“Perfect!”
Excellent service! We were not happy with our first room as it was near the lift and we could hear the mechanism whining constantly - so avoid room 438! Anyway we asked to be moved and this was done without any quibble and we found ourselves in a much nicer room. My wife is gluten intolerant and this was well understood by the restaurant staff who did everything they could to provide her with food which was suitable. The cost of dinner in the restaurant was very reasonable - there is a fixed price menu which was cheaper than most other places we saw. The food was excellent! Overall a very classy establishment with slick professional service. We would not hesitate to book there again or recommend it to anyone.
Area recommendations
The city is amazing and it's hard to single out any area in particular because it's all so beautiful. We particularly enjoyed an evening concert in the drawing room of the old fortress about 100 metres above the city with spectacular views and a wonderful ambience. Not cheap but it was worth every cent! It won't cost you anything to climb up Kapuzinerburg hill from where there are spectacular views over all parts of the city and a nice old building at the top where you can refresh yourself. It's not a difficult walk.
Getting around
Use public transport - it's cheap, easy to use and very convenient. Only 2.10 Euros from the airport to anywhere in the city by bus and there are a massive range of buses that will take you virtually anywhere. That said, we hired a car which was very reasonable - through Europcar. As a previous customer we were upgraded from a Polo to a 'top of the range' Mercedes - very swish and surprisingly economical!
Events and shows
There are many options to suit all pockets if you want to enjoy a Mozart concert - a must in this city! Do not buy the first tickets you see advertised on arrival but walk around the old town and it won't be long before you find many places e.g. churches, public buildings as well as concert halls, big and small where a Mozart concert is being held. You can choose based on her much you want to pay, anything from 10 to 50 Euros!
Other
If you are feeling thirsty/hungry best to avoid the touristy areas around Getreidestrasse in the old town and cross the river into Linzerstrasse where you will find that your Euro will go so much further. Austria is quite expensive although most things are about the same as in the UK, some are even cheaper e.g fuel about 10% cheaper than in the UK!
