Expert reviews
“Inside a building designed by Theophil Edvard von Hansen for the 1873 World Expo, the lobby appears as a bright atrium, with skylights beaming onto the tasteful lounge area and reflecting off intricate chandeliers. This place is luxurious, but without the Old-World pomp of some of its Ringstrasse peers.”
Featured as Frommer’s Exceptional Choice in Vienna.
“A commanding presence on the quieter part of Ring, the opulent edifice was a masterpiece of architect Theophil Hansen. The design blends Hansen’s 19th Century beauty with 21st Century sensibilities.”
Featured as Fodor’s Choice in Vienna.
“Lauded for its innovation when it opened in 2013, Palais Hansen Kempinski Vienna exudes a stately calm, primarily from the inspired architecture by Theophil Hansen. Danish architect Hansen originally designed the building in 1873 for the World’s Fair hosted in Vienna.”
“A polished example of how history and modernity can gracefully coincide. The beating heart of this orange-hued Viennese palais, located just inside the Ringstraße, is the glossy lobby-lounge, where guests can be found enjoying loose-leaf tea and warm apfelstrudel to the rustling of newspapers and quiet lull of jazz.”
What guests liked
- Boutique style
- Breakfast buffet
- Friendly staff
- Excellent Wifi
- Great location
- Comfortable beds
All you need to know
This hotel is located on 24 Schottenring in the popular Innere Stadt district of Vienna where it offers the needed hospitality facilities and conditions. Palais Hansen Kempinski is the best place to stay while in the beautiful city of Vienna.
The hotel was originally built as a hotel for the World Exhibition Centre in the year 1873 but has since become a five-star beauty over the years after several renovations and refurbishments.
The hotel offers its guests everything they need for a comfortable stay; the amenities, the facilities and the hospitable and welcoming atmosphere provided by the friendly staff of the hotel.
The hotel offers chic and luxury room options such as Superior Room, Deluxe Room, Grand Deluxe Room, Junior Suite, Nansen Suite, Ring Suite, and the Palais Suite. These suites and rooms are adequately furnished and adorned to create the general accommodating feel that guests need.
Palais Hansen Kempinski is located close to several exciting and attractive places such as the Augarten Park which is just 10 minutes away and the Schonbrunn Palace which can be easily reached from the hotel.
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 comfy sofa. The rooms also come with a private bathroom with thoughtful touches such as free toiletries and bathroom slippers.
The lounge/bar area is the best place for guests to relax and enjoy a drink after a long day.
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Recent guest reviews
25 April 2024
Exceptional
Thank you for the exceptional service and the professionalism demonstrated by all the staff. My experience at this hotel was memorable, and I will surely return and recommend it to others.
Can't think of any
17 April 2024
Fabulous
Absolutely stunning hotel, bedroom very comfortable and superb bathroom with large walk-in shower and large bath. Plenty to chose for breakfast. Doormen very helpful with my luggage, I will definitely be back!
10 April 2024
All perfect
All great
30 March 2024
Exceptional
amazing hotel. Also friendly and helpful staff. Thank you in particular to Martin who was very helpful indeed.
24 March 2024
Cosy hotel in the heart of Vienna
Great location. Spacious room. Private parking. Friendly staff. Nice restaurants.
All was good.
19 March 2024
Exceptional
stuff was very friendly and helpful. great breakfast. perfect locations, near to a metrostation.
6 March 2024
The stay was good
Everything
Nothing
4 March 2024
Very good
location and place
pool
25 February 2024
Stylish modern with old viennese charm
Perfect location, amazing breakfast, stylish interior, welcoming atmosphere.
12 February 2024
Perfect 100 per cent.
Breakfast excellent if a little expensive, location ideal for visiting the city
22 January 2024
Wonderful hotel
Spacious rooms, good breakfast spread, pleasant staff.
21 January 2024
Perfect holiday
Amazing staff beautiful hotel
Too good hotel location is perfect staff is super nice spa is amazing
14 January 2024
Exceptional
Shower is a waterfall. Fantastic. Bathroom is top. Staff very helpful. We forgot some things and they even posted them to your place thereafter. Amazing.
