds).

I've discovered that in Belgium, at least, housekeeping will usually swap the two single duvets for an old-fashioned bed of double sheets and large blankets. Much more satisfactory. Though I try not to imagine when the blankets were last washed.

Lucky. Thank you, I had no idea this existed and it’s only a 30 minute drive from my home! I can use my Hilton points...yeah!!

Once I get by Pfizer jab, I look forward to lounging and people watching.

Thanks!

Those particular duvets are German, NOT European. It’s only in Germany and Austria that those miserable excuses for bedding can be seen. I’m not big by any means , @ 6’ (183cm) and 165 ( 76kg), but invariably bits of me stick out from those wretched things...mostly feet. It defies belief that a country capable of so much great design can foist these monstrosities on their own people as well as tourists.
They should be confiscated, turned into bedding for dogs, and replaced with more sensible options.

Agree with the others, the two duvets are irritating. What makes things worse is that they often come with two mattresses, just pushed together ...

FWIW, buffets are no longer considered high risk. This is an airborne disease, not food-borne. The CDC and European health authorities have essentially done a 180 on the ability to get infected by touching surfaces. It turns out that the virus doesn't live long on surfaces and generally not in sufficient quantities to make people sick. By in large, the handwashing and hand-sanitizer craze of the last few months was unnecessary and added very little as far as controlling spread.

@MDA

Yes, there is a fair amount of skiing in the area. Kitzbuhel is home to the most iconic ski race in the world, the Hahnenkamm downhill. The terrain there is no joke. That said, it’s not quite as expansive as some of the other famous Austrian ski destinations and it’s relatively lower in altitude.

@MDA While it's close to the mountains it's a poor location for skiing as it's quite far out of town & hence the lifts. You couldn't walk it. I don't even think the ski bus goes past. And if you note their website they don't mention skiing except for a shuttle to the ski area - that alone would put me off entirely staying there for skiing/boarding.
If you're heading to Kitzbuhel you'd be better at somewhere like the Schwarzer Adler.