![]() We never got an extra pillow she thought we wanted an extra room :-) The area around the hotel is quiet and safe. The weekend gal spoke little English and we spoke little German. There were some communication issues with the staff. It was the basic euro style fare, cereals, breads, cheese, sliced meet, coffee, juice. We did not use the MW after trying it once (it started to buzz and smoke) We opted to take the breakfast option at 6 euros a person. It was basically equipped with a small: sink fridge stove and microwave. This was true if you put the two twin day beds together. The beds were hard as a rock, and were billed as queen sized. ![]() Two sinks, two mirrors, and large lovely garden tub for bathing. Which technically is true, but there is only one toilet which is in the smaller of the two bathrooms which also had a stand up shower stall (unusual for Europe). So you either were in your bedroom or in the kitchen area. The apartment was large, but there was no living room. Beware to the traveler with mobility issues the lift only goes to the fourth floor. This is about the cost of one night in one mid range hotel room in Vienna, where accommodations are astronomically expensive. Two couples stayed in a two bedroom apartment for $200 euro a night. The main reason to stay at this hotel is you can't beat the price. Overall, good for families, couples not expecting grandeur, and students. Great for making meals in the apartment pension. ![]() If looking for groceries, there is a local store nearby on the main street called 'Billa'. The building is very quiet as is the neighborhood. They do not staff the desk 24 hours, but this did not seem to be a problem. They were very accommodating to our travel arrangements in having to leave early for our flight. We checked out before the posted time and spoke with the staff. The shower was tricky, but think of it like camping. There were two televisions in our room.The room was cleaned everyday and the staff spoke fluent English. The kitchenette was fully furnished and we made a meal on New Year's Eve. The room was clean, spacious-bigger than our studio apartment in the United States, and worked well for us since we were out in the city most of the time. It was good for our money and convenient to the U-bahn station (a quarter mile away). After checking out you can also keep your suitcase in the hotel for free. 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. 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. But if one ironed him/herself, ironing was for free. They told me that one had to pay only if he gave his/her clothes to one of the staff to do the ironing. Others did't take any money and didn't bring the ironing desk. ![]() One or two receptionists brought the ironing desk to my apartment and I payed money and ironed myself. One more puzzling thing is laundry service. All my belongings were OK but maybe due to the fact that I had locked all valuables in my suitcase before. Once a maid forgot to lock my apartment after cleaning. The only thing is that the rooms were not cleaned regularly and thoroughly. So, I was pleased with the size and furniture. 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. 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). Maybe the only pro is that few grocery shops are open on Sundays. The district is far from picturesque and quite dirty. 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. 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). ![]()
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