Style
Neo Classic opulence
Location
Set in an imposing building typical of Vienna’s 19th century Art Nouveau architecture, the Grand Hotel is located on the prestigious Kaerntner Ring in the heart of Vienna. It is within walking distance of the many museums in the Museum District including the Haus der Musik, the Café Museum, the Leopold and the Natural History Museums. The Grand Hotel is also close to the State Opera House and the famous Kaerntner Street shops and boutiques.
Highlights and Features
Famous as the finest five star luxury hotel in Vienna, the Grand Hotel Wien sets out to impress from the outset. Professional well-trained staff greet guests and offer unparalleled service throughout their stay. This luxury hotel opened in 1870 to meet the demands of Vienna’s wealthiest visitors at the height of the Austro-Hungarian empire. It was completely refurbished in 1994 and now offers the ultimate in luxury hotel accommodation and gourmet cuisine.
The guestrooms are decorated and furnished in classical Viennese style with superb amenities. Comfortable armchairs and beds, quality furnishings and tasteful colour schemes along with de-luxe marble bathrooms with twin sinks make even the standard rooms top-notch. Antique furniture, LCD TVs with a music library, Wifi internet access, tea making facilities, air-conditioning, room safes and complimentary bathrobes make your stay complete.
This luxury hotel offers room service 24/7, a limousine service, fully equipped business centre and a health club with gym which are all part of the convenient amenities here. The Grand Hotel also has small meeting rooms right up to a grand chandeliered ballroom to cater for all events, and the award-winning restaurants include a choice of four restaurants, a bar and a coffee lounge in the lobby. Le Ciel is one of Vienna’s finest gourmet restaurants with specially commissioned china and silverware. It was awarded 2 toques by the gourmet guide ‘Gault Millau’. The rooftop terrace offers wonderful outdoor dining and splendid views of the city whilst enjoying the very best dining. The hotel also has a Japanese restaurant, Unkai; a sushi bar and the Kavalierbar overlooking the famous Ringstrasse.
A fabulous luxury hotel in Vienna’s most sought-after district, the Grand Hotel makes a great base for exploring this elegant cultural city.
Metro U-Bahn
Karlsplatz Line 1
Trams
Wien Oper (Kaerntner Ring) 1, 2, 62, D
Detailed Review
Independent Reviews
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"Luxurious and efficient, best for business, good value for the Ring"
A recent change of ownership, from Ana Hotels to JJW Hotels & Resorts, means the jury is still out.
Ana Grand
By Jamie Dunford Wood
This predominantly business hotel does one thing very well - it is a place you feel immediately at home in. Cool, comfortable and supremely elegant, the rooms come in two shades - green, or white and rose, with a comforting uniformity of shape and size. Bathrooms are in beige and brown marbles, with two sinks, the rooms are spacious with little entrance passageways for a sense of privacy, and there are gizmos like shutter and tv control from the telephone. The prints are repro, but tasteful. There are potted plants in the Edwardian lobby, but upstairs the common parts and cool cream and inviting. The superior rooms offer not a lot extra, so the choice is between the Ringstrasse side - possibly noisy, and the back, which gives onto a modern shopping center tacked on the rear - the hotels’ only drawback. This can be noisy at weekends when the bars are full. Choose a high floor.
2007 Condé Nast Gold List