Included
Tobogganing from the front door
Sledges are ready in the ski room. The meadow by the house for the little ones, the toboggan runs in Ellmau and Söll for everyone from age 6, some of them floodlit in the evening.
Children ski free · 14 March – 6 April7 adventure worlds with free admission
Families
Grizzly is already waiting.
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Family holidays in Austria · Ellmau in the Tyrol
A bear, a house full of space and a story to fall asleep to.
Children don't get a children's menu here. They get a room under the roof called the Bear's Den, and in the evening a bear who tells them about his adventures.
We have grandchildren ourselves. So we know: a holiday works when the children have settled in before the parents have opened the suitcase. That is why Grizzly's book is already in the apartment, and the sledge is waiting outside.We have grandchildren ourselves. So we know: a holiday works when the children have settled in before the parents have opened the suitcase. That is why Grizzly's book is already in the apartment, and the ride-on cars are waiting outside.
For the children
What is already in the house.
No packages, no voucher codes: the things families need are simply there, in every apartment, for every child.
- The Bear's Den: children's room with bunk bed in the Grizzly Suite
- Grizzly's adventure stories: the little book in every apartment
- Grizzly's rainy-day box: games, a craft set, a torch for the Bear's Den
- Cot and high chair, as needed
- Sledges & ride-on cars to borrowRide-on cars & sledges to borrow (yes, on the meadow in summer too)
- Kaiserbäckerei roll service: ordered directly from the bakery, in the bread box from 7 am
Day 1, 3 pm
The book is already there.
When you open the door, Grizzly's little book is already on the table, and in the suite the Bear's Den is waiting with its bunk bed and curtain. The rest of the afternoon belongs to the new room, and you unpack in peace.
Grizzly's adventure stories · the little book in every apartment
A bear tells his story.
Grizzly lives under the roof of the chalet and in the evening tells of his adventures around the Wilder Kaiser. The best stories are in the little book that is in your apartment when you arrive.
A picture book for reading aloud from age four, about eight minutes long. For grey afternoons the rainy-day box is ready, and if you like, you can read the story before you travel.
- A little book in every apartment
- Picture book with 13 painted double pages
- Rainy-day box with games and a puzzle
- The whole story free as a PDF
In every apartment · for all children in the house
How the week goes
From arrival to departure.
Grizzly's adventure stories are not an entertainment programme. They are small moments spread over the week, with no timetable and nothing to sign up for.
Day 1 · arrivalGrizzly's book is readyThe little book is waiting on the table, and in the suite the beds in the Bear's Den are made. The children have settled in before the car boot is empty.
Day 2 · breakfastRolls from the bread boxYou order the Kaiserbäckerei bakery's roll service directly from the bakery. From 7 am the rolls are in the box at the driveway, the children lay the big table, and over breakfast you plan the first day in the mountains.
Day 3 · mountain dayEllmi's Magic World in the snowEllmi's Magic World on the HartkaiserbahnUp to the children's area on the Hartkaiser with the sledge, and in the afternoon you toboggan back down together.Up on the Hartkaiserbahn gondola, with no admission charge at the top: the Magic World, the water playground, the view.
Rainy dayGrizzly's rainy-day boxGames, a craft set, a torch. The Bear's Den with its bunk bed turns into a cave of blankets, and the adults get their sauna slot.
Every evening“Grizzly and the Wilder Kaiser”The bedtime story “Das verlorene Leuchten” (The Lost Glow, in German). For reading aloud by the fire; the little book is in the apartment.
Last morningA paw-print goodbyeAt check-out there is a note with Grizzly's paw print for the fridge at home.
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A taste, free of charge.
Grizzly's first adventure story is here, free and without booking. For the car on the way, or for the evening when the children ask what the story with the bear actually was.
“The other day the Wilder Kaiser lost its glow. Seven gems fell out of his crown, and without the goodnight light nobody here gets to sleep. So I set off, with two children and a torch. How it turned out is in the little book in your apartment. You're allowed to read it before you come.”Grizzly, the house bear · from “Grizzly and the Wilder Kaiser”
Winter with children
Tobogganing at the door, ski school below the house.
