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The World's Best destination edit · Austria

Best in Vienna

Imperial rooms, cultivated service and a new generation of quietly modern addresses.

Vienna’s best hotels and restaurants balance ceremony with ease, allowing history to set the atmosphere without dictating the experience.

Hotels: 32
Restaurants: 62
Selected places: 94

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Vienna's historic centre and elegant architecture — Vienna · Austria

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Mandarin Oriental, Vienna in Vienna, Austria

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The Vienna edit

A stay and a table to know

Begin with two addresses that capture Vienna at its most distinctive.

Le Meridien Vienna in Vienna, Austria

The stay

Le Meridien Vienna

A sociable 294-room stay in Vienna, Austria, shaped by classic-contemporary interiors and a spa.

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Atelier 7 Brasserie in Vienna, Austria

The table

Atelier 7 Brasserie

international cooking viewed through the character of Vienna, with the restaurant’s own identity kept firmly in focus.

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The Best of Vienna

Our complete Vienna edit, from landmark hotels to the tables worth planning a journey around.

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