Expert reviews
“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
7 December 2025
It is more a dormitory than a hotel. The price however is 5-star….
The location is fine. The bar staff was helpful.
1. In lack of proper signs indicating the hotel, it was hard to find, we tiptoed around a lot until we found the right building. 2. Check-in is a mess for everyone. Plastic is not always fantastic. 3. Room was cold. Time was not enough to heat it up.
7 December 2025
Very good
Breakfast...location...blackout blinds..decor
No coffee facilities in room
5 December 2025
Overall great but needs some minor adjustments
Location was excellent
WiFi needs improvement. Wifi was not secured and didn’t reach the rooms. I had to go to downstairs to main lobby to get WiFi and get some work done.
4 December 2025
Pleasant
It was very clean
The breakfast was a bit all over the place and tablets far to small we were a group of 4 and it was very uncomfortable trying to eat together. One day breakfast was served downstairs and the next day it was upstairs both uncomfortable
4 December 2025
Lovely hotel
Excellent location. Beautiful hotel.
Nothing. Everything was great
26 November 2025
Thoroughly enjoyed our stay in a beautiful city
Great city centre location with excellent transport links. Quirky hotel with lovely relaxed atmosphere.
Didn't like the "open" shower.
25 November 2025
Great place to stay for city breaks.
Friendly atmosphere. Lovely staff.
Decor in the hallways was dark.
24 November 2025
Great hotel at a reasonable price.
Great location at a reasonable price. Modern room and a very good breakfast included. Overall, a great hotel.
Nothing.
24 November 2025
Pleasant
No coffee in the room
20 November 2025
With the price, it is worth it. There were some small problem but I will still recommend this hotel.
The location was perfect. Its close to the train station and there are a lot of nearby restaurants and cafe. The room is spacious and clean.
The check in process was a little bit confusing and takes a lot of time, but the staff in the hotel was able to help us. The room has a strange interior. The toilet has a glass door, and the curtains just covers the side of it. If your a couple it will not have a problem, but I was travelling with my friend, so it was a little bit shock for us. The sink was not inside the toilet, its in the bedroom.
19 November 2025
Agreeable
Goed
Entrance at night not welk indicated
19 November 2025
Very good
Breakfast service could have been more efficient. when it was busy everything ran out and it took ages for the staff to refresh things, and guests made to feel uncomfortable asking for items
15 November 2025
Everything is right at your doorstep. Walk or take the train, as everything is in front of you. The breakfast was also i
Location and breakfast
11 November 2025
Quirky hotel in good old town location with informal friendly staff and very modern rooms
The potentially difficult self check-in was smoothed over by excellent receptionist. The room was lovely, modern and different. The breakfasts were exceptionally good for a hotel with no food restaurant. All staff were friendly and helpful. The bar areas were quirky and spotless but well under-used possibly due to the pricing.
Restricting their taxi assistance to airport transfers only was a concern but the helpful staff helped us overcome this potential issue.
9 November 2025
Very pleasant, comfortable and convenient and better than I thought it was going to be
We were fortunate on our arrival to be upgraded to a "loft" room from a "lovely" room, so our expectations of our room were therefore exceeded considerably. The room was spacious with all facilities provided apart from a fridge which would have been helpful. We had breakfast at local cafes rather than the hotel. The location was very good and very close to Schwenplatz subway station.
You can only turn the lights out by removing the door card which means puts the room in complete darkness ie you can not control the room lights from bed which is not great and means you have to move around in the dark to go to the bedroom door to put the lights on
4 November 2025
Fabulous
Great Hotel! Stylish design and excellent location. The breakfast was good, and the staff were very kind. Great value for money — clean and comfortable. Would love to come back!
3 November 2025
Great stay in a fantastic city
Rooms were small but clean, location was great. Staff was very friendly
If you wanted a hot drink you needed to leave the room and go down the hall to a communal station
1 November 2025
Very good
Nice bar and breakfast, shower
Pillows, tea glasses.
29 October 2025
Confortable and nice room
Close to center and parking place
Poor breakfast
28 October 2025
The hotel was simply situated with amazing staff
Location was amazing and Staff was very friendly
Breakfast was a bit poor
27 October 2025
Great
Location
I was lose at the beginning because you don’t have a proper reception and the restaurant in the morning was full and everyone where busy so, I was waiting for someone to dropped the luggage. But apart of that is clean, nice location close the underground and close to the center. The guy that is a bartender is really nice and he help me with all my questions there.
27 October 2025
Fabulous
Great central location, clean, nice staff, easy checking in and out, was able to check in early. store bags etc.
Prices at bar were very high
25 October 2025
Comfortable stay in great location.
Lovely friendly staff. Spotless room.
Only complaint is that the tv didn’t have any streaming such as you tube or Netflix.
22 October 2025
Very convenient location for access on foot to the centre and to the public transport seem
Quirky/unconventional hotel Spacious room. Excellent location for walking into the heart of Vienna and ease of access to the underground transport system and to the train to the airport. We skipped breakfast to have a small breakfast - excellent coffee and croissant at Diglas cafe in Fleischmarkt.
