It IS a Chimney! And a heater! Its similar to a Finnish Fireplace. The fire in the lower level sends its smoke up the Chimney and as it rises it twists and turns passing thru your rooms 'Chimney' and heats the room thru convection! It produces a nice, non-drying, gentle heat.
I do think this is the BEST and most amazing place you’ve ever showed us. You have been to some cool places but this one is breathtaking. Also it made me a little sad as well. As part of the Austro-Hungarian empire we had very similar castles in Hungary. After WWII the owners were violently sent away (to make sure they don’t have the power to go against the new regime), their belongings stolen or destroyed and the buildings used as a hospital, school or orphanage. Now those castles are being restored as much as possible but this one really shows how amazing all those castles were back in their days. I love the strange sound of the wooden floor when you walk on it. Yes that thing was used for heating purposes
My beautiful hometown Salzburg :) I live very close to Leopoldskroner Weiher and Schloss Leopoldskron. Fun Fact: most Austrian people have never seen the film Sound of Music, I also have never watched it.
The chimney things are old fashioned heaters. It's called a Kachelofen. A fire was lit in the base which heated up the ceramic tiles, and they radiated heat throughout the room. Probably more effective than an open fire in such big rooms. People used to collect cherry stones and sew them into fabric bags then heat them up in the oven. They could then be held for warmth, similar to a wheat bag or hot water bottle.
Yes, you are quite right. The only reason I know that is that one of the CBS soap operas I used to watch had one on the set. Of course, they didn't use them; they were just for decoration.
@@goldenage6720 It's a cute play on the movie's theme song ... "The hills are aliiive with the Sound of Muusiiiic," sung by Julie Andrews. If you're serious(?) you should google it to hear it. :)
Those things in the corners are like the equivalent of what a boiler is now, they heat hot water and that would have heated the room. Also, if it’s anything like Hofburg Palace in Vienna (which it looks a lot like), then the hidden doors are likely for the servants, there’s likely corridors behind them that the servants would have used to quietly move between rooms and carry out their duties without disturbing the family who lived there.
Thanks for the info. Makes sense. I figured those things were for heating but couldn’t figure out how they would have worked. Same about the doors. And that little cupboard may have been part of a dumbwaiter system.
Wow, I can't believe you can stay at the palace from the film, thank you for taking us with you! I am obsessed with the film, as was my late mum. I visited Salzburg pre-kids, in winter, and it was stunning. Would love to return and may stay at your hotel!
Without doubt, a step back in time to sheer beauty and elegance. I think the library, a beautiful room, is about the size of my entire flat! Certainly somewhere I would feel very comfortable in staying, and a very reasonable cost. Plus, of course, the historic old town. As always, another superb location which we are able to share with you.
That hotel looks spookier than the shinning hotel 😮 Loved the interior, but jeepers I’m sure it was eerie at night. I don’t I’d like to stay, but certainly great to have a nosey through your lense 😂
The huge chimneys in these castles were fired from the next room through a hole by the servants. Cheers from Salzburg (I was a Sound of Music tour guide once) - great video 🤩
Would you call it a chimney, or a stove? At least to me, speaking American English, I'd call it a stove with the chimney being the bits that carry the smoke up and out of the building. And lucky you to be in Salzburg!
I always like a warm greeting from staff when I book into a premium hotel. Perhaps they could have greeted you with "I have Confidence", and "So Long, Farewell" when you checked out Tim.
Oooh I would love to stay there. I love the Sound of Music. I visited Salzburg with my husband and went to quite a few of the filming sites but I would have liked to have gone on one of the Sound of Music tours but my hubby isn’t a fan and I I didn’t want to inflict that on him lol Austria is so beautiful so we both enjoyed our trip. Hopefully go back some day. Thanks for the hotel tour. That view is to die for.
I really enjoyed seeing this hotel and the famous grounds from Sound of Music! Beautiful views and architecture. I much prefer this to a rich hotel in London any day!
Omg I was in Salzburg 4 years ago and had no idea that there were a hotel like this otherwise i would visit there! I adore that legendary movie! Thank you so much for sharing places like this! Your videos are not only interesting but also very informative👏🏼
The first part of the video was pretty intense. I thought someone’s just gonna jump out of the rooms haha 😂 Thank you for the video Tim! Cheers from NYC 🎉
The urn looking 👀 object is actually a very old “furnace”. One puts wood in its belly, sets it a glow and one has heat! Not hooked up, but would be very effective. 😊
What an enchanting place! You really captured the magic of The Sound of Music' ✨ Secret staircases, strange chimneys! A magical treasure trove ✨ You are a great film maker Tim! I admire your camera angles and child like enthusiasm in your commentary. You really capture magic ✨❤️🌸
I absolutely love this hotel. My favorite room is the library. Salsburg/Salsberg is a beautiful place. I feel sometimes I should have been living in the 1800's in Europe. I love the clothes, furniture and the like in the 1800's. Thank you for sharing.
