Hotel Imperial, A Luxury Collection Hotel, ViennavsHotel Sacher Wien
Hotel Imperial Vienna and Hotel Sacher Wien are both recommended by professional reviewers. On balance, Hotel Sacher Wien scores slightly higher than Hotel Imperial Vienna. Hotel Sacher Wien comes in at #1 in Vienna with positive reviews from 14 reviews including Oyster, Concierge and The Telegraph.
Hotel Imperial, A Luxury Collection Hotel, Vienna Show All Reviews
Kaerntner Ring 16, Vienna A-1015, Austria
From $397/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
Michelin Guide
"Splendid interior. The lobby is stylish, the dining rooms magnificent, and the rooms and suites lavish and elegant."
Frommer's
"This hotel is definitely the grandest in Vienna. Luminaries from around the world use it as their headquarters." Full review
Concierge
"This 138-room hotel veritably drips with royal treatment—right down to the hand-ironed newspaper your butler delivers with the morning coffee."
Fodor's
"One of the landmarks of the Ringstrasse, this hotel has exemplified the grandeur of imperial Vienna ever since it was built." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"A palace turned hotel for the 1873 World’s Fair that’s also known for an at-the-ready concierge department (staffers are adept at securing last-minute opera tickets)." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"This hotel, rich in tradition, opened in 1873 and soon turned into a meeting place for Austro- Hungarian nobility."
Star Service
"This property began life as the city's most prominent ducal palace and is now its most glamorous traditional retreat." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler
"The former residence of the prince of Württemberg, converted to a hotel for the 1873 World’s Fair, this neoclassical palace is in a "great spot" on Vienna’s main boulevard." Full review
Lonely Planet
Top choice
"The merest whisper of the Imperial makes most Viennese nod in awe. This former palace, with all the marble and majesty of the Habsburg era, has service as polished as its crystal." Full review
Oyster
Luxury
"Originally one of the private residences for the Prince of Wurttemberg, the Hotel Imperial is a luxury hotel steeped in a history that dates back to the glory days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire." Full review
Hotel Sacher Wien Show All Reviews
Philharmonikerstrasse 4, Vienna A-1010, Austria
From $403/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Concierge
"The smart blend, balancing the best of fin-de-siècle Vienna and the new siècle, carries over into the rest of the hotel."
Jetsetter
"Vienna charmer with bohemian history, a bold design and a fabulous bar and restaurant scene." Full review
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Despite how much there is to do and see in Vienna, many Sacher guests choose to spend a considerable amount of their time parked at the hotel.
Travel + Leisure
"1876 property opposite the opera house, popular for its old-world opulence, central location, and Pierre-Yves Rochon redesigned restaurant." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"Ever since the Hotel Sacher was founded in 1876 it has been a Viennese institution, with guests ranging from emperors, diplomats and artists."
Frommer's
"The Sacher was built in 1876; and despite recent improvements, partial rebuilding, and renovations which added 40 new rooms and a deluxe spa, it still has an air of Habsburg-era glory." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler
96.8
""Charming and with an excellent location," this "very nice, old-world hotel" opened in 1876 across from the Vienna State Opera and was once a meeting place for Austrian nobility." Full review
Lonely Planet
Top choice
"The reception, with its dark-wood panelling, deep red shades and heavy gold chandelier, is reminiscent of an expensive fin de siècle bordello." Full review
Afar Magazine
"Sacher is synonymous with luxury in Vienna. It’s the name of not just the hotel, but also Austria’s most famous cake, the delectable Sacher-Torte. " Full review
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And be sure to enjoy the famous torte—it’s an essential Vienna treat.
Star Service
"This lavish lair feels like a pied-a-terre for one of the Hapsburgs." Full review
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And although the rooms and hallways fascinate with a collection of more than 1,000 antiques and original oil paintings, it manages to avoid coming off as too pretentious—the fate of many of its peers in Europe.
Michelin Guide
0 Stars
"The rooms in this hotel dating back to 1876 are elegant and classic. They are also modern and equipped with all the latest technology." Full review