3 January 2024
One if the best hotels in Vienna, incredible facilities and a luxurious relaxing stay.
The hotel was exceptional, i couldn't have chosen a better hotel in Vienna. From being greeted by the lobby staff each day, to relaxing in the lobby listening to the pianist, it was without a doubt one of the best hotels i have stayed in. Within the stay was breakfast each day, which was faultless with extensive tasty options and champagne which is always a bonus. The room was incredible, with lots of room to move around, heated bathroom floor and speakers, free mini bar, also, i liked the fact that the TV's were screen mirroring meaning i could watch programmes off my phone and that's just some of what the room includes. The spa and fitness facilities were exceptional too, also i found them to be quiet meaning i had the spa to myself on occasions. The hotel itself is around 10 mins in a Uber, to the centre hot spots. I found Uber much better then the general taxis though, as it appeared the taxis outside the hotel do try to rip you off! Lastly, the hotel was very disabled friendly. I took the trip with my dad who uses a mobility scooter, and he got around without any issues as the floors were all flat, with a ramp up to the restaurant. If you are hesitating booking this hotel, don't. You wont regret it. The staff are all so very helpful and the hotel itself if impeccable.
The only negative i can say, is at times the baristas in the lobby area could be slow at serving and issuing bills. However when prompting they were courteous.
28 December 2023
Very good
the breakfast could be better, the weakest of the Kempinski hotels I've been to
24 December 2023
Beautifull
Brekfast is good and nice, but location for my opinion can be a litle near to center..because when you go by feet it’s far..
Evrething is nice and good when you look a full picture..thanke you very much..
16 December 2023
Wonderful hotel in Vienna. We found it an excellent location for seeing the sight of the city
Elegant and sophisticated decor and rooms. Staff were helpful and efficient Breakfast team and the quality of food were excellent.
Generally we were very happy but there were a few things we felt affected our enjoyment. During our stay, one of the two elevators was out of service. This lead to some minor waits getting to and from the room. On our first evening, without another casual dining option within the hotel, we decided to try the lounge bar area. Unfortunately, although the team tried hard they seemed rushed and understaffed. We waited for food and drink orders. This was a disappointment. We were also disturbed by the smell of tobacco smoke within the lobby at times. If the hotel must have smokers room, then the door seal and ventilation must improve
20 November 2023
Fabulous
Beautiful hotel very helpful door staff and information desk.
Pity when we checked in early friday for the weekend no dinner booking to be had as booked out. We were directed to a fantastic italian down the street. This was 10/10 Should advise guests to book evening dining ahead of arrival not to have to look for options outside the hotel on arrival.
18 November 2023
Excellent autumn weekend break
Overall quality
Nothing to dislike
18 November 2023
Beautiful, elegant place, quiet at night
Gorgeous and large room, beautiful lobby with live piano music at night and great breakfast!
It wasn’t exactly in a great location for walking around…we had to taxi mostly.
3 November 2023
Nice and luxurious stay in an amazing palace.
Nice decoration and amazing architecture, walking distance to the city center, rich breakfast, amazing and large room.
Polite staff but sometimes service was not the one to expect from a high quality and expensive hotel. The cigar room was not cleaned and left with full ashtrays. The room once was not cleaned and asked specifically to do so. Although they responded, cleaning was careless.
31 October 2023
Very good
The dinner in the bar was really bad, not at all what was listed on the menu.
25 October 2023
Great Location and Staff
The location and the staff . The rooms were spacious and clean .
Nothing not to like .
6 October 2023
Very good choice
Beautiful hotel in a good location if you like to walk about 10 minutes to be in city center. Beautiful street away from the crowd Fantastic spa and good gym
19 August 2023
Beautiful hotel and superb quality
Beautiful building and rooms and Very tasty and fresh breakfast
20 July 2023
Excellent
Great rooms ,very spacious and very quiet
16 July 2023
Wonderful trip. Very eager to go back.
