A warm welcome on Lake Faaker See.

"For me, the Karnerhof is really a happy place. And it has been that way for 30 years now. My first day of work here seems like only yesterday. For me, happiness at the Karnerhof is the feeling of making others happy. Because happiness shared is happiness doubled. It doesn't matter if we're talking about a guest who's happy with the advice on his wine selection, or if I'm able to bring joy to my team of more than 20 young, motivated service staff. The important thing is that the spark of enthusiasm and joy of actually doing something comes across, because this spark then inevitably comes back to me. I feel happy when interns come back, when apprentices do well in their exams and when we do fun team-building activities together. Things like taking a tightrope course or playing soccer - because it's only together that we're strong. And I mean that. That's why I invest a lot of time, passion and energy in team training. Last winter, I even completed an apprenticeship as a confectioner as a third qualification, on top of my training as a chef and waiter. Knowledge makes you stronger. And only people who remain curious and open to new things can achieve great things. That's my credo, and that's what I pass on. And that's what makes me happy."

"For me, happiness is working in the function and area of responsibility that I have wanted since I was a child. Of course, the great location of the Karnerhof, the lake, the mountains and the unspoilt nature also give me feelings of happiness. If you immerse yourself in the ambience here for just five minutes, you feel relaxed. That is unique. For me it is also a real stroke of luck that I can combine work and private life. Because it feels like I'm living in two families. On the one hand, I have my own family not far from the Karnerhof, and on the other, the Melcher and Karner family of hotelkeepers along with the great Karnerhof team - and this for almost 35 years now. In the meantime, many of our guests have also become friends. That's why my job here isn't just a job, but something more like a life's work. And for me, that is true happiness."

"Every day when I take in the lake view from my office, I get an intense rush of happiness. Having what our guests travel so far for, and having it every single day of the year, that is happiness for me. Appreciating my lovely colleagues and liking the whole team so much, that's also happiness. Looking forward to the job every day, enjoying the working atmosphere, that is happiness too. When the team almost becomes a family, including our managers, the Melchers and Karners, that's happiness. I've been with the Karnerhof for 14 years now; you can really say I came to stay. Just grabbing a quick dip in the lake after work, blurring that distinction between life and leisure, that is also happiness. When guests return because they they too feel happy here and want to be pampered, it's the same sensation. That's why we have so many regulars here, who I always look forward to seeing again. No day here is 'business as usual', yet every day brings its new, unique moments of happiness."