Beautiful building. Gorgeous views. Don't think I could have stayed alone on that side of the building a bit spooky. Beautiful church and surrounding areas.
I'd definitely stay in this hotel. When I was in Salzburg a few years ago I didn't visit this hotel and I didn't go up to the castle either. You've just convinced me that I need to go back ;). Thanks for the lovely tour with you!
The “Safes on the wall in the staircase “ are the access fires to the chimneys, for cleaning. Also the porcelain structure, were used as fire places and chimneys in room, instead of metal, they used porcelain. CB, great adventures. Thank you.
Its the oldschool fancy heating. You still have them sometimes in Germany and up to Estonia. Because its such an oppulent house, the fire is fed from the other side of the wall, so the servants don't disturb the people sitting in the room.
The odd looking chair is an antique sleigh chair, also known as a sledge chair or pulled sedan chair. These were historically used in colder European regions (makes sense why there's one here) especially by nobility, to travel over snow-covered roads in style and comfort. The runners at the base allowed the chair to be placed on a sleigh or pushed over smooth surfaces.
The work, time, and effort that went into the woodwork, ceilings, walls, and overall design is amazing. Sad to know that none of that craftsmanship exists any longer.
Wow what a lovely hotel. Tim, you do know how to pick them. I enjoyed this so much. You did a great job showing this off. The cathedral took my breath away. Looks like the hills are still alive, eh'
Love the sound of music I grow up with it too! When I was in trouble my parents did the same thing lock the phone Lol... Lovely hotel and room. Thank you for sharing this wonderful Hotel.
I know somebody who went to Salzburg on a tour and the town was heaving with tours, people dressed up as nuns, in traditional clothes so probably better in the offseason. Apparently the true story of the von trapps isn't quite like the film which upset some of the locals, they married in the 20s rather than just before they left and they caught a train to Italy rather than escaping over the mountains.
When we went to Salzburg we went on one of those 4-hour coach tours around a lot of the main film locations. A really beautiful place, and a lot of interesting stories about the making of the film. Interesting video.
I love this as The Sound of Music is one of my favourite movies, brings back memories of watching it with my Grandma and also went I visited Salzburg and did the Sound of Music Tour. The hotel looked amazing, reading a book in that library would be a dream. Thank you for allowing me to reminisce, your videos are always such a treat!!!
In a recent interview with Nicholas Hammond from the film he said originally the movie was made so close to the time of Nazi occupation the people of Austria hated it. However because the film became so beloved they grew to love the association. It is wonderful to see that iconic gate and that beautiful lake.
This is the assumption of many. In reality there were two movies released about ten years prior to The Sound of Music: The Trapp Family and The Trapp Family in America, which both were a huge success. Most people in Austria just thought that The Sound of Music did not live up to the version they were already used to.
@SageMillhill That is not it at all. Nicholas Hammond played one of the children and recalled how inhospitable the Austrian people were to their presence. It is on you tube.
That hotel was interesting. For some reason the Beamish Museum in the north east of England appeared in my mind whilst watching this video. I laughed when you said that Austrian's don't care for the film. Christopher Plummer was of my father's favourite actors, but he simply can't stand "The Sound Of Music", my mother on the other hand rates it as one of her top five favourites.
The large creepy item in the corner of the room is a brick built wood burning stove covered in majolica tiles. It is missing the metal chimney tube that would have come out of the top. They act like giant storage heaters and would have been just what you needed to heat such a large room. They are still used in mainland Europe. Modern ones, metal, not brick, are powered by compressed wood particle pellets and are popular where there is no gas supply or where gas is very expensive. I have a pellet burning stove (stufa a pellet) here in rural Tuscany. It heats my radiators and is the best heating system I have ever used.
I would so love to see this place. The Sound of Music was a big part of my childhood. It came on TV once a year and our whole family would gather around to watch. My dad had also bought a quadrophonic sound system - kind of a precurser to surround sound - back in the early 70s and it really added an aural experience to an already amazing film. Especially hearing the footsteps of the family sneaking through the church to avoid being seen by the Nazis - the sound was so crisp. What a great experience. Thanks for taking us there!
What an amazingly elegantly decorative hotel in Austria ❤ so much history & kind of reminds you of what "Dracula's Castle " might look like on the inside 😂 what an interesting place to sleep but so eerily quiet but not uncomfortable though 😊 great travels Tim 👌🏼
Wowzers, Tim! The nostalgic and visual gems you delivered in this one have made this episode by far one of my favorites. It would be a dream to experience this as my daughter and I love this movie. Highlights were the gate, that fantastical library, and the cathedral. Thanks so much!
I sure want to go there. “My Favorite Things” would include the Sound of Music movie, antiques, and huge ornate houses from that time period. Thanks for the tour Tim.
Very pleasing to the senses ,would say one of my favourite Hotel review's that you have stayed at , going on the history and magnitude of quality historic Items ,and the scenery ,was photonically pleasing to the eye. And the price was good for what you ,enjoyed.
