Guest post courtesy of Amy Rothschild:
I was extra excited to visit Salzburg since the Sound of Music is one of my favorite movies. We visited several of the sites shown in the movie and even stayed in a picturesque hotel where they filmed the now infamous lake scene. All of this would have been fantastic if not for the fact that they put us in the attic of the building with virtually no air circulation. The grounds were beautiful to explore, the garden exceptional, but when it came time to go back inside each night, I wound up mainly staying in the lobby. We tried switching rooms, we tried opening windows (which were tiny), we asked for multiple fans, nothing helped. I tend to have a low tolerance for heat and was so uncomfortable that I wasn’t able to truly enjoy the experience.
Pro-tip: Try not to stay on the top floor of a hotel, especially an old one, if you can avoid it.