It is open year-round and, in winter, offers numerous options for ski tours and snowshoeing.

[1] The Simony Hut is an important base for climbers because they are able to set out from here on long tours over the Dachsteins.

In 1843 a stone rest and emergency shelter, known as "Hotel Simony", was opened just below the site of the present hut.

In 1876, Friedrich Simony selected the present location himself for construction of the first free-standing wooden building.

No further alterations were made to the original structure after the last major renovations between 1961 and 1963, when a power supply was also added.