Hotels with historic charm are becoming harder to find in Austria. The See-Villa is a fine survival. The highlights are its unchanged 1890s exterior, its position right on the lake (with no traffic) and charming old bedrooms - or at least ours was, in a neighbouring villa of the same vintage. It had lovely views across the lake, including from a sweet balcony, and was pretty much unchanged from when it was built, including details such as the windows and doors. Parking is easy and the wifi is good. There is a fine restaurant that did an excellent buffet breakfast and dinner for one of the nights we were there. Our only reservation was that the tables seemed a bit close together. A little disappointingly, the dining areas of the hotel, unlike most of the hotel buildings, have been modernised. The staff were very friendly and helpful including with guidance on the lovely walks you can do around Millstatt, including its collection of fin-de-siècle villas, the ancient cloistered abbey and church, the calvary above the village and fine, well-signposted walks you can do beyond there to Obermillstatt and then further into the mountains above the village.
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