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“With a vintage-inspired bar in lieu of reception or concierge, the funky boutique hotel Ruby Lissi lives up to its “lean luxury” motto, offering uncluttered rooms in the heart of the city, just around the corner from Otto Wagner’s striking Postal Savings Bank.”
Featured in New York Times’ 36 Hours in Vienna, Austria.
What guests liked
- Interior design
- Friendly staff
- Excellent Wifi
- Great location
- Comfortable beds
All you need to know
This fine hotel is located on 19 Fleishmarkt/ Laurenzerberg 2 in the popular 01 Innere Stadt district where it offers the best in hospitality services and amenities to visitors in the city.
Tourists and travelers in the city of Vienna will enjoy their stay in the Ruby Lissi Hotel which offers well-furnished rooms and stylish accommodation options. The hotel is situated in an excellent location where guests can enjoy a stunning view of the city and provide proximity to several places of interest within the city.
The hotel is located to some underground and metro stations which will provide guests with easy access to their different destinations. This makes the Ruby Lissi Hotel an ideal departure spot or launching pas into the excitement of Vienna.
The hotel is housed in an 18th-century historical building. The hotel is the perfect blend of modern design and classic architecture to create the beauty that the Ruby Lissi Hotel is today.
The hotel is within a short walking distance from some fascinating and exciting places such as Schwedenplatz and St Stephen’s Cathedral.
Rooms in the hotel are fitted with standard amenities such as free Wi-Fi for high-speed internet access, a flat-screen TV with satellite channels, air conditioning and, a minibar.
The rooms also come with a private bathroom with thoughtful additions such as free toiletries, bathrobes and bathroom slippers.
The lounge/bar area is the ideal place for guests to relax and enjoy a drink after a long day.
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Location
Recent guest reviews
18 May 2025
Still preferrable mostly due to location, different hotel type, just be careful on housekeeping selection
Very welcoming team Still good for a music enthusiastic person Good breakfast
Housekeeping or free drink selection kind of ridiculous All room smells toilet due to its location in the room
12 May 2025
Very good
Great breakfast ideal location
7 May 2025
Fabulous
We really enjoy our stay at Ruby Lissi Hotel (April 26 to May 3, 2025). The room was just renewed and very confortable and clean. Location is perfect to reach the main touristic points in Viena, by foot or by metro. The breakfast is nice, although expensive. But the pizza at the bar was wonderful.
We only missed a frigo bar in the room. And on Sunday, we left the room to have breakfast at the hotel and when we came back to the room it was already clean and the door was not completely closed. It was an unconfortable felling. The temperature in the room is central controlled. Just a litle possibility to change that. For me it was warm along the nigth.
7 May 2025
Nicely situated hotel but you can probably find a better deal.
Nice location, close to everything there is to visit. The staff was helpful and friendly. I had to check in super late because my train was 3 hours late and there's someone 24h/24 at the reception.
You hear everything in the corridor. It was pretty calm when we arrived but I cannot even imagine if you have noisy neighbours. The toilets and shower have glass panels that are directly in the room. The toilets ones are blurry but it's really lacking privacy. Every time your significant other is in there you can guess their silhouette and it resonates. If you are with friends the shower transparent glass is directly in the room so you can see everything. There's also no fridge which is a bummer.
6 May 2025
Good.
Location. Clean Friendly and helpful staff Complimentary drinks instead of housekeeping every day
No coffee maker or fridge Shower needed one more side with curtain Super strong sewer smell from toilet Entrance confusing A/c not super strong
5 May 2025
Pleasant
good location, nice staff
I feel that for a 4-star hotel, it needs more care, for example: bathrobes, a water heater, coffee, and tea. More attention to ensure the stars and the price paid are commensurate. From rooms 1 to 21, there is no security; anyone can directly access these rooms without any obstacles. I don't understand.
4 May 2025
Great location and nice room.p0q
Affordable stay with a nice room and friendly staff. Very helpful with maps and planning. Bar downstairs.
Air conditioning was just okay.
28 April 2025
Great stay in a quirky, comfortable hotel.
Great location, 3 mins from the underground, 15 min walk from the CAT and to the Hofburg Palace and all the shops. Comfortable room with a good bed and bed linen, really nice bathroom products. The bar also doubles as the breakfast room and the decor is quirky but suits the place. Breakfast is a buffet with lots of good, fresh choices. Thought it was good value for money and I really enjoyed my stay.
Very strange concept of the shower being open in the room and would have benefitted from the glass being frosted like with the loo. Minor point.
22 April 2025
Fabulous
Very friendly staff and modern accomodation. Excellent location in the centre of Vienna.
21 April 2025
The room was a good size and the toilet and shower worked well as a space saving design.
