go4miles

As was said before, the others may be a bit nicer but especially when using points the Danube is excellent value.

I was there on an AWARD stay last month and received Upgrade, Full Breakfast for two, a bottle of bubbly and some fruits and chocolates.
All for 10,000 points a night. Great value!!

Threy

Indeed the Danube Hilton is more price elastic, partly because of the close proximity to the fair grounds.

SkiAdcock

I just booked the Vienna Hilton Stadtpark & was surprised to learn it was a Category 3. I figured it would be higher post-renovation.

stanj

Stayed at the Vienna Plaza in May. Overall it was a positive experience--got a decent sized room on non-executive level, but full access to lounge and IIRC some fruit or wine. The food in the lounge was good (not great). The lounge itself is nice, but a bit small.

While not in the center of town, we easily walked almost everywhere from the hotel.

ulev

I doubt it will stay Cat 3 for long, especially as Vienna Plaza is Cat 4. It's a real bargain at 25.000 points/night. Had 4 award stays there already this year. Unbeatable location regarding airport transportation and city access. Only downside: The gym is a disgrace, even worse than the other two Vienna Hiltons. But there are very few hotels in Vienna with decent gyms. The Bristol (Starwood) is one of them.

rapariga

I am surprised to hear the rooms at the Vienna Danube described as "smallish" since its web page states that its rooms are the largest hotel rooms in Vienna. I am booked to stay there at the end of November, so I'll have a chance to see for myself. Of course, after some of the rooms I've stayed in in London, my idea of "smallish" may be different from yours!

JOUY31

Well, they are far larger than the Executive rooms at the Hilton Stadtpark , and yes, they are quite large by European standards, IMHO.

Threy

Stayed multiple times at both locations and agree a 100 % with Jouy31 !

SkiAdcock

All my events are in the Ring area & some will go quite late at night, so I'll stick w/ the Stadtpark as it's the most convenient (and the park is there for running if the health club sucks). Hmm, should probably cash in the points if we think it's going to change categories. Normally I don't do that until just before the trip. Cheers.

Threy

AFAIR HHonors has certain rules that prohibit new hotels or hotels that were closed for a certain time to have any award category they want to have, I think it was the same with Hilton Athens as well, which was also closed for renovation and started awfully cheap points wise.

The Stadtpark one is the biggest property in Austria and IMO the Danube one is already filling its rooms smartly by letting people burn their points , so I agree that the Stadtpark Hilton will become more expensive, but since it is comparable with the Plaza when it comes to the average room rate, I doubt that it will be higher than a Cat 4

PGHflyer

I just stayed at the Hilton Vienna (Stadtpark) this last weekend as a Diamond member on a 165 EUR "Highlights of Vienna" package booked on the Hilton site.......

GOOD:

1) LOCATION - walking distance to most major attractions, and being accross the street means you can take the subway to anywhere else you don't want to walk. In addition, the direct 16 minute CAT train (you can check-in with your bags and get your ticket at the train!!) directly to the station from the airport is VERY convenient. You can save 1 EUR by booking and printing your ticket on-line in advance.
2) RENNOVATION - this is a new, stylish hotel. It looks and feels like a new property.

BAD:

1) NO STATUS RECOGNITION - only mention of my status was that I couldn't receive an upgrade because there were no rooms available (I did hear it was sold-out). No offer to access the lounge, no welcome gift like other properties in Europe, and no real recognition. It was a busy place there this weekend though, to be fair - in fact, the computers were down for 30 minutes when I arrived and they couldn't even check anyone in.
2) MISLEADING PACKAGES - I bought a package that they advertise (see Hotel Specials on the hotel's page) as "Discover the beauty of Vienna with Hilton With "Hop on Hop off" tour you have freedom to create your own experience of the famous sites of Vienna." Now, I imagine exploring the famous sites at my freedom to take place over the course of my stay. So, imagine my surprise when I found that my "Hop On Hop Off" tour would last 60 minutes total on the day of my choosing. Not doing much "hopping on" or "hopping off" in 60 minutes!!!
3) SMALL BATHROOMS - this has been mentioned by others and is true. They are very nice and modern, but also very small - I could almost reach the sink from the bathtub.
4) DECEPTIVE INTERNET PACKAGES - call me naive, but I have usually had to give a credit card number or agree to accept charges when using the Internet at any other hotel in the world. Not here. I plugged in for a few minutes to see if the connection was active (no "propaganda" on the desk), and was pleasantly surprised to find the connection was already on and I was already surfing. Upon check-out, I was notified that they charge either by the half-hour or for a full 24 hours, and there is no notification or warning - it starts the minute you plug in, and that is it.

So, that's my feedback. I wouldn't necessarily avoid this place, but I sure wish I had known some of the drawbacks ahead of time too.

Artie

To clear things up, which Vienna Hilton was this?
Thanks

JOUY31

Stadtpark.

Unless I am mistaken, check-in at the railway station is possible only for * Alliance flights.

Threy

That is not correct.

Possible for most airlines, except nonstop flights to the US, which are only on OS anyway...

JOUY31

I stand corrected. According to the CAT web site , in addition to Star Alliance carriers, you can check-in with
- Adria
- Air Berlin
- Blue 1
- China Airlines
- Croatia Airlines
- Niki

As I usually fly with AF and BA to/from VIE, I am out of luck.