Hotel Imperial, A Luxury Collection Hotel, ViennavsPertschy Palais Hotel
Both Hotel Imperial Vienna and Pertschy Palais Hotel are endorsed by expert reviewers. On balance, Hotel Imperial Vienna is preferred by most writers compared to Pertschy Palais Hotel. Hotel Imperial Vienna ranks #2 in Vienna with praise from 13 reviews such as Concierge, Lonely Planet and Frommer's.
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
Pertschy Palais Hotel
Habsburgergasse 5, Vienna 1010, Austria
From $88/night
- Pet Friendly
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Frommer's
"Most appealing is its prime location in the heart of Old Vienna (btw. Habsburgasse and Bräunergasse, just off the Graben)." Full review
Fodor's
"Housed in the former Palais Cavriani, this B&B just off the Graben is about as central as you can get." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"Aristocrat Maximilian von Cavriani had a Baroque palace built here in 1734. The lovely building with an inner courtyard has rooms fitted with modern amenities."
Rough Guide
"Flagship of the Pertschy pension chain, with rooms off a series of plant-strewn balconies looking onto a lovely old courtyard."
EuroCheapo
Editor's Pick
"Apart from a prime Innere Stadt location, the pension offers spacious rooms, an accommodating staff, and plenty of extras." Full review
Oyster
Mid-Range
"Pertschy Palas Hotel is a family-run, mid-range boutique property in the heart of Vienna." Full review
Lonely Planet
"The baroque, 18th-century-built Palais Cavriani's quiet yet central location, just off the Graben, is hard to beat." Full review