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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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
Location
Recent guest reviews
18 May 2026
Great experience!
Thanks to staff! Clean, nice!
Good
17 May 2026
Great place for a city-trip
Everything was great - especially the staff !
Room was small but very comfortable
14 May 2026
Fabulous
Great location. Very clean. lovely room and pool on the top floor.
38 Euro per person for breakfast
14 May 2026
Very good
It had a cool vibe and the bed was super comfortable.
I think it wasn't great value and the pool was advertised as heated but I'm not sure that was true.
11 May 2026
Nice accommodation, all the facilities, super
Everything
9 May 2026
Fabulous
Quiet and lovely room design
9 May 2026
Great stay beautiful city
Spotless clean, very traditional ..Not a big empty space like newer hotels. Lovely helpful staff. Great breakfast . Very central.
Maybe more space for relaxing in the foyer or wherever. Rooftop is lovely but not suitable if weather isn’t great.
6 May 2026
Nice cosy hotel not far from the city centre (opera, ...)
Excellent breakfast with a stunning view over Vienna
6 May 2026
Fabulous
Very clean rooms and hotel. Location was excellent.
Very overpriced mini bar in room.
5 May 2026
Very good
Location was excellent
4 May 2026
Very enjoyable stay with family
The location was excellent. Walking distance to restaurants, cafes and tourist attractions. Very friendly and helpful staff. Highly recommended!
4 May 2026
lovely hotel
The room was very, very nice! Also, the roof top bar and pool is lovely! What I love most is the Schnitzel Restaurant just downstairs, and also the Gulasch-Lounge next door (which also belongs to the hotel). The waiter there was very attentive.
nothing, it was all very nice!
3 May 2026
We liked every thing about our stay
Location and room design
All excellente
3 May 2026
Rooftop breakfast amazing, room well equipped but lacked hanging space, reception staff excellent but ground floor eveni
Great design/decor & location, the roof top breakfast was the highlight, especially the rooftop staff.
The staff in the dining room on the ground floor were snooty, unhelpful & slow - really poor for an otherwise excellent hotel. The room was well equipped apart from being quite small with almost no hanging space for clothes or space for suitcases.
27 April 2026
Fabulous
Staying at Grand Ferdinand was a highlight of my trip to Vienna. The hotel has a unique "reinvigorated grandeur" style that feels very upscale but not stuffy. The rooftop pool and terrace offer a spectacular view over the city rooftops—it was the perfect place to unwind. The room was beautifully designed with high-quality finishes, and the location on the Ringstraße made it incredibly easy to walk to the Opera House and St. Stephen's Cathedral. Also, the breakfast at Gulasch & Söhne was excellent.
Nothing significant. The open-plan bathroom concept in the room is stylish, though it might be worth noting for those who prefer more traditional privacy.
27 April 2026
Very good
Location
Room: no desk to work
27 April 2026
A beautiful hotel in a perfect location with baffling shower and sink.
The building was beautiful and had a very welcoming aesthetic, and the staff were all very friendly. The restaurant at the ground floor and the bar at the top floor were both excellent. The location of the hotel was perfect, within easy walking distance to the center of the city!
The room layout with the shower by the bed and bathroom sink by the bed and a separate non-sink WC for the toilet was bizarre and unappealing. The shower water never got sufficiently hot (even though the sink was extremely hot). The fitness center was very small and had very limited equipment. The Wi-Fi was quite slow and unreliable.
26 April 2026
Would always come again
Location, room, roof top terrace and pool,
That there are no tables in the restaurant available reserved for the hotel guests
25 April 2026
The glamour of the past
Wellbeing of guests is very important for everyone who is working in the hotel. Superb terrace for breakfast, specialy good food, excellent bars and a restaurant, quiet room, ... Also the location is good - near the most important city sights and near park.
I even don't know.
25 April 2026
Pricey but worthy
Nice and comfortable room, clean and comfy bed, right in the city center where we could walk. Staff was really nice and helpful.
24 April 2026
Excellent stay
Location
Swimming pool was not heated
23 April 2026
Overall a nice stay and the staff was very friendly
The location is great and the restaurant on top is very nice with an amazing view.
We had a room facing the courtyard and it didn’t quite feel as cozy and nice.
20 April 2026
Since April 2016, I have stayed at this hotel 20 times.
Since April 2016, I have stayed at this hotel around 20 times. Because I always made my bookings through booking.com, as the receptionist explained to me, the Grand Ferdinand is unable to recognize this through their system. As a result, the hotel has never been able to acknowledge me in any way as a returning guest. The reception staff are excellent, as is the management of the housekeeping service. I always evaluate hotels based on the availability of shoehorns and newspapers: according to the reception, no shoehorns were available, which is due to the sporty clientele who tend to wear sneakers—however, newspapers are very plentiful at breakfast. I have experienced breakfast on the rooftop terrace more than 50 times—it is a true delight, and its concept has evolved several times over the past decade. The three restaurants, which offer very solid quality following revised concepts, should also not go unmentioned.
20 April 2026
Fabulous
Location, cleanness, staff... everything was perfect! Each member of staff was very helpful! It was excellent experience; we will come again! Thanks!
Breakfast was a quite expensive for us and we preferred to test the wonderful cafes of Vienna. And about 100 EUR deposit muss be informed the guest on booking.com by booking the hotel.
17 April 2026
Exceptional
The best place ever!
17 April 2026
Exceptional
Very cute hotel in a decent location.
14 April 2026
very happy for our decision to stay there!
location, hotel design, very polite staff and amazing food - breakfast and restaurants
the pillows and the body wash - hair
14 April 2026
Exceptional
Great place, fantastic breakfast with rooftop view
13 April 2026
I have already stayed here three times and will definitely come back again.
