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The City's Royal Past Means Classic Luxury
When visiting Vienna, centrality makes a world of a difference. The city’s best things to do and see are all within the city center otherwise known as the “Inner Ring”. Close to the best shopping and restaurants, and accessible to the main cultural attractions, Kärtner Ring and its side streets are the ideal locations to get your beauty rest. While it may not sound surprising, you would be less than happy staying in any other area. You’ll find a great selection of luxury hotels as well as a few classic values.
The deep cultural roots of the old Habsburg monarchy and the palatial undertones of Vienna are inevitably present in the palatial interiors of the city’s best hotels. Grand and luxurious, opulent and stately, the Viennese hotels offer unspoiled traditions of service and boundless amenities to choose from. It is a way of living that one could easily get used to.
The monumental hotels, as well as many of the relatively modest hotels, have a unique history that adds to the majesty of its walls. There seems to be a story for every building, from the family secrets of Hotel Sacher Wien, to the relevance of the 1873 World Fair to the Grand Hotel, and the list of Dukes, Princes, and celebrities who have frequented these abodes over the years. The antique furniture, wood paneled dining rooms, and old world bars have been witness to years of royal scandals, love affairs, and cocktail hours that colored the wee hours of the night. To this day, the fables and facts hidden behind each door have yet to be fully uncovered.
The recommended hotels in Vienna are a unique hybrid of imperial establishment and new-age modernism. Whether you stay at the indulgent palaces of Hotel Sacher, Hotel Imperial, Hotel Bristol, the more modest Hotel Wandl Wien and Kaiserin Elisabeth or the classic Grand Hotel, try to resist the temptation to bask in your suite…a whole kingdom of culture, shopping, and dining awaits just outside your door.
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