We stayed in this hotel in September 2024 for three nights. We had a wonderful time and loved the garden and lake very much. The breakfast was amazing and delicious. I would like to visit again sometime in the future.
So envious. Lost count of the times I've seen the film. Visited Salzburg some years ago but just got to drive past the house/hotel. I recall watching an episode of Dallas a long time ago and recognising those famous gates. Must revisit one day.
What a fabulous hotel... strange mix of styles in your suite but none the less lovely! The views and reflection on the lake are beautiful... as are those ceilings! Best wishes Neil and Ant 😊
Hello Tim,what a brilliant video,its great to see the scenes of the sound of music film.i bet that was a good walk to the cathedral, but what a awesome view to see.the cathedral inside was amazing with the way it was.
Tim if you are a Sound of Music fan go to the Trapp Family Lodge in Stowe Vermont USA. Its run by the real Von Trapp family. Its beautiful especially in the Autumn. First or second week of October for best fall colors.
I don't think I would stay there. I have been to Salzburg, and I thank you for this video because your visit to the cathedral brought back some really good memories of my trip there. Always enjoy your content!
They are heaters Tim, those "safe" doors in the stairwell are where you put the fuel in. They have heat bricks in them like a storage heater. Most Austrian houses have them, so you don't get the soot, smoke or sparks in the room.
Omgosh such a beautiful, lush interior ... it's like going back in time full stop. An awe-inspiring lake/mntn view ... have to smile picturing that scene in the movie. So many wonderful pieces of art, incl those murals, the huge paintings, the antiques, the mezzanine, the ornate fireplaces, aMazing library & a bed fit for a Prince. That cathedral was breathtaking. A collective WOW! Thnx for another excellent vid Tim!
The object in your room that appears at about 6:00 into the video (and the similar one at 15:30 and 19:40 and 20:00) is a Kachelofen. The *German* Wikipedia page for Kachelofen has a good entry on this and there is currently a picture of a similar ceramic-tiled heater at the top of that page. Here's the intro tranlated from German: "A tiled stove is a heating stove for domestic heating that is suitable for heating one or more living rooms . Tiled stoves are usually made of stove tiles , but there are also tiled stoves that are mainly made of bricks and plastered. It was only in the 19th and 20th centuries that the tiled stove's combustion chamber was increasingly lined with firebricks or provided with flues. Due to their large mass, tiled stoves are able to absorb the large amount of heat generated when burning fast- burning solid fuels and then release it into the room over a longer period of time." The Kachelofen is quite a common sight in older buildings in Austria. By the way, I can confirm what you said at the end of your video: The Sound of Music was not a hit in Austria. I have this on good authority from my Austrian partner, who went to Salzburg University! But the good people of Salzburg like to use it to make money out of tourists with bus tours etc. Having said that, I personally like the film. Even the silly bit at the end where they escape from Salzburg and then cross the border into Switzerland, conveniently ignoring the fact that they would have to travel undetected through the entire province of Tyrol to get to the Swiss border! Nice to see you in Austria, by the way. And that hotel looks amazing inside - I have been to Salzburg many times (I live an hour away) but this is a building that I have never been into. If you and Gaby ever happen to be passing through the much more obscure small city of Wels in Upper Austria, drop me a message and I'll buy you both a coffee and cake at Café Confiserie Urbann.
Wow everything looks so nice without cell phone, I really like it, it good for anyone who want to stay off the grid for a month, this is the place for it, don’t need hand held phone to scan QR code lol. Place looks amazing ❤
Heater fireplace is below and the heat comes out of the brick…they have these in some mountain restaurants in Austria when you go skiing…people put the ski gloves on them to dry out
That is the most exquisite hotel I have ever seen on your channel. That is saying a lot with all of the incredible places you have shown us. I would stay there and happily pay that. Something for the bucket list now. Thank you for showing us such a huge array of wonderful and not so wonderful places and all in between. Just loved it, and love the sound of music.
Yes tim at his hotel is a old relic... Really good views also very fantastic to have the telescope added in for your stay ! It's amazing that furnishings has it fell apart over the years with all the people staying there... Enjoy seeing these hotels 😁
Well, well, well.... the Austrians had it in use for many hundred years ago ! You find it in almost all the castles and manor houses and later on also in the houses of the middle classes! 😉
I remember you saying in you recent Q & A that you hadn’t watched The sound of Music, I hope you took the opportunity while you were staying at the hotel.
