Second stay here -both in winter- and still believe it is a great deal: independent and convenient facilities in a most interesting part of town.
No, it is not a hotel, but that is exactly why it is so good; home from home. This bourgeois 'turn of the century' area is packed with little eateries, coffee places and 'Konditereien' - all against a back-drop of great Art Deco architecture.
And if you can tear yourself away from the 7. and 8. - you are at walking distance from the centre.

I stayed for one night during the height of summer, and wrote a more detailed review at that time. As the Trip Advisor website does not have a "save to draft" function, I lost the whole review when the internet connection went down. I stay regularly in Vienna and like to try out different places. The area near Rathaus is close enough to the centre and yet quiet enough for a restful stay. However I found the Levante Laudon to be just a little too far from the nearest U-Bahn station (Rathaus) for comfort especially in hot weather and carrying luggage. The rooms are functional and I enjoyed the space: separate bedroom, reasonable storage, large open living - dining room. It was particularly useful to have both a table and a desk: saves you spilling drinks or crumbs on your business papers. Unlike other visitors I found the fan adequate, but I am used to living in hot countries.

My problem with the place is that it is really a set of serviced apartments but calls itself a hotel. Breakfast is served but minimally and I preferred to have a coffee and pastry in the centre of the city rather than the austere courtyard at Levante Laudon. The young ladies at reception seemed to be mainly efficient at checking you in and overseeing the service to rooms (and I was pleased to have an iron and ironing board delivered promptly to my room -- something which is often a hassle in hotels that prefer you pay them to send your shirts away for a day or two) . The real disaster for me was to ask at reception for directions as to where I should catch the train to Brno. The young lady gave me the address of the station and pointed to where it was on the map, and I duly arrived at that station to find that something like a year before the trains to the Czech Republic had been shifted to another station. I rushed across town only to find that the train had left two minutes before I got there, and there was only the night train some hours later which was full up anyway. I had to stay an extra night in Vienna, rearrange my appointments in Brno and my onward travel to Krakow. Thankfully the Brno hotel did not charge me for the missed night, but it was still an extra day's worth of Vienna expenses and the inconvenience to me and my Czech contacts. My sense was that the Levante Laudon is really a set of apartments run as a kind of distant annex to the main Levante Hotel (Parliament). The staff is there to look after the use of the apartments but not to provide the level of helpfulness to guests that one should receive in a hotel. I did not expect a 5 star concierge with crossed keys on his lapel. But nor did I expect to pay another couple of hundred euros on a pressured business visit as a result of a mistake by inexperienced staff that had not received proper training.

I visited Vienna for a week in July with my partner, and we stayed in a Standard City Apartment (211). The apartment is spacious enough for two people, with a large living room, and a smaller bedroom and bathroom. The kitchen is minimal, but enough for a short stay.
The kitchen is next to the bathroom, and the layout is a bit odd - you need to keep the bathroom open if you want to open the fridge.

The furniture and design for the standard apartments is very basic and a bit old - nothing like the sleek pictures found on the website (those I assume are the superior apartments). Still, it's comfortable and functional. Free wifi is available, and in the direct neighborhood you can find all kinds of shops, bars and restaurants. There are also washing machines you can use on the premises, and the staff is very helpful and polite.

Our living room was facing a large park, which was really nice. The bedroom was facing the courtyard, and sometime in the late evening you could hear people chatting or having a drink outside (which is something we did ourselves, it's a really nice courtyard), however the noise usually stopped before midnight.
The bed was ok - the mattress could definitely be much firmer though.

The gym at the Levante Parliament, which guests can use for €10/day, is nicely designed but has only 1 lifting machine and 3 cardio/trademills. It has a nice sauna and relax area though. If you are looking for some real exercise it is not big enough, but it can be a good option to relax.

However, the major drawback of the apartments is the lack of air conditioning. If you are visiting Vienna in the summer, temperatures stay easily above the 30 C (86 F), day and night. Without air conditioning it is very hard to sleep if you are not used to it. Keeping the windows open helps a little bit, although you get both the street noise and the mosquitos, which infest the city, especially between 9 and 11 pm.

From my experience, the Laudon apartments are a good choice if you want a bit more space and flexibility than a normal hotel room at a comparable price; being able to prepare your own meals is a great advantage when you stay more than a few days in a city, and the added space of a living room comes in handy when you want to do some work or relax.

But beware of staying at the Laudon during hot summer days, if you are not used to sleeping in very hot nights - and I really can't understand how the Laudon describes itself as "luxury" without air conditioning in the rooms.

The apartment had a quite location near to the Rathaus, about 10 min walk to Metro.

We stayed in a standard apartment, it was clean and although the maid service was only every 4 days we did not find this to be a problem. It had a spacious living room and small well equipped kitchen and on the whole was warm and welcoming. This is why i have rated the hotel only as average. Otherwise it would have been very good.

Reception closed at 6pm but we a note on the door tells you where to pick your keys up from if you arrive later than 6.

The staff were helpful and breakfast was ok, just bread and spreads.

The only problem was the uncomfortable bed. You could feel every spring. We were forced to use the mattress from the sofa bed on top of the mattress from the bed. The room is nicely furnished but it looks a bit like it was done on the cheap from IKEA a few years agp, hence it is now showing a bit of wear.