Expert reviews
“Grand Ferdinand, abundant in burgundy leather, parquet flooring and offbeat details like a taxidermy horse, offers gorgeous rooftop vistas. Its 188 rooms range between a grand suite of rich tapestries and a Lobmeyr chandelier to what might be the city’s — if not Europe’s — swankiest dorm rooms with mahogany bunk beds and housekeeping services.”
Featured in New York Times’ 36 Hours in Vienna, Austria.
“An enormous taxidermied horse stands in the reception area of this ultrahip newcomer, which is shaking up Vienna’s accommodation scene by offering parquet-floored dorms with mahogany bunks alongside richly coloured designer rooms with chaises longues and chandeliered suites with private champagne bars.”
What guests liked
- Boutique style
- Rooftop bar
- Friendly staff
- Excellent Wifi
- Great location
- Comfortable beds
All you need to know
The walls of the Grand Ferdinand Hotel would have some tasty tea to spill is they could talk. One of Vienna’s newest boutique hotels, it a 19th-century palace that was bombed in World War II. The building was then used as an office in the 1950s. Rumor had it though, that it was actually an Austrian Secret Service headquarters. It was then converted into this luxurious hotel. That is quite a rich and interesting history!
The hotel is located along the Ringstrasse in Vienna. This boulevard circles Old Town and is only a few steps away from the rich culture that the museums, coffeehouses and vibrant people have to offer. Johann Strauss memorial and the Vienna State Opera beg for a visit too. Musikverein, Vienna State Opera, Viennese City Park, Karlsplatz and Albertina are also nearby.
The hotel is seven floors tall and is decorated with sophisticated items inspired by the imperial era of Emperor Franz Joseph. Suites on the highest floor have amazing views of the vistas below and even of the giant Ferris wheel. Guests live in style with plush accommodations. Features include air conditioning, a flat-screen TV, a safe, a minibar, wooden floors and premium bedding. The private bathrooms have an open floor plan for an even more spacious feel.
Hotel Details
— 186 rooms
— Opened in 2015
— Classic style
Hotel Features
— Free WiFi
— Restaurant
— Bar and lounge
— Swimming pools
— Spa and wellness center
— Fitness center
— 24-hour front desk
— Child care services available
— Pets allowed
— Valet parking
— Laundry service available
— Concierge service
— Bicycle rentals on site
Additional Info
— Check in begins at 3:00 PM
— Check out ends at 12:00 PM
— Minimum check-in age is 18
Address
Schubertring 10-12, 1010 Wien, Austria.
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Location
Recent guest reviews
12 January 2026
Great stay!
The location of the hotel is great! Personal is very kind and helpful, rooms are comfortable and clean. There are two restaurant in the hotel, but you have to make the reservation, nonetheless. We were in one on the last floor called Limon and despite the prices, the food was very tasty, so apsolutely worth it!
11 January 2026
Exceptional
Only good impressions from staying a nice winter weekend at Grand Ferdinand. Many thanks to the hotel staff, excellent job
11 January 2026
Exceptional
A perfect stay, beyond expectations. An excellent international breakfast, served on a beautiful terrace on the eighth floor, which makes waking up even more pleasant. However, the real added value is the kindness and professionalism of Lisa and all breakfast staff, who are always available and ready to satisfy every request: a welcome that is rarely found. Original rooms with attention to details. Highly recommended.
I would clearly separate the entrance to the hotel and the restaurant on the ground floor, as the restaurant does not offer the same level of hospitality and quality as the hotel. I will definitely return to the Grand Ferdinand, but I will not return to the restaurant on the ground floor.
11 January 2026
Exceptional
Breakfast on rooftop was very nice, good selections. Rooms were modern, clean and cozy. Perfect location.
We had a problem with parking. We paid in the hotel, but then in the garage it wanted us to pay again. Luckily the staff in garage was very helpful and trusted us. I am mentioning it here as the mistr at the reception seemed confused by steps he needs to take and which card to give us.
7 January 2026
Comfortable hotel in a great location that fell a bit short for our exceptation of a great guest experience
Great location close to tram stop and walkable to a lot of landmarks. Room compact but comfortable and clean.
