Hotel Bristol, a Luxury Collection Hotel, ViennavsK+K Palais Hotel
Both hotels are rated very highly by writers. On balance, Hotel Bristol Vienna ranks significantly higher than K+K Palais Hotel. Hotel Bristol Vienna comes in at #5 in Vienna with praise from 13 reviews such as Michelin Guide, Condé Nast Traveler and Frommer's.
Hotel Bristol, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Vienna Show All Reviews
Kaerntner Ring 1, Vienna 1015, Austria
From $260/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
Michelin Guide
"This traditional hotel is run with dedication and Viennese charm."
Frommer's
"From the outside, this six-story landmark, a Westin hotel, looks no different from Vienna's other grand buildings; but connoisseurs of Austrian hotels maintain that this is a superb choice." Full review
Concierge
""Centrally located across the street from the opera house," this hotel has rooms that "take your breath away" with rich textiles and marble, crystal, and gold accents."
Insight Guides
"An Art Nouveau building dating from 1884 providing a bit more cosiness than many other five-star hotels."
Travel + Leisure
"Grand 19th-century hotel with lavish fin de siècle interiors and Restaurant Bristol, serving some of the city’s best Wiener schnitzel, in a prime location—just opposite the State Opera." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"One of the top addresses in town, where celebrities and politicians stay for official or private visits. The 140 rooms offer great views of the Staatsoper opposite."
Star Service
"This supremely successful operation has arguably the best location on the Ring, and it is connected to an upscale mall." Full review
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Be sure to peek at one of the hotel's treasures, a large painting on the mezzanine level of the hotel's founders seated in its original restaurant.
Lonely Planet
"Old-world extravagance and state-of-the-art amenities."
Oyster
Luxury
"An elegant luxury property right across from the Vienna State Opera. It's a long-time favorite of opera fans jet setters." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler
84.9
""Centrally located across the street from the opera house," this hotel has rooms that "take your breath away" with rich textiles and marble, crystal, and Goldaccents." Full review
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Ask for a top-level room overlooking the Ringstrasse—"in the evening, you can watch the sun set over the mountains."
K+K Palais Hotel
Rudolfsplatz 11, Vienna 1010, Austria
From $83/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Michelin Guide
"A pleasant city hotel with a magnificent historical facade. It has an interior that is comfortably decorated in clean lines and warm colours."
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Try to book a room facing the Rudolfsplatz.
Frommer's
"Vestiges of its imperial past remain, in spite of the contemporary but airy lobby and the lattice-covered bar." Full review
Rough Guide
"Built in 1890 and once the town house of Franz-Josef’s mistress Katharina Schratt, the K & K retains an appropriately imperial ambience in the lobby."
Star Service
"This sly boutique-hotel offers better-than-average designer accommodations in a historic townhouse north of the center of the city." Full review
Oyster
Mid-Range
"This three-pearl hotel is set in a residential area overlooking Rudolfspark, north of Vienna's First District." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"Modern air-conditioned rooms include flat-screen TV's, coffee machines, minibars, and elegant furnishings. Family-friendly amenities include playground, laundry facilities, snack bar"
Vienna Travel Guide
August 5, 2021