Kinderhotel Review From A Mom of 4 (Pitzis Kinderhotel in Tyrol, Austria)

As a mom of 4, I am always on the hunt for hotels and resorts that cater to families.

It’s honestly harder than you would think to find hotels that don’t just accept families, but actually cater to them. Many times kids are technically allowed at a hotel or resort, but once you arrive with your little ones it can feel like you’re nothing but a nuisance.

When I found out about Kinderhotels, I knew I had to try one during our trip to Germany and Austria!

Kinderhotels are resorts that are not just family-friendly - they’re ONLY for families! Every detail of these resorts is designed with families in mind. It was nice to be the target customer for once and not an afterthought!

I’m going to share our experience at this particular hotel - the cost, the location, the amenities, the food, the activities, and whether we would recommend it to other families.

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Kinderhotel Overview

Kinderhotel is a particular brand of family-focused all-inclusive resorts in Europe. Other brands include Familux Resorts and Familotel. Kinderhotels are typically located in Northern Italy, Austria, and Germany.

In the United States when we think of all-inclusive resorts, we picture sprawling tropical beachfront getaways with multiple pools and multiple restaurants to choose from on property.

Kinderhotels are a similar type of vacation, except they’re typically in the mountains. The idea is that everything is taken care of for you from food, to childcare, to baby and toddler gear, and entertainment.

Most Kinderhotels are all-inclusive. They provide breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks. All (or most) activities are included with the price of your stay.

The rooms are spacious and made with families in mind. Think bunkbeds, multiple bathrooms, and a kids’ table for coloring.

The hardest part is selecting the Kinderhotel that is exactly what you’re looking for. Kinderhotels vary widely in cost. I also didn’t realize when booking our stay that some Kinderhotels cater more toward younger families with babies and toddlers, while some are better for families with elementary aged kids and preteens. I wish I had researched that a little more before we booked, and you’ll see why soon!

Where We Stayed

We stayed at Pitzis Kinderhotel in the Tyrol region of Austria. To be honest, I spent hours combing through Kinderhotels on the website, and I struggled to narrow down exactly what I was looking for. I couldn’t find a ton of reviews online from bloggers or content creators, so I just picked one that was near where we were already going to be on our road trip, and that looked nice in the pictures.

(What I WISH I had looked for in my search was resorts that had teen activities. There’s no real way to filter this out on the general Kinderhotel website, so it’s best to do a Google Search for “Kinderhotel teen activities” and see which options come up.)

Anyway, Pitzis was a farm-themed stay, which I thought would be fun for getting the kids out in nature.

It was kind of remote, so your best option is to rent a car and drive there. There are directions on the website.

You can also arrive by train and have them pick you up for free from the train station, which is wonderful if you are journeying through Europe by train.

The Rooms

As a mom of 4, it can be a struggle to find hotels, especially in Europe, that fit a family of 6. For most of the trip we had to book 2 hotel rooms. We were lucky my parents were traveling with us, because we could typically book 2 quad rooms and have 2 of our kids stay with my parents, and 2 of the kids with us.

However, that was not an issue at Pitzis Kinderhotel! We booked the Pitzisuite with one master bedroom and one children’s room with a bunk bed and a daybed (2 of our kids shared the day bed).

There was one bathroom, a tv and couch, a table and a smaller children’s table, and a balcony.

The rooms were modern and sparse yet cozy, which I really enjoyed. It had everything we needed for a comfortable stay, and we had plenty of room to spread out!

The balcony was my favorite spot, and I really enjoyed our view of the mountains.

The Cost

For 2 nights in the Pitzisuite with 2 adults and 4 kids, our total price was €1290.00 That included our room, 3 meals a day, snacks, and unlimited beverages including coffee, wine, and beer.

I thought that was a very reasonable price for an all-inclusive for a family of 6!

