In the southern district of Ebelsberg, the Best Western Hotel Spinnerei Linz, Linz, Austria, is a smart, tech-forward hotel with digital check-in and check-out, smart TVs, very fast free Wi-Fi, good box-spring beds, a terrace bar, and an Italian-style restaurant for a relaxed breakfast and dinner.
The River Traun and a riverside walk lie close by, with the centre of Linz a quick ride away by suburban train or car. The terrace looks out over a quiet, green corner of the city, a restful spot at the end of a day out.
Linz is the capital of Upper Austria, a Danube city that has remade itself as a centre for digital art and technology. A famous future-museum glows above the river, a modern-art museum lines the embankment, and a quirky mountain tramway climbs the Pöstlingberg for views over the rooftops. Cycle paths follow the Danube right across the city and out into the green countryside beyond.