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SO/ VIENNAvsHotel Kaiserin Elisabeth
Both properties are recommended by writers. On balance, Sofitel Vienna Stephansdom ranks slightly higher than Kaiserin Elisabeth. Sofitel Vienna Stephansdom scores 83 with positive reviews from 8 reviewers such as Michelin Guide, The Telegraph and Fodor's.
SO/ VIENNA
Michelin Guide
Fodor's
Jetsetter
Condé Nast Traveler
Star Service
Frommer's
Travel + Leisure
The Telegraph The Telegraph Michelin Guide
Praterstrasse 1, Vienna 1020, Austria
From $237/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
Michelin Guide "It offers a harmonious blend of ultramodern urban style both inside and out."
Fodor's "Minimalist luxury can be a contradiction, but at the Sofitel, it's pulled off with supreme elegance." Full review
Jetsetter "Jean Nouvel-designed contemporary hotel-cum-living art space overlooking Vienna's Danube Canal." Full review
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Choose from a palette of three non-colors (as Nouvel calls them): gray, white and black.
Condé Nast Traveler "Austria’s conservative capital got a jolt of minimalist chic with this off-kilter 18-story tower by French starchitect Jean Nouvel." Full review
Star Service "It is the creation of famed French architect Jean Nouvel, and this adventurous avant-garde construction is filled with cutting-edge art, architecture and state-of-the-art technology." Full review
Frommer's "In a soaring glass tower overlooking the inner city from across the Danube canal, this hotel is about as abstract as it gets in Vienna." Full review
Travel + Leisure "On the banks of the Danube Canal, this Jean Nouvel property has monochromatic rooms in white, gray, and black." Full review
The Telegraph9.0
"John Nouvel, a French architect, not only designed the building but the interior furnishings of this hotel." Full review
The Telegraph7.0
"The Sofitel Vienna Stephandom is a shimmering tower of glass with sleek monochromatic design, peering over the Danube canal." Full review
Michelin Guide "Fine-dining restaurant, bar, meeting rooms, 24-hour room service, a just-opened spa — they’re all here, as you would expect. So are views of the Riesenrad, a giant Ferris wheel, and the Vienna Woods" Full review
Hotel Kaiserin Elisabeth Michelin Guide Frommer's
Lonely Planet Star Service Star Service
Oyster
Weihburggasse 3, Vienna 1010, Austria
From $82/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Michelin Guide "The superior rooms are particularly comfortable."
Frommer's "This yellow-stoned hotel is conveniently located near the cathedral. The interior is decorated with oriental rugs on well-maintained marble and wood floors." Full review
Lonely Planet "It’s unusual to find a chandelier mounted in a skylight; you’ll find one here." Full review
Star Service "On a curving side street off Karntner Strasse, this hotel is a small, straightforward family-run hotel with an illustrious history dating back to 1804." Full review
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Some of the older units are downright drab so be sure to book a renovated room.
Star Service "It feels very, very Viennese and was once known for hosting composers: Mozart, Liszt and Wagner among them." Full review
OysterUpper-middle-range
"This three-and-a-half-pearl, 63-room hotel is conveniently located in the center of Vienna, just around the corner from Saint Stephen's Cathedral and Stephansplatz Metro station." Full review
