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Hotel Sacher €€€ Flemings Deluxe Hotel € Hotel Korotan €
luxury Map 2 B5 Contemporary Contemporary
Philharmonikerstrasse 4, 1010 Josefstädter Strasse 10–12, 1080 Albertgasse 48, 1080
Tel (01) 514 56-0 Tel (01) 205 99-0 Tel (01) 403 41 93
∑ sacher.com ∑ flemings-hotels.com ∑ korotan.com
Mix with the city’s elite at this This hotel is blessed with high- This ultra-modern glass-fronted
landmark hotel, which was tech gadgets and plenty of class. hotel offers good views of the
founded by the son of the Nothing is too much trouble for city. The rooms are comfortable
inventor of Sachertorte. Today, the professional staff. and decorated in a trendy
it offers some of the most monochrome colour scheme,
sumptuous accommodation Hostel Ruthensteiner € with big, bold modern artworks
in Vienna. Every aspect of the Hostel imparting splashes of colour.
hotel oozes luxury, and it’s best Robert Hamerlinggasse 24, A-1150
suited to those who can forget Tel (01) 893 42 02 Hotel Mozart €
about cost. ∑ hostelruthensteiner.com Family
Opened in 1968, this friendly, Julius-Tandler-Platz 4, 1090
Imperial €€€ laid-back place remains a firm Tel (01) 317 15 37
luxury Map 2 B5 favourite with backpackers and ∑ hotelmozart-vienna.at
Kärntner Ring 16, 1015 makes a great choice for families. This family-run hotel has a great
Tel (01) 501 10-0 Rentable iPads and DVDs. location for those keen to explore
∑ imperialvienna.com the city’s bike trails. Bike storage is
Opulent accommodation in a Hotel Bellevue € available along with information
former palace built in 1863 as the Historic and maps on the Danube trails.
Vienna residence of the Prince of Althanstrasse 5, 1090 Solar power heats the water for
Württemberg. Transformed into a Tel 800 9733 4226 (within the EU) the hotel’s bathrooms.
hotel in 1873, this place is now a ∑ bellevue-hotel-vienna.com
byword for luxury, with personal This hotel focuses on business Hotel Stefanie €
butlers serving the suites. travellers, with meeting and Historic
conference facilities available. Taborstrasse 12, 1020
DK Choice Room furnishings vary from Tel (01) 211 50
dated to more modern.
∑ schick-hotels.com
The Ring €€€ Pleasant, modern rooms in an
Boutique Map 2 B5 excellent four-star hotel with
Kärntner Ring 8, 1010 DK Choice over four centuries of history.
Tel (01) 22 122 Hotel Boltzmann € The family of the current owners,
∑ theringhotel.com Boutique who take pride in offering good
Set in a historic building, this Boltzmanngasse 8, 1090 old-fashioned service, purchased
relaxing boutique hotel has an Tel (01) 354 50-0 the hotel in 1880.
elegant interior that blends old- ∑ hotelboltzmann.at
world charm with contemporary Named after the Viennese Landhaus Fuhrgassl-Huber €
design and modern comforts. physicist Ludwig Boltzmann, this Family
Expect ultra-efficient staff who family-run hotel has spacious, Rathstrasse 24, Neustift am
go the extra mile. Guests dine well-cared-for rooms. In summer, Walde, 1190
on top-notch cuisine at Eight enjoy a hearty breakfast buffet in Tel (01) 440 30 33
(see p313) and enjoy fantastic the peaceful courtyard garden. ∑ landhaus-fuhrgassl-huber.at
views of the skyline while being The friendly staff are eager to Overlooking vineyards on
pampered in the spa. ensure your visit is as pleasant Vienna’s outskirts, this lovely
as possible. Book ahead. country house is a relaxing base
from which to explore the city.
Further Afield Designed by a former stage
designer at the Vienna Opera
A&O Wien Stadthalle € House, it has country-style
Hostel parlours and pretty leafy patios.
Lerchenfelder Gürtel 9–11, 1160
Tel (01) 493 04 80-3900 DK Choice
∑ aohostels.com
Great value accommodation in Boutiquehotel Stadthalle €€
this clean, stylish hostel. There Boutique
are some wonderfully quirky Hackengasse 20, 1150
communal areas, including a Tel (01) 982 42 72
stylish bar in a vaulted cellar and ∑ hotelstadthalle.at
a book-lined reading corner. First-time guests are delighted
by the many pleasing extras
Das Capri € offered by this contemporary
Contemporary Map 3 E3 family-run eco-hotel, including
Praterstrasse 44–46, 1020 flowers, candles and DVD
Tel (01) 214 84 04 players. The courtyard garden is
∑ dascapri.at an oasis of calm and in June the
A comfortable hotel with a range lavender roof blooms. Staff
of well-appointed rooms, suites harvest and dry the lavender,
and apartments. Appeals to a mix using it in the hotel’s lotions,
of weekenders and business Tastefully decorated, comfortable room potions, soaps and oils.
travellers on longer trips. at the Ring
Key to Price Guide see p292
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