Schladming is where you can ski a World Cup night race on Tuesday and still get a chalet with your own sauna and a view of the Dachstein. That combination is rarer than it sounds, and it’s why this valley works so well for a week away.
I’ve put together the 9 best chalets in Schladming below, from ski-to-door apartments on the Hochwurzen slopes to a proper Hüttendorf, which is Austria’s answer to a chalet village: a cluster of individual huts rather than one building with corridors.
TL;DR
The best chalets in Schladming are Boutique Aparthotel Chalets Coburg for walking to the Planai cable car, Panorama Lodge Premium Apartments for ski-to-door access, and Almdorf Auszeit Fageralm for a hut to yourselves with the dog along.
Best for most couples: Boutique Aparthotel Chalets Coburg, because you can leave the car parked all week.
Short on time? The quick picks
- Best chalet for walking to the lifts: Boutique Aparthotel Chalets Coburg, Schladming
- Best ski-in ski-out chalet: Panorama Lodge Premium Apartments, Schladming
- Best chalet with a pool: Apartmentresort MyLodge, Schladming
- Best Hüttendorf for a group: Almdorf Auszeit Fageralm, Forstau
- Best chalet with a sauna and spa: Ferienhaus Abendstille, Ramsau am Dachstein
- Best pet-friendly chalet: Almdorf Auszeit Fageralm, Forstau
- Just browsing? See every chalet in Schladming
Where to Base Yourself for a Chalet in Schladming
Schladming sits in Styria, at the foot of the Dachstein massif, with four linked ski mountains on the Ski amadé pass. Most chalets sit in one of three places, and which you pick changes your week more than the chalet itself does.
Schladming Town
The Planai cable car runs straight out of town, so you can be on snow in ten minutes without touching the car. It’s also where the night race happens and where the bars are afterwards.
Good for: skiing without a car, the Planai night race, après-ski, restaurants
Ramsau am Dachstein
The plateau above town, about 15 km (9 miles) up a winding road. It’s the cross-country and winter hiking side of the valley, quieter at night and with the Dachstein wall filling the window.
Good for: cross-country skiing, winter hiking, saunas, quiet evenings
Forstau and the Side Valleys
Where the Hüttendorf stays are: individual huts spread across a hillside, usually with a hot tub outside and nobody within earshot. You’ll want a car, and in return you get the quiet.
Good for: groups, dogs, hot tubs, genuine seclusion
The 9 Best Chalets in Schladming
Boutique Aparthotel Chalets Coburg in Schladming
You’re a few minutes from the Planai main cable car here, which in practice means boots on at the door and no shuttle timetable to think about.
The terrace looks across to the Dachstein, and there’s garden access and free WiFi. It’s the kind of place where the walk home from dinner is short enough that nobody suggests a taxi.
If you want one of the chalets in Schladming where the car stays parked from Saturday to Saturday, book this one first.
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Panorama Lodge Premium Apartments in Schladming
This one sits directly on the slopes of the Hochwurzen ski area with ski-to-door access, so the first run of the day starts at the doorstep.
Hochwurzen is also where the floodlit toboggan run comes down, which is a far better evening than it has any right to be.
For genuine ski-in ski-out among the chalets in Schladming, this is the one we’d book.
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Almdorf Auszeit Fageralm in Forstau
A proper Hüttendorf: separate chalets across a hillside in Forstau, each with its own private entrance and balcony, about 21 km (13 miles) from the Dachstein Skywalk.
There’s a sauna, family rooms and BBQ facilities, and pets are allowed, which is harder to find up here than you’d expect.
If you’re after chalets in Schladming where you can bring the dog and not hear a neighbor all week, start here.
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Apartmentresort MyLodge in Schladming
The infinity pool is the headline, and in February, swimming outdoors while the valley goes dark is worth the trip on its own.
Beyond that it’s free private parking, a garden and a shared lounge, set 16 km (10 miles) from the Dachstein Skywalk.
