Travel to Vienna with my 3 children aged 15, 12, 9

Can you advise me on good places/area to stay? Is bauernmarkt a central location? Any recommendations on things to do in January would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

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We visited Vienna with two boys 15 and 13 and and they loved Schonbrunn Palace, and Schonbrunn Zoo. We particularly loved seeing the Pandas, monkeys, penguins and bears. The zoo is set up very differently to Australian zoos. The animals are much easier too see. We enjoyed it alot.

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Bauernmarkt is a very central location in the center of the city - easy walking distance to much sightseeing, restaurants etc.

It appears you look perhaps to the City Pension or Hotel Schweizerhof as both are in that area.

for much sightseeing with children.

look to the Vienna tourist web site

www.info.wien.at

click on specials - you will see the section Vienna for Children .

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For children, I especially would not miss the House of Music museum, which I have visited my 14 year old. He absolutely loved it. It%26#39;s between St. Stephen%26#39;s Cathedral and the Vienna State Opera.

http://www.hdm.at/en/2.htm - English website

It is lively, interactive and truly fun. You can sing in a shower, conduct an orchestra and do so many other interesting things. It is unique and also a wonderful break from history, although the museum of course goes gives much information on Austria%26#39;s musical heritage.

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family ski trip lech march 09

we are planning a family ski trip to lech in march 09 and would ike to stay in an appartment. I have looked at the Anna Maria and fuermesli.

I would be booking independently as I can%26#39;t find any tour operators who offer appartments. Does anyone know either of these two? Are they near the ski school? My children are very young and couldn%26#39;t take a long walk.

Also, will I be ok hiring ski equipment, passes on arrival. I%26#39;ve never done a D.I.Y trip before and it feels a bit daunting.

All advice welcome!

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Thanks for reply. I%26#39;ve had a look. Problem is, map is not terribly clear as to where they are and doesn%26#39;t give distances to the key areas. (i.e. ski school etc). But it was very useful to see them and others so again, thanks. Best wishes, Francesca

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Thanks again for your help. It%26#39;s very kind of you!

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We stay at the Anna Maria every Xmas. It is literally on the doorstep of the main lift and the ski school meeting place is just outside the lift. There is a really good hire shop next to the Anna Maria. If you stay there the owners are very hospitable and will help you to sort everything out that you need, the lift passes also double as house keys, so Gunther will arrange these for you too. They have 2 children, so are child friendly! Hope this helps.

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Why don%26#39;t you phone the Anna Maria and speak to Gunther or Andrea, they both have excellent English and if they can%26#39;t accomodate you, will be able to recommend somewhere else.

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I will do that. Thanks so much. Out of interest, do you recall seeing the Fuermesli apartments? Just wondering.

Thanks again for your help.

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No I%26#39;m sorry, I don%26#39;t recall seeing them. If you go to the lech tourist board site, they might be able to send you their brochure, which is very good. Also they could advise you too.

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thank you again !

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Need a " Day room" in Vienna (long layover)

Hello,

I am traveling with my child and I will have a long layover between my flights. I will arrive to Vienna at 8:30 and my next departure at 23:00. So, I am looking for place to stay from 10:00 to 19:00.

Maybe someone could recommend me hotel or pension with 50-65 Euro price range in the city center. Vienna airport hotels charge 90 Euro for a day room. My kid is little, so, a jet lag and long layover are disadvantages in my case.

Maybe someone knows also how to book a transit hotel room that located in the transit aria of Vienna airport.

Thank you in advance.

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Vienna Airport is not that big... so you won%26#39;t find transit rooms there.

Hotels usually don%26#39;t show rates for day rooms on their websites. Best is to send them an e-mail.

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The only hotel at the airport is the NH just across the street from the main terminal. I assume that is the hotel you refer to as being too expensive.

No other accomodations at the airport.

Probably the best and least expensive is the ETAP Hotel - about 45 euro.

You can reach this hotel via public transport - SBahn train to Wien Mittee and then transfer to the UBahn ( subway ) line U-3 to Gasometer stop then a short walk - minus to this hotel is not in the city center but near to a shopping cente with stores , eating places etc.

about 35 minutes travel time from airport.

