Hotel de France

Built in 1872, this 5-star hotel is located on the elegant Ringstraße boulevard in the centre of Vienna. The air-conditioned rooms offer free wired internet access and minibars.

Hotel de France’s elegant rooms feature satellite TV, a tea/coffee-maker, and an elegant bathroom with bathrobes, slippers, and hairdryer.

French cuisine and traditional Viennese specialities are served in the restaurant No.3. In summer, it features a sidewalk café. Japanese dishes are offered in the Daihachi Sushi Bar.

A large breakfast buffet with smoked salmon and sparkling wine is served on the restaurant’s upper floor. The de France’s stylish Atrium Bar features live piano music and offers views of the glass-covered atrium.

Guests can use the fitness room free of charge around the clock. Free Wi-Fi is available in public areas, and there is an underground car park with valet parking. Hotel de France also features a souvenir shop, and a cinema showing English-language movies is in the same building.

The Schottentor Underground Station (line U2) is only 50 metres away from de France Hotel.

Rooms: 194
Rate: 105 - 595 EUR
Hotel chain: Austria Hotels International

The Hotel de France was built on the Schottenring part of Vienna's Ringstrasse in 1872 by the architects Franz Fröhlich and Anton Ölzelt. One year later, in 1873, a world exhibition took place in Vienna. To radiate an international ambience, the new hotel was named "de France", which at that time was considered to be chic and elegant.

In October 1876 Ölzelt attended a concert by Anton Bruckner in Klosterneuburg Monastery and was so impressed by his music that he offered him an apartment in the Hotel de France. Bruckner gratefully accepted the offer and stayed at the hotel until the summer of 1895. During this time he composed many of his most famous works.

Leave your everyday life behind and enjoy your stay in the comfortably furnished rooms and suites of the Hotel de France. Modern and traditional rooms in the superior and deluxe categories, as well as tastefully furnished, high-quality suites and duplex apartments/junior suites are available.

Hotel de France features a variety of culinary delights, offering excellent meals in a consistently high quality. Restaurant No. 3 perfectly combines traditional Viennese cooking with the culinary finesse of French cuisine. The trendy furniture and casual atmosphere provide an ideal backdrop for a relaxing lunch or an elegant dinner.

Every day a rich breakfast buffet with smoked salmon and sparkling wine is served on the upper floor of the No. 3, the Bel Etage.

The Japanese Sushi specialities, which are traditionally prepared and served in the Daihachi Sushi Bar, will please your palate and your eyes in equal measure.

Opening hours:

Restaurant No. 3: daily from 11:30 to 23:00

Bel Etage (breakfast): daily from 06:30 to 10:30

Daihachi Sushi Bar:
- Monday to Friday from 12:00 to 14:30 and from 18:00 to 23:30
- Saturday from 18:00 to 23:30
- Closed on Sundays

From the airport:
-The City Airport Train (CAT) will take you to the city centre (Station
Wien-Mitte) in about 16 minutes.
-Take the U4 underground line (direction Heiligenstadt) to Schottenring.
-Change to the U2 line (direction Karlsplatz) until Schottentor.

From the Western Train Station (Westbahnhof):
-Take the U3 underground line (direction Simmering).
- Change at Volkstheater to the U2 line (direction Schottenring).
- Get off at Schottentor and follow the signs to the university.

From the Southern Train Station (Südbahnhof):
-Take tram D (direction Nussdorf) to Schottenring.

The hotel is 50 metres from the tram lines 1, 2, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, and D, and 100 metres from the bus lines 1A, 2A, and 3A.