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Pension Nossek
When it comes to real estate, it's all about location. And Nossek has oodles of all three. With its front door facing grand Graben, and with Stephansdom within eye-shot, it's no wonder bookings are required weeks (sometimes months) in advance during high season.
When it comes to real estate, it's all about location. And Nossek has oodles of all three. With its front door facing grand Graben, and with Stephansdom within eye-shot, it's no wonder bookings are required weeks (sometimes months) in advance during high season.
Café Hawelka
At first glance it's hard to see what all the fuss is about: dirty pictures, ripped posters, brown-stained walls, smoky air and cramped tables don't look too appealing. But a second glance explains it - the convivial vibe between friends and complete strangers. A traditional haunt for artists and writers, it attracts the gamut of Viennese society.
At first glance it's hard to see what all the fuss is about: dirty pictures, ripped posters, brown-stained walls, smoky air and cramped tables don't look too appealing. But a second glance explains it - the convivial vibe between friends and complete strangers. A traditional haunt for artists and writers, it attracts the gamut of Viennese society.
Dorotheum
Amongst the largest auction houses in Europe, Dorotheum is the apex of Vienna's Altwaren (old wares) consumer culture, the Flohmarkt's wealthy uncle. Something between a museum and the fanciest car-boot sale you ever saw, the rooms are filled with everything from antique toys and tableware to autographs, antique guns and Old Masters paintings.
Amongst the largest auction houses in Europe, Dorotheum is the apex of Vienna's Altwaren (old wares) consumer culture, the Flohmarkt's wealthy uncle. Something between a museum and the fanciest car-boot sale you ever saw, the rooms are filled with everything from antique toys and tableware to autographs, antique guns and Old Masters paintings.
Levante Laudon
Stay as long as a year or as little as a day at The Levante Laudon, an apartment building catering to short-term rentals. Each modern apartment is fully furnished and styled in such a way as to create a boutique home away from home.
Stay as long as a year or as little as a day at The Levante Laudon, an apartment building catering to short-term rentals. Each modern apartment is fully furnished and styled in such a way as to create a boutique home away from home.
Galerie Szaal
Szaal sell all sorts of fabulous pieces of baroque furniture and they specialise in Biedermeier. If you don't fancy carrying home a 1800s writing desk in your luggage then they can organise to ship it to your home country.
Szaal sell all sorts of fabulous pieces of baroque furniture and they specialise in Biedermeier. If you don't fancy carrying home a 1800s writing desk in your luggage then they can organise to ship it to your home country.
Lipizzaner Museum
An arm of the Spanish Riding School, the Lipizzaner Museum details the history and heritage of the famous white stallions. It also has bits and bobs on the tricks they perform at the nearby school and the stud farm where they're raised. There's English text, but the content is a little thin. Windows allow a view directly into the stables, albeit obscured by glass and fine mesh; otherwise you'll have to do with the views on two large monitors.
An arm of the Spanish Riding School, the Lipizzaner Museum details the history and heritage of the famous white stallions. It also has bits and bobs on the tricks they perform at the nearby school and the stud farm where they're raised. There's English text, but the content is a little thin. Windows allow a view directly into the stables, albeit obscured by glass and fine mesh; otherwise you'll have to do with the views on two large monitors.
Café Gloriette
Café Gloriette occupies the Gloriette, a neoclassical construction high on a hill behind Schloss Schönbrunn, built for the pleasure of Maria Theresia in 1775. With sweeping views of the Schloss, its magnificent gardens and the districts to the north, Gloriette has arguably one of the best vistas in all of Vienna. And it's a welcome pit stop after the short but sharp climb up the hill.
Café Gloriette occupies the Gloriette, a neoclassical construction high on a hill behind Schloss Schönbrunn, built for the pleasure of Maria Theresia in 1775. With sweeping views of the Schloss, its magnificent gardens and the districts to the north, Gloriette has arguably one of the best vistas in all of Vienna. And it's a welcome pit stop after the short but sharp climb up the hill.
