Find out where the best places to stay in Vienna are and tips on specific budget or quality hotels.
Where to stay in Vienna
Vienna is a fairly large city, but with very good transport links and no dangerous neighbourhoods, you can stay anywhere you like.
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The best and most practical accommodation is, of course, right in the centre of Vienna, where there is the largest choice of hotels. Staying in the centre and the immediate surroundings(Josefstadt, Mariahilf, Neubau, Alsergrund, Leopoldstadt) will also give you the greatest freedom to get around the city, with most sights easily accessible on foot.
If you're primarily heading to Prater for entertainment, look for accommodation around Praterstern Station or the Vienna Messe Exhibition Grounds, where you can walk to Prater in 5 minutes.
If you're just passing through Vienna, or simply looking for accommodation in an area that's easy to get to by car, focus your attention on the Donaustadt or Vösendorf areas.
Tips for the best hotels in Vienna
If you don't feel like spending time looking for the best deals, we've selected the best hotels in several categories.
Cheapest accommodation
Expect the lowest prices for smaller budget hotels between 0 eur 11 eur and 59 eur per night in a double room. Tips for 3 cheap and well rated accommodations in Vienna:
- Aparthotel KostBar - modern spacious apartment hotel with new amenities, quiet area in Favoriten near the motorway ideal for travellers with a car, metro Altes Landgut 200 metres
- a&o Wien Hauptbahnhof - a classic chain of cheap, efficient hotels from which you know what to expect: clean, simple rooms, fast check-in and a great location right next to the main train station
- Hotel Attaché - simple budget hotel with newly refurbished rooms and well rated staff, tram stop 1 and 71 Johan Strauss Gasse right in front of the hotel
The Golden Mean Route
Classic 3* and 4* local hotels in Vienna can be found for prices between 0 eur 26 eur and 92 eur per night in a double room. For example, these 3 hotels have a good balance of price, location and comfort:
- Hotel-Pension Bleckmann - a pleasant, reasonably priced hotel with a great location only about 300 metres from the main Ringstrasse street
- Hotel Nestroy Wien - a nice hotel on the border between 3* and 4*, which boasts an excellent price/performance ratio. Taborstarsse metro and tram station approx. 200 metres from the hotel
- Boutique Hotel Piano Nobile - small, well-equipped hotel literally just a few steps from the centre of Vienna
International chains
Many travellers prefer the classics of the multinational chains, from which you always know what to expect. There are dozens of these hotels in Vienna, and once again we've picked out 5 of the best for you:
- Mercure Wien Zentrum - A 4-star hotel with a great location right in the centre, just a few steps away from the Stepahsplatz, plus very good prices
- Novotel Wien City - 4* hotel about 800 metres from the centre, but in a quieter part of the wider centre in the Leopoldstadt district
- Ibis Wien Mariahilf - the cheapest of the large well-known 3* hotels is located by the Westbahnhof station about 15 minutes by metro from the centre
- NH Wien City - a relaxed 4* hotel in the Mariahilf shopping district just a 7-minute walk from one of the main Karlsplatz squares
- Hilton Vienna Park - a 5* classic that ranks among the cheapest in Vienna in its category benefits from a great location at the Wien-Mitte station about 900 metres from the very centre of Vienna
Luxury hotels
Are you heading to Vienna for an extraordinary experience and want to treat yourself to the best in a hotel? Then Vienna really won't be a problem, as the city boasts some of Europe's most famous hotels:
- Hotel Sacher - The iconic 5-star hotel with its own Sacher's cake prides itself on the highest level of service, and as a bonus, it's right in the centre of Vienna. Prices start at 513 eur per night for 2
- Steigenberger Hotel Herrenhof - Another of Vienna's 5* classics, operating since 1913 just a few steps from the Hofburg, a room here starts from around 330 eur
- Park Hyatt Vienna - This 5* hotel is housed in a former bank building from the early 20th century and is one of the best in Vienna. The cheapest room can be rented for the night from 513 eur
Hotel prices in Vienna
Vienna has a very high density of hotels and guesthouses, so prices are relatively reasonable all year round. The cheapest hotels will get you around 44 eur per night in a double room, while classic 3* or 4* hotels offer a 2-bed room between 0 eur 26 eur and 92 eur per night.
Prices rise significantly especially during the Christmas market period when they are up to 20% higher. On the other hand, you have the chance to get the lowest prices, especially for hotels in the historic centre, for dates in the middle of the working week.