Searching for a Schladming chalet with a pool? This is the obvious answer.
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Ferienhaus Abendstille in Ramsau am Dachstein
Built in 1981 and up on the Ramsau plateau, this one leans into the wellness side: a sauna, spa facilities and wellness packages.
Ramsau is the cross-country and winter hiking half of the valley, so it suits a week where not every day is a lift pass.
For chalets in Schladming built around a sauna rather than a ski rack, this is our pick.
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Sun Lodge Schladming in Schladming
Scoring 9.1 across 527 reviews, this is the most thoroughly road-tested cabin on the list, which counts for something when you’re booking a place you’ve never seen.
It sits in Schladming itself, so the town’s restaurants and the Planai gondola are both close.
If you’d rather book a Schladming chalet that hundreds of people have already vouched for, this is it.
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Chalet Maya in Schladming
A terrace with mountain views, a garden and a shared lounge, close to Schladming train station, which matters if you’re coming in by rail from Salzburg rather than flying and hiring a car.
It’s about 17 km (11 miles) from the Dachstein Skywalk, so the glacier is a morning out rather than a day trip.
Arriving by train and still want one of the chalets in Schladming? This is the easiest one to reach.
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Rittis Alpin Chalets Dachstein in Ramsau am Dachstein
There’s a ski pass sales point and ski storage on site, 2.3 km (1.4 miles) from the Klanglift, so the admin of a ski week gets handled before you’ve unpacked.
The Sommercard is included, which tells you this one expects you might come back when the snow has gone.
For chalets in Schladming that make the first morning simple, this one earns its place.
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Piekvier Lodge in Schladming
The highest-rated cabin on this list at 9.3, though from a smaller 99 reviews, so read a few before you commit.
It’s in Schladming itself, which keeps the lifts and the restaurants within reach.
Worth a look if the bigger chalets in Schladming are already booked out for your week.
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FAQs About Chalets in Schladming
What is the most romantic chalet in Schladming?
The most romantic chalet in Schladming is Almdorf Auszeit Fageralm in Forstau, because each hut has its own private entrance and balcony and sits far enough apart that you won’t see anyone else. If you’d rather be in town, Boutique Aparthotel Chalets Coburg has a terrace facing the Dachstein.
Which chalets in Schladming are pet-friendly?
Almdorf Auszeit Fageralm in Forstau is the pet-friendly chalet in Schladming we’d book, since its listing confirms pets are allowed. Policies change and charges can apply, so check the house rules on the listing before you book, and message the owner if your dog is large.
What is the most family-friendly chalet in Schladming?
The most family-friendly chalet in Schladming is Almdorf Auszeit Fageralm, which has family rooms and BBQ facilities. For families who want the pool, Apartmentresort MyLodge is the better pick, and being 16 km (10 miles) out of town means parking is never a fight.
What is the best chalet with a sauna or spa in Schladming?
The best spa chalet in Schladming is Ferienhaus Abendstille in Ramsau am Dachstein, which has a sauna, spa facilities and wellness packages. Almdorf Auszeit Fageralm also has a sauna if you’d rather have the whole hut to yourselves.
What is a Hüttendorf?
A Hüttendorf is a chalet village: a cluster of individual wooden huts rented separately, rather than apartments inside one building. They’re common around Schladming, usually come with a sauna or hot tub, and they’re the reason “Hüttendorf Schladming” is searched as often as “chalets in Schladming”.
Is Schladming good for non-skiers?
Schladming is unusually good for non-skiers, because the Ramsau plateau above town is one of Austria’s main cross-country and winter hiking areas, and the Hochwurzen toboggan run is floodlit at night. You can spend a week here without buying a downhill lift pass.
Chalets in Schladming on the Map
Booking Your Schladming Chalet
Chalets here go early for the February half-term weeks and for the Planai night race in January. If your dates are fixed, book the chalet first and sort the lift pass afterwards, because Ski amadé passes never run out and the good huts do.