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Congress Hotel Vienna

Enjoying a central location across the street from the railway station, the Congress Hotel opened its doors in 1900 as the Riva Hotel which hosted the visitors of Emperor Franz Josef then. One of the hotel's most famous guests was Franz Kafka who encountered Milena here in 1917 and then wrote a bunch of letters to her (Letters to Milena).

The Congress Hotel features the usual Austrian cozy ambience with the panache of the capital of music and culture and tio level of service.
The hotel's immediate vicinity features a number of superb restaurants, which specialize in international cuisine as well as Austrian dishes.
Within a several-minute walking distance, guests are gonna find the Belvedere Castle and the famous Swiss Garden.
Right across from the hotel, there's the Favoritenstrasse - Vienna's longest shopping boulevard.
In front of the hotel there are sevaral bicycle paths that take you in just a few minutes to the old town as well as to the outlying areas that feature green meadows and the serene forests.
All rooms are traditionally furnished and offer modern comforts. The Congress hotel offers guestrooms with high level of comfort and equipment, such as:
  • Private bathroom with bath or shower, WC
  • Hairdryer
  • SAT-TV
  • Direct-dialling phone and radio
  • Minibar
  • Wireless Internet access
  • Non-smoking rooms are available

Facilities available to guests:
  • The American Breakfast Buffet is served in the Restaurant from 6:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
  • Drinks are served at the hotel bar from 6:30 a.m. to 2:30 a.m.
  • Express Check Out
  • Concierge Services
  • Doctor on Call
  • Elevator
  • Fax-Service, E-mail-Service, Secretary-Service
  • 24h reception desk
  • Shoe shine machine
  • Bicycle Rental Business (free of charge, upon availability)
  • Car Park opposite the hotel (surcharge, EURO 12,00 per day)
  • The hotel accepts major credit cards.


Prices

Congress Hotel Vienna

Prices are per room per day including rich breakfast buffet and all taxes.

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Cancellation Policy:
Cancellations can be made 5 days or earlier prior to the guest's arrival to the hotel without any charges.
Later cancellations or no-show will require charging for the first night.


Rooms

Congress Hotel Vienna

Congress Hotel Vienna room

The Congress hotel features comfortable rooms equipped with:
  • Private bathroom with bath or shower, WC
  • Hair dryer
  • Satellite TV
  • Direct dial telephone and radio
  • Mini-bar
  • CableLan Internet Access
  • Non Smoking Rooms available
Congress Hotel Vienna room Congress Hotel Vienna room
Congress Hotel Vienna room Congress Hotel Vienna room


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Location

Congress Hotel Vienna


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The Congress hotel is located in downtown Vienna, opposite the Main Railway Station (Südbahnhof) and within 15 minutes walking distance to the old town of the City.
The underground (metro) stop Südtiroler Platz is located next to the Hotel, within 4 minutes (2 stops) you will reach the Opera House and the Ringstrasse, within 5 minutes (3 stops) you will reach the famous St. Stephan´s Cathedral.
The Messe Wien (Vienna Exhibition Center) and the Austria Center can be reached by public transportation in just 20 minutes.

Hotel Congress is also comfortably accessible by car using the Autobahn exit "Landstrasser Hauptstrasse" on the "Gürtel" (Belt Parkway) direction "Südbahnhof" (South Railway Station). There is a public parking lot directly across the street (at the reception desk, you will get the reduced parking ticket).

From the Airport: - Bus from the APT Vienna to Südbahnhof, afterwards 2 minutes walking distance (35 minutes)

From the Südbahnhof (South Railway Station): 2 minutes walking distance.

From the Westbahnhof (West Railway Station): Tram Nr. 18 to Südtiroler Platz, afterwards 2 minutes walking distance (15 minutes).

From the Nordbahnhof (North Railway Station): Underground Nr. 1 to Südtiroler Platz (15 minutes).

From the City Centre: Underground Nr. 1 to Südtiroler Platz (5 minutes)


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