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$$$ Hotel Schweizerhof is classy, with 55 big rooms, all the comforts, shiny public
spaces, and a formal ambience. It's centrally located midway between St. Stephen's Cathed-
ral and the Danube Canal (Sb-€85-100, Db-€120-160, low prices are for July-Aug and slow
times, with cash and this topic get your best price and then claim a 10 percent discount, ex-
tra bed-€35, grand breakfast, elevator, free Wi-Fi, Bauernmarkt 22, U-1 or U-3: Stephans-
platz, tel. [phone], fax [phone], www.schweizerhof.at , [e-mail] ). It
can be noisy on weekends (Thu-Sat). If you'll be here then, ask for a quiet room when you
reserve.
$$$ Hotel zur Wiener Staatsoper, the Schweizerhof's sister hotel, is quiet, with a
more traditional elegance. Its 22 tidy rooms come with high ceilings, chandeliers, and
fancy carpets on parquet floors (tiny Sb-€85-100, Db-€120-150, Tb-€135-175, rates depend
on demand, extra bed-€25, fans on request, elevator, free Wi-Fi, a block from the Opera
at Krugerstrasse 11; U-1, U-2, or U-4: Karlsplatz; tel. [phone], fax [phone],
www.zurwienerstaatsoper.at , [e-mail] , manager Claudia).
$$ Pension A und A, a friendly nine-room B&B run by Andreas and Andrea, offers
a sleek, mod break from crusty old Vienna. This place, wonderfully located just off the
Graben, replaces Baroque doilies with contemporary style and blinding-white minimalist
public spaces (Db-€100-150, air-con, free Wi-Fi, Habsburgergasse 3, floor M, tel. 01/
890-5128, www.aunda.at , [e-mail] ).
$$ At PensionNossek, anelevatortakesyouaboveanystreetnoiseintoFrauBernadand
Frau Gundolf's world, where the children seem to be placed among the lace and flowers by
aninteriordesigner.With32roomsrightonthewonderfulGraben,thisisaparticularlygood
value (S-€52-60, Ss-€65, Sb-€85, Db-€125, €30 extra for sprawling suites, extra bed-€35,
cashonly,air-con,elevator,payInternetaccessandWi-Fi,Graben17,U-1orU-3:Stephans-
platz, tel. [phone], fax [phone], www.pension-nossek.at , reservation@pension-
nossek.at ).
$$ Pension Suzanne, as Baroque and doily as you'll find in this price range, is wonder-
fully located a few yards from the Opera. It's small, but run with the class of a bigger hotel.
The 25roomsare packed with properly Viennese antique furnishings andpaintings (Sb-€88,
Db-€106-136dependingonsize,smalldiscountwiththisbookandcash,extrabed-€25,spa-
cious apartment for up to 6 also available, discounts in winter, fans on request, elevator, free
Internet access and Wi-Fi, Walfischgasse 4; U-1, U-2, or U-4: Karlsplatz and follow signs
for Opera exit; tel. [phone], fax [phone], www.pension-suzanne.at , info@pension-
suzanne.at , delightfully run by manager Michael).
$$ Schweizer Pension has been family-owned for four generations. Anita and her
son Gerald offer lots of tourist info and 11 homey rooms for a great price, with parquet
floors. True to its name, it feels very Swiss—tidy and well-run (S-€46-55, big Sb-€68-81,
D-€68-79, Db-€89-98, Tb-€109-125, prices depend on season and room size, cash only,