Altstadt Vienna - Vienna, Austria 

RR
Posted: Sat, Nov 08 2008
Excellent hotel with keen and helpful staff. One minus - hotel rooms are supposedly non-smoking - yet most public rooms had people smoking in them at one time or another - this is a big turn-off for a non-smoker.

Liked the Altstadt
Posted: Mon, Jun 30 2008
My wife and I stayed here for three nights during our recent trip to Central Europe. We paid $185 Euro per night including breakfast. I thought the hotel was well worth the price. The front desk clerks, Petra and Teresa, were extraordinarily helpful with everything from restaurant recommendations and reservations to train reservations. We stayed in the "White Suite" which was spacious and included a four poster, curtained bed and small "sitting area" within the main room. The bathroom was large for a European property and, contrary to one review I read, had plenty of shelf space for toiletries. The breakfast was good and included "made to order" eggs which is not all that common. Nor is the inclusion of breakfast in the room rate. The other places we stayed on this trip charged an extra 20 Euro . .. .we passed. Admittedly, the hotel is not on the nicest street but I, again, disagree with the reviewer who said it was in a "bad neighborhood." The one major drawback, and it may be a big one for some people depending on the time of year, is that the property is not air conditioned. We were there during a late spring "heat wave" when the temperatures were around 30 C if not higher. The room, and the hotel in general, for that matter, were not too comfortable in these conditions. Despite this, I would stay here again. Yes, it's a bit of a walk to the major tourist sites but it's only about 5-7 minutes to the subway which is quite convenient. Plus, the walk always helped us walk off the excess beer and wurst .

Delightfully Different
Posted: Fri, Jun 27 2008
We were booked at Das Tyrol but they messed up and double booked so sent us here for one night of our 3 night stay. Big mistake on their part - would choose Aldstadt for a return visit any time. Spacious rooms, bright clean bathrooms, good breakfast and tea and cakes included in the B&B price. Staff were amazingly friendly and helpful. Ok, so it's a few minutes further from the city centre but well worth the extra walk. We really liked the fact that the hotel was only part-occupier of the building - the presence of private flats in the same location only added to the unique feel of the place. The Aldstadt is so different from the standard global hotels we have stayed in so often - we would highly recommend it and find it hard to understand the few negative reviews.