No quiet spaces to sit. Downstairs is given over to restaurants and upstairs bar is small and noisy next to another restaurant. Would have liked a kettle to provide hot water for tea drinkers, coffee maker only which doesn’t provide hot enough water for tea.
5 January 2026
Fabulous
Great hotel in the perfect location to walk to all the major Vienna attraction areas! View from rooftop breakfast was amazing! Would definitely stay again.
5 January 2026
Enjoyed the stay and well located to the city centre and public transport.
Well located and comfortable.
Amenities in the bedrooms are a little minimal.
4 January 2026
Fabulous
Location and service
Pillows
4 January 2026
Excellent
Lovely room and great location in central Vienna.
29 December 2025
Fantastic location and comfortable
Amazing location on the ring Strasse making it easy to walk around and also to access the u-bahn and trams. The hotel was lovely with a beautiful lobby and welcoming staff. The room was a good size, well designed with the best shower we have encountered so far on our European trip. The bed was very comfortable, everything was perfect. There's a nice pool on the roof, we didn't use it as it was snowing.
Nothing.
25 December 2025
Exceptional
Needed a safe, loud at night
25 December 2025
Great hotel!
Great hotel, especially the top floor breakfast is amazing
23 December 2025
Fabulous
the staff was very helpful and very welcoming
22 December 2025
Exceptional
Perfect!
19 December 2025
Great time in Vienna
Great location, very friendly staff, breakfast was good.
Only our personal opinion but didn’t find pillows very comfy and mattress abit to firm for us
15 December 2025
Fabulous
Location
Seating : too narrow .
14 December 2025
Lovely hotel, good breakfast.
staff very friendly. Good position for railway station and city centre
I found having the sink in the bedroom very odd and lacked privact
13 December 2025
Great stay, beautiful location
Great location
WiFi wasn’t strong
13 December 2025
location great, Hotel was great.
location
NA
13 December 2025
Very good
It was beautiful and centrally located
The room was too small and there was no where to unpack your clothes.
12 December 2025
We very much enjoyed our stay and would consider coming back, should we visit Vienna again.
All the staff we came into contact with at the hotel were very friendly, welcoming and professional. They went out of their way to look after us, particularly a Greek waiter at breakfast whose name unfortunately we don’t know. The quality of variety of the food was very good. The outside of the hotel was very attractive having been decorated for Christmas. We found the location excellent in easy walking distance to shops and restaurants.
We didn’t prefer the open bathroom. And we didn’t like the smell of popcorn coming into the reception area.
10 December 2025
Wonderful stay short walk to main sights
Beautiful hotel
8 December 2025
Fabulous
Amazing breakfast and comfortable room
5 December 2025
I would highly recommend this hotel and Vienna
Location was perfect ,the staff were perfect in every way,the room was immaculate,comfy bed.Stunning view at breakfast the food was lovely.
2 December 2025
Exceptional
Everything was perfect, including the location.
29 November 2025
Very good
Great location and very helpful staff.
28 November 2025
Gorgeous Hotel, Friendly Staff & perfect location for Christmas Markets & sights
Perfect Location
Needed Wardrobe space - The room was a little small
28 November 2025
Exceptional
Clean, well taken care of.
28 November 2025
Fabulous
excellent breakfast
24 November 2025
Excellent apart from restaurant management.
Great staff on reception. Housekeeping were amazing.
Resturant management. An alliance with locals rather than hotel guests. One single request from myself was dismissed which was very disappointing give watching locals being accomodated readily. Limon bar tender was amazing on roof top bar/restaurant.
24 November 2025
Great place. Beautiful city.
The charm.
Needed a few more towels but not a deal breaker.
24 November 2025
Had a lovely 3 night stay . Very central , walking distance to many sites. Would use the hotel again .
Very good location. Nice rooms and rooftop bar. Pleasant staff .
23 November 2025
Excellent stay.Will recommend to my friends
Close to city centre. Lovely roof top bar
Prefer separate bathroom than shower in bedroom
22 November 2025
Thanks for everthing, every is wonderful😍
İt was very clean and very close to the center
Nothing
21 November 2025
Very good
The bed is very comfortable. Friendly staff
20 November 2025
Fabulous
The location
No cair to sit near a table
20 November 2025
The staff and location made our stay exceptional!
The location was perfect. Easy access to transportation (bus tours) and many sights.
