Austria Trend Hotel AstoriavsSO/ VIENNA
Both properties are recommended by professional reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, Sofitel Vienna Stephansdom ranks slightly higher than Austria Trend Hotel Astoria Wien. Sofitel Vienna Stephansdom is ranked #20 in Vienna with approval from 8 sources such as Travel + Leisure, Jetsetter and The Telegraph.
Austria Trend Hotel Astoria
Karntner Strasse 32-34, Vienna 1010, Austria
From $140/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
Frommer's
"Hotel Astoria is for nostalgists who want to experience life as it was in the closing days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire." Full review
Rough Guide
"Grandiose, century-old flagship of the Austria Trend hotel chain, and preferred pad of visiting opera stars thanks to its proximity to the Staatsoper."
Star Service
"This hotel occupies an elegant, five-story corner fin de siecle building (erected in 1912) on a chic pedestrian street that is making its way out of the doldrums." Full review
i
Avoid the dark interior rooms and singles, which are small and plain, but beware the excessive street noise that emanates upward from the outside.
Fodor's
"The Astoria is one of the grand old Viennese hotels and enjoys a superb location on the Kärnterstrasse between the Opera House and St. Stephen's." Full review
Oyster
Upper-middle-range
"Conveniently close to historic sites and shopping districts and has a good amount of meeting space, which attracts both tourists and business travelers alike." Full review
SO/ VIENNA
Praterstrasse 1, Vienna 1020, Austria
From $237/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
Michelin Guide
"It offers a harmonious blend of ultramodern urban style both inside and out."
Fodor's
"Minimalist luxury can be a contradiction, but at the Sofitel, it's pulled off with supreme elegance." Full review
Jetsetter
"Jean Nouvel-designed contemporary hotel-cum-living art space overlooking Vienna's Danube Canal." Full review
i
Choose from a palette of three non-colors (as Nouvel calls them): gray, white and black.
Condé Nast Traveler
"Austria’s conservative capital got a jolt of minimalist chic with this off-kilter 18-story tower by French starchitect Jean Nouvel." Full review
Star Service
"It is the creation of famed French architect Jean Nouvel, and this adventurous avant-garde construction is filled with cutting-edge art, architecture and state-of-the-art technology." Full review
Frommer's
"In a soaring glass tower overlooking the inner city from across the Danube canal, this hotel is about as abstract as it gets in Vienna." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"On the banks of the Danube Canal, this Jean Nouvel property has monochromatic rooms in white, gray, and black." Full review
The Telegraph
9.0
"John Nouvel, a French architect, not only designed the building but the interior furnishings of this hotel." Full review
The Telegraph
7.0
"The Sofitel Vienna Stephandom is a shimmering tower of glass with sleek monochromatic design, peering over the Danube canal." Full review
Michelin Guide
"Fine-dining restaurant, bar, meeting rooms, 24-hour room service, a just-opened spa — they’re all here, as you would expect. So are views of the Riesenrad, a giant Ferris wheel, and the Vienna Woods" Full review