A warm Welcome at small paradise

Das Parkhotel am
Tristachersee

HOTEL & RESTAURANT AND HOTEL CURRENTLY CLOSED – REOPENING DECEMBER 19th 2021

Living with the lake…

The little paradise, framed by mountains, forest and lake, invites you to relax, to enjoy, to be active, to be yourself.
“Arrive and be warmly welcomed check in and to on an exploration tour”. We look forward to welcoming you soon at Tristachersee.

Enjoy the little things that can be discovered around the lake. Walk the enchanted path through the romantic gardens, past the water mill, the fish ponds and mountain walls to the "old lake" or in the winter after an eventful day skiing - leave your tracks on the frozen Tristachersee - that is pure deceleration in the middle of a breathtaking natural landscape in East Tyrol. The "Hideaway" you were looking for.

Christl, Josef & Marie Theres Kreuzer – your hosts at Parkhotel Tristachersee

Familie Marie Theres, Christl und Josef Kreuzer

Marie Theres und Josef Kreuzer

Chef Christian Hofer

We, the Kreuzer family and our Parkhotel team are the contact persons for your wonderful and relaxing days in East Tyrol and are happy to be there for you whenever you are craving for some days at the lake.

One discovers the beautiful Tristachersee and the terrace, which adjoins directly to the water, the affectionately invested and cultivated outside area of the wellness area, which among many other thigs gives it´s nickname: "the small paradise".

Lush green grass or gentle snowy landscape as well as lots of ponds, which are connected by small boardwalks, characterize the appearance of this garden. The small, winding path is lined with old trees that bloom beautifully in the spring or glitter in the winter due to the hoarfrost. In the ponds, local fish - which finds their way to the kitchen in the evening and gets transformed into delicious food. Char, trout and Danube salmon. Here you can live with the water in all its various forms.

It ripples from its own sources such as the Maximilianquelle and the Odlquelle. Thus pure spring water from the "Rauchkofel mountain" is available in every room and throughout the hotel.

„Zeit die
wir uns nehmen,
ist Zeit die uns
etwas gibt.“

Marie Theres Kreuzer

The History

Now and then

1850

The Tristachersee with its former buildings. Left: first restaurant at the Tristachersee, next to the small boat station; right on the rocks: Haus Köfele

1870

First kitchen house (centre) at the lake; left: first bathing facility with boat station; right: Köfele on the rocks with a small garden by the lake; the crucifix “Wegkreuz” is still at the Tristachersee today.

1890

The Tristachersee resort. From left to right: public toilets, old bath house (now used as a workshop), old restaurant, kitchen house, boat dock, Haus Köfele on the rocks.

1900

Coloured image with Schleinitz summit in 1902.

1900

Same buildings as in 1890, additionally a bigger bathing resort.
The lake expanded more to the western direction.

1907

Building of the first public bath house in the eastern part of the lake Tristachersee by the Unterhuber family (the same place as it is today

1950

Meanwhile, new buildings have been added: the villa at the top left in the forest (still exists), adjacent house (built in 1932), the main house with a porch and stairs to the Köfele (built in 1925), boat rental facility (left) with outdoor dining. In the background: the Schleinitz mountain.

1968

The new hotel building from 1962 with lakeside terrace. The Köfele was eliminated in favour of parking space. Top left the villa from 1920 is visible, underneath is the adjacent house from 1932.

1986

The former hotel resort at the time of the takeover by the Kreuzer family. From left to right: old restaurant, adjacent house, hotel with terrace from 1962.

1987

The hotel after the first renovation by the Kreuzer family. On the left you can see the adjacent house and in the background the Schleinitz summit.

1988

The former adjacent house was rebuilt with connection to the hotel. Top left the villa is visible in the forest, underneath is the old restaurant.

1989

Total view of the resort in 1989. Reconstruction of the former middle house with an additional 25 guest beds.

1993

A new building to the west with additional guest beds, indoor pool, sauna and spa facilities was added. The hotel accommodates 80 guest beds from now on.

2005

The former main building was demolished in winter 2004/05 and rebuilt with 3 floors. This brought the hotel another step forward in the modern comfort hotel sector.