The chalet stands on the slope: the children toboggan on the meadow next to the house, the ski school's children's area is a few minutes' walk further down, and the Hartkaiserbahn gondola is ten minutes away on foot.
14.3.–6.4.2027
Children ski free
During the Family Ski Weeks the lift pass is free for children up to 15 when a parent buys a pass for 3 days or more. The dates are published on the SkiWelt website every year.
Dates & sums
From age 3
The ski school's children's area
Magic carpet, children's area and ski lessons from age 3, a few minutes' walk below the house. It pays to reserve online early; the ski schools in Ellmau fill up quickly in February.
The ski schools comparedSummer with children
Seven adventure worlds. All with free admission.
The Wilder Kaiser Guest Card is on the table the day you arrive. With it, buses and the KaiserJet are free, and the mountain adventure worlds charge no admission.
Right above the house
Ellmi's Magic World & Hexenwasser
Ellmi's Magic World on the Hartkaiser (the gondola is 5 minutes from the house, free) and Hexenwasser in Söll with 60 stations for walking barefoot. Both are included.
Summer activities
A day out
KaiserWelt gemstone hunt
At the KaiserWelt in Scheffau the children dig for real gemstones, and what they find goes home with them. You get there free on the KaiserJet.
KaiserWelt, Scheffau
From age 3
Astberg pony farm
Stroke and ride ponies up on the alp; the Astberg lift takes you up. For the afternoon: Lake Hintersteiner See, about 15 minutes away by car.
Lakes & alpine pastures
The Grizzly Suite · 120 m²
Two families, one table.
Travel with friends without living in one room: two bedrooms, the Bear's Den for the children, two bathrooms and a table for eight.
The children share the Bear's Den with its bunk bed and sofa bed; each set of parents has a bedroom of their own with a door. Two bathrooms, so nobody waits in the morning, and the fire in the evening when the children are asleep.
from €280 per night for the whole suite — one price for up to eight guests.
FAQ
Questions parents ask us
Short, honest answers — just as we'd give them on the phone. Is your question missing? Write to us
What is there in the house for children?
Grizzly's adventure stories as a little book in every apartment, Grizzly's rainy-day box (games, craft set, torch), plus a cot and high chair as needed, and sledges and ride-on cars to borrow. In the Grizzly Suite the children have a room of their own, the Bear's Den. All at no extra charge, with every booking.
Is the bedtime story available in English or Dutch?
At the moment “Grizzly and the Wilder Kaiser” is available in German, as a little book in the apartment and as a PDF. The English and Dutch editions are in preparation and are expected to be ready for the 2026/27 winter season. You can download the story here free of charge, even without booking.
Is there a cot and a high chair?
Yes, both free of charge. We have cots (travel cots with a mattress) and high chairs. Simply tell us the children's ages when you book, and everything will be in the apartment on the day you arrive. In the Grizzly Suite the cot fits in either of the two bedrooms.
Is there a babysitting service?
We don't offer babysitting ourselves. The Wilder Kaiser tourist board keeps a list of vetted babysitters from Ellmau and the surrounding area (prices by arrangement directly with the sitter). You get the list from the tourist board's information office in Ellmau; it is best to ask 1–2 weeks before you arrive.
What do we do with the children when it rains?
Every apartment has Grizzly's rainy-day box with games, a craft set and a torch for the Bear's Den. Outside: the KaiserBad pool 1.6 km away (family €28) with its slides, the Kaiserbäckerei bakery in the village, the Ellmau local history museum. 12 ideas in detail: A rainy day in the Wilder Kaiser.
When do children ski free in Ellmau?
During the Family Ski Weeks of the SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser–Brixental: 14 March – 6 April 2027 and early December. Children up to 15 get their lift pass free when a parent buys a pass for 3 days or more. The ski school with its children's area is a few minutes' walk below the house. All dates: Winter in the Wilder Kaiser.
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The beds in the Bear's Den are freshly made. Are you coming?
Booked online, confirmed instantly, and Grizzly's book is already in the apartment when you arrive.