Campingplatz Grein, 4360 Grein, Tel 0726821230
To Find Site:- From the direction of Vienna on road 3 continue
through Grein past the quayside and the campsite is on the left. From
the other direction turn right just after Honda Garage.
Campingplatz Grein is a rustic campsite on the edge of the small
town of Grein bordering the River Danube and looked over by the Schloss
Greinburg. Being
in an urban environment will mean some road and general noise but it’s
pretty peaceful at night. The site
has a park like appearance and the 87 pitches
are all on grass, most are quite generous in size compared to many
campsites in this part of Austria. After prolonged rain the ground
conditions become quite soft and muddy and I would suggest motorhomes,
in particular, make sure they position their drive wheels as near to the
road as possible to save getting stuck. Electric points are generally
accessible to most pitches but a longer lead might be required in some
cases. Electrics are rated at 6amps and use two pin German style
connectors. Apart from one other tap the only water is available at the
toilet block and the same is true for grey waste water disposal and
chemical emptying. The motorhome service point is of an “interesting
design” similar in style to those found on motorhome
aires. The toilet block is reasonable modern
with seated toilets and paper provided. The showers don’t seem to have
anywhere in the cubicle to put your towel or keep clothes dry although
there
are pegs immediately outside all cubicles. There are also
facilities for dishwashing and there are two washing machines but no
sinks dedicated to clothes washing. At the entrance there is a café/bar,
if reception is closed, which it is for several hours of the day, you
can usually find someone there. There was little in the way of
information at reception. There is site wide WiFi which according to the
site website and the ACSI book is free. However having been told to get
the code from the
bar by the guy in reception, who confirmed it
was free, I
had an animated discussion with an older man and I assume his daughter
who tried to tell me that it was only free at the bar and otherwise it
would be €5 a day!!! I did eventually get the code for nothing but I did
not find this attitude very welcoming and this episode rather coloured
my view of the customer service on this campsite. There seems to be a
rather laissez-faire attitude to the management of the site generally
with rubbish being left to build up to the point it was
quite unpleasant to go near it, grass cut and
the cuttings not collected
and generally a lack of attention to ground
conditions. There are no play facilities on site for children although
there are some nearby. The site is in the ACSI discount scheme at a
headline price of €17 a night but by the time local taxes are added we
paid €22.50 a night! Notwithstanding my criticisms this is a nice spot
if the weather is good it could make an ideal place to spend a
few days.
The town of Grein is immediately outside the entrance and there
is a nice promenade along the river.
In the main season it looks as if trip boats run
from the quay. It is ideal for cycling with paved paths along the river.
In the town there are a variety of shops and restaurants. For food
shopping there is a SPAR in the town and a Hofer supermarket just on the
road out of town to the west.
