Hotel is situated in Simmering district within 5-7 minutes on foot to the underground, 2-3 tram stops to the railway station (S-bahn, trains from and to the airport) and several tram stops to the Central Cemetery (for someone who wants to visit Beethoven's grave). The district is full of immigrants of any kind and sometimes I didn't feel safe on the way back to my hotel late in the evening. And sometimes it was noisy at nights. The district is far from picturesque and quite dirty. No one cares for rubbish in the streets. Maybe the only pro is that few grocery shops are open on Sundays.
Hotel occupies a quite old building. My apartment was on the ground floor and it was cold inside, as it was damp on the basement floor (a laundry and a dining room where breakfast is served are also there).
I booked a superior apartment. It was rather spacious, had a kitchen (full equipped), a bathroom (with a shower cubicle), a wc, a sitting room (with a sofa and TV), a sleeping room (two single beds together) and a cloakroom. So, I was pleased with the size and furniture. The only thing is that the rooms were not cleaned regularly and thoroughly. Once a maid forgot to lock my apartment after cleaning. Not a good thing. All my belongings were OK but maybe due to the fact that I had locked all valuables in my suitcase before.
One more puzzling thing is laundry service. Ironing costs 8 euro per hour. One or two receptionists brought the ironing desk to my apartment and I payed money and ironed myself. Others did't take any money and didn't bring the ironing desk. They told me that one had to pay only if he gave his/her clothes to one of the staff to do the ironing. But if one ironed him/herself, ironing was for free. So, be attentive.
In general I liked my stay in this hotel as it is not very far from ActiLingua Academy, was not extraordinary expensive and was situated within access to different means of transport and supermarkets. I didn't like only this nervous feeling that I could have used to much electricity or water and that I would have to pay for that. But everything was OK. After checking out you can also keep your suitcase in the hotel for free.
- Actilingua Apartment Hotel