The location was close to the center of town and trains and taxi rank.
A/C control was not easy to use.
26 March 2025
Very good
There is no fridge. The bathroom had a funky smell, mirrors were a bit dusty
18 March 2025
Very good
Location
Cost
11 March 2025
Fantastic place to stay. All you need.
Fantastic place to stay. Cool and ideal setting. Very laid back with very helpful staff. Breakfast is one of the best.
Breakfast a bit on the pricey side
9 March 2025
Very good
Good location, comfortable bed, very nice and friendly staff.
I do not like the self check in process, you have to type manually all your data on a tablet which they already have from booking.com8
4 March 2025
Very good place to stay for a weekend God location
Simple digital check in. Very clean
Room was very warm at night.
4 March 2025
Great location and qualified staff
Had a solid stay here. The location is spot on, easy to get around. The staff were great—helpful, professional, and always on point. Parking is a bit further, but it’s well-managed, so no big deal. Room was decent, could’ve been a bit cleaner, but nothing major. Good vibe overall, and the bar is a nice place to wind down. Would stay again.
24 February 2025
Excellent
Size comfort
21 February 2025
Excellent place located in the heart of Vienna
I really enjoyed staying in Ruby hotel. Excellent location, really near to tram,train,coffee shops and a minute to the heart of city center. It was really quiet area with many restaurants near by. The room was clean, comfortable, not any noises from drills or neighbors and excellent taste of decoration:) Definitely suggest it!!
Kettle will be nice for early birds or night owls even if there is a small coffee/tea room in each floor
17 February 2025
Cost stay in great location
Location and standard
No extras like gym
15 February 2025
Very good
Location
Room was really small.
15 February 2025
Buenos cuartos, amplios. Y el personal muy buena onda.
Very nice and confortable rooms. Stuff muy agradable.
12 February 2025
Very good
location and room was 👍
the main entrance it's like set back on a building
10 February 2025
Great location, good value for the money
Great location, staff was really helpful
The room was quite small, bathroom was basically inside the room divided by glass walls
4 February 2025
Confortable, clean and central for a visit in a weekend
The room was clean, wide and particular
The main entrance
27 January 2025
Great location and lovely staff.
Great location, literally 10 minute walk to the main cathedral and only minutes from the metro. Rooms are very spacious and clean and bed is very comfy. All staff were very helpful and friendly!
The walls are quite thin so you can hear other rooms walking/banging around quite clearly. We also stayed in January but the room was still very hot, the staff said the air con isn’t turned on at this time. They did bring us a fan on the second night.
20 January 2025
Great location
It was very good overall and I really liked the location.
I would have appreciated the room being on a higher floor, as there was hardly any lighting.
19 January 2025
It could be better
Location
Not a bottle of water in the room not coffee
9 January 2025
Pleasant
MARSHALL AUDIO INSIDE THE ROOM
LOUD OF DRILL EARLY IN THE MORNING
9 January 2025
Would definitely stay again
Self check in, vibe of the place, excellent location, comfortable bed
Nothing
7 January 2025
Very good
The closeness of all
Small room
6 January 2025
Pleasant
Centrally located hotel, it has a train and tram station nearby, I loved the self check in and check out part.
I didn’t really like the room, the bathroom and the bed next to it. Plus, you can hear all the noise in the room. :(
6 January 2025
Very good
Sufficiently rich breakfest, large room, unorthodox design, excellent location in the city center.
Noisy air condition, Entrance through the hall of old post office building
6 January 2025
Location takes it all :-)
Location is GREAT! nearby the U train, very center, with local shops nearby- Supermarket, bakery and etc.
The room's shower- no curtains on both side, which mean there is no privacy (to take into consideration when you travel with a friend and not partner). but beside that all were great!
4 January 2025
The hotel has style and located in a very good area not far from the Center that makes your stay comfortable
The stuff is the best ! Especially I want to thank Michael , Leon,Georg and Nico for being so helpful in everything we needed They are super !!!!!💗💗💗💗
I really was surprised that there wasn’t a kettle with the box coffee or tea bags like we used to have in the hotels we stayed .
3 January 2025
Very good hotel to stay in Vienna city centre
Location was very good! Very close to metro (green line) and the city center. Also many food options nearby the hotel.
The wc design was not very convenient.
2 January 2025
Pleasant
Staff behavior is perfect. They are so helpful and kind all time. Hotel location great.
Wc and Bathroom Doors are transparent. Its tolerable somehow but doors are not seperate from room itself so you can be wake on middle of night from flush noise.
