MEININGER Hotel Wien Downtown Sissi

Location: 5 Star. Excellent! Atmosphere: Brilliant. I was made comfortable from Check-in to Check-out! Rooms: Clean and well maintained. No Aircon though. Summer can be unbearably hot. Value: Quite affordable. The breakfast menu could benefit from variety. NB: Someone insistently knocked twice (Mon&Tue) on my door (105) at ungodly hours of the night, trying to open it on Monday especially. I wonder if there was a problem or it was simply a case of lost/misdirected guest who forgot their room number. The knockee did not communicate the purpose of their very late door abraison and of course, I dared not open! Dank sei Gott for the additional lock system. Hope CCTV can solve the mystery.

I was very pleasantly surprised by this hotel. It is clean, tidy, and everything is in good working order. It is also very close to the city centre, with shops, cafés and a pizzeria nearby. If you enjoy walking, the city centre is about a 15-minute easy walk away. Of course, there are a few drawbacks, as there are everywhere, and none of them are major. However, I would like to point them out in a friendly and constructive way. Considering that this is a hotel chain, I would really appreciate having a kettle in the room, as this has gradually become both a standard and a necessity for many guests. I was also surprised that, to this day, the hotel has not considered installing air conditioning, with a fan being provided to guests instead. What made me happy, however, is that the hotel is currently undergoing renovation, so I hope that some of these suggestions will be taken into consideration. I still believe that this hotel is definitely worth recommending, and I would genuinely recommend it. Despite these minor shortcomings, you simply will not find this kind of price in beautiful Vienna. If I come to Vienna again, I will certainly stay at this hotel once more.

This is a fantastic place to stay. The rooms are clean and functional, reception and check-in/out is efficient, and I love staying in these hostels with my family. They are all the good stuff and none of the bad bits that you would expect from staying in a hostel in your mid-40s!! Friendly fellow guests, buzzing atmosphere, lots more freedom than a traditional hotel, and the best part is how all sorts of people and groups stay and mingle. I love it here! I can't comment on the kitchen/common areas because they were in the middle of a major renovation whilst we were there. I will say that the temporary breakfast area was lovely. It felt really cute and like the staff had really made an effort to make if feel welcoming and friendly. In terms of the local area - it is slightly away from the city centre, but it is only a 10 minute walk to Taborstrase and Schottenring underground stations, it's 2 mins from several supermarkets, pizza takeaways, restaurants, and the bars and restaurants of Leopoldsgasse. Finally, I must make a big should out to Emilio from reception. Basically, I made a huge booboo with my booking - and we were facing being left bedless for 3 nights in Vienna at the end of July with two children... And he made a gargantuan effort, above and beyond what he needed to do, to get us booked into his hostel, and their sister property just down the road - helping us with luggage storage, booking logistics, optioneering, and all sorts. He was an absolute saviour, and one of the reasons we will always prioritise Meininger hostels when staying in Europe with my family :-)