Flo Vintage Mode
In a city this enamoured with the glamorous past, it's no less than shocking that there's only one true vintage clothing store in town. The clothes here are fastidiously and beautifully displayed, from pearl-embroidered Art Nouveau masterpieces to 1950s and '60s New Look pieces and designer wear of the '70s and '80s (alphabetised Armani-Zegna). Prices are high, and so is quality.
In a city this enamoured with the glamorous past, it's no less than shocking that there's only one true vintage clothing store in town. The clothes here are fastidiously and beautifully displayed, from pearl-embroidered Art Nouveau masterpieces to 1950s and '60s New Look pieces and designer wear of the '70s and '80s (alphabetised Armani-Zegna). Prices are high, and so is quality.
Substance
Substance stocks the weird, the wild, the wicked and the wonderful - electronica, indie rock, world music, new and second-hand LPs and a small collection of music books and cult novels, mostly in English. It's a good place to find out about upcoming gigs.
Substance stocks the weird, the wild, the wicked and the wonderful - electronica, indie rock, world music, new and second-hand LPs and a small collection of music books and cult novels, mostly in English. It's a good place to find out about upcoming gigs.
Manner
Even Manner - Vienna's favourite sweet since 1898, a glorious concoction of wafers and hazelnut cream - has its own concept store now, decked out in the biscuit's signature peachy pink. Here you can buy not only the product itself in every imaginable variety and packaging combination, but also Manner T-shirts, Manner bath towels, Manner toy trucks - you name it.
Even Manner - Vienna's favourite sweet since 1898, a glorious concoction of wafers and hazelnut cream - has its own concept store now, decked out in the biscuit's signature peachy pink. Here you can buy not only the product itself in every imaginable variety and packaging combination, but also Manner T-shirts, Manner bath towels, Manner toy trucks - you name it.
Café Engländer
Attracting the rich and the famous, Engländer is no classic Kaffeehaus, but rather a modern edifice with a discerning air, top wine and a contemporary take on Viennese cuisine. Its service and coffee are of the highest standard.
Attracting the rich and the famous, Engländer is no classic Kaffeehaus, but rather a modern edifice with a discerning air, top wine and a contemporary take on Viennese cuisine. Its service and coffee are of the highest standard.
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Hotel Kaiserin Elisabeth
The Innere Stadt is peppered with small hotels with not much going for them aside from their location, but Hotel Kaiserin Elisabeth is certainly not one of them. It may look plain from the outside, but its interior is a delight, with 19th-century Imperial-style luxury balanced with modern comforts.
The Innere Stadt is peppered with small hotels with not much going for them aside from their location, but Hotel Kaiserin Elisabeth is certainly not one of them. It may look plain from the outside, but its interior is a delight, with 19th-century Imperial-style luxury balanced with modern comforts.
STA Travel
STA has discounted flights for students. The staff members are helpful, friendly and speak English. There are four branches in the city.
STA has discounted flights for students. The staff members are helpful, friendly and speak English. There are four branches in the city.
Café Stein
During the day this three-level café is a popular haunt of students from the nearby university; come evening the clientele metamorphoses into city workers with a lot more money to spend. DJs control the decks in the evenings and the all-day menu is extensive. During the summer there is outside seating, which enjoys superb views of the Votivkirche.
During the day this three-level café is a popular haunt of students from the nearby university; come evening the clientele metamorphoses into city workers with a lot more money to spend. DJs control the decks in the evenings and the all-day menu is extensive. During the summer there is outside seating, which enjoys superb views of the Votivkirche.
Altwienerhof
Altwienerhof is the kind of place for those who desire a smidgen of luxury at a very reasonable price and aren't too worried about being in the thick of things. This family-run three-star hotel is almost a miniature version of the grand establishments lining the Ringstrasse.
Altwienerhof is the kind of place for those who desire a smidgen of luxury at a very reasonable price and aren't too worried about being in the thick of things. This family-run three-star hotel is almost a miniature version of the grand establishments lining the Ringstrasse.
Diglas
This noble Kaffeehaus comes complete with swanky red velvet booths, stiff atmosphere and an extensive coffee range. Servings are delicate and more like snacks, but extend beyond the normal Viennese specialties to include a variety of Hungarian dishes. Live piano music can be heard on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday evenings.