That library is dreamy, wish your staircase was functional. The top floor there was a beautiful antique winter horse drawn sled I think, it’s truly gorgeous❤️
Walk with me tim we at home my hubby son and l just watched your video footage of the tour inside hotel of were sound of music was filmed and to say decor of ceiling like you say magnificent all round but doesnt it all look so spooky you are 1 confident vlogger to not only film where you go but actually go there on your own would we at home stay there no way but we always watch your videos and find what you filmed very interesting people do not realize what involved in putting videos together time consuming too you are 1 magnificent film vlogger where you film and majority of time on your own whilst your family at home well done walk with me tim from my hubby son and l at home 😊😊😊😊
Great video as usual. I grew up with old style phones as well and my parents used to put a lock on but if you lift the receiver you'll see 2 little buttons that pop up when you lift it off and if you tap each number in the phone number fast it dials it for you so for example the number 8 you'd tap it fast 8 times and zero will be 10 times fast. My parents could never understand how I was able to use the phone when there was a lock on it haha
Wow Tim . What a find👍 We loved the movie.. What a beautiful setting at the beginning of your review. Stunning room. Stunning views. Stunning review as well. Thanks for sharing Tim . See you on your next adventure👌 Take care David & Angela x
This is my favourite film that you've made! I would LOVE to stay there and visit the town of Saltzburg, it looks marvellous, I'm not a huge fan of S-O-M - I like it, and I've seen it loads and I can sing the songs, but my reason for going would be the hotel I think-looks fascinating! Thanks Tim!!
Oh my goodness 😮 Thank you for sharing this piece of history with us. This is, by far, the most beautiful and interesting hotel you’ve stayed at. The grounds and surrounding vistas are stunning! My favorite place of all you’ve stayed at. ❤❤❤❤
As a person who also grew up loving The Sound of Music this was an absolute joy to watch ❤ I actually got a bit emotional at the beauty of the place and when I saw that library 😍 wow I must visit this building before I die ❤
That bit where you videoed the man behind the glass which you was saying ‘oh hello I think I left my key in the room’ looked like for a moment you was talking to him, made me chuckle 😂😂😂😂
Best vlog ever! What a beautiful place! Even the heaters (in the corners) are beautiful! Just one thing, Tim, we didn't get to see into that room in the morning. I'm left wanting to know now. 😅
The thing in the corner of the rooms are heaters that was the way they heated the rooms 100s of years ago. You will see them in most of the German old historical buildings .
Wow,my favorite of all you've stayed at. I had the pleasure of meeting the real Maria Von Trapp in 1978,I was 16. This was at Trapp family lodge in Stowe,VT. Also had gotten her autograph.
The things in the corners of the rooms are ceramic/ tailed stow / fireplaces. My grandparent's has one in every room. Their house was build before IIWW.
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It IS a Chimney! And a heater! Its similar to a Finnish Fireplace. The fire in the lower level sends its smoke up the Chimney and as it rises it twists and turns passing thru your rooms 'Chimney' and heats the room thru convection! It produces a nice, non-drying, gentle heat.
@@WalkWithMeTim it's called a kachelofen
And heats the room
@@WalkWithMeTim I think you misspelled Austria in the intro when you walk through the doors.
@@drewism I came to say the same thing, it bothers my OCD! 😂😂
I do think this is the BEST and most amazing place you’ve ever showed us. You have been to some cool places but this one is breathtaking.
Also it made me a little sad as well. As part of the Austro-Hungarian empire we had very similar castles in Hungary. After WWII the owners were violently sent away (to make sure they don’t have the power to go against the new regime), their belongings stolen or destroyed and the buildings used as a hospital, school or orphanage.
Now those castles are being restored as much as possible but this one really shows how amazing all those castles were back in their days.
I love the strange sound of the wooden floor when you walk on it.
Yes that thing was used for heating purposes
My beautiful hometown Salzburg :) I live very close to Leopoldskroner Weiher and Schloss Leopoldskron. Fun Fact: most Austrian people have never seen the film Sound of Music, I also have never watched it.
Wow! I wish people built beautiful places like this now. New buildings are like white boring boxes
The chimney things are old fashioned heaters. It's called a Kachelofen. A fire was lit in the base which heated up the ceramic tiles, and they radiated heat throughout the room. Probably more effective than an open fire in such big rooms. People used to collect cherry stones and sew them into fabric bags then heat them up in the oven. They could then be held for warmth, similar to a wheat bag or hot water bottle.
Interesting tidbit.
Yes, you are quite right. The only reason I know that is that one of the CBS soap operas I used to watch had one on the set. Of course, they didn't use them; they were just for decoration.
They were serviced from servants area behind the stove and room so not to disturb the occupant of the room.
you forgot to show that room that was too dark show earlier, was an interesting video, love the library
Ya, I was looking forward to that.
I want to know what it was!!
I was about to comment about the forgotten room and now I'm sooo curious 😮
The hills are alive with the sound of Tim.
What do you mean? I did not catch that
@@goldenage6720 It's a cute play on the movie's theme song ... "The hills are aliiive with the Sound of Muusiiiic," sung by Julie Andrews. If you're serious(?) you should google it to hear it. :)
Beautiful hotel. I love this and I am named Liesl from the movie 😊
It’s hard to wrap my head around how they were able to make such beautiful buildings back in the day!
