Hotel Kaiserin Elisabeth
Vienna, Austria
Good Hotel Guide Review
‘The location could not be better,’ says a visitor about this ‘lovely, smart hotel’, ‘central but quiet’, liked for both ‘elegance and value’. Privately owned, and managed by Norbert Klindert, it is in a small pedestrianised street close to St Stephan’s cathedral. ‘One of the most immaculately maintained hotels I have stayed in,’ was one comment. Other visitors found Reception ‘particularly helpful’. Public areas are traditional: oriental rugs on marble floors, big armchairs in the ‘delightful lounge’, with its glass dome and portrait of the empress. Most bedrooms overlook a quiet courtyard. ‘Our large, well-furnished room had two armchairs and excellent lighting.’ ‘A glorious bathroom.’ But one single was ‘small and overheated’, another had a ‘depressing outlook’. And ‘the heavy wooden doors echo loudly when guests open and close them’. Breakfast (7 to 11 am), in a ‘very Viennese’ room, is a buffet. Snacks are available during the day, and many restaurants are close by: Zum Weissen Rauchfangkehrer (the White Chimney Sweep) is particularly recommended. ‘Take all you need from your car: access to the garage is not easy.’
Hotel details
Address
Weihburggasse 3
Vienna
1010
Austria
Telephone
00 43 1515 260
Bedrooms
63 rooms.
Open
All year.
Facilities
Wi-Fi, air-conditioning, valet parking, business centre, concierge service.
Background music
No.
Children
Yes; cots and rollaway beds provided.
Dogs
Yes.
Credit cards
All major cards accepted.
Prices
Standard double room from €166-€220.