Absteige zur bärtigen Therese calls itself the first queer guesthouse in Austria, 1,000 metres up on the Koralm in the small village of Trahütten in Styria. It describes itself as a hotel, a tavern and a space for art and culture all at once, and it is explicitly adults-only, open to the whole queer community and to allies who support it.
Guest rooms sit alongside a tavern and bar that runs its own seasonal programme of events, readings, art residencies and themed weekends, some aimed at the whole community and some specifically for men or for women. Heating comes from the village's own wood-fired local heating network, and hot water depends on a wood stove being kept going, which is part of the charm of staying on the mountain rather than a complaint.
The building sits at the foot of the Koralm with views over the surrounding hills, reached by road from either the Styrian or the Carinthian side.
The people in this picture are AI-generated.