28 December 2024
Perfect location & Great Vibes❤️
The location is fantastic—super close to the city center, making it easy to explore Vienna. The hotel is stylish and modern, with a really cool interior design and brand communication. Even though we stayed in the “Nest” room, it didn’t feel too small. The bed was very comfortable, and the view from the window was lovely. The breakfast was delicious and offered plenty of variety, with enough options for meat, fish, and veggies. The staff was super friendly and helpful, always ready to assist with anything we needed, which made our stay even more enjoyable! Overall, the value for money was great, and we had a wonderful time enjoying Vienna.
It would have been nice to have bottled drinking water in the room, as well as a tea or coffee set for convenience. While it was possible to order tea at the bar or go elsewhere to make it, having these options in the room would have been much more comfortable. Despite these small issues, we had an amazing stay and would recommend this hotel for its style, comfort, and location!
26 December 2024
It was good 8.5/10
Everything, the location was really good, the staff was amazing and really friendly, etc
We choose daily cleaning but our blankets weren’t changed daily neither were the sheets
24 December 2024
Fabulous… and an exceptional location too. Staff were absolutely brilliant
Room was excellent. Clean and modern looking and contained everything you need. Shower and toilets were behind frosted glass which was a bit unusual, so make sure you stay with someone who you are comfortable with 😄 Location is PERFECT. Just outside the hotel is a u-bahn station (red line) which gives you easy access to the core parts of the city. So convenient. Staff were on top form and were exceptionally friendly and helpful.
Some small issues with the room such as our safe didn’t work and one of the soap dispensers in the shower didn’t work either. But these were minimal really and overall we enjoyed our stay. We didn’t report this to the staff as it really wasn’t a big deal to us and I am sure they would have dealt with it swiftly.
21 December 2024
Great location at a reasonable price.
Really good location and friendly and helpful staff.
16 December 2024
Fabulous
Clean and comfortable, excellent staff.
No kettle to make tea or coffe in the room, just a personal preference.
14 December 2024
Convenient, welcoming and cozy!
I loved the location, just a short walking distance to the city center and conveniently accessible via the Schwedenplatz tram station. The customer service was excellent, making us feel truly welcomed. The room was nice and cozy, with simple yet sufficient facilities that perfectly met our needs. Overall, a fantastic experience.
Just the entrance after getting out from the taxi towards the bar area. Could have done better.
11 December 2024
Fabulous
Location, room, breakfast
7 December 2024
Great location
Location
The galley was not always clean and sometimes they were slow with stock
3 December 2024
Very good
Fantastic location
Would have appreciated more toiletries.
2 December 2024
Had a fab time loved Vienna, the architecture and Xmas Markets
Location was excellent, Hotel bar and staff were brilliant.
Bedroom, the sink and shower being in the main bedroom was not good and no tea/coffee making facilities
28 November 2024
It was fine, particularly access to public transport
It all went well
Nothing
27 November 2024
Fabulous
Great location, the staff as a whole were super friendly and knowledgeable. The breakfast was a highlight and tasted very fresh and healthy, the barista coffee was great.
We weren’t able to add on breakfast for future days as the discounted rate was only applicable if selected on check in, we ended up having breakfast for the first day and then wanted to add on for the additional days but were told we were only able to access the discounted rate at check in, so we needed to pay an additional 5 euro per person for each day which was a shame. Not the staffs fault, it was the system which didn’t allow to add on.
22 November 2024
Great short stay in Vienna visiting Xmas markets and some visitor attractions. Would stay again.
Staff very friendly, bed comfortable, breakfast good. Location is good, on river, 60 metres from Subway and tram stops. Not the poshest area but some good restaurants within walking distance. Warned of building work on roof terrace but experienced no problem, room was quiet. Bar open 24 hours. All hotels in Vienna are expensive and this was one of the lower priced hotels close to centre and old town area. Comparatively good value.
Not much space for clothing, just a hanging rail with 6 hangers and a high shelf.
Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Bar
- - Snack bar
- - Wine/champagne (additional charge)
- - Coffee house on site
Services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Express check-in/check-out
- - Luggage storage
- - Vending machine (drinks)
- - Vending machine (snacks)
- - Daily housekeeping
General
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Facilities for disabled guests
- - Lift
- - Safety deposit box
- - Soundproof rooms
- - Heating
- - Non-smoking throughout
- - Air conditioning
Parking
- - Parking garage
Activities
- - Live music/performance
- - Bicycle rental (additional charge)
Miscellaneous
- - 24-hour security
- - Key access
- - Key card access
- - Security alarm
- - Smoke alarms
- - CCTV in common areas
- - Fire extinguishers
- - Delivered food is securely covered
- - Access to health care professionals
Reception services
- - Invoice provided
25 May 2025
Comfortable great location