My daughter and I hope to visit Vienna next June to go to the State Opera House. Can anyone recommend a good Hotel which is a stones throw from this venue? Don%26#39;t like walking far in the dark!
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Vienna is a safe city and it is no problem to walk in the city center after dark.
The hotels Bristol and Sacher are across the street from the State Opera. These are 5 star property with a high price.
Nearby on the Ring- 1-2 minutes walk are the Hotel am Opernring www.opernring.at and also the Le Meridien ( often with special offers.
Another nice, small and quiet place very close is the Zur Wiener
Staatsoper.
You can find rates and more information on the Trip Advisor site.
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I stayed (and will again in December) at the Pension Suzanne on Walfischgasse, about 3 minutes walk from the opera house.
It is by no means fancy, has no bar or restaurant; but the rooms are comfortable, the breakfast is fine, the staff are friendly and the rates are about 74 euros for a single.
If a luxurious hotel is part of your holiday, Suzanne isn%26#39;t the one! but if you need some place warm and comfortable to sleep in a stunningly central location, it is!
And yes, although it%26#39;s hard for us in the UK to imagine, Vienna feels incredibly safe to walk around, day or night!
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You%26#39;ll find that Vienna is surprisingly busy once you leave the Opera...and certainly well lit! I have stayed in three separate hotels in Vienna over the years but the one I keep returnng to is the Konig von Ungarn. Excellent location, goos food, delightful atmosphere - just look at the reviews! The Imperial or Sacher would be an obvious treat, go for Le Meridien if you like a trendy modernist style of hotel.
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Another vote in favour of Vienna%26#39;s safety - I have no problem walking alone after dark in the centre, and the transport like trams and Ubahn is also fine to use at that time. There are loads of people about and the central city is very small (about 3/4 mile across) so distances aren%26#39;t huge.
My favourite hotel is Pension Pertschy which is about a 15 minute dawdle from the Opera (and very close the Hofburg). It%26#39;s mid-range in price (about 87 euros for a single) and is always very consistent with good service. It has a fridge in the room which is invaluable in June! The Pertschy family have a number of other pensions around the centre of Vienna too. Their website is www.pertschy.com
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It%26#39;s also very safe in the subway stations IMHO, and the Karlsplatz subway station will take you right to the Staatsoper if you take the correct staircase out of the station. The Karlsplatz is supposed to be the most unsavory station but it%26#39;s nothing if you%26#39;ve ever waited for the A train at Times Square late at night.
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I should clarify my previous post: some travel guides mention Karlsplatz as a bit scary, but I think they%26#39;re wrong. Every time I was there (which was often) it was very crowded, usually with people going to the Opera or even the Musikverein. There is nothing wrong with that station.
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Message ttlms: Regarding the Karlsplatz- Oper U-bahn station
You probably only use the Oper entrance to this station. The other entrance -exit Karlsplatz and corridors nearby have in the past been infested by some people that could spread fear in people.
Prior posters are correct regarding the problem in this area.
It is bad enough that the City of Vienna and the Transport system are now in the process of a large improvement project in this area both in the subway and park area.
This , hopefully will eliminate this problem.
The Oper exits to the Ring and Opera have always been very safe and clean.
Many visitors only see this area and not the other end that had the trouble.
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Well, I actually did a lot of exploring at Karlsplatz, including going to the exit for the Secession and so on. Not late at night though. On the other hand someone who is going to the Opera will only be in that part of the station too, right? :)
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Not really, if you are taking U-1 and exit to the Opera you are not near this area.
Even traveling by U-4 and /or connecting to U-1 or exiting to the Opera you do not really see too much.
The Karlsplatz area has a police station located in it for good reason.
Due to all the complaints received , the city was forced to renovate the entire area including the park to hopefully eliminate this problem.
If the problem did not exist , they would not be spending these considerable sums.
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I only used the Karlsplatz station by day (had no need by night, I could walk to the opera in 3 minutes from my hotel).
I can only speak for myself when I say that I think what strikes me as a British person, used to yobbish behaviour in the streets by day, never mind by night, is that, in spite of the undoubted problems of night time at Karlsplatz, it still feels safer than many parts of England. I don%26#39;t doubt for a minute that there is a real issue at the station and I applaud the Viennese authority%26#39;s zero-tolerance of such anti-social behaviour.
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