Hilton HHonors - Hilton Vienna Danube Trip Reports and Reviews

I have now returned from a stay at the subject hotel. I was told it was a Holiday Inn until last year, and a Crowne Plaza before that. It is a high class hotel. It is right on the Danube River, and so the view is quite pleasant from your room if it faces the river. There is a trail along the the river for walking. There is a great bar, lobby level, overlooking the Danube. There is a very nice sauna tub in their fitness area. Their rooms are very large, esp. by European standards, and they are familiar with the perks expected by HHonors elite people. There is no executive lounge (unlike the other 2 Hiltons), but the breakfast buffet in the restaurant is very nice, though not as spectacular as at the CDG Airport Hilton. The hotel is not near the center of the action, as with the other 2 Hiltons, but the tram (#21) is 1 block away that takes you to a major U-bahn/S-bahn station, and you can be in the Center (Stephansdom) in less than 30 minutes. So you could consider the location either a plus (overlooking Danube; quiet) or negative (more remote than the other 2 hotels). It is cheaper than the other 2, so its a tradeoff. All 3 Hiltons are very nice, with each one having positives and negatives.

I "passed" it when I took the hydrofoil from Budapest to Vienna. It was then the Crowne Plaza. I do think that it is near their amusement park, the Prater.

Thanks for your report. I'd like to visit Vienna again, and enjoyed the area you described on my last visit. I'll have to file your info for a future trip!

Any idea where they fall on the point cash-in scale?

JP

Just had a 2 night stay at the Hilton Danube. Huge rooms - 40 sq. meters - the lobby is somewhat cramped and the decoration of the corridors - grey and orange - is not that elegant. Otherwise pleasant service. Somewhat cheaper than the central Hilton, but you should take into account the difference in price of the airport transfer - 25 Euros by taxi for the Hilton Danube - 5.80 Euros by bus to the central Hilton (City Air Terminal). The Hilton Vienna Plaza is the most elegant and expensive. One last advantage for the Hilton Danube : an outdoor swimming pool.

Regarding JOUY31`s comment, it is not necessary to pay a 25 euro cab fare. You can take the 5.80 euro bus (20 minutes) to the VIE Hilton, and for an additional 1.30 euro public transportation fare, take the S-bahn to Praterstern (1 stop)and transfer free to tram 21. So you can be at the Danube Hilton within 1 hr. from the airport. Or you can take a taxi from the VIE Hilton to the Danube. If you go to the Plaza, which I agree is the fanciest and most expensive, it will cost you just as much, because you have to take a cab or U-bahn from the Hilton. In terms of convenience from the airport, no hotel can beat the VIE Hilton. But there are other considerations, too. All 3 Hiltons have different pluses and minuses, but all are very nice.

Thanks for the report. I had booked the Danube Hilton, then the Vienna Hilton opened up so I changed. We'll be there next month.

I know the Vienna Hilton's rooms are smaller, especially the bathrooms (ugh!), but it's an old sentimental favorite of ours, especially because my husband used to work there when he was more youthful. We'll have dinner at the Vienna Plaza one evening as Werner Matt was chef at the Prinz Eugen restaurant in the Vienna Hilton when that restaurant was wonderful.

Spent a weekend in Vienna with the Mrs recently. Stayed at the Hilton Vienna Danube - a lovely hotel with excellent facilities.

However, second night we came back from Vienna at abot 10.30pm and had a glass of wine in the cafe (because the main bar was roped off for a conference). We asked for another wine at 11pm and was told that the cafe was closing. I asked for a drink from the main bar but was told that was only for the conference. The best they could offer was a bottle of wine in the room from room service.

Conference or no conference I expect the facilities to be available and to be effectively "sent to our rooms" in a Hilton was unacceptable.

The following day I saw the Director of Operations who was marvellous. She apologised, and treated us to a free dinner on out last evening. I was happy with the way she resolved the issue.

Then yesterday I received in the post a complimentary Hilton Gold Card (I would not have made gold this year just silver).

So overall I'm a bit of a fan of Hilton at the moment.

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Thank you for your review of this new property in Vienna (or one I've only recently heard about in any event).

It sounds like you did have a bad experience, but in the end the on-site management seems to have done a very nice job of making it up to you. It's nice when things work out that way.


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I stayed at this property this summer and thought it was a good value for $85 internet rate. The location is nice along the river but a bit out of the way to the city center. The rooms were just ok but the breakfast buffet was excellent. When we checked in they said that we could have either an upgraded room or breakfast but not both. We chose breakfast since otherwise it was $30 per person. I am Diamond and have never had to choose between a better room and breakfast. Didn't feel like arguing.

PDX1K

We will be arriving from Salzburg at the Westbahnhof. I know that the hotel is not on a U-Bahn line, but is it on a tram line? Otherwise, I guess I could take the U4 someplace closer (like Vienna Nord station) and grab a taxi.

The Tram line is a short walk. The hotel restaurant was a bit lacking 2 years ago. As a gold I was upgraded to a huge room overlooking the Danube. We were there in June and it was quite cold & rainy the entire time.

We stayed at this hotel over the new year and I only agree with the other post's. The staff did all they could to make our stay well, since we where there as tourist.

One of the best values as a cat. 1, but keep it secret ;).

I found some information at the Vienna Convention Center meeting planning site. It is on tram 21 and busses 80B, 83A, and 84A. There's no easy single connection from the Westbahnof, unless you shoot way past the hotel and work your way back on a bus. Otherwise, it's U3 to Stephanzplatz to U1 to Praterstern, to tram 21. From the Sudbahnof, it's much easier, just the S3 to the Wien Nord station to tram 21.

One of the best values as a cat. 1, but keep it secret .
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Attorney28...I think the secret's out. I tried to book 2 nights there for my Austrian relatives and seem to have gotten the last 2 nights available for the whole month of July. It's a busy place.