Those things in the corners are like the equivalent of what a boiler is now, they heat hot water and that would have heated the room. Also, if it’s anything like Hofburg Palace in Vienna (which it looks a lot like), then the hidden doors are likely for the servants, there’s likely corridors behind them that the servants would have used to quietly move between rooms and carry out their duties without disturbing the family who lived there.
Thanks for the info. Makes sense. I figured those things were for heating but couldn’t figure out how they would have worked. Same about the doors. And that little cupboard may have been part of a dumbwaiter system.
A kachelofen, I believe
It's a Kachelofen not a boiler.
I have seen castles in Germany with seats next to the boiler. It was referred to as The Hot Seat.
Next to the kachelofen, not boiler. 😊
Wow, I can't believe you can stay at the palace from the film, thank you for taking us with you! I am obsessed with the film, as was my late mum. I visited Salzburg pre-kids, in winter, and it was stunning. Would love to return and may stay at your hotel!
The big ceramic heater in the corner is called a "kachelofen" :)
That cathedral was absolutely unbelievable.....so beautiful and such craftsmanship
Without doubt, a step back in time to sheer beauty and elegance. I think the library, a beautiful room, is about the size of my entire flat! Certainly somewhere I would feel very comfortable in staying, and a very reasonable cost. Plus, of course, the historic old town. As always, another superb location which we are able to share with you.
I totally agree!
That hotel looks spookier than the shinning hotel 😮 Loved the interior, but jeepers I’m sure it was eerie at night. I don’t I’d like to stay, but certainly great to have a nosey through your lense 😂
The huge chimneys in these castles were fired from the next room through a hole by the servants. Cheers from Salzburg (I was a Sound of Music tour guide once) - great video 🤩
What an experience! Love to hear YOUR stories
This should be pinned 😊
Would you call it a chimney, or a stove? At least to me, speaking American English, I'd call it a stove with the chimney being the bits that carry the smoke up and out of the building. And lucky you to be in Salzburg!
@dragondawn420 I do not know, in German we call it just "Kamin".
I always like a warm greeting from staff when I book into a premium hotel. Perhaps they could have greeted you with "I have Confidence", and "So Long, Farewell" when you checked out Tim.
That's good
Oooh I would love to stay there. I love the Sound of Music. I visited Salzburg with my husband and went to quite a few of the filming sites but I would have liked to have gone on one of the Sound of Music tours but my hubby isn’t a fan and I I didn’t want to inflict that on him lol Austria is so beautiful so we both enjoyed our trip. Hopefully go back some day. Thanks for the hotel tour. That view is to die for.
Thanks for always walking with us, Tim! You always show some unique places! We all appreciate your hard work 🙏
How amazing! I'm a big fan of the sound of music.
I really enjoyed seeing this hotel and the famous grounds from Sound of Music! Beautiful views and architecture. I much prefer this to a rich hotel in London any day!
🇦🇹 Austrian here! The thing in the corner is a tiled stove.
To cook food on ? Looks so interesting
@@rosemarymcgrory-eb2gd Only for heating the room. I believe it is called cockle stove in English. ("Kachelofen" in German).
I think it's roughly the same thing that we would call a "kakelugn" in Sweden. These look a little different though.
I have a "wood-burning" stove in my house. It is only for heating the room, too. Did they throw wood into this tiled stove?
Thank you.
@@galaxy98765 Yes, definitely wood back then.
Omg I was in Salzburg 4 years ago and had no idea that there were a hotel like this otherwise i would visit there! I adore that legendary movie! Thank you so much for sharing places like this! Your videos are not only interesting but also very informative👏🏼
The first part of the video was pretty intense. I thought someone’s just gonna jump out of the rooms haha 😂 Thank you for the video Tim! Cheers from NYC 🎉
Hey Tim, Wow that view from the front looks amazing. You are so good at finding these unique hotel experiences. Great stuff.
Glad you like them!
The urn looking 👀 object is actually a very old “furnace”. One puts wood in its belly, sets it a glow and one has heat!
Not hooked up, but would be very effective. 😊
What an enchanting place! You really captured the magic of The Sound of Music' ✨ Secret staircases, strange chimneys! A magical treasure trove ✨ You are a great film maker Tim! I admire your camera angles and child like enthusiasm in your commentary. You really capture magic ✨❤️🌸
The stunning lake view is absolutely divine! Great video! Thanks, Tim!
I absolutely love this hotel. My favorite room is the library. Salsburg/Salsberg is a beautiful place. I feel sometimes I should have been living in the 1800's in Europe. I love the clothes, furniture and the like in the 1800's. Thank you for sharing.
Beautiful building. Gorgeous views. Don't think I could have stayed alone on that side of the building a bit spooky. Beautiful church and surrounding areas.
I'd definitely stay in this hotel. When I was in Salzburg a few years ago I didn't visit this hotel and I didn't go up to the castle either. You've just convinced me that I need to go back ;). Thanks for the lovely tour with you!
