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€99-139, 5-6-person apartment with kitchen-€129-169, lower prices are for Nov-Feb or
longer stays, book direct and ask about Rick Steves discount, elevator, free Wi-Fi, parking-
€18/day, Mariahilfer Strasse 49, U-3: Neubaugasse, tel. [phone], fax [phone],
www.mariahilf-hotel.at , [e-mail] .
$$ K&T Boardinghouse rents spacious, comfortable, good-value rooms in two loca-
tions. The first has three bright and airy rooms three flights above lively Mariahilfer Strasse
(no elevator). The second location, just across the street, is a bit more modern and spacious,
with five units on the first floor (Db-€79, Tb-€99, Qb-€119, 2-night minimum, no break-
fast, air-con-€10/day, cash only but reserve with credit card, coffee in rooms, free Internet
access and Wi-Fi; first location: Mariahilfer Strasse 72, second location: Chwallagasse 2;
for either, get off at U-3: Neubaugasse; tel. [phone], mobile [phone], fax 01/
522-0345, www.ktboardinghouse.at , [e-mail] , Tina). To reach the Chwallagasse loca-
tionfromMariahilferStrasse,turnleftatCaféRitterandwalkdownSchadekgasseoneshort
block; tiny Chwallagasse is the first right.
$$ Haydn Hotel is big and formal, with masculine public spaces and 50 spacious
rooms (Sb-€90, Db-€120, suites and family apartments, ask about Rick Steves discount, ex-
tra bed-€30, all rooms non-smoking, air-con, elevator, free Internet access, Wi-Fi, parking-
€15/day, Mariahilfer Strasse 57-59, U-3: Neubaugasse, tel. [phone], fax [phone],
www.haydn-hotel.at , [e-mail] , Nouri).
$$ Hotel Kugel is run with pride and attitude. “Simple quality and good value” is the
motto of the hands-on owner, Johannes Roller. It's a big 32-room hotel with simple Old
World charm, offering a fine value (Db-€90, supreme Db with canopy beds-€100, free In-
ternet access and Wi-Fi, some tram noise, Siebensterngasse 43, at corner with Neubaugasse,
U-3: Neubaugasse, tel. [phone], fax [phone], www.hotelkugel.at , of-
[e-mail] ). Herr Roller also offers several cheaper basic rooms for backpackers.
$$ Hotel Admiral is huge and practical, with 80 large, workable rooms. This last resort
is on a dreary street across from a rowdy nightclub (request a quiet room), and lacks the
charm and personality of my other listings (Sb-€70, Db-€94, mention this topic for these
specialprices,cheaperinwinter,extrabed-€25,breakfast-€6/person,freeInternetaccessand
Wi-Fi; limited free parking is first-come, first-served—otherwise €12/day; a block off Mari-
ahilfer Strasse at Karl-Schweighofer-Gasse 7, U-2 or U-3: Volkstheater, tel. [phone], fax
01/521-4116, www.admiral.co.at , [e-mail] ) .
$ Pension Kraml is a charming, 17-room place tucked away on a small street between
MariahilferStrasseandtheNaschmarkt.It'sfamily-runandoldschool,withatypical1950s-
style Viennese breakfast room, no elevator, lots of stairs, big quiet homey rooms, and an
Old-World elegance (D-€56, Ds or Dt-€66, Db-€76, extra bed-€23, family apartment avail-
able, free Wi-Fi, midway between U-3: Zieglergasse and U-4: Pilgramgasse at Brauergasse
5, tel. [phone], www.pensionkraml.at , [e-mail] ).