Am Schubertring - Vienna, Austria 

We stayed here for 3 nights in March and after reading the enthusiastic reviews were confident that we have bagged a winner. Whilst the location cannot be faulted (the centre of Vienna was less than 10 minutes walk), we were disappointed with the hotel itself. The surly chain smoking man who checked us in gave me the creeps and was pretty unhelpful. Upon checking into our room we noticed that despite the request for a double room, we had two single beds pushed together - with one being about an inch and a half higher than the other. As a result I was able to wave down at my partner every morning! We requested extra bed linen and were given two single blankets - presumably to go under the two single bed spreads we had each. The bathroom was small, especially compared to the pictures on the website and the breakfast room was earily silent. We honestly felt like we were staying in a hotel that was a cross between Fawlty Towers and the Shining. Perhaps we aren't suited to boutique hotels and the location is excellent but we found our trip to magnificant Vienna was somewhat overshadowed by an unfortunate hotel.

This hotel is situated on the Ringstrasse, no more than a 15 min walk from the railway station linking the city to the airport via the excellent CAT train. All of central Vienna can be accessed on foot from the hotel, particularly if you like to walk. The rooms are very smart as are the bathrooms, everything is spotlessly clean. There is a small bar on the ground floor which is worth a visit. The only thing we would take issue with with regard to previous reviews is the standard of the breakfast. We found it to be average at best. Fortunately there are excellent cafes nearby including the Schwarzenburg accross the road. All in all a very nice hotel.We are unlikely to return to Vienna any time soon but if we did we would certainly use this hotel again.