My boyfriend and I are looking for an inexpensive pension for 3 nights fr. 3 Jul to 7 Jul before we head off to CARINTHIA for his Ironman Austria 08.
I have read thru most of the reviews and have shortlisted the following:
1) Pension Baltic (Euro 70 w/o bkf per rm/nite)
2) Pension Schweizer (Euro 89 w/ bkf per rm/nite)
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1) Hotel Allegro Wien (3nite stay @ Euro 312 w/ bkf)
2) Suitehotel Wien Messe (3nite stay @ Euro 276 w/o bkf)
Pension Suzanne is a bit high on my side. Most of the pension recommended are mostly fully booked.
I would greatly appreciate it if someone could give me some advice as I%26#39;m not too sure which to choose at? Are there other options which we should be looking at?
Thank you.
Rgds
Mowaxchua
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The Schweizer is the best of those listed in my opinion. It has the better location in the city center - it is a small pension
easy access from the airport by public transport-
easy walking distance to many restaurants -
public transport nearby but you are able to walk to many sights in 10- 15 minutes.
appears best priced too and with breakfast included - usually a buffet.
Baltic - another small place but located away from city center - need to take streetcar or other transport to find most things.
Suite Hotelm is relatively new - but again out of the city center only near to the prater
Allegro- in 5th district - not near much - mixed reviews.
Other options in city center - Hotel Austria , Pension Pertschy , pension Arenberg.
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Thank you for your reply Vertical.
I would like to ask another question. It seems that most pension accept cash payment, is this norm?
I%26#39;m concerned is becos I don%26#39;t wish to bring so much cash with me.
Rgds
Mowaxchua
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Quite a few of the smaller pensions take cash only (it%26#39;s less common in Vienna than elsewhere). I usually go to a Bankomat (automatic teller machine) and draw out the cash to pay when I need it. Perhaps you could check with your home bank whether you would be able to use any of your bank cards (debit cards in the UK) to draw cash from a bank in Vienna this way. The rates usually compare favourably with exchange rates for cash bought at home.
rol
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It is not unusual for pensions especially the smaller ones to ask for cash-euros.
They must pay a commission to the credit card companies if they accept this payment method.- often a substantial amount for them.
Hopefully you have access to Bankomat - ATMs. They usually offer the best exchange rate and are found everywhere. Some available 25 hours daily.
A safe and secure way to access your money- Do not take travelers checks - often not accepted anywhere today.
Cash can be a security problem as mentioned.
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Vertical - I%26#39;d no idea the Viennese day was an hour longer than in the UK ;-)
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Most everything better in Vienna.
Even in Salzburg - just ask the manager at the new Trapp Family Villa Hotel- Edel Weiss.
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This hotel must now be top of my list to visit!!
Is it true that the hotel restaurant will be called %26quot;The Lonely Goatherd%26quot; which will open every afternoon at %26quot;16.00 going on 17.00%26quot;, will feature %26quot;Doe, a deer%26quot; as its signature dish and will let you take home any uneaten food in %26quot;brown paper packages, tied up with strings%26quot;?
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Thanks for the good laugh, Norman! I had to have a nose at this, it sounded so funny - but the reality looks rather stuffy. I wonder what market they aim at (would any Austrian care to stay there surrounded by SOM fans?) Their website is
http://villa-trapp.cc/index.php
for anyone who wants a peek!
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Rol - how can you be so cynical about the place?!?!
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I think it might have been looking at their high-season prices for single rooms (make sure you%26#39;re sitting down first!)
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