Durnstein accommodation from NZ$155

The Hotel Schloss Durnstein and Richard Löwenherz are recommended options if you plan on visiting the Burgruine while you are in Durnstein and want to stay nearby.

5 kilometres from the middle of Durnstein is the Steigenberger Hotel and Spa Krems. The Best Western Landhotel Wachau is positioned 25 kilometres away. If you'd prefer, you could book a room at the Cityhotel D&C or the Cleverhotel.

Don't be a goose and leave without enjoying the other cool things to see and do in Lower Austria. Photographers will love Lower Austria's rivers and streams. You could also go to some of the region's castles. Visitors and locals alike in this fabulous part of Austria enjoy snowboarding, skiing and cross-country skiing.

Raabs An Der Thaya is another place to stay. It is where you'll find the Schloss Raabs and Ruine Kollmitz and is 50 kilometres to the north of the centre of Durnstein. Accommodation options in Raabs An Der Thaya include the JUFA Hotel Waldviertel and Hotel Restaurant Liebnitzmühle.

Before you leave Danubian Plains and Plateaus, ensure you experience a local game. Visit Ernst Happel Stadium to the east of Durnstein. Stay nearby to the action at the Prinz Eugen Hotel or the Hotel Congress.

If you are flying into or out of Vienna International Airport and would like to stay nearby, check out the latest deals at the NH Wien Airport or the Das Reinisch Vienna Airport Hotel.