The little village of Werfenweng lies about 45 minutes’ drive south of Salzburg, in the mountains of the Pongau region. Just outside the village, on a beautiful hillside, is the Woodridge chalet village: twelve cabins – eight for two people, three for four and a large one for up to ten. Since it opened in 2012, Woodridge has been buzzing, summer and winter alike.
The chalets are really very spacious; we can only confirm what Woodridge’s website promises. What is astonishing, though, is how quickly the vacation feeling sets in in these log cabins. They still smell of the forest after a storm, and when the morning sun streams through the window, you don’t have to march, fully groomed, into a crowded breakfast room. Instead, you can shuffle to the kitchen in your pajamas, make some coffee and sip it in bed while Joan Baez plays on the sound system.
The Chalets
Wild Moose, the biggest cabin in the village, is ideal for large families or groups of close friends. It has five bedrooms, three bathrooms, its own sauna, a hot tub, an open fireplace, an enormous kitchen, a very large dining table and a knockout view of the mountains.
We stayed in Silver Wolf, a very spacious and really cozy log cabin of 70 square meters with a large kitchen, its own sauna and a huge terrace with a hot tub.
Then there is Black Bear, a cabin for up to four people that is perfect for families, and Little Beaver, the smallest and most affordable, with one bedroom for two. All the cabins have internet access, and if you order the day before, a generous breakfast basket filled with regional products is delivered to your door each morning.
Prices
Little Beaver from 245 euros per night. Complete price list at www.woodridge.at
Booking & Contact
Woodridge Luxury Chalets
Werfenweng / Pongau
Austria
www.woodridge.at
info@woodridge.at