I can't think of anything.
18 November 2025
Our stay was very enjoyable.
The hotel’s location is superb. The room was clean & comfortable & staff were very professional.The rooftop bar was a real bonus & is very atmospheric.
If you pay over £200 a night for a hotel room it would be nice to include breakfast.
16 November 2025
Vienna is a great place lots to do.
Room was lovely and comfortable. Breakfast had a great choice.
The reception staff were rude. Standing and gossiping in the little office to the left of the reception and ignoring us stood at reception. While one of their colleagues was busy sorting a problem on the phone.
14 November 2025
Fabulous
Superb location . Very nice staff
it has an open restaurant at the entrance and always smells like food
13 November 2025
Great stay 😍
Bright, clean room, good location
12 November 2025
Very good
we enjoyed our stay at this hotel. Unfortunately we had to find breakfast elsewhere because it was too expensive in their restaurant. Otherwise a very good place for a 3 night stay.
12 November 2025
great place with yummy breakfast and perfect location
cosy room, big enough with a nice solution for the bathroom. everything was neat and tidy and especially the breakfast was great in term of available choices and quality, the central location and the short ways from and to public transport is a big plus. also the neighborhood is really nice and encouraged to walk around and explore.
12 November 2025
A stylish hotel at a great location
Great location, elegant design, helpful staff. Bonus: The schnitzel at Meissi & Schadn.
11 November 2025
Great base in a lovely part of town for our short visit to Vienna
Room and location were good. Staff were excellent.
We felt the breakfast could have been more reasonably priced. A separate shower room would have been nice
11 November 2025
Great hotel in a great location.
The rooftop restaurant with views of Vienna was were we had breakfast every morning was fabulous and there is also a swimming pool. The food was amazing. The restaurant downstairs was excellent with THE BEST schnitzels. The location was excellent.
The bathroom was open plan in the room and the towels could have been better but overall a wonderful stay in Vienna.
10 November 2025
Great hotel at Ring
Very comfortable and cosy setting.
10 November 2025
Convenient and pleasant stay in the heart of Vienna
Location, quality of the rooms, top floor with bar and restaurant
Small reception and lobby area
9 November 2025
Modern and clean hotel is a great location for a weekend break.
Excellent location. Very modern and clean, great value for money.
Room was a little on the small side but we weren’t in it much so not a major issue.
Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Restaurant
- - Bar
- - Snack bar
- - Special diet menus (on request)
- - Wine/champagne (additional charge)
- - Fruits (additional charge)
- - Coffee house on site
Business facilities
- - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
- - Fax/photocopying (additional charge)
Reception services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Tour desk
- - Luggage storage
- - ATM/cash machine on site
- - Concierge service
- - Invoice provided
Activities
- - Fitness centre
- - Massage (additional charge)
- - Cycling
- - Fitness
- - Fitness/spa locker rooms
- - Cooking class (additional charge)
- - Bicycle rental (additional charge)
Outdoors
- - Garden
- - Terrace
- - Outdoor pool
- - Sun terrace
- - Outdoor pool (all year)
- - Outdoor furniture
General
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Facilities for disabled guests
- - Family rooms
- - Lift
- - Safety deposit box
- - Soundproof rooms
- - Heating
- - Allergy-free room
- - Non-smoking throughout
- - Air conditioning
- - Shuttle service (additional charge)
- - Airport shuttle (additional charge)
Cleaning services
- - Laundry (additional charge)
- - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
- - Ironing service (additional charge)
- - Trouser press (additional charge)
- - Daily housekeeping
Parking
- - Parking garage
- - Accessible parking
Transport
- - Public transport tickets (additional charge)
Accessibility
- - Wheelchair accessible
- - Toilet with grab rails
Pool and wellness
- - Rooftop pool
- - Infinity pool
- - Pool with view
- - Sun loungers or beach chairs
- - Sun umbrellas
- - Swimming pool
- - Swimming pool
Miscellaneous
- - 24-hour security
- - Key card access
- - Security alarm
- - Smoke alarms
- - CCTV in common areas
- - CCTV outside property
- - Fire extinguishers
- - Breakfast takeaway containers
- - Delivered food is securely covered
- - Access to health care professionals
- - Thermometers for guests provided by property

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14 January 2026
Fabulous