The “Safes on the wall in the staircase “ are the access fires to the chimneys, for cleaning. Also the porcelain structure, were used as fire places and chimneys in room, instead of metal, they used porcelain. CB, great adventures. Thank you.
Casper would have enjoyed running around on the property. Thank you, Tim. Beautiful setting.
One of my Favorite movies as well...! Fascinating and beautiful!! Thanks Tim ...
Absolutely wonderful Tim. Love the library ❤❤❤❤❤
Its the oldschool fancy heating. You still have them sometimes in Germany and up to Estonia. Because its such an oppulent house, the fire is fed from the other side of the wall, so the servants don't disturb the people sitting in the room.
Thanks for explaining that. I was 'burning' with curiosity :))
Does anyone else blub when the family crests that mountain at the end of the film? I don't, obviously. That would be unmanly.
Good video.
The odd looking chair is an antique sleigh chair, also known as a sledge chair or pulled sedan chair. These were historically used in colder European regions (makes sense why there's one here) especially by nobility, to travel over snow-covered roads in style and comfort.
The runners at the base allowed the chair to be placed on a sleigh or pushed over smooth surfaces.
And the other "odd looking" ones are folding chairs.
Wow, they must have been skinny people back then.
OMG‼️THIS IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL HOTEL THAT I HAVE EVER SEEN‼️‼️‼️THANK YOU FOR SHARING 🎉🎉
I grew up watching the sound of music so this was a treat what a interesting place great video tim
The work, time, and effort that went into the woodwork, ceilings, walls, and overall design is amazing. Sad to know that none of that craftsmanship exists any longer.
Wow what a lovely hotel. Tim, you do know how to pick them. I enjoyed this so much. You did a great job showing this off. The cathedral took my breath away. Looks like the hills are still alive, eh'
Love the sound of music I grow up with it too! When I was in trouble my parents did the same thing lock the phone Lol... Lovely hotel and room. Thank you for sharing this wonderful Hotel.
I know somebody who went to Salzburg on a tour and the town was heaving with tours, people dressed up as nuns, in traditional clothes so probably better in the offseason. Apparently the true story of the von trapps isn't quite like the film which upset some of the locals, they married in the 20s rather than just before they left and they caught a train to Italy rather than escaping over the mountains.
When we went to Salzburg we went on one of those 4-hour coach tours around a lot of the main film locations. A really beautiful place, and a lot of interesting stories about the making of the film. Interesting video.
Yes, Tim, the porcelain structures in the corners of grand rooms were used for fires to heat the rooms.
The fires were stoked from behind the walls in corridors that were used by servants, so as not to be seen.
I love this as The Sound of Music is one of my favourite movies, brings back memories of watching it with my Grandma and also went I visited Salzburg and did the Sound of Music Tour. The hotel looked amazing, reading a book in that library would be a dream. Thank you for allowing me to reminisce, your videos are always such a treat!!!
I loved this one so much! This is the ultimate fairytale gotel
In a recent interview with Nicholas Hammond from the film he said originally the movie was made so close to the time of Nazi occupation the people of Austria hated it. However because the film became so beloved they grew to love the association. It is wonderful to see that iconic gate and that beautiful lake.
This is the assumption of many. In reality there were two movies released about ten years prior to The Sound of Music: The Trapp Family and The Trapp Family in America, which both were a huge success. Most people in Austria just thought that The Sound of Music did not live up to the version they were already used to.
@SageMillhill That is not it at all. Nicholas Hammond played one of the children and recalled how inhospitable the Austrian people were to their presence. It is on you tube.
That hotel was interesting. For some reason the Beamish Museum in the north east of England appeared in my mind whilst watching this video. I laughed when you said that Austrian's don't care for the film. Christopher Plummer was of my father's favourite actors, but he simply can't stand "The Sound Of Music", my mother on the other hand rates it as one of her top five favourites.
I recall Christopher Plummer referring to the film as "The Sound of Mucus". What a curmudgeon! It's one of my favorite movies.
@argo12 I can take it or leave it. Musicals are not really my thing.
Hands down the best hotel to date Tim. Just WOW..
The large creepy item in the corner of the room is a brick built wood burning stove covered in majolica tiles. It is missing the metal chimney tube that would have come out of the top. They act like giant storage heaters and would have been just what you needed to heat such a large room. They are still used in mainland Europe. Modern ones, metal, not brick, are powered by compressed wood particle pellets and are popular where there is no gas supply or where gas is very expensive. I have a pellet burning stove (stufa a pellet) here in rural Tuscany. It heats my radiators and is the best heating system I have ever used.
I was there in the late 90's. Thanks for taking me back. Great memories.
