THE DETAILS
Getting There
Fly Qatar Airways via Doha.
Where to Stay
Built in 1863, the Hotel Imperial (16 Kärntner Ring; 43-1/501-100; doubles from US$550) is the city’s grande dame of choice. For something more contemporary, try the Sofitel Vienna Stephansdom (1 Prater- strasse; 43-1/906-160; doubles from US$320) or Hotel Topazz (3 Lichtensteg; 43-1/5322- 2500; doubles from US$200). 25hours Hotel Vienna (1-3 Lerchenfelder Strasse; 43-1/521-510; doubles from US$132) offers good value near the MuseumsQuartier.
Where to Eat and Sip
Café Sperl (11 Gumpendorferstrasse; 43-1/586-4158)
Café Hawelka (6 Dorotheergasse; 43-1/512-8230)
Onyx Bar (12 Stephansplatz; 43-1/24188)
What to See
MuseumsQuartier (1-5 Museumsplatz; 43-1/523-5881)
Haus der Musik (30 Seilerstätte 30; 43-1/513-4850)
Kunstkammer Wien, Kunsthistorisches Museum (1A Maria-Theresien-Platz; 43-1/5252-45202)
Augarten Porcelain (1 Obere Augartenstrasse; 43-1/2112-4201)
This article originally appeared in the October/November 2013 print issue of DestinAsian magazine (“Vienna With Verve”)
