Originally an apartment building dating from 1913-1914, the Alma became a hotel in 1978 and still retains Art Nouveau touches.

A stone's throw from the Opera, in a pedestrianised street, this 'very friendly', family-run hotel is composed of two Gothic gabled listed buildings formerly owned by the Knights of Malta.

Much loved by Guide readers, this is said to be the oldest hotel in Vienna (opened 1815).

Set in a 19th-century former noble house in a fantastic location in the centre of Vienna, this intimate boutique hotel does a great job of looking after its guests.

'Amazing value. Genuinely friendly.' 'Our spacious, nicely decorated room had an attractive bathroom.'

Set in an 18th-century building on the longest street in Vienna (now pedestrianized), this boutique hotel is filled with original artworks in by contemporary Viennese and international artists, as well as traditional Viennese furnishings.

'Good value, good location, extremely helpful staff,' says a returning visitor to this B&B hotel.

'The location could not be better,' says a visitor this year to this 'lovely, smart hotel', 'central but quiet', liked for both 'elegance and value'.

The location couldn't be better – in a square in the heart of old Vienna, and opposite St Stephan's Cathedral – and the service friendlier.

In a pedestrianised street near the Karntner Strasse, this 19th-century building, with its baroque façade and wrought ironwork features, is close to St Stephen's cathedral.