Best pizzas I have ever had, better than the restaurants! Tasty, quick and cheap.

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Franz and Adam at the Travel Shack were invaluable in organising the best way to see the city. They found us a great hostel, took us on bike ride of the city, a wicked vineyard tour to say the least.

Also great to meet people in their bar, I can't recommend it highly enough!

Travel Shack Vienna Mariahilfer Gurtel Vienna, Vienna 1150 Austria 4369918820156

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For a fun afternoon in Vienna, nothing will beat the Haus Der Musik. For those with and without musical prowess, this music museum-cum-musical playground allows you to explore the science and history of music without the need for a PhD.

See the colour and shape of your voice, play giant instruments or even conduct a virtual orchestra - a museum with a difference, definitely.

Seilerstätte 30, Vienna
www.