I would so love to see this place. The Sound of Music was a big part of my childhood. It came on TV once a year and our whole family would gather around to watch. My dad had also bought a quadrophonic sound system - kind of a precurser to surround sound - back in the early 70s and it really added an aural experience to an already amazing film. Especially hearing the footsteps of the family sneaking through the church to avoid being seen by the Nazis - the sound was so crisp. What a great experience. Thanks for taking us there!
My hometown! I miss it so much!
The Sound of Music home, omg my favorite movie of all times, I know the movie by heart, I know everything about this movie. Love this. Thank you.
What an amazingly elegantly decorative hotel in Austria ❤ so much history & kind of reminds you of what "Dracula's Castle " might look like on the inside 😂 what an interesting place to sleep but so eerily quiet but not uncomfortable though 😊 great travels Tim 👌🏼
Wowzers, Tim! The nostalgic and visual gems you delivered in this one have made this episode by far one of my favorites. It would be a dream to experience this as my daughter and I love this movie. Highlights were the gate, that fantastical library, and the cathedral. Thanks so much!
I sure want to go there. “My Favorite Things” would include the Sound of Music movie, antiques, and huge ornate houses from that time period.
Thanks for the tour Tim.
Very pleasing to the senses ,would say one of my favourite Hotel review's that you have stayed at , going on the history and magnitude of quality historic Items ,and the scenery ,was photonically pleasing to the eye. And the price was good for what you ,enjoyed.
We stayed in this hotel in September 2024 for three nights. We had a wonderful time and loved the garden and lake very much. The breakfast was amazing and delicious. I would like to visit again sometime in the future.
Awesome building. I much prefer these unique buildings, it feels like more of an experience knowing you'll never find anywhere quite like it.
So envious. Lost count of the times I've seen the film. Visited Salzburg some years ago but just got to drive past the house/hotel. I recall watching an episode of Dallas a long time ago and recognising those famous gates. Must revisit one day.
What a fabulous hotel... strange mix of styles in your suite but none the less lovely!
The views and reflection on the lake are beautiful... as are those ceilings! Best wishes Neil and Ant 😊
Hello Tim,what a brilliant video,its great to see the scenes of the sound of music film.i bet that was a good walk to the cathedral, but what a awesome view to see.the cathedral inside was amazing with the way it was.
Tim if you are a Sound of Music fan go to the Trapp Family Lodge in Stowe Vermont USA. Its run by the real Von Trapp family. Its beautiful especially in the Autumn. First or second week of October for best fall colors.
I don't think I would stay there. I have been to Salzburg, and I thank you for this video because your visit to the cathedral brought back some really good memories of my trip there. Always enjoy your content!
They are heaters Tim, those "safe" doors in the stairwell are where you put the fuel in. They have heat bricks in them like a storage heater. Most Austrian houses have them, so you don't get the soot, smoke or sparks in the room.
The hotel is absolutely beautiful. The library though 😮 wow. Wonder how old the books go back to ❤ cheers Tim
Wow ! What a beautiful building . You’d never get me walking around those halls at night 😳
Those chimneys are quite common in Europe - they heat up and radiate it out into the room - we would now just use radiators 😘
Wow, that library is stunning ❤
Omgosh such a beautiful, lush interior ... it's like going back in time full stop. An awe-inspiring lake/mntn view ... have to smile picturing that scene in the movie. So many wonderful pieces of art, incl those murals, the huge paintings, the antiques, the mezzanine, the ornate fireplaces, aMazing library & a bed fit for a Prince. That cathedral was breathtaking. A collective WOW! Thnx for another excellent vid Tim!
The object in your room that appears at about 6:00 into the video (and the similar one at 15:30 and 19:40 and 20:00) is a Kachelofen.
The *German* Wikipedia page for Kachelofen has a good entry on this and there is currently a picture of a similar ceramic-tiled heater at the top of that page. Here's the intro tranlated from German:
"A tiled stove is a heating stove for domestic heating that is suitable for heating one or more living rooms . Tiled stoves are usually made of stove tiles , but there are also tiled stoves that are mainly made of bricks and plastered. It was only in the 19th and 20th centuries that the tiled stove's combustion chamber was increasingly lined with firebricks or provided with flues.
Due to their large mass, tiled stoves are able to absorb the large amount of heat generated when burning fast- burning solid fuels and then release it into the room over a longer period of time."
The Kachelofen is quite a common sight in older buildings in Austria.
By the way, I can confirm what you said at the end of your video: The Sound of Music was not a hit in Austria. I have this on good authority from my Austrian partner, who went to Salzburg University! But the good people of Salzburg like to use it to make money out of tourists with bus tours etc. Having said that, I personally like the film. Even the silly bit at the end where they escape from Salzburg and then cross the border into Switzerland, conveniently ignoring the fact that they would have to travel undetected through the entire province of Tyrol to get to the Swiss border!
Nice to see you in Austria, by the way. And that hotel looks amazing inside - I have been to Salzburg many times (I live an hour away) but this is a building that I have never been into.
