Chic hotels in Vienna
The Schick Hotels Vienna stand for tradition and are perfect accommodations for Gourmet travelSome of them are among our Vienna travel tips. There are several of them, spread throughout the city center. Petar and I are staying at the Hotel Capricorno. The reason for this is that it has just been renovated. The complete renovation of the rooms of the four-star hotel took an astonishing two months.
Peter Buocz, the managing director, tells us how he meticulously planned the work: "I had a huge Excel spreadsheet in which these two months were meticulously planned. Every day was precisely timed, and a specific tradesman was scheduled for each period. We are very proud that we successfully completed this task."
We are very pleased with the outcome of this venture: a modern, comfortable four-star hotel on the edge of Vienna's First District. From there, we can reach St. Stephen's Cathedral and the city center in just a few minutes. We won't need our car during the three days we spend at the hotel. Everything is convenient and can be reached within a few minutes on foot. Therefore, it is perfect for a Trip to Vienna in winter.
Hotel Capricorno - one of the Schick Hotels Vienna
A breakfast buffet is served in the breakfast room of this chic Vienna hotel. Even on Sundays, when the hotel is full, guests usually find a seat right away. The staff is extremely friendly and helpful. We therefore feel very comfortable at the newly remodeled Hotel Capricorno on Schwedenplatz. We use our stay for various excursions in the surrounding area, as well as for exploring the area surrounding the hotel.
Our city tour of Vienna shows us that the First District, Vienna's Old Town, is easily accessible on foot. Our excursion on the Twin City Liner, a catamaran that connects Vienna and Bratislava several times a day with a scheduled service on the Danube, is just as convenient.
The Twin City Liner departure point is just a five-minute walk away, and the boats depart practically from the hotel's doorstep. Our tour through Leopoldstadt and to the Prater Ferris wheel shows us the city's former Jewish quarter, where the Jewish spirit is still palpable. Some of Vienna's Jews now live again in this neighborhood, once reserved for their religious group. They inhabited it until the turmoil of World War II. This district is located on the other side of the Danube Canal and is easily explored from the Hotel Capricorno.
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Schwedenplatz 3-4
A-1010 Wien
Tel. + 43 1 533 31 04 0
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Viennese delicacies in the Hotel Stefanie - one of the Schick Hotels Vienna
We have a second dinner at the Hotel Stephanie at Tabor Straße 12, one of Vienna's other Schick hotels. This traditional hotel is decorated with old Viennese charm: crystal chandeliers hang from the restaurant's ceiling, and the tables are elegantly set with white tablecloths and fine silverware.
The meal consists of a five-course menu featuring the highlights of Viennese cuisine: goulash, a beef bouillon with pancakes and an egg yolk, a real Viennese schnitzel – with veal, as it should be –, boiled beef with apple horseradish and fried potatoes, and a dessert trilogy with Powidltascherl (poultry dumplings) with cinnamon sauce, an apple strudel, and a Kaiserschmarrn.
The Hotel Stefanie is worth mentioning for another reason: It is said to be the oldest hotel in Vienna. In any case, it is located on Taborstraße. On the exterior wall of a nearby street, it is stated that Taborstraße is the second oldest street in Vienna's Second District. It is fitting, then, that an inn was mentioned on the site of today's Hotel Stefanie as early as 1600. On the occasion of the wedding of the Austrian Crown Prince Rudolf to the Belgian Princess Stephanie, the inn, formerly known as "The White Rose," was renamed Hotel Stefanie. To this day, the atmosphere of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy can be felt in this building.
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Tabor Road 12
A-1010 Wien
Phone: + 43 1 211 50 0
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Arrival by plane, train and bus
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Source: own on-site research. We would like to express our sincere gratitude to Schick Hotels Vienna for their kind support of this trip. However, our opinions remain, as always, our own.
Text: © Copyright Monika Fuchs and TravelWorldOnline
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