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| Address | Kärntner Ring 1 | ||
| Location | Innere Stadt (Inner City) | ||
| Transportation | U-Bahn: Karlsplatz. Tram: 1 or 2 | ||
| Phone | 888/625-5144 in the US, 01/515160 | ||
| Fax | 01/51516550 | ||
| Web site | www.westin.com/bristol | ||
| Room Information | 146 units | ||
| Prices | 271€-439€ ($434-$702) double; from 526€ ($842) suite. Rates include breakfast | ||
| Credit Cards | AE, DC, MC, V | ||
| In Room Amenities | A/C, TV, minibar, hair dryer, safe, Wi-Fi | ||
| Parking | Parking 30€ ($48) | ||
Frommer's Review
From the outside, this six-story landmark, a Westin hotel, looks no different from Vienna's other grand buildings; but connoisseurs of Austrian hotels maintain that this is a superb choice. Its decor evokes the height of the Habsburg Empire -- only the Hotel Imperial is grander. The hotel was constructed in 1894 next to the Vienna State Opera and has been updated to provide guests with black-tile bathrooms and other modern conveniences. Each bedroom includes a living-room area, and many have a small balcony providing a rooftop view of the Vienna State Opera and Ringstrasse.
Many of the hotel's architectural embellishments rank as objets d'art in their own right, including the black carved-marble fireplaces and the oil paintings in the salons. The Bristol Club Rooms in the tower offer comfortable chairs, an open fireplace, a self-service bar, library, stereo, deck, and sauna. Corkscrew columns of rare marble grace the Korso, Bristol's restaurant, which is one of the best in Vienna.
Facilities:
2 restaurants; bar; free access to nearby fitness center; sauna; business center; room service; babysitting; laundry service; dry cleaning; rooms for those w/limited mobility
Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.
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