If you and Gaby ever happen to be passing through the much more obscure small city of Wels in Upper Austria, drop me a message and I'll buy you both a coffee and cake at Café Confiserie Urbann.
Wow everything looks so nice without cell phone, I really like it, it good for anyone who want to stay off the grid for a month, this is the place for it, don’t need hand held phone to scan QR code lol. Place looks amazing ❤
Heater fireplace is below and the heat comes out of the brick…they have these in some mountain restaurants in Austria when you go skiing…people put the ski gloves on them to dry out
It was Beautiful, Immaculate & impressive. loved the stairway and the view from your room. The Cathedral was Stunning.xx😊
That is the most exquisite hotel I have ever seen on your channel. That is saying a lot with all of the incredible places you have shown us. I would stay there and happily pay that. Something for the bucket list now. Thank you for showing us such a huge array of wonderful and not so wonderful places and all in between. Just loved it, and love the sound of music.
Yes tim at his hotel is a old relic... Really good views also very fantastic to have the telescope added in for your stay ! It's amazing that furnishings has it fell apart over the years with all the people staying there... Enjoy seeing these hotels 😁
What an experience! I could happily move into the library, if it had a coffee machine. Austria is a gorgeous country, no matter where you go.
It's a Finnish room heater. Scandinavian countries have perfected the art. Wish we still used them! Brilliant video--Thanks!!
Well, well, well.... the Austrians had it in use for many hundred years ago ! You find it in almost all the castles and manor houses and later on also in the houses of the middle classes! 😉
I remember you saying in you recent Q & A that you hadn’t watched The sound of Music, I hope you took the opportunity while you were staying at the hotel.
Without doubt one of the most beautiful and historic hotels you've shown us to date.... and that view alone was worth the £700
* yells to family *
GUYS A NEW WALK WITH ME TIM VIDEO!
* they arrive in 0.5 seconds *
That's fast! 😅
That library is dreamy, wish your staircase was functional. The top floor there was a beautiful antique winter horse drawn sled I think, it’s truly gorgeous❤️
Walk with me tim we at home my hubby son and l just watched your video footage of the tour inside hotel of were sound of music was filmed and to say decor of ceiling like you say magnificent all round but doesnt it all look so spooky you are 1 confident vlogger to not only film where you go but actually go there on your own would we at home stay there no way but we always watch your videos and find what you filmed very interesting people do not realize what involved in putting videos together time consuming too you are 1 magnificent film vlogger where you film and majority of time on your own whilst your family at home well done walk with me tim from my hubby son and l at home 😊😊😊😊
Great video as usual. I grew up with old style phones as well and my parents used to put a lock on but if you lift the receiver you'll see 2 little buttons that pop up when you lift it off and if you tap each number in the phone number fast it dials it for you so for example the number 8 you'd tap it fast 8 times and zero will be 10 times fast.
My parents could never understand how I was able to use the phone when there was a lock on it haha
Wow Tim .
What a find👍
We loved the movie..
What a beautiful setting at the beginning of your review.
Stunning room.
Stunning views.
Stunning review as well.
Thanks for sharing Tim .
See you on your next adventure👌
Take care
David & Angela x
It is a heated porcelain or pottery chimney. It was used to heat a room.
This is my favourite film that you've made! I would LOVE to stay there and visit the town of Saltzburg, it looks marvellous, I'm not a huge fan of S-O-M - I like it, and I've seen it loads and I can sing the songs, but my reason for going would be the hotel I think-looks fascinating! Thanks Tim!!
Hi tim love the video this morning is the first time i have ever watched the sound of music film
Oh my goodness 😮 Thank you for sharing this piece of history with us. This is, by far, the most beautiful and interesting hotel you’ve stayed at. The grounds and surrounding vistas are stunning! My favorite place of all you’ve stayed at. ❤❤❤❤
As a person who also grew up loving The Sound of Music this was an absolute joy to watch ❤
I actually got a bit emotional at the beauty of the place and when I saw that library 😍 wow I must visit this building before I die ❤
I love large old hotels like this. Great for a game of Hide and Seek with the kids!
That bit where you videoed the man behind the glass which you was saying ‘oh hello I think I left my key in the room’ looked like for a moment you was talking to him, made me chuckle 😂😂😂😂
Best vlog ever! What a beautiful place! Even the heaters (in the corners) are beautiful! Just one thing, Tim, we didn't get to see into that room in the morning. I'm left wanting to know now. 😅
The thing in the corner of the rooms are heaters that was the way they heated the rooms 100s of years ago. You will see them in most of the German old historical buildings .
Brilliant video and a nostalgic down memory lane. A timeless location. Great channel.x
Wow,my favorite of all you've stayed at. I had the pleasure of meeting the real Maria Von Trapp in 1978,I was 16. This was at Trapp family lodge in Stowe,VT. Also had gotten her autograph.
The things in the corners of the rooms are ceramic/ tailed stow / fireplaces. My grandparent's has one in every room. Their house was build before IIWW.