The room
The ac wasn’t the best
1 July 2023
Overall good
Staff, food
Towels
21 June 2023
Nice
Good Room
Not have
19 June 2023
Exceptional
Amazing hotels and good
13 June 2023
extraordinary hotel but poor service !
everything is perfect: room, breackfast, location, facilities . Amazing hotel !
I did not like the stuff. They are not professional . Front desk indian team and chinese has a good attitude but they are so slow and unprofessional. You wait to much to checkin and checkout and a lot of problems may occur. The indian girl from the bar is more concerned to not bring drinks or water in the smoking lounge instead of paying attention to bring you exactly the drinks you ordered. Her attitude is more like a guardian instead of a waitress The hotel manager I thing shoud change the team or change himself. It's a pitty that a such an amazing hotel to be left is wrong hands. Too bad.
11 June 2023
Fabulous
Bedroom bathroom and understated luxury
The staff aren't that friendly and the guest services were not of a 5 star hotel.
28 May 2023
Lovely
the breakfast are amazing
need to be renew some equipments
21 May 2023
Relaxing stay
Amazing location, helpful staff, great style, amazing breakfast, great food, service and atmosphere.
8 May 2023
Fabulous
Spacious, clean, comfortable bed and pillows, clean linens and first class towels. The breakfasts were wonderful. The room had a drip coffee machine, but the coffee, unfortunately, was not good. I would like to mention the work of concierge Miroslav. I have never met a more attentive and professional concierge. I was impressed with Miroslav's professionalism and friendliness. He was always willing to help us with any questions and queries we had. Miroslav was very attentive to our needs and always tried to find the best solution for us and take care about successful executions. We were able to book concert tickets, restaurant reservations and more. We were impressed with the quick response and efficiency of concierge Miroslav. He was always ready to respond to our inquiries and solve problems as quickly as possible. Miroslav was as polite as possible and tried to make our stay at the hotel unforgettable! Overall, I would like to say that the staff at the hotel was friendly and helpful from the doorman at the entrance to the service in the restaurant. They did everything they could for our comfort. I would also recommend a visit to the Michelin restaurant Edvard. This was our 3rd Michelin restaurant and it exceeded our expectations. The staff was so attentive to clarify not only our preferences but also possible allergies. The food was great and perfect in its taste. I would gladly recommend restaurant Edvard.
1. At check-in only one reception desk was working and there was a queue. After a long drive it was unpleasant to wait more than 20 minutes. 2. At the first cleaning they left the coffee cup not washed, did not add cosmetic items (cotton pads, ear buds, sanitary bag), shampoo and shower gel. After a comment at the reception there were no more questions about cleaning, everything was enough. 3. There were only 2 bottles of water for 3 people. The situation was also resolved after contacting the reception. 4. The most unpleasant moment was to see in the lobby the mobsters as if from the 90's (so-called "bratki") in tracksuits and strange behavior. Watching them for a few days in a row, it was clear that they were "security" for some of the russian guests of the hotel. The three guys were constantly looking at the guests in the lobby and sometimes made movements imitating a punch. After that the desire to spend a couple of hours in the lobby with a glass of Prosecco was gone, because there was no sense of comfort. It was unexpected to see such characters in a hotel of this level.
27 April 2023
Very good
location is prime. service is of quality and good attitude. staff are super friendly and helpful all the time.
cleanness of the facility is bellow expectation. more effort is required specially on room cleaning on daily basis.
26 March 2023
perfect
ambient
there is no reason for negative remark
27 February 2023
take a look into real luxury handcraftship
very exclusive furniture, very attentive staff, great service, all free mini bar
some of the great furniture pieces got some age
4 January 2023
stylish hotel with a great location - spacious rooms and very relaxing
spacious and calm - wonderful location and super staff
nothing
3 December 2022
Very good
very nicely laid out, excellent location, superb room
smoking room in foyer wasn’t secure - smoke smell was coming into main foyer
30 November 2022
Lovely hiteel with a nice energy and ambiance. The bellstaff was such a nice man!
Did not try breakfast. But someone used my name and room number and it was charged to me.
