General Hotel Information & Overview

There are many hotels in or close to the city centre of Vienna (although some that claim to be close on sites like Opodo are, in fact, not so near!)

At our last visit in Vienna Xis and her Mum visited some hotels and asked to see the bedrooms. From all hotels we have visited, the rooms were in good condition and the furniture was new, rooms had a good size, hotel staff were friendly, etc.

We finally made arrangements with two hotels which are close to the location.
For both hotels there will be posts in this blog with all details:

1. Hotel am Stephansplatz (we will stay there too, I find it just great)
2. Hotel de France

Other hotels we have seen where we think they might be a good place to stay too:

1. Hotel Ananas (http://www.austria-trend.at/en/?id=wan)
   This hotel is directly at the U-bahn (underground) U4, only 3 stations from Karlsplatz, so 5 min. from the city centre.
   The rooms looked all new and comfortable, the people in the hotel were very friendly and the description of the breakfast did sound great.
   The overnight rate will be approximately around 20-30 EUR less than Hotel Stephansplatz or Hotel De France. Prices for August were not available yet.
   
2. Hotel Mercure Biedermeier Wien (http://www.mercure.com/mercure/fichehotel/gb/mer/5357/fiche_hotel.shtml)
   This hotel is very close to U-Bahn U3 and close to U-bahn U4.
   The rooms looked all new and comfortable, the people in the hotel were very friendly.
   The prices will be approximately the same like Hotel am Stephansplatz.
   
3. Hotel Radisson SAS Style Hotel (http://style.vienna.radissonsas.com/)
   This hotel is the closest to the location and very stylish and absolutely nice.
   The room rates start at EUR 225,- per night and breakfast is not included.
   It is a luxury hotel with prices to match but if you want to stay at one of the finest hotels in Vienna, this may be just what you're looking for!
   
   

Hotels other people have recommended to us or are used by IBM Business Travellers

1. Hotel Pension Lumes (www.hotelpensionlumes.at)
   It is very good located, might be available at a lower rate than hotels mentioned above and was recommended to us by a friend of my parents.
   
2. Hotel Mercure Wien Zentrum or Mercure Wien City
   (http://www.mercure.com/mercure/fichehotel/gb/mer/0781/fiche_hotel.shtml or http://www.mercure.com/mercure/fichehotel/gb/mer/1568/fiche_hotel.shtml)
   Both hotels are regularly used by IBM Business travellers. They are very central and people are typically satisfied.
   Both hotels are in walking distance from the wedding location (around 15 minutes).
   
3. Hotel Hilton
   The Hilton Vienna and Hilton Vienna Plaza are both in the centre of Vienna and are good locations as well as Hotels IBM business people liked to stay in.
   The Hilton Danube is a nice hotel to our knowledge but not very convenient with public transportation and a bit far out.
   
4. Hotel Marriott or Hotel Intercontinental are also booked from business travellers
   
   Some of our guests got a good deal at the Levante Parlamente but this is fully booked already (as far as we know).
   

For Hotel am Stephansplatz (you can not be more in the centre of Vienna than with this hotel, and we will stay there too) and for Hotel de France arrangements see other entries.
If you find another very special deal (package flight and hotel) and you are not sure where the hotel is, please ask us, and we will be glad to help.

'Hotel am Stephansplatz' - special agreements for us

Hotel am Stephansplatz is the most central location you can have in Vienna. This hotel is opposite the famous Stephansdom (Stephans cathedral) and you might have a view on the Stephansdom from your room.

Here is the link for some pictures and impressions:
http://www.hotelamstephansplatz.at/en/home/index.html



If you book the room referencing 'Habicht/Fawkes',
you will get a special price of EUR 187,- per night and room, incl. breakfast etc.
In case of single usage of the room it is EUR 137,-- per night incl. breakfast etc.

For details of the conditions and bookings, please see below the details:

It is a double room and includes breakfast, bathrobe, fitness area, a bottle of water and free internet access.

Bookings must be secured with credit card and cancellations will be accepted until 2 days prior to the arrival date. In case of later cancellations or no show, the first night will be charged.

Check-in: 14:00 & Check-out: 12:00 Uhr, payment at departure.


German:

Gästezimmer (Rooms)
22. August 2008 bis 24. August 2008
Doppelzimmer >Economy<>Sport-Sauna-Relax<;
Bademantel während Ihres Aufenthaltes.

Buchungsbedingungen
Definitive Reservierungen müssen mit Kreditkarte garantiert werden.
Stornierungen werden bis 02 Tage vor Anreise kostenlos entgegengenommen.
Im Falle einer zu späten Stornierungen oder No Show wird die erste Nacht als Stornogebühr in Rechnung gestellt.
Check-in: 14:00 Uhr & Check-out: 12:00 Uhr Bezahlung erfolgt bei Abreise.

Die Zimmer sind unter den Kennwort "Fawkes/Habicht" für Ihre Gäste buchbar.
Bezahlung der Zimmer erfolgt direkt vor Ort bei Abreise.
Als Buchungsgarantie benötigt das Hotel eine Kreditkartennummer mit Ablaufdatum.

Vereinbarung
Die Gästezimmerbuchungen erfolgen individuell und
direkt von den Gästen unter dem Kennwort "Fawkes/Habicht".

Hotel de France - Offer

Hotel de France is only 3 minutes away from the wedding location.
It is close and the rooms we have seen were nicely furbished and had good space.
These kind of rooms are blocked for us.

Here is the link to Hotel de France: http://www.austria-hotels.at/de/hotel-de-france/index.html

If you reference to 'Habicht/Fawkes', you will get following conditions which are better than the standard prices. Some internet offers are sometimes better but do not include the same features and you might get less good rooms.

Currently in German, English will be provided later.

ÜBERNACHTUNG:

Anreise	Abreise	Gesamt	Kategorie	Personen	Preis pro Zimmer/Nacht
22.08.2008	24.08.2008	10	EZ		160,-- pro Nacht
			DZ		180,-- pro Nacht

Der oben genannte Preis versteht sich pro Superior Zimmer und Nacht, inklusive Frühstück, Minibar, Breitbandinternet sowie allen Steuern und Abgaben , netto Hotel.

Eine Buchung ohne Fruehstueck ist zu EUR 139,-- fuer das Doppelzimmer möglich.

Buchung:

Gerne können Ihre Gäste auch direkt bei uns reservieren unter dem Code "Habicht"
Wir schicken dann jedem Gast eine Reservierungsbestätigung zu.

Stornierung:

Wir halten das Zimmerkontingent von 10 Zimmern bis zum 20.07.2008 aufrecht
Bis dahin können die Reservierungen um den vereinbarten Preis gebucht werden
Die Einzelnen Reservierungen können bis 3 Tage vor Abreise storniert werden

Bezahlung:

erfolgt bei Abreise durch die einzelnen Gäste

Unsere Superior Zimmer vereinen perfekt gemütliche Gastlichkeit mit bester Wiener Tradition. Geschmackvolle dunkle oder helle Möbel, die angenehme Raumhöhe sowie stilvolle Kristalluster, sind nur einige der Annehmlichkeiten die Sie in diesen traditionellen Zimmern genießen können.