Best of Modern Vienna

Includes Hieronymus Bosch’s Last Judgment Triptych.

Address:
3 Schillerplatz
Vienna
Austria

Phone:
43-1-588-161

Centrally located in Vienna’s Spittelberg quarter, the Altstadt offers 42 unique rooms and suites in a renovated Patrician house. Colors and themes vary from one accommodation to the next, with bold reds and yellows in some, and shades of grey and black in others. Likewise, fabric patterns and furniture styles might range from traditional to cutting-edge contemporary. Founder Otto Weisenthal’s extensive contemporary art is as diverse as each of his hotel’s rooms, with pieces from his personal collection on display throughout the building. Afternoon tea in the Red Salon is a popular item on many visitors’ to-do lists.

Address:
41 Kirchengasse
Vienna
Austria

Phone:
43-1-522-6666

Numerous works by Klimt (including his masterpiece, The Kiss), Egon Schiele, and Oskar Kokoschka.

Address:
27 Prinz-Eugen-Strasse
Vienna
Austria

Phone:
43-1-795-570

This Stephansplatz eatery offers sushi alongside killer views of St. Stephen’s cathedral.

Address:
1 Albertinaplatz
Vienna
Austria

Phone:
43-1-532-9669

The hotel occupies the top four floors of Haas Haus, a cylindrical, concrete-and-mirrored-glass postmodern landmark dropped into the heart of the centuries-old former capital of the Austro-Hungarian empire by the Pritzker Prize-winning architect Hans Hollein. The rooms and suites have dramatic curved walls and a dramatic Turkish-inflected interior, with silver filigree nightstands, kilim bedcovers, and a hammam-style spa. Why the detour to Asia Minor? Europeans love insider allusions, and Vienna was besieged by the Turks in 1529. Plus, Do & Co just happens to be owned by Istanbul native Attila Dogudan, a restaurant mogul known for his toffee-colored dining establishment in Stephansplatz. General manager Albrecht Clary says guests can expect the hotel’s room service menu to have "everything from schnitzel to sushi." Book the Bernie Suite for the best view in the house.

Address:
12 Stephansplatz
Vienna
Austria

Phone:
43-1-24-188

Mingle with Vienna’s upper crust within the glass walls of Fabio’s, one of Vienna’s most popular and trendiest dining spots. Opened in 2002 by Fabio Giacobello (formerly of Italy’s famous Antinori wine company), the sleek restaurant draws in trendsetters and VIPs to dine at tables with black leather seats or to gather under soaring ceilings for drinks at the wine bar. Not to be outdone, of course, is the Mediterranean food that is prepared with the freshest ingredients, including seafood and poultry flown in daily. Chef Christoph Brunnhuber’s venison with sage gnocchi and crispy pork with orange pesto are among the standouts

Address:
6 Tuchlauben
Vienna
Austria

Phone:
43-1-532- 2222

Popular for its old-world opulence and proximity to the city center. 1876 property opposite the opera house; with a Pierre-Yves Rochon redesigned restaurant. Its Rote Bar serves classic Viennese dishes like Tafelspitz (boiled beef).

Address:
4 Philharmonikerstrasse
Vienna
Austria

Phone:
(800) 223-6800

Many possessions of the Hapsburgs, as well as period rooms from two centuries of Austrian design.

Address:
7 Andreasgasse
Vienna
Austria

Phone:
43-1-524-3357

Vienna’s historic Innere Stadt district is home to Indochine 21, the hotspot for trendy diners to enjoy cocktails and French-Vietnamese fusion. Chef Wini Brugger brings to the table over a decade of training in Southeast Asia, having formerly resided in Vietnam. His signature dishes of marinated beef and tomatoes, plus deep fried dorade with red chili sauce showcase the big flavors proffered on his vibrant menu. The restaurant’s decor echoes chef Brugger’s piquant cuisine, with bold crimson medallions adorning the walls.

Address:
18 Stubenring
Vienna
Austria

Phone:
43-1-513-7660

Another new hotel, the Levante Parliament, incorporates a gallery exhibiting glasswork by Romanian artist Ioan Nemto.

Address:
9 Auerspergstrasse
Vienna
Austria

Phone:
43-1-228-280

Full of Raphaels, Van Dycks, and Brueghels.

Address:
1 F�rstengasse
Vienna
Austria

Phone:
43-1-3195-7670

The complex includes the Architekturzentrum Wien; the Leopold Museum; the Museum Moderner Kunst; the Kunsthalle Wien; and more.

Address:
1/5 Museumsplatz
Vienna
Austria

Phone:
43-1-523-5881

Situated on the sixth floor of the Do & Co Hotel, the space has windows about 30 feet high looking straight across Stephansplatz at the tiled roof and towers of the Gothic St. Stephen’s Cathedral. Settle into this clean-lined, hard-edged room for a glass of equally crisp Riesling Trocken Gaisberg.

Address:
12 Stephansplatz
Vienna
Austria

Phone:
43-1-24-188

Built atop the old walls of Vienna in the 1840’s, the former summer residence of Ferdinand von Saxe-Coburg-Gotha was turned into a hotel in 2003. The erstwhile palace is divided into 35 suites, each decorated in one of two styles: traditional (original moldings, grand swagged curtains) or contemporary (glass walls, angular furniture). The grounds make the hotel feel peaceful and removed, but all of Vienna’s top attractions—shopping, opera, museums—are just minutes away.

Address:
4 Coburgbastei
Vienna
Austria

Phone:
43-1-518-180

The Hapsburgs’ former summer residence.

Address:
Schönbrunner Schlossstrasse
Vienna
Austria

Phone:
43-1-8111-3239

Francesca von Habsburg’s exhibition space.

Address:
13 Himmelpfortgasse
Vienna
Austria

Phone:
43-1-513-9856