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Address:
Kirchengasse 1, Mariahilfer Strasse 50
Vienna
1070
Hotel Location:
near center
The Hotel Continental is situated on Mariahilfer Strasse opposite Haydn Church, only a few minutes' walk away from the city centre. Major tourist attractions include the imperial palaces of the Hofburg and Schönbrunn (also home to the world's oldest zoo, Tiergarten Schönbrunn) and the Riesenrad in the Prater. Cultural highlights include the Burgtheater, the Wiener Staatsoper, the Lipizzaner horses at the spanische Hofreitschule and the Vienna Boys' Choir, as well as excursions to Vienna's Heuriger districts. There are also more than 100 art museums, which together attract over eight million visitors per year. The most popular ones are Albertina, Belvedere, Leopold Museum in the Museumsquartier, KunstHausWien, BA-CA Kunstforum, the twin Kunsthistorisches Museum and Naturhistorisches Museum, and the Technisches Museum Wien, each of which receives over a quarter of a million visitors per year. There are many popular sites associated with composers who lived in Vienna including Beethoven's various residences and grave at Zentralfriedhof (Central Cemetery) which is the largest cemetery in Vienna and the burial site of many famous people. Modern attractions include the Hundertwasserhaus, the United Nations headquarters and the view from the Donauturm. The hotel features 17 warmly and cozily furnished, well equipped rooms, excellent for your rest after a bustling busy day in Vienna.
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