This noble Kaffeehaus comes complete with swanky red velvet booths, stiff atmosphere and an extensive coffee range. Servings are delicate and more like snacks, but extend beyond the normal Viennese specialties to include a variety of Hungarian dishes. Live piano music can be heard on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday evenings.
Café Griensteidl
Griensteidl holds a prestigious position between the Hofburg and the Loos Haus and was once the Stammlokal (local haunt) for Vienna's late-19th century literary set. It now caters mainly to tourists, but it still attracts with its Jugendstil lamps, wooden chairs and tables, and huge windows overlooking the comings and goings on Michaelerplatz.
Griensteidl holds a prestigious position between the Hofburg and the Loos Haus and was once the Stammlokal (local haunt) for Vienna's late-19th century literary set. It now caters mainly to tourists, but it still attracts with its Jugendstil lamps, wooden chairs and tables, and huge windows overlooking the comings and goings on Michaelerplatz.
KunstHausWien
The KunstHausWien (Art House Vienna), with its bulging ceramics, lack of straight lines and colourful tilework, is another of Hundertwasser's inventive creations. It's is something of a paean in honour of Hundertwasser, displaying his paintings, graphics, tapestry, philosophy, ecology and architecture. There are even a couple of films about him. The gallery also puts on quality temporary exhibitions featuring other artists.
The KunstHausWien (Art House Vienna), with its bulging ceramics, lack of straight lines and colourful tilework, is another of Hundertwasser's inventive creations. It's is something of a paean in honour of Hundertwasser, displaying his paintings, graphics, tapestry, philosophy, ecology and architecture. There are even a couple of films about him. The gallery also puts on quality temporary exhibitions featuring other artists.
Pedal Power
Pedal Power conducts half-day bicycle tours in and around Vienna from May until September. Tours start at daily and there are five tours on offer: Ringstrasse, Hundertwasser Haus and Innere Stadt; Klosterneuburg and the Danube Island; Classic Music Memorials and Zentralfriedhof; Donau Park and Lobau; and the Danube Island and the Heurigen of Stammersdorf. Child seats and helmets cost around extra apiece.
Pedal Power conducts half-day bicycle tours in and around Vienna from May until September. Tours start at daily and there are five tours on offer: Ringstrasse, Hundertwasser Haus and Innere Stadt; Klosterneuburg and the Danube Island; Classic Music Memorials and Zentralfriedhof; Donau Park and Lobau; and the Danube Island and the Heurigen of Stammersdorf. Child seats and helmets cost around extra apiece.
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Schlossherberge am Wilhelminenberg
Schlossherberge is a long way from the city centre, but if you can get over this and be happy with glorious views of Vienna, instant access to the Vienna Woods, a peaceful ambience and simple, appealing rooms, then this is your kind of place.
Schlossherberge is a long way from the city centre, but if you can get over this and be happy with glorious views of Vienna, instant access to the Vienna Woods, a peaceful ambience and simple, appealing rooms, then this is your kind of place.
Musikverein
The Musikverein proudly offers the best acoustics of any concert hall in Austria, which the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra makes excellent use of. The interior is suitably lavish and can be visited on the occasional guided tour. Standing-room tickets in the main hall cost around to around ; there are no student tickets. Smaller-scale performances are held in the Brahms Saal.
The Musikverein proudly offers the best acoustics of any concert hall in Austria, which the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra makes excellent use of. The interior is suitably lavish and can be visited on the occasional guided tour. Standing-room tickets in the main hall cost around to around ; there are no student tickets. Smaller-scale performances are held in the Brahms Saal.
Aviano
Cornering both Neuer Markt and Kärntner Strasse, this central-yet-quiet pension offers views across the rooftops of the Innere Stadt (or at least into the neighbour's rooftop balconies). Aviano earns its bonus points for its position but also a high standard of rooms and an all-round feeling of value.
