Vienna is a must for us around Christmas. Last year it took me ages to find suitable accommodation in Vienna, so this year I started my search in mid-November. For a party of three it is not always very easy to find a suitable room. The Hotel Thueringer Hof offered a triple bedroom within what seemed to me walking distance from the Christmas market in front of the Town Hall. As we were to arrive after 6p.m., I phoned the hotel to let them know about the late arrival. They kindly assured me that the room was ours irrelevant of the time of our arrival as I guaranteed the booking with my credit card.
It was extremely difficult to find the hotel with the help of the description that the booking agency offered on their website. (Yes, we did have a GPS until recently when it was stolen from our car. It hasn’t been replaced yet.) We could park our car in the hotel garage (backyard) at an extra cost of 6€/pd. During the check-in procedure I could smell something strange in the reception area; a couple of dogs, as it turned out soon. They were either in the back-office or in the backyard. But the smell was quite strong. As for the expected walking distance to the Christmas market, well, it was my mistake. Public transport facilities are excellent though, tram and underground stations are just across the street (5 stops to the market). One of the things I like about Vienna is its atmosphere; it is not just the usual shops, clothes, restaurants that you get in any European city. A bit of the Monarchy feeling has also been retained. Well, the Monarchy feeling was persistent in the hotel, too. My euphemism means that the hotel needs a serious facelift. The whole property is slightly tatty, I find the four-star rating rather generous. Breakfast was OK, nothing special: a bit of cooked things, but more of the usual cold choice, something I would call typically three-star. All in all, this is a simple hotel with somewhat worn-out appearance, marked dog smell, but with excellent public transport facilities to the centre. It is not the level I think of as four-star but the price is reasonable. Finally, there is one thing which I found extremely funny. There are mirrors on the walls of the corridors, but they are only for people above average height. My husband and son, one of them around 180 cm, the other well above, said that too bad for me, the problem was with my height (164 cm) rather than with the mirrors. I am not quite sure.
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