Palais Coburg — Hotel in Vienna

Palais Saxe-Coburg (6 nights)... whenever I stay somewhere for +10 days, I like to stay at two different hotels; just to get a feel for the area at different locations for the hotels. The other hotel during my visit to Vienna was at the Do&Co next to St Stephen's cathedral which was very nice. | The Coburg only has about 35 suites rooms. Most of the rooms are split level, which means a bed & bathroom on the second floor and a kitchen suite, living room on the first floor. This is a very nice hotel inside, a unique building architecturally, exceedingly spacious with vaulted ceilings. I definitely recommend having the manager give you a tour of the hotel that I found very interesting with the lower level wine cellars, some of the conference rooms , dining rooms, and the grand history of the Palais. The location is not too bad, maybe 15 minutes walk to anywhere that I needed to go. | The room itself... I'm not necessarily fond of bi-level rooms, and not really a fan of kitchenettes, however that's all that the Coburg apparently has. The first room (Residenz Suite I think) was a corner suite which is what I requested; unfortunately, even though it was a larger suite, the small shower itself had a very slippery plastic floor with a plug hole in the middle of the floor. I went down to the front desk and requested to change the suite the next day. I was given another suite which was not as large downstairs as the corner suite but upstairs was really nice. It had a massive bathroom with a large closet(that could have been a room to itself), and a massive Roman bath that could have easily fit six people without being elbow to elbow, a nice shower.  The suites feel like you're in an opulent establishment: very nice décor, carpeting, furniture, wallpaper - everything was just brimming with air of regal refinement that I really enjoy, the building, the surroundings, the rooms - something that I look for in lodgings. As I mentioned, I'm not fond of bi-level apartments meaning that I have to go up & down stairs. The stairs were polished  wooden stairs that have a 90 degree curve and were slightly slippery in socks so you have to be really careful. The service was good and the front desk was very professional and quick to help out as needed. | The Palais Saxe-Coburg, doesn't seem adequate to say 'hotel' as this something more special, is small in suite count but very large with spaciousness of everything. Behind security doors behind the front desk is a super wide hallway. To the left a lounge and lifts to the rooms on the 2nd & 3rd floors. To the right is the Silvio Nickol restaurant. Unfortunately I was unable to go to the restaurant as it was too late to make reservations. I had to book in advance and I didn't realize that the restaurant was that busy.  The Clementine is where to go for the morning breakfast that is like a glass arboretum building. The breakfast was a continental breakfast with a choice of some hot entrees - perfectly adequate for breakfast. I really have to accentuate the spaciousness - you never would feel claustrophobic and you should enjoy the uniqueness of this Palais Saxe-Coburg. I didn't realize there is a swimming pool; although in December not sure I would...

On arrival we were greeted warmly by the staff they had prepared for our arrival arranging airport transportation. Once in house we were immediately taken to our room where Champaign had been placed welcoming us on a special occasion. We did have one accessibility issue for us and the staff made arrangements to accommodate our needs in a different room than we had reserved. They went above and beyond to meet our needs. Rooms are exceptional and have kitchenettes with stocked refrigerators, coffee makers and all necessities. The bedding and towels were well supplied and replenished throughout the day. Their attention to detail and our needs were excellent. ||Our concierge obtained opera tickets which were excellent on short notice and arranged drivers and guides. We did a private hotel tour with Gunter the manager which is remarkable and very enlightening regarding the old city walls and defenses which are now an integral part of the hotel. The preservation is remarkable. His history review of Clementine was helpful in understanding the history of Austria and the hotel. I recommend the tour and suggest one consider the wine tour. These are only available to guests and worth the time. ||Security is excellent with 3 secure doors and elevators to your suite. The suite was very comfortable and furniture comfortable and functional. Lighting is excellent. ||Room service for breakfast is excellent and you could set your watch by the arrival time. We have been so impressed with the culinary experience at the Palais. ||The doormen are very attentive and helpful as are the front desk staff. ||The housekeeping staff are very discrete and work around your schedules. ||I will certainly return and we have experienced how attentive and service oriented the entire staff have been. Every issue was addressed and services down to shoe polishing were accomplished seamlessly. ||We highly recommend the Palais Colburg after our recent stay. Its location close to the Vienna shopping and old city is very convenient. Cabs and Ubers...

First the location is so central and you can get anywhere very easily. The ring tram is one block from entry.|The hotel and rooms are stunningly gorgeous.|The room that we stayed in is so spacious. It had one bedroom, kitchenette, full dining room, entry and a full bath with walk-in shower and a second half bath.|The bedding is very luxurious with soft down pillows and comforter. The blanket is also soft down and very comforting.|The people working here are amazingly helpful and kind. All of them. Whoever does the hiring should be praised.|Gunther is real gentleman and his only interest is to make our stay comfortable and welcome. His team at the front desk, Tamara, Franziska and new trainee, Ana are the day crew. The were so helpful in so many ways. Always available and willing to do anything and everything for us. The night crew, Yusef and Zeljko took care of a few minoradjustments even late as we were checkin in.|Sasha and Kornel were in charge of greeting people at the door. They were such nice gentlemen. Nothing was ever too much trouble.|Ashish was also really nice and helpful. |I hope that I have not left anyone out because they all contributed to making sure our stay was so good.|The people who took care of the rooms have done superb job.|I had the good fortune to attend a private wine tasting in their cellar. For those who don’t know Palais Coburg actually has the largest wine collection of the greatest wines in the world. I cannot remember if it 30,000 or 60,000 bottles.|Niklas who did the tour for me is a young sommelier who knows a lot. He also works in the 2 Michlin star restaurant on the premises. He guided me magnificently. He tells the whole story of the rebirth of Palais Coburg by the new owner.|“You get treated like royalty staying here. We LOVED...