We were very excited to book up 9 nights in a very central four star hotel in Vienna for a reasonable price. However we have had several issues and therefore would be unlikely to recommend the hotel or stay here again.
Firstly upon arrival we had no power or lights in our room despite putting the key card in the slot. We called reception who never called back so went down after 20 minutes and had to ask again for this to be fixed.
Secondly, the lifts. There are three lifts for the whole hotel, two of which only accommodate two people and suitcases, therefore taking ages to be able to actually get in one. On our way down we then discovered one lift would not go from our floor to the lobby nor could we call another lift. Waiting for it to leave to get another lift almost made us miss our train. We reported this issue and the reception said they would look into it but also said the lift maintenance people had been the day before and so didn't know what to tell us.
We then attempted to report another issue. Upon returning from a day trip i went to my suitcase to find it soaked through the entire case, hard exterior and both interior sides all the way to the floor. My post cards I had left on top were soaked and one was entirely ruined, the others taking days to dry placed under a book. There were water marks on the wall and the curtain had drawn to hide whatever had been spilled all over my case which I then had to cover with towels to dry. Upon discovering this I was extremely upset as there was no apology from the maid for doing whatever she did to drench my belongings. We went down to reception where all they said was simply the maids don't touch anything and are you sure you locked your door. They essentially failed to take any responsibility which was quite simply disgusting. The customers are supposed to be the priority and to dismiss the matter so swiftly, implying condescendingly that it was potentially our fault was unacceptable.
Other minor issues include shower temperature fluctuation and the head being too heavy forcing you to hold it up.
Despite all the issues the location was very handy and we liked having a fridge to store our food in. But we spent most of our time out and about, I would not have been happy spending longer in the hotel.
It is unfortunate that I have had to leave such a negative review, however the establishment did not seem to care for its guests. read more