What to Do in Zell am See When It Rains: Indoor Ideas and Hotel Latini's Day Spa

I'm Ursula Auer from Hotel Latini. Working in quality management, I am involved in all sorts of things at the hotel: sometimes at reception, sometimes in the office, and really wherever there is something to be done.

The hotel's pool in the Gold Spa is about 5 by 11 metres and around 28 °C, and it is included in the stay. Non-residents can use the day spa at Hotel Latini in Zell am See-Schüttdorf too: the indoor pool, saunas and gym, plus massages or other treatments, booked by phone on +43 6542 5425. When the hotel is full, the day spa closes to non-residents at 4 pm.

Where can you go indoors on a rainy day in Zell am See?

Indoors, you can choose from pools and spas, an ice rink, nine-pin bowling, museums, a casino and an indoor play park, in Zell am See itself and along the bus and train lines to Kaprun, Maishofen and Mittersill.

In Zell am See and Schüttdorf

For Christmas and New Year opening hours at the pool and ice rink, ask the Freizeitzentrum directly.

In Kaprun, Maishofen and Mittersill

What can you do with kids in Zell am See on a rainy day?

Take them swimming: the leisure centre's pool has a giant slide and a baby pool, and the Tauern Spa has a children's area of its own.

• The leisure centre: a 74-metre giant slide, a 1-metre diving board and a 3-metre tower, and a baby pool of 32 m² at 32 °C with a pirate play ship and a toddler slide. In the same leisure centre, children can join the public skating sessions, and from 10 they can bowl with their parents.
• The Tauern Spa: in its Kidstein children's area, separate from the rest of the spa, the highlight is a 127-metre tube slide. The sauna world is open to visitors aged 15 and over.
• Kreativland, Maishofen: a go-kart track, trampolines, a bouldering wall and a climbing volcano, plus a separate toddler area with a ball pit. It must be booked ahead, and the booking is binding (by WhatsApp, text or email); socks are compulsory, buggies stay outside and you cannot bring your own food or drink.
• The National Park Worlds, Mittersill: about 1.5 hours through ten different "worlds", or about 2 hours with a ranger tour booked in advance. There is a lift, and there are ramps for buggies and wheelchairs.
• Hotel Latini: children swim in the hotel pool during the day; from 6 pm the pool is for adults and young people aged 14 and over who follow the spa rules. The saunas, open from 3 pm to 9 pm, are for ages 14 and over.

For family rooms and more on staying with children, see family holidays at Hotel Latini.

A cosy day at the hotel with a card game or one of the board games can be very relaxing too. A walk in the rain, why not? At Hotel Latini we will gladly lend you a large umbrella and give you ideas for a walk.

What can couples do on a wet day?

Spend the day in a sauna or a museum, and the evening bowling, at the casino or in the bar.

At the Tauern Spa, the sauna world costs from €19.50 on top of a water world ticket, and an evening ticket, with check-in from 5 pm until closing, is from €25.50. For the way back in the evening there is, depending on the season, a dedicated evening and night bus between Zell am See and Kaprun; the timetables are at reception.

At Hotel Latini, the Finnish sauna, bio sauna, steam room and infrared cabin are textile-free, which means no swimwear. Massages and facials in the Gold Spa cost extra, for hotel guests too, and are best booked before you arrive; every treatment and its price is in the Gold Spa brochure. For full details, see the indoor pool and saunas at Hotel Latini.

Vötters vintage car museum in Kaprun has around 200 exhibits from the 1970s and earlier. In Zell am See, the Vogtturm museum stands on the Stadtplatz; Zell am See attractions has more on the old town.

In the evening, book a two-hour lane at the bowling alley or go to Casino Zell am See, where the dress code is smart casual. Or stay in: the UNO Bar at Hotel Latini, open daily from 9 am in winter and to non-residents too, serves cocktails, long drinks, wine and beer, with regular live music in winter, and Papa Rudolfo, the hotel's pizzeria, which is open to non-residents too, is back from 10 December 2026, daily from 11.30 am to 10 pm, with the kitchen open until 9.30 pm. With half board, dinner is at the hotel every evening.

How do you spend half a rainy day in Zell am See?

Pick one place a short ride away and give it the afternoon:

• The leisure centre: besides the slides, there is a 25-metre pool at 30 to 32 °C and a steam room at 40 to 45 °C that is included in pool entry.
• The Tauern Spa on a 3-hour ticket: prices vary with availability and when you book, and the spa's website shows how busy it is right now, which is worth checking before you set off.
• A museum: the Vogtturm in town, or the Kaprun Museum and Vötters in Kaprun.
• The National Park Worlds: the trip to Mittersill by train fills half a day.

For a whole day, take a day ticket at the Tauern Spa, or go up to TOP OF SALZBURG on the Kitzsteinhorn. Allow 60 to 70 minutes from the Kitzsteinhornplatz to the top; the last recommended ride up from the valley is at 1.30 pm. The return ticket covers the cable cars up and down, two panoramic platforms, the National Park Gallery info tunnel and Cinema 3000, so there is something to see under cover at the top as well.

What can you do on a wet day without a car?

All of the above, by bus and train: the Salzburg Mobility Ticket, included for every Hotel Latini guest, covers buses, trains and the Pinzgauer Lokalbahn across the province of Salzburg, on arrival and departure days too. Cable cars and admission are not included.

From the hotel, the Schüttdorf ÖBB-Postbus Garage bus stop is 5 minutes on foot and the Kitzsteinhornstraße stop of the Pinzgauer Lokalbahn about 150 metres. Bus 660 to Kaprun runs every 30 minutes until 18 December 2026, then every 15 minutes from 19 December 2026 to 4 April 2027 (every 30 minutes between 11.20 am and 2.20 pm). On bus 70 into town, not every bus is direct: some need a change at Postplatz, and the timetables at reception show which. The direct bus back from the Hallenbad stop takes 11 minutes. The Lokalbahn also gets you into Zell am See in 5 minutes.

What is there to do in Zell am See in winter when it rains?

In winter the pools, the spas, the museums, the bowling alley and the soft play are your wet-day plan. From mid-October to early December, the quietest time of year, quite a lot in Zell am See is closed, so check a place's opening days before you set off. For a winter holiday with children, see Zell am See in winter with kids, and for the snow, Is Zell am See snow sure?.

On the Advent Saturdays, 28 November and 5, 12 and 19 December 2026, a vintage diesel train runs from Zell am See to the National Park Advent in Mittersill: from Zell am See Lokalbahn at 1.20 pm (Tischlerhäusl 1.23 pm), back from Mittersill at 4.38 pm, arriving in Zell am See at 5.29 pm. These trains have their own fares, which the Mobility Ticket does not cover: €21.80 return for adults and €10.90 for children. You need to reserve a place, and you buy the ticket on the train or at the customer centre in Mittersill. For the Christmas markets and the rest of December, see Christmas in Zell am See.

What about a rainy summer day?

On a wet summer day, Hotel Latini guests have the Summer Card, the Zell am See-Kaprun Summer Card, included from 15 May to 31 October: it gets you into the leisure centre's indoor pool, the Vogtturm and the National Park Worlds free, and 50% off at Vötters.

In summer, the National Park Worlds are open daily from 9 am to 5 pm (May to October), and the Kaprun Museum from April to October on Tuesday to Thursday and Sunday from 1 pm to 5 pm and on Friday from 10 am to 5 pm. The Krimml Waterfalls are a summer outing further afield: the waterfall path is open from 1 May to the end of October.