The Bar/Lounge at Hotel Sacher Wien

"Service is still impeccably old-school, and the formal Anna Sacher restaurant and Café Sacher still do justice to traditional cuisine, but now there is a trendy Sacher Eck wine bar and, of course, that spa, which includes saunas, steam baths, and a Klimt treatment (think La Prairie facial treatment with 24-karat gold)"

"Beforehand, enjoy a glass of champagne in the Blaue bar, a vision in Harry Winstonesque sapphire"

"Find fabulous food markets such as the Naschmarkt, where banks of food, wine tastings and oyster bars, plus such hip evening eateries as the Naschmarkt Deli, await"

"But just as decadent is the Blau (blue) Bar, with its deep-blue velvet couches and matching walls"

"Along with the Confiserie and Café, there's the Anna Sacher Restaurant (a post-opera haunt) the BlaueBar, and the sexy Rote Bar, with its charming winter garden"

"Restaurant Rote Bar serves Viennese cuisine, including Wiener schnitzel, with Austrian wines"

"With two restaurants, two bars, and the illustrious Café Sacher, it’s possible to enjoy the timeless charm even without being a hotel guest"

"Elaborate ceilings and moldings, labyrinthine nooks and crannies, private dining rooms, and elegant lounges and restaurants give the flavor of a 19th-century palace"

"Like the hotel as a whole, the 152 spacious rooms are formal but not fussy, mixing vintage Victorian elements with mod-cons like sleek marble bathrooms, minibars, flat-screen TVs, docking stations, and free Wi-Fi"