Hotel de FrancevsHotel Topazz & Lamee
Both properties are endorsed by professional reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, Hotel Topazz ranks significantly higher than Hotel de France. Hotel Topazz is ranked #7 in Vienna with positive reviews from 12 sources such as Jetsetter, Fodor's and Frommer's.
Hotel de France
Schottenring 3, Vienna 1010, Austria
From $80/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
Frommer's
"Its central location makes it a neighbor to the university and the Votivkirche." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"Built in 1872, the hotel still has an elegant flair combined with all modern comforts. There are conference and banqueting halls and three restaurants."
Star Service
"This attractive, late-19th-century Ring Strasse building offers well-kept but dated traditional accommodations to a varied clientele." Full review
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Light sleepers might avoid rooms on lower floors, which can resound with noise from the Ring, and the fifth floor rooms underneath the fitness area.
Oyster
Upper-middle-range
"The 195-room Hotel de France is a three-and-a-half-pearl property with historic architectural features that give it an elegant, royal air." Full review
Hotel Topazz & Lamee Show All Reviews
Lichtensteg 3, Vienna 1010, Austria
From $206/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Michelin Guide
"The interior is equally exclusive, boasting an elegant design and muted colour scheme, as well as a 'Privileged Club Service', which meets the very highest standards."
Insight Guides
"Occupying a striking building with oval portholes for windows, this cutting edge hotel takes the design theme to new heights."
Fodor's
"One of the top hotel showstoppers in town, the Topazz should win every design award in the book." Full review
Lonely Planet
"Added to Vienna's hotel scene in late 2012, this design hotel has decorations and furnishings inspired by the Wiener Werkstätte period around the turn of the 20th century." Full review
Star Service
"Just steps from Saint Stephen's Cathedral and the Goldene Quartier, Topazz is immediately recognizable by its unusual dark facade punctuated with oval windows." Full review
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Light sleepers should request a room away from the street on weekend nights.
Frommer's
"The building looks a bit like a space ship, with porthole windows and matte-black metal siding." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler
"An ultramodern eco-friendly design hotel with 33 rooms in the historic First District." Full review
Oyster
Upscale
"The 33-room Hotel Topazz is an eco-friendly design boutique set in the vibrant heart of Vienna's 1st District." Full review
Wallpaper
"Topazz seamlessly blends into the historic first District of the city and takes to the podium as Vienna's greenest hotel, with everything from construction materials to the bed linen locally sourced." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"The new Hotel Topazz, in the First District, places much emphasis on its eco-friendly policies, but not at the expense of a strong design aesthetic." Full review