Starwood, Vienna Hotels

2 min walk from opera house and shops, big room free mini bar (water, coca kola, juice) quiet rooms with large shower room plus a bath. very decorative...

We really enjoyed our short stay at the Bristol, the hotel is very grand and comfortable and the staff were very friendly and provided excellent service. The food in the restaurant was really good; typical Austrian with an International flavour. We were very happy with our room which was beautifully equipped and quite spacious. The hotel is very conveniently located on the Ring; right next door to the opera with all the attractions of the Old City within easy walking distance. The only complaint I have is that they allow (actually encourage ! ) smoking in the lovely little bar next to the reception area. This goes on even when food is being served in there which I understand is against Austrian law. Since very few places in the vicinity allow smoking this makes the bar a magnet for smokers, particularly cigar smokers, and the atmosphere quickly becomes unbearable as soon as a few people gather. This made it impossible for me to enjoy the bar, and apart from the restaurant, there is nowhere else in the hotel where you can get a drink. Surely it is time for the Bristol to catch up with the rest of the civilized world and ban smoking in all public areas - if only for the sake of the health of the bar staff !

Great hotel, very central, good staff great room and would go back. Only criticism is the internet access which is very poor unless you pay for expensive broadband