FAQ – Dachsteinkönig

In the heart of the Salzkammergut, at the foot of the Dachstein, directly in the Dachstein West ski arena in the idyllic mountain village of Gosau. The nearest larger towns are Rußbach (10 minutes by car), Abtenau (15 minutes by car), Bad Goisern (15 minutes by car) and Bad Ischl (25 minutes by car).

Total specialization, one hotel, one concept, one guest! That’s what sets us apart and, above all, our uncompromising implementation. We offer family vacations at 5* level for young and old. You can only book a vacation at the Dachsteinkönig if at least one child is with you. We have over 220 adults and over 200 children as guests at any one time.

At the Dachsteinkönig we have the good fortune of being very well booked all year round. We are one of the few hotels that have a consistently good occupancy rate and therefore do not have to impose any vacation closures. This means that even in the months of the “high season” we are able to offer vacations especially to families with school-age children.

In principle, only families with children can book with us – reservations without children are not possible. Most of our guests come from German-speaking countries (89%). The other guests are spread across the British, Eastern European and international markets.

All non-alcoholic drinks are included 24 hours a day. Due to the high level of satisfaction of our guests, in addition to the “normal” salary, the house tips are distributed twice a year. Furthermore, our staff also receive personal tips from the guests.

At the Dachsteinkönig, we now employ over 150 people in the following teams: Reception, spa & wellness, children’s club, service, kitchen, administration (management, marketing, accounting, personnel administration) and building services.

This is relatively varied – around 60% of our team are locals from Bad Ischl to Abtenau and therefore live in the region. Approximately 10% of our team have looked for an apartment in the surrounding area with our support (the Dachsteinkönig pays the rent deposit) and the remaining 30% live in our newly built staff house in which we have a total of 34 studios (29 m²) and 9 apartments (45 m² to 59 m²) available.

Yes, our employee catering – breakfast, lunch and dinner, pizza and even cake in the afternoon – is free of charge. You can even eat for free on your days off.

Our staff catering is based on the menu plan of our guests. This means that the lunch (kebabs, cheese noodles, pasta, fish, goulash, steak, etc…) that has been over-prepared for our guests goes to our employees for dinner (freshly cooked again). For lunch, the team receives the dishes (sushi, pizza, burgers, ragouts, etc…) from the previous day’s dinner (freshly prepared again). If our guests are too hungry from time to time, our employees get something to eat from their own wish list… On public holidays, special dishes (e.g. roast beef with truffle polenta and bean bundles) are prepared directly in the kitchen and can be picked up by the staff.

One of the biggest advantages is the use of the entire infrastructure (play station, billiards, table tennis, gym, etc.) daily from 18:00. A special treat is the use of the fitness room 24 hours a day – completely free of charge.

If you’re the sporty type, you can do just about anything in the Salzkammergut. Our favorites include; skiing, touring, kite surfing, diving, mountain biking, Segway riding, jogging, soccer, beach volleyball, curling, etc…. If you like it a little less sporty, you can go for leisurely walks or have a great day out in Salzburg (50 minutes away). You can also follow in the footsteps of our emperor in Bad Ischl. There is a sports facility with soccer, basketball and beach volleyball courts right next to the staff house.

There are staff parties (barbecue and Christmas party) as well as our own Dachsteinkönig soccer club (hobby club with employees). There is also at least one team event a year, which is co-financed by Dachsteinkönig. Another highlight is our Dachsteinkönig team ski day, which takes place at least once a year.

Your earnings depend on your weekly/monthly hours/work performance. You decide whether you want to work part-time or full-time. In principle, ALL our employees are paid fair and good wages and there is an individual salary structure depending on experience, performance and length of service. Promotion opportunities with commensurate salary increases are of course a matter of course and internal promotions within the company and in the partner hotels are prioritized before new managers are hired.

We belong to the absolute elite in the family hotel industry and are delighted to welcome you to our Familux Resorts team. Behind this brand are also absolute professionals – with the Mayer family you have a good and above all fair owner and operator family for whom it is important that every employee is perceived as a person and part of the whole. You can find more information about our partner companies at www.familux.com.

Yes, once a month we organize an employee wine tasting, cheese tasting and, for example, a gin & tonic tasting. Continuous internal training is of course part of our daily improvement process. We are currently working on our Dachsteinkönig employee academy. We employ our own motivation and rhetoric trainer, who offers monthly group courses as well as personal sessions. Free of charge, of course.

As we are fully aware that we as employees and as a hotel are on the “sunny side” of life, it is important to us to help people who are not doing so well. Supporting the SOS Children’s Village in Altmünster has become a matter close to our hearts. We have also taken on a sponsorship for an entire house there and invite the entire children’s village to two bathing days with us. Through several campaigns throughout the year, we raise the necessary funds to ensure that a needy family with 4 children can grow up in a sheltered, safe and supported environment.

All team members have the opportunity to spend their vacation in the partner hotels at extremely favourable conditions (€ 25 per adult and day, all-inclusive (!)). There are also special discounted rates for families and friends.

We are always positive about training and further education. We are always pleased to develop the skills and knowledge of our employees and to be able to support each employee financially for these training courses. Depending on the applicability of the skills learnt in the company, we cover 100% of the costs.

There is a dedicated information wall in the staff area and in each department, and information events are also held quarterly in our theater. Once a month, there is an MA welcome session with the management of the Dachstein King. We also have our own Facebook employee page with information and lots of fun posts. The quarterly information events are also broadcast live for our employees in our Facebook group.

Of course, weekend work is also desirable or necessary here. Over 40% of all sectors in Austria also work at weekends, even priests! However, you can arrange or discuss your days off individually with your department manager. Many of our long-standing employees appreciate the days off during the week when there is less going on in the streets around Gosau, shopping centers in Bad Ischl and Salzburg or on the slopes of the ski area than on the hectic weekend.

There are only a few part-time jobs – which we are very proud of – but you can also discuss this individually with your department manager.

In the absolute peak season as well as in individual cases due to illness, overtime may occur – but to an absolutely manageable extent.

There is a non-manipulable (neither for employees nor for employers) working time control. By means of a palm scan, every minute of your work is precisely recorded and remunerated accordingly.

Depending on the department, some or all of the uniforms are provided by us. The only thing you need to bring yourself in each department is comfortable and attractive shoes.

Yes, and with great pleasure. We are very proud to be able to train young people and offer them a career in our hotel group. You can find more information about your apprenticeship with us under Apprenticeships.

We are authorized to train hotel specialists, hotel management assistants, cooks, confectioners, restaurant specialists, hotel and catering assistants as well as beauticians. We are currently training apprentices for all positions.

Interns are just as important to us as our existing team members. Every year, around 12 interns have the opportunity to gain experience with us. As we can hardly cope with the number of applications for internships, we only accept interns who have to complete a mandatory internship. We ask applicants to apply in writing by the beginning of December at the latest, as we would like to decide on the best fit for our team at a 2-day “intern casting” shortly afterwards.

Due to our size with a total of almost 4 hotels, there are always career opportunities for willing and talented employees. Together with our partner companies, we employ more than 650 people in the Familux Resorts in Upper Austria, Tyrol, Bavaria and Thuringia. In addition to 18 months of management training in all departments and in all businesses, there are of course always opportunities for promotion. Only internal applicants are considered for vacant positions at management level, so the position of management trainee is also reserved for internal applicants until further notice.