Expert: Edgar Mendez Chacon - 9/29/2004

Question
We'll be travelling from Budapest to Vienna on December 21, 2004 and staying for 3-4 days.  Can you tell me which train station we would be using to get to Vienna.  Also, can you recommend a nice "pension" in vienna?  

Thanks for your help.

Answer
Hello Marlan,

You will be arriving in the Westbahnhof station in Vienna.  I would suggest staying somewhere within the Ring since it is very convenient to walk to the many different sights.  I have stayed at Hotel Post which is a short 5 minute walk to the center of the city at Stefansdom.  It is conveniently located and has a great breakfast buffet.  I have not stayed myself at the following places but have heard from other travelers who have enjoyed them.  Pension Pertschy is a four star pension located between the Hofburg and Stefansdom in the heart of Vienna. It used to be Palais Cavriani built in 1725.  Another place right in the center of Vienna on the Graben (part of the pedestrian walking area) is the three star Pension Nossek.  This area is right next to Stefansdom and Kartnerstrasse which is a famous shopping street in Vienna.  The subway is just a two minute walk away.  My third suggestion is the four star Hotel Konig von Ungarn.  This place is a little expensive (probably cost you around $200/night) but it is located in the older section of the Ring and near the house where Mozart lived where he wrote the Marriage of Figaro.  You can find out more about these three places, as well as book online, at the Vienna Tourist Board's website at www.info.wien.at

Let me know if you have any other questions I can help you with!

Edgar