Bathroom is narrow for two. Towels and toiletries were not replaced. No shower caps except for the one provided the first day. Someone used my name and room nuber and charged breakfast and lunch. The hotel would not delete from the bill but promised to reimburse. That is strange and unsatisfactory. We went through all the signatures and charges together and it was clear that these two charges had a different signature.
29 November 2022
excellent stay, would highly recommend this hotel
excellent service and standard of hotel. Very well located for walking into Vienna. We had a room upgrade which was a lovely surprise.
The breakfast and dinner options were quite expensive
17 November 2022
Fabulous
staff nice, spa good.
pool very small, breakfast v expensive
12 November 2022
Nice place, close to centrum, but extremely high priced, considering everything
Nice location, nice lobby
The room was noisy, in the early morning, in spite of the fact that it was not facing the main street. At the check out I had to ask 2-3 times for the invoice
8 November 2022
Exceptional
Everything as expected, awesome bed and breakfast, cozy spa.
1 November 2022
Amazing hotel and staff
Great Hotel, a real 5* experience and amazing room.
room was a bit too much heated and underfloor heating is not my favourite
31 October 2022
Very good
Very good stay, Good rooms, Friendly staff, Amazing spa, Close to city center (15 min walking) Free water and mini-bar
Queue to have a breakfast. May be they need more staff for that. I was charged 2 times for stay, hope I will get a refund soon as promised.
21 October 2022
great but …..
1.the feeling of luxury is definitely present 2.professional staff 3.very attentive entrance employees 4.the suit was incredible 5.one of the best rain showers I ever tried 6.bathtub was of very good size 7.the lobby is majestic maybe better than the pictures
1.having the view of the rooms inside the hotel is strange 2.orders tend to be late because of how busy the hotel is 3. the location could’ve been better it’s a little far away from the center 3.All of what I mentioned is minor compared to the original issue it’s the steps that you can hear them all the time children running on the upper floor was so loud it was really annoying as well as people who pass through your floor you can hear them as well, if you are someone who prefers to stay in quite hotels consider something else
14 October 2022
Special and Exquisite ❤️
The breakfast was incredible, pay extra and get it! Huge selection of gourmet food, champagne and treated like kings and queens especially by Diane. Attention to detail from this hotel was outstanding, I've never stayed anywhere with such high standards like the Palais Hansen Kempinski. We were lucky to get an early check-in and that made a wonderful start to our trip. We were spoilt to a corner suite, the room was heavenly, the staff would come and go without you knowing and I was treated to a special gift from the lady in red. The spa is one of the best I have ever experienced, we had it to ourselves 2 morning's. Calm, beautiful and serene. We loved Vienna but the hotel was our highlight. I will be searching for Kempinski hotels everywhere I travel now.
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Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Restaurant
- - Bar
- - Breakfast in the room
- - Special diet menus (on request)
- - Kid meals (additional charge)
- - Kid-friendly buffet
- - Wine/champagne (additional charge)
General
- - Room service
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Facilities for disabled guests
- - Family rooms
- - Lift
- - Safety deposit box
- - Soundproof rooms
- - Heating
- - Allergy-free room
- - Air conditioning
- - Pet basket
- - Pet bowls
Business facilities
- - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
- - Business centre
- - Fax/photocopying (additional charge)
Reception services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Express check-in/check-out
- - Currency exchange
- - Tour desk
- - Luggage storage
- - Concierge service
- - Lockers
- - Invoice provided
Activities
- - Sauna
- - Fitness centre
- - Spa and wellness centre
- - Massage (additional charge)
- - Cycling
- - Hammam
- - Indoor pool
- - Indoor pool (all year)
- - Beauty Services
- - Body treatments
- - Body scrub
- - Body wrap
- - Spa facilities
- - Steam room
- - Spa lounge/relaxation area
- - Spa/wellness packages
- - Fitness
- - Personal trainer
- - Fitness/spa locker rooms
- - Walking tours (additional charge)
- - Live music/performance
- - Bicycle rental (additional charge)
Outdoors
- - Terrace
Entertainment and family services
- - Babysitting/child services (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
Pool and wellness
- - 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
- - Face masks for guests available
28 April 2024
Perfect!! Will return