The Food

For meals and snacks at this resort, there is one cafeteria. You are assigned a specific table, which I actually liked! There’s not fighting for a table that fits your family, no need to reserve a spot. And while we had no need for high chairs, I noticed that the staff always set up high chairs, baby bouncers, or whatever other baby or toddler gear that might be needed at mealtime for the families with younger kids.

What a nice touch! I know as a parent of young children you feel like you never get a chance to eat a hot meal, but here, they had everything taken care of for the kids and parents, so parents felt like they were on vacation, too.

There were predetermined times for each meal, plus an afternoon snack between lunch and dinner. There was a set menu for each meal, but it was presented buffet style, and there were always kid-friendly options in case kids weren’t thrilled about the main meal.

Plus, the kids always had access to the ice cream freezer!

As I mentioned, coffee, beer, and wine were included for adults, so I loved getting my morning latte from one of the espresso machines around the resort. It was nice to grab a latte after breakfast and sip it on the patio with a beautiful view while the kids played outside.

The Activities

We loved our room, and we really enjoyed the food at the resort, but the activities fell flat for us. That was not the resort’s fault, though. It was that I hadn’t researched well enough to realize that this particular Kinderhotel was geared more toward young families.

Our kids were ages 5-12 during our visit, so we would have been better off at one of the “sport” themed Kinderhotels.

This resort was more “farm” themed. They had ponies, sheep, llamas, goats, rabbits, and guinea pigs for kids to pet and feed. They also had pony rides for little ones.

There’s also a bouncy castle, a children’s zipline, a sand pit, a huge slide, a playground, a trampoline, an outdoor baby pool, mini golf, an air hockey table, and more. There’s also an indoor pool for all ages, but it was very small, plus the pool room was dark and humid.

Our favorite things to do depended on age:

My 5-year-old LOVED the zipline, the playground, feeding the goats, and seeing the animals. Honestly, she was probably the perfect age for this particular Kinderhotel.
My 8-year-old and 9-year-old sons loved the mini golf course, which they completed multiple times, and the air hockey table. My 8-year-old did play on the playground and zipline a little bit.
My 12-year-old daughter liked the mini golf and air hockey, too, but she mostly hung out with us adults, playing board games (which they had on hand in a cabinet at the hotel), reading books, and just relaxing with a view.

I also like that they had a little booklet in our room with recommended hiking trails and bike rides. We did one of the hiking trails as our main activity on our one full day at the resort, and it was my favorite part of our stay!

From the hotel you can head to a hiking trail through rolling hills that takes you to a suspension bridge across a canyon. On the suspension bridge we walked past people bungee jumping which was so fun to watch!

At the other side of the bridge was a small restaurant and beer garden perched on the edge of the cliff with a nature playground behind it. We grabbed some aperol spritz and soda for the kids and let the kids play on the nature playground while we adults sat on a bench in the sunshine and sipped our drinks.

It’s one of my favorite memories of our entire Austria and Germany trip.

For adults, there’s a spa and childcare, even for babies. We didn’t make use of either of these because our kids are a bit older and our goal was to spend time as a family, but I could DEFINITELY see myself taking advantage of these perks when my kids were younger and I truly needed that break.

Multigenerational Trips

My parents joined us on our road trip through Austria and Germany, and when I was originally planning to visit a Kinderhotel, I figured they wouldn’t really be interested in that part of the trip, so I suggested that we stay a few extra days after they flew home.

They decided they actually wanted to join us, so we had to figure out how to book a room, since you literally can’t book a room at this resort unless you have kids on your reservation.

I ended up booking our family’s room, then I emailed the hotel right away to let them know we wanted to add a separate room for my parents. I didn’t realize this when we booked, but they put my parents in a connecting room with ours that slept 2. It was absolutely perfect!

I’m not sure if there’s a better way to book a multigenerational family stay, but that’s what worked for us.

So that’s our stay at a Kinderhotel in Austria! We had an amazing time, and I only wish I had booked something more pre-teen and teen oriented. Good to know if we ever visit again!

Here’s some more information about our trip to Austria and Germany: