| Description | Location. A bastion of columns, balustrades, and chandeliers, the Grand Hotel Wien is a Belle Epoque style building built in 1870, and is located one block from Vienna's State Opera and three blocks from Stadtpark, the Albertina art museum, and Haus der Musik. Vienna International Airport (VIE) is 16 kilometres away, around 30 minutes by car.
Hotel Features. The hotel has a 24 hour fitness room with cardio machines; fruit and bottled water are provided. The business centre is equipped with computers with high speed Internet access (surcharge), fax machines, and printers. Wireless Internet is available throughout the lobby, café, and bar areas (surcharge).
Dining options include Le Ciel, a chandelier lit room overlooking rooftops of Vienna; Unkai, a Japanese style restaurant with tatami rooms and teppanyaki tables; and the Grand Café, a traditional Viennese style café on mezzanine level, serving Austrian specialities. The club style Kavalier Bar has walls lined with tapestries and antique style brocaded armchairs, and overlooks Ringstrasse.
Guestrooms. The Grand Hotel has 205 air conditioned guestrooms with antique style furniture and padded headboards. Bedside tables are marble topped, and armchairs are upholstered with Art Nouveau style florals or gold striped fabrics. Red and cream marble bathrooms have tub/shower combinations, anti fog mirrors, two sinks, and heated floors. Amenities include minibars and high speed Internet connections.
Expert Tip. Three blocks away, Haus der Musik is an interactive museum of sound and music. Visitors can conduct a virtual Vienna Philharmonic, compose electronic music, and experience the sounds a baby hears in utero. |