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hotel website

www.etaphotel.com

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My suggestion isn%26#39;t probably helpful, but I would probably pay the 90€ and stay at the airport. The NH hotel (if it is the one you mean) is across the street at the arrival level. You would not need any transportation, you just walk over one hour before your connecting flight is due to leave. As you will already be in possession of your boarding pass no need to rush. No threat of traffic congestion or other problems. Maybe you can contact your airline (I suppose you travel Austrian Airlines on OS88 and then on to Eastern Europe...), which can probably get you a discount.

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Thank you very much.

I sent plenty emails and got some offer that I will greatly accept. I am going to the city center anyway. I love Vienna city center as well as my child. So we will stay in pension and will enjoy city walking, too.

Thank you everybody again for advices.

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@bikbua

I found the same website but not one available day room on various dates.

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The website quoted above only lists the NH Hotel for Vienna- at 90 euro. the same hotel original poster already rejected.

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Cheap Pensions vs Cheap Hotels

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!)

vertical

sorry I screwed up my reply

thank you for your reply

now another question

does this mean that banks in rural austria may not cash travelers cheques?

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You can easily send him a private message!

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Kanuk 08

Ask your questions where you wish.

General questions listed here are often useful to others in addition to the poster.

Regarding travelers checks- I must assume that country banks would often be less likely to cash checks as they also do not wish the paper work with small commission earned.

Most european travelers use their home bank card - like a debit card to access their money. Thus banks do not see many travelers checks anymore.

Country towns that cater to many tourists may be slightly more likely to exchange.

I would advise to try the larger cities like Vienna, Salzburg , Innsbruck - much more likely to have success. When attempting to cash the checks bring your passport and only sign the checks in front of bank personnel.

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thank you so much vertical it is wonderfull to have a forum like this to have questions answered by knowlegable pople like you and others

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Arriving in Vienna & leaving for Budapest

Hello - We%26#39;ll be arriving at the Vienna airport around 9:30am on Monday, June 23. We%26#39;ll then be needing to catch a train to Budapest. There are 6 people in our group. I%26#39;m a little hesitant to buy train tickets ahead of time in case our flight isn%26#39;t on time. Do we run the risk of the train being full? There are trains from Westbahnhof at 10:40am, 11:52 and 12:40. Any suggestions are appreciated!

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I don%26#39;t believe I would be concerned with the train being full. I have used the trains extensively and never found that to be a problem in 1st or 2nd class. I%26#39;ve been on a couple that were crowded. Also wanted to point out that you can catch the bus from the airport to Westbanhof for 6 Euros. If it%26#39;s full, use the CAT train to Wein Mitte and catch the Underground from there. 9 Euros that way.

Lummy

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The 9 euros only covers the CAT. For the underground you need an extra 1.70 euro ticket which you can purchase at the CAT statiuon at the airport. You can book the CAT online and save one euro:

http://www.cityairporttrain.com/home/

You can also catch the suburban train from the airport S2 which leaves from the platform next to the CAT. This costs 3.40 euros including the underground and takes 8 minutes longer than the CAT.

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There are two possibilities:

Direct bus from the airport to Budapest:

eurolines.at/fahrplan/…6000_Budapest7.pdf

or the bus/train combination via Westbahnhof or other chaning points:

http://fahrplan.oebb.at/bin/query.exe/en

Usually a ticket is valid for any train within some days or weeks, you also shoud get a group discount. If you feel better, you can buy a seat reservation in advance (seat reservation and ticket are two different things).

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I just realized that we%26#39;ll be trying to get into and out of Vienna during Euro Cup 2008. Will that make a difference as to how full the trains are to Budapest?

Thanks!

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Innsbruck to Neuschwanstein Castle

We will be staying in Innsbruck one night and in Munich the next night before flying back to London. We will be traveling using our Eurail tickets. We would like to see Neuschwanstein Castle on our last day on the Continent. What would be the best way to get from Innsbruck to Neuschwanstein Castle? ...then back to Munich that night? Would it be better to go directly to Munich then backtrack to the Castle? Or is there another way to get there? Any help would be appreciated.

jodee

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As Castle Neuschwanstein is located between Innsbruck and Munich I would recommend renting a car as it is a really nice drive.

viamichelin.co.uk/viamichelin/…

Innsbruck - Fuessen:112 km - duration: 1h25 min.

Fuessen-Munich:132 km - duration: 1h45min.

Otherwise you would have to go to Munich and then to the castle by train and bus.

neuschwanstein.com/english/service/how_to_ge…

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