Cornering both Neuer Markt and Kärntner Strasse, this central-yet-quiet pension offers views across the rooftops of the Innere Stadt (or at least into the neighbour's rooftop balconies). Aviano earns its bonus points for its position but also a high standard of rooms and an all-round feeling of value.
Ewa's Fashion Lounge
Junky, but funky - Ewa's is a club by night, a trashy retro clothing shop by day. A DJ spins discs as you pause between racks and sit at the bar for a drink. The clothes are from the polyester and frayed cuff school of secondhand, but the vodka is cheap and the ambience is…interesting.
Junky, but funky - Ewa's is a club by night, a trashy retro clothing shop by day. A DJ spins discs as you pause between racks and sit at the bar for a drink. The clothes are from the polyester and frayed cuff school of secondhand, but the vodka is cheap and the ambience is…interesting.
Mayer am Pfarrplatz
Fifteen minutes' walk from U4 Heiligenstadt, Mayer caters to tour groups but still manages to retain an air of authenticity, helped along by its peaceful ambience, vine-covered surrounds and history (Beethoven lived here in 1817). The huge shaded garden towards the rear includes a children's play area, and there's live music from to daily.
Fifteen minutes' walk from U4 Heiligenstadt, Mayer caters to tour groups but still manages to retain an air of authenticity, helped along by its peaceful ambience, vine-covered surrounds and history (Beethoven lived here in 1817). The huge shaded garden towards the rear includes a children's play area, and there's live music from to daily.
Zawodsky
Zawodsky is only a 15-minute walk from the touristy haunts of Grinzing yet light years away in atmosphere. This stripped-back setup features picnic tables surrounded by apple trees and vineyards, and a small selection of hot and cold meats complimented by various salads. From Grinzing, walk up Strassergasse, take tiny Rosenweg on your left past the Maria Schmerzen Kirche and Reinischgasse appears on your right.
Zawodsky is only a 15-minute walk from the touristy haunts of Grinzing yet light years away in atmosphere. This stripped-back setup features picnic tables surrounded by apple trees and vineyards, and a small selection of hot and cold meats complimented by various salads. From Grinzing, walk up Strassergasse, take tiny Rosenweg on your left past the Maria Schmerzen Kirche and Reinischgasse appears on your right.
Hotel Bristol
The Bristol, a Viennese landmark of some standing, is a grand old dame of the Ringstrasse. Located opposite the venerable Staatsoper, it occupies possibly the most celebrated corner in the entire city, and has an interior to match its surroundings.
The Bristol, a Viennese landmark of some standing, is a grand old dame of the Ringstrasse. Located opposite the venerable Staatsoper, it occupies possibly the most celebrated corner in the entire city, and has an interior to match its surroundings.
Mariahilfer Strasse
Mariahilfer Strasse is regarded as Vienna's finest shopping street. It's filled with shops big and small stocking everything you could need (or want!). The best part is the stretch between the Ring and Westbahnhof, it has large department stores like Gerngross, which are mostly missing from the central zone.
Mariahilfer Strasse is regarded as Vienna's finest shopping street. It's filled with shops big and small stocking everything you could need (or want!). The best part is the stretch between the Ring and Westbahnhof, it has large department stores like Gerngross, which are mostly missing from the central zone.
Bar Italia Lounge
One of a growing number of lounge bars in Vienna, Bar Italia caters to the trendy set with its slick decor and sharp service. The bar fills the ground floor while downstairs is occupied by the lounge, a setting for late-night revelry on the dance floor.
One of a growing number of lounge bars in Vienna, Bar Italia caters to the trendy set with its slick decor and sharp service. The bar fills the ground floor while downstairs is occupied by the lounge, a setting for late-night revelry on the dance floor.
Holmann Beletage
A minimalist establishment of sorts, Holmann Beletage is a pension for guests with an eye for style, a penchant for clean lines and a desire for privacy. It's also good for lazy legs that can't be bothered wandering too far for Vienna's biggest sights.
A minimalist establishment of sorts, Holmann Beletage is a pension for guests with an eye for style, a penchant for clean lines and a desire for privacy. It's also good for lazy legs that can't be bothered wandering too far for Vienna's biggest sights.
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