The hotel is far from downtown, besides a highway. You'll have to take a cab (or wait for a bus) to visit downtown. I'd say that it is more suitable for people traveling by car that want to make a pause and rest rather than for tourists that want to visit Salzburg. The hotel is safe. Enjoy your stay in Salzburg.

the main train station salzburg HBF is around 3 kms from the hotel. you get busses right outside the hotel to go to the city. to get to the hotel from the main train station, you can ask the tourist information centre to give you the bus number and also give you the bus map. bus numbers and their routes are mentioned on every bus stop and it is very easy to navigate salzburg by their bus network. i suggest you take the salzburg tourist pass from the information centre. the pass gives you free entry into most of the attractions and also gives you unlimited access to the busses and it is highly value for money