Loving the hotel I am staying in is fundamental to me when travelling. The reason is simple: if I hate the hotel I will also end up hating my holiday. Hence I spend a lot of time trying to get to know about all hotels in my holiday destination by reading reviews, looking at their website as well as travelers' own photos as these never lie. I obviously consider my budget and choose my hotel based on how central, modern, clean, and nice it is. I also make sure the hotel I choose offers a great breakfast, has a gym and it has easy access to public transportation. I also value friendliness and obviously free wifi. I usually prefer a 5 stars hotel. Using this method to choose my hotel has always left me satsfied with my choice. If you like me are booking trough a travel agent, an another important factor in choosing the right hotel is choosing the best travel agent which is not only helpful and patient (necessary for me since I am so demanding) but also the one which can offer you the best deal. If you live in Malta I suggest you to try Royal Travel as they are the best in my opinion.
The above process can be time consuming but it is definitely worth it when it allows me to stay in a hotel like the Levante Parliament in Vienna. If you are travelling to Vienna and want a central, modern, clean, friendly, good value and really nice hotel which also offers a delicious breakfast, a gym and free Wifi you can skip the above searching process and choose the Levante Parliament Hotel. The one thing this hotel doesn't have is a swimming pool (neither outdoor nor indoor) but had you wanted to swim you would have chosen a different destination!
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| The Levante Hotel Exterior |
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| The Levante Parliament at night |
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| The Levante Parliament Entrance |
My experience with this hotel was simply perfect. The hotel was very easy to reach with our booked taxi from the airport. One negative aspect was that my husband had to take all the luggages up the stairs at the entrance but I am sure that if we had asked someone to help us they would have done so. In fact all staff was super friendly and ready to help us whenever we asked for something. The check in process was smooth and quick. After that we left our luggages with the receptionist to go for a walk and have a look at the city. On our return our room was ready and they gave us our keys. As you can see from the pictures below the rooms are very modern, clean and simple but really tastefully decorated. My first reaction when entering the room was that it is tastefully decorated, cosy but somewhat small. After few hours, however, I got used to the size and felt really confortable in it, especially with the heating warming up the room so quickly. Surprisingly, or may be not, the one thing which still felt small for me was the closet. I loved the high ceilings and the large windows. I also really fell in love with the shower. In fact, I wish I could have the same one at home. The glass partition between the bathroom and the room is a feature which gives the rooms a great feel in my opinion. It adds style and make it cool. Outside the room the halls are really wide and nicely decorated. While I have read reviews of people complaining about the hotel being noisy, we had no problems of that kind. Although the hotel is located on a main Street, and is close to many important buildings like the Parliament, the Museum quartier, the Town City Hall and many more which might explain the noise at times the hotel was always quiet both in the morning and at night. If you are concerned about the noise problem I suggest you to ask for a room facing the courtyard which looks amazing when lit at night.
As for the breakfast it definitely exceeded my expectations and satisfied my not so easy to please taste. If you want to know more about this you can read my post
Where to eat in Vienna.
For what concern the location this hotel is very central and is easily reachable from the airport. There is an underground station, just 2 minutes away, called Rathaus. From here you can get the u-bahn to Museumsquartier- if you want to shop along Mariahilferstrabe or visit few museums; and you can also ride the u-bahn which takes you to Karlsplatz from where you can then get on other u-bahns to go to Stephansplatz and anywhere else you want to go. For more information about Vienna transportation read
getting around Vienna.
If I had to think about something wrong about this hotel I would only say that it doesn't offer a kettle in the room and with the cold weather you really need one. But then again since they have great heatings and comfortable and warm beddings there is no chance of you being cold.
Have you visited Vienna? If yes, where did you stay? Did you love it, and would you go back? Share your experience in the comments below.
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