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Hotel Information: The Imperial's grand 1863 façade and two-story wood-paneled lobby presided over by a green and cream marble balcony and giant chandelier, immediately impress upon guests that they are staying in a former palace. Groups of elegant matrons visiting the city for opera and shopping, couples on vacation, and international businesspeople sit on antique sofas beneath the lobby's classical murals.
Amenity highlights: Built in 1863 for an Austrian prince, the palace was converted to a hotel ten years later. Its broad staircases and wide corridors are rich in rococo detail, decorated with marble columns, period grandfather clocks, statuary, chandeliers, and gilt mirrors - there are even chandeliers in the changing room of the hotel's compact gym. The rococo theme extends to the elegant wood-paneled Restaurant Imperial and the hotel's secluded Maria Theresia Bar.
Insider tip: About three blocks from the Imperial Hotel, Vienna's Naschmarkt market is a real insight into the daily life of the Viennese. Food vendors from all over the world set up stalls hawking produce, fish, meat, cheese, baked goods and preserves, as well as meals and snacks. Items such as clothes and jewelry are also sold.
Rooms
This hotel has 138 guestrooms, all of which are furnished with silk wallpaper and filled with antique rococo-style furnishings. The hotel's late-19th-century origins are reflected in each room's decor: period oil paintings hang from the walls and rooms are lit by rococo chandeliers. Bedding and drapes are in rich brocades. All rooms have dial-up Internet access (surcharge). Marble bathrooms have oversized basins, deep baths, and bathroom scales.
Room Amenities
- Cable/satellite TV
- CD player
- Premium bedding
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Separate sitting area
- Complimentary newspaper
- Air conditioning
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Internet access - surcharge
- Multi-line phone
- Internet access - dial-up
- Voice mail
- Bottled water in room (complimentary)
- Refrigerator
- Minibar
- Wake-up calls
- Housekeeping (daily)
- Turndown service
- Private bathroom
- Bathrobes
- Complimentary toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Bathroom telephone
- Makeup mirror
- Massage - available in room
- Sewing kit
- Slippers
- Extra towels/bedding in room
- Handheld shower
- Bathroom scale
- Television - Satellite service
- Electronic/magnetic keys
- Welcome amenities
- Window opens
- Desk
- In-room safe
- Non-smoking rooms
- Smoking rooms
- Rollaway beds
- Cribs (infant beds) available
Recreation
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Golf - driving range nearby
- Golfing nearby
- Ice skating nearby
- Swimming nearby
- Running track/path nearby
- Yoga classes/instruction nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Scooter/Moped Rentals nearby
Property Amenities
Built in 1863, the Hotel Imperial was originally a palace, and its public areas still reflect its past. Chandeliers hang from the ceilings, corridors are decorated with marble columns and period grandfather clocks, and the lobby is scattered with rococo-style chairs. The elegant wood-paneled Restaurant Imperial is hung with oil paintings and the secluded Maria Theresia bar lets guests sip cocktails on turn-of-the-century sofas.
Musikverein, located adjacent to the hotel, is known as the home of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and the New Year's Concert.
A small gym on the fifth floor features step, running, and weight machines, free weights, and a dry sauna. A hairdresser prepares guests for a night at the opera. The business center has two computers with flat-screen monitors, printers, phones, a photocopier, and ergonomic chairs. Seven function rooms, including a grand festival hall, can be used for meetings or events.
- 24-hour front desk
- Air-conditioned public areas
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Audio-visual equipment
- Babysitting or child care
- Ballroom(s)
- Banquet facilities
- Parking (valet) Surcharge
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Business center
- Cell phone/mobile rental
- Coffee in lobby
- Coffee shop or café
- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
- Computer rental
- Concierge desk
- Conference room(s)
- Currency exchange
- Doorman/doorwoman
- Dry cleaning service
- Elevator/lift
- Event catering
- Express check-out
- Fitness equipment
- Hair salon
- Internet access in public areas - dial-up
- Internet access - wireless
- Laundry facilities
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Massage - treatment room(s)
- Medical assistance available
- Meeting rooms (small groups)
- Multilingual staff
- Number of rooms: 138
- Parking (surcharge)
- Porter/bellhop
- Restaurant(s) in hotel
- Room service (24 hours)
- Safe-deposit box - front desk
- Sauna
- Secretarial services
- Security guard
- Shoe shine
- Smoke-free property
- Tour assistance
- Translation services
- Umbrella
- Use of nearby fitness center (discount)
- Wedding services
Policies
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Pets accepted
- Check-in time is 3 PM
- Check-out time is Noon
Dining
Restaurant Imperial - This elegant fine-dining restaurant serves dinner in a dark-wood-paneled dining room. High-backed armchairs are seated around candle-lit linen-clad tables adorned with seasonal centerpieces and separated from one another by period frosted-glass screens. Signature dishes include a Supreme of Quail on truffeled Black Salsify.
Café Imperial - Serving breakfast, lunch, and light dinner, the Café Imperial's coffee-house atmosphere attracts locals as well as hotel guests. Waitresses dressed in starched blue-and-white uniforms serve the hotel's famous Imperial Torte and Viennese coffee on monogrammed china. In the afternoons there is live piano music.
Bar Maria Theresia - The Maria Theresia's smoothly curved bar, rococo-style sofas and armchairs and cunningly-designed private nooks make this a highly atmospheric location for a post-business or pre-dinner drink. In summer, the bar extends into an open-air terrace.
Address
Kaerntner Ring 16
Vienna, 1010
Austria
Nearest major airport:
Vienna, Austria (VIE-Vienna Intl.)
Area:
Innerstadt Vienna, Austria