19 October 2025
Very good
Location and friendly
The entrance
18 October 2025
Very good
Great location few minutes walk to Saint Stephan's cathedral.
17 October 2025
Pleasant
Great location and breakfast
The corridors are too dark. Quite limited stuff on charge of key tasks such as check in and coffee service
16 October 2025
Throughly enjoyable.
Well located. Clean and modern. Liked the Galley facilities.
Pillows uncomfortable.
14 October 2025
Great location and beautiful place just a bit hot
The atmosphere was amazing, interesting interior design
Room had no ventilation really hot and humid
13 October 2025
Location and value are on point!
Location and value are on point! Close to the Danube, Metro stop a short walk away and about a mile or less to many of the major attractions. Great staff and fun vibe.
Nothing
8 October 2025
Comfortable, clean hotel in great location
Great location, room was well-appointed, staff were very friendly and helpful.
The entrance was not nice, like you were going into the London Underground. The black corridors to the rooms were not attractive. The vending machine was not on my floor and when I found it not in use so I had to get water from the bar. There should be a machine selling bottles of water on every floor.
5 October 2025
Pleasant
Nice location, nice room, nice breakfast area
Bathroom a bit uncomfortable to use, bed sheets a bit rough, the staff didn’t gave all the info upon arrival so when came late in the night was difficult to find how to come in to the hotel
3 October 2025
Fabulous
10 out of 10 for the location. And the deco was very interesting.
The breakfast area was not conducive to big groups.
3 October 2025
Fabulous
The arrangement of the bathroom was hard to move around in.
2 October 2025
Really nice hotel close to everything
Very nice interior, nice bars both at reception and upstairs. Great decorations. Good breakfast, confy bed! Subway station just a few steps away. Close to everything. Had a great stay!
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28 September 2025
Fabulous
The entire staff was exceptionally setvice-oriented. The rooms were soluoer comfortable.
We really would have liked to have a coffe machibe and tea in the room. Also, a bathtub.
23 September 2025
great location and loved the staff, would upgrade to a bigger room next time
great location, and staff.
having a toilet in the room was not great.
14 September 2025
Fabulous
Excellent location in the city center, very close to public transport, restaurants and bars
No fried eggs at breakfast
10 September 2025
Nice hotel great location lovely city
Well located nice staff , it’s really central . Didn’t quite appreciate how central the first night.
It’s very large and I think they could improve the internal signage . It was hard to find our room the first night .
9 September 2025
Cool vibe
Location, really cool vibe and decor.
No bar fridge
7 September 2025
Loved our stay—I’ll definitely be booking this hotel again with my family when we return
1. Location, Close to train station 2. Very friendly and helpful staff 3. It has a bar at the top level 4. Room is very clean 5. I felt safe
None
4 September 2025
Nice bed, nice bathroom, nice breakfast
Bed, ultra modern facilities, self check in, good breakfast
Someone from the cleaning staff stole $50 from my wallet which I inadvertently left behind in my room. Didn’t realize till we were at the train station leaving for Budapest.
3 September 2025
Great central location with fine furnishings. Would do it again.
Didn’t experience the breakfast, probably because I’m too cheap. Central location, great staff and wonderful furnishings made this splash out worth while.
How much did the breakfast cost?
28 August 2025
Good location, but that is it-
Location was good
It is a “do it yourself” everything! Check yourself in. Hotel tries to be chic and cool with speakers in room??? Wifi was not good at all in my room. Had to go to lobby. Just wasn’t a good stay for me. Hallway is really dark! Black!
27 August 2025
Very good
Fantastic that I was able to check in my room early
To have tea & coffee in room
25 August 2025
Very good
Perfect location, Stefandom is a 10-minute walk away. The room is clean, the bed linen and towels are perfectly white, the bed is comfortable, and there are plenty of pillows. Friendly staff.
The shower door opens into the toilet, and there is no place to put a foot towel. There is no minibar.
20 August 2025
A nice place in a great location.
Room was clean and modern. Good amenities. The bar and the rooftop were nice additions.
The way the toilet and shower are in the room, behind only glass, was a little awkward. The fixtures themselves were nice, but the layout of them in the room was unusual.
15 August 2025
Mozart
Ruby Lissi is a great place to stay nice clean hotel rooms the staff are very friendly
Great hotel easy access to all of the restaurants and bars in city even walking distance
14 August 2025
Great hotel, recommended, I'd stay again next time I'm in Vienna. Super Central location.
Breakfast was different and tasty. A nice international selection. Reasonably good coffee. Barista coffee service was good. Comfy louge chair area where I work for the afternoon on checkout. I'd definitely stay again.
I like the personal touch. while the bar staff helped me check in, the default approach is through two ipads on the reservation desk and via an app. it worked, but I arrived late and tired and would have appreciated a friendly receptionist for support on arrival...
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

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9 December 2025
Excellent