This is a wonderful hotel with an amazing team that truly cares about their guests. The staff will not leave you alone with any issue - they are always ready to help and genuinely involved in solving any problem that may arise. Special thanks to Mark for his humanity, attentiveness and sincere willingness to help. He approaches every situation with real care and dedication, which makes a huge difference. The entire hotel team is absolutely top-level - professional, friendly and very supportive. The location of the hotel is also excellent - very convenient and well situated. I have already stayed here three times and will definitely come back again.
13 April 2026
Comfortably chic
Very comfortable and cozy and the staff was exceptionally helpful and nice ♥️
13 April 2026
Exceptional
Great location and fantastic breakfast
9 April 2026
Fabulous
The hotel was well located and near to the city centre. We walked everywhere. The rooms are very clean and modern with very comfortable beds. Staff are professional. I would highly recommend it.
A little bite more attentive towards the guests but overall very good. It would be nice if the bar on the top floor was open at night.
7 April 2026
Clean, tidy, fantastic location, comfy bed & great staff.
Fantastic location, clean facilities, food was delicious room was nice and clean, lovely staff. Great value for money. Public transport fantastic.
People smoking at times at the entrance to the hotel. We do not smoke so found this a little off putting. I guess not the hotels fault. Room was located beside a service room so was noisy at times.
7 April 2026
Great staff and nice rooms, a bit too expensive.
Beautifully rooms, and kind staff. The breakfast was nice.
Quite expensive and no room service. For that price and size of the hotel one would expect some kind of spa or room service, especially since there are good restaurants on site, but one needs to reserve beforehand and I don’t think you can write expenses on the room in some cases.
7 April 2026
Exceptional
The staff is super nice everyone is very welcoming and happy to help! The rooms are cute and the location is great!
6 April 2026
Great location, just a bit noisy as on a main road
Location
On the main road
5 April 2026
Very good location
Very good location. Great choice at breakfast. We loved the scent of the bath products! :) And the fruity candies in the room were our favorites. Also, there's a bottle of water and a coffee machine in the room, a very nice touch. BTW the barman in "Goulash und Söhne" downstairs makes awesome schnitzel.
Breakfast was very expensive. Also, just a warning, not bad but needs getting used to: the sink is in the room; there is no "bathroom" as such. There's the loo, and then there's a sink and a shower stall in the actual bedroom. It was somewhat surprising and disconcerting.
4 April 2026
I ❤️ the hotel
This is one of the best hotels I have ever been to. Awesome details, comfort, rooftop view of Vienna. Great food and perfect location❤️
3 April 2026
Excellent value for money
Excellent location and outstanding service
Pillows
1 April 2026
Exceptional
The team at the breakfast was amazing - attentive, polite and helpful young people who were the best start of the day.
31 March 2026
A lovely stylish hotel in the perfect location to walk everywhere.
Great location - we walked everywhere. Lovely stylish hotel with good restaurants and cafe. Great view from the rooftop too.
Room was a bit small and couldn’t really unpack as there was no storage space.
31 March 2026
If Vienna is on your radar — or even if it isn’t yet — Hotel Ferdinand deserves a place on your luxury travel list. This
✨ Vienna, you masterpiece — and Hotel Ferdinand, you were the perfect stage. Just returned from an unforgettable stay at Hotel Ferdinand, and it’s safe to say this is where timeless Viennese elegance meets modern luxury in the most effortless way. From the moment we stepped through the doors, the atmosphere wrapped around us like a warm, sophisticated embrace — soft lighting, and that unmistakable scent of a hotel that gets luxury. The staff were exceptional, striking that rare balance of attentive and discreet, making every moment feel personal. Special mention to Marc Corpuz who made our stay a little extra special. Our suite? A dream. High ceilings, plush textures, and views that framed Vienna like a living postcard. Mornings started with artisanal pastries and rich Viennese coffee, and evenings ended with a glass of Grüner Veltliner. What truly sets Hotel Ferdinand apart is its ability to make you feel both at home and utterly spoiled. Whether you’re exploring the city’s imperial history or simply sinking into the comfort of your room, everything feels curated, intentional, and beautifully indulgent. If Vienna is on your radar — or even if it isn’t yet — Hotel Felrdinand deserves a place on your luxury travel list. This is the kind of stay that stays with you. #LegacyTravelsOfficial #Vienna #HotelFerdinand #LuxuryTravel #TravelInStyle #EuropeanEscapes #WhereToStay #ViennaHotels #TravelWell
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30 March 2026
Very good
Excellent breakfast and focused waiters
30 March 2026
Nice weekend stay in the city center
Very good location. Excelent breakfast. Nice restaurants inside the hotel. Clean rooms.
Norhing
26 March 2026
City break with a side trip to the alps
Location
23 March 2026
Very good
Fantastic location for access to Musikverein and museums
We wanted a twin room (I.e. 2 beds) but this was difficult for the hotel. We reached a compromise where we paid for a larger room and the hotel installed an additional temporary bed. We also thought the cost of the breakfast buffet is outrageous
23 March 2026
Fabulous
Breakfast
15 March 2026
Exceptional
Great location, comfortable bed, really super nice breakfast.
Note that the shower is open to the bedroom, so it works well for a couple but may be more difficult for friends.
12 March 2026
Exceptional
The best location related the visit of Opera :-) The breakfest is amazing on the roof terrase :-)
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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18 May 2026
Wonderful memories from out time at the Hotel 🏨 and Vienna