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Hotel Sacher Wien

Name: Hotel Sacher Wien
Address: Philharmoniker Str. 4, 1010 Wien, Austria, Vienna, Austria
Telephone: +431514560
Price range: $448–$2,404
Rating: 4.5

Philharmoniker Str. 4, 1010 Wien, Austria

Forbes ★★★★☆

Google 4.5

Overall 70

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$448

4 Aug 2026

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$2,404

1 Jan 2027

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$662

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Review

Synthesized from Forbes Travel Guide

Forbes ★★★★☆ 4-Star

Character and identity

Set opposite the Vienna State Opera, Hotel Sacher Wien is a belle époque institution still run by the Gürtler family, who took it on in 1934. The 149 rooms and suites are organised by colour scheme rather than number: soft red and blue palettes on the sixth and seventh floors, taupe and green in the larger suites below. Red velvet, silk damask and a portrait gallery of past guests set the tone. Café Sacher Wien is the home of the original Sacher torte; Sacher Eck, opened in 2017, offers a lighter take on the coffeehouse. A fifth-floor boutique spa, reached by dedicated elevators, rounds out the offer.

Who's it for

Best for:
Couples and culturally minded travellers who want Old World Vienna at full volume, with the Opera, Albertina and Stephansdom on the doorstep. The personalised, discreet service register (private check-in, monogrammed robes, regulars known by their room colour) suits repeat European luxury guests who value tradition, pastry, and a sense of theatre.

Should look elsewhere:
Design minimalists and contemporary-luxury devotees will find the red velvet and silk damask too costume-drama. Families chasing kids' clubs, pool days or resort amenities are in the wrong place, and anyone who wants a quiet, low-profile address should note the constant tourist traffic through Café Sacher.

Bottom line

What you're really paying for is the theatre: a family-owned belle époque address where the torte, the portrait gallery and the colour-coded rooms add up to a particular vision of Vienna that no newer hotel can replicate. Book a deluxe room or suite on a lower floor for the full traditional palette, or the seventh-floor Penthouse for terrace views over the Opera and Stephansdom.

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