Hotel Imperial, a Luxury Collection Hotel
Vienna's hotel of visiting dignitaries since 1873, official lodging of the Austrian government's guests, on the Kärntner Ring.
The Luxury Collection · The Ringstrasse & the Opera · Vienna
A sense of the place
Why it's in the collection
Because the Imperial has been Vienna's hotel of choice for visiting dignitaries since it opened in 1873, the official lodging of the Austrian government's guests, its guestbook running from Wagner in 1875 to the Three Tenors, with a grand marble staircase to the first-floor Royal Suites and their rooms for the entourage, and everything kept in meticulously preserved 19th-century style — and the house is listed at exactly the tier it holds.
- On the Kärntner Ring by the Musikverein, in the first district; a Luxury Collection house.
- The marble staircase and the Royal Suites; rooms in 19th-century style; the Café Imperial and its torte; the bar.
- Two MICHELIN Keys in the 2025 selection; holds four-star standing.
The neighborhood
Hotel Sacher Wien · The Ringstrasse & the Opera — Lech_Darski · CC BY-SA 3.0The 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.
- The Musikverein and the Ring, at the door.
- The Staatsoper, five minutes on foot; St. Stephen's, ten.
- Vienna Airport, twenty minutes.
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