The Amauris Vienna - Relais & Châteaux

A hotel in Innere Stadt — Old Town (the 1st district): The Amauris Vienna - Relais & Châteaux. It is roughly a 5-minute walk from Vienna State Opera. The address is Kärntner Ring 8, 1010 Wien.

Within walking distance: Cha Studio - Bistro.Café.Tea (2 min), Hausbar (2 min) and Musikverein Wien (2 min). If it is full or shut, the closest alternatives of the same kind are Eurostars Grand Hotel Wien (1 min) and Hotel Bristol Vienna (1 min).

Its Google score is 4.9 out of 5, gathered from 239 reviews — a modest number of reviews. It ranks in the top three by rating among the hotels in Innere Stadt — Old Town. Across the whole city, that score puts it in the top 5% of the hotels we list. Inside the Ring everything is walkable — the cathedral, the Hofburg, the Opera — and prices reflect it. Most streets go quiet at night; the exception is the bar cluster around Ruprechtsplatz and Schwedenplatz, so ask for a courtyard room if you are booking near it. See also Innere Stadt — Old Town or the other places to stay.