The Austrian Lake District is stunning (Salzkammergut), just outside Salzburg. Wolfgangsee is a lively little resort on the lake. We stayed at Fuschl, a smaller, quieter village nearby on its own lake. There is also St Gilgen. It’s well worth spending a day in Salzburg, particularly if you liked The Sound of Music, where some scenes were filmed. The wedding was filmed in the church at Mondsee. The opening scene was filmed on a mountain above Fuschl.
Hallstadt is stunning - you may well have seen it on jigsaws, as it’s picture postcard pretty. We’ve only been for the day there, so don’t know what it’s like to stay.
There is also the Tirol, near Innsbruck. We stayed at Mayrhofen, a lively little town. There are plenty of sights in the area. However most villages we’ve seen are very pretty!
Inghams has a sale on at the moment for resorts in Austria, say from July 9th, or 16th; and September. Some of the half board deals are particularly good value.
I wouldn’t say Austrian villages are the places to go for nightclubbing; but so long as they are in the mountains, it’s all one picture postcard, with good, rustic restaurants and bars! Some Germans told us Austria was better for children than Switzerland!