Vienna and its seven houses
Luxury hotels in Vienna
7 hotels
Vienna keeps its luxury inside the Ring and just beyond it, with a concierge behind every stay. We list seven houses in three quarters, all within a walk of St. Stephen's: the grand hotel behind the Opera that gave the city its torte, the palaces of the Kärntner Ring and the Schubertring, two former banks in the pedestrian streets of the Graben and Am Hof, and a lighthearted house in the Spittelberg opposite the MuseumsQuartier.
The neighborhoods
The Ringstrasse & the Opera
The boulevard of palaces round the old city, with the Kärntner Ring and the Schubertring where the grand hotels stand. It takes in the Staatsoper and the Albertina, the Musikverein, the Hofburg and the Burggarten.
Innere Stadt: Graben & Am Hof
The pedestrian heart inside the Ring, around St. Stephen's, the Graben and Am Hof. It holds the Petersplatz and the Goldenes Quartier's flagship stores, the coffee houses and the Hofburg's back streets.
Neubau & Spittelberg
The seventh district just outside the Ring, with the MuseumsQuartier and the Biedermeier lanes of the Spittelberg. The galleries and cafés of the Burggasse are here, with the Mariahilfer Strasse below.
Good to know
Which are the five-star hotels in Vienna?
One. The five-star hotel we list in Vienna is Hotel Sacher Wien, the grand hotel behind the Opera founded in 1869. Six more houses hold four-star standing: Hotel Imperial, a Luxury Collection Hotel and The Amauris Vienna on the Kärntner Ring, The Ritz-Carlton, Vienna on the Schubertring, Park Hyatt Vienna on Am Hof, Rosewood Vienna on the Petersplatz and Hotel Sans Souci Wien in the Spittelberg. Each has its own page, reachable from the list above, with a concierge behind every stay.
Which part of Vienna should I stay in?
The Ringstrasse and the Opera for the grand hotels, the Staatsoper, the Albertina and the Musikverein at the door; the Innere Stadt around the Graben and Am Hof for the pedestrian streets, St. Stephen's, the Hofburg and the flagship stores of the Goldenes Quartier; Neubau and the Spittelberg for the MuseumsQuartier, the galleries and the cafés of the seventh district just outside the Ring. Everything is within a walk or a few stops of the tram.
When is the best time to visit Vienna?
April to June and September to October for the Ring on foot, the gardens and the heurigen of the vineyards open; December for the Christmas markets and the start of the ball season, when the grand hotels fill early; July and August are warm and quieter, with the Staatsoper closed but the museums and the festivals open; January and February are cold, with the balls, the concerts and the coffee houses at their best.
How do I get to Vienna — and do I need a visa?
Vienna International Airport takes direct flights from North America, the Gulf and every major European and Asian city and is twenty to thirty minutes from every house we list, sixteen by the City Airport Train to Wien Mitte. Austria is in the Schengen area: citizens of the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina and Chile enter without a visa for short stays, and others should check the Austrian consulate before booking.
How do I reserve a stay?
Search your dates on the hotel's page to see reference rates, then send the concierge a request. The concierge confirms exact rates and availability with you before anything is booked, and any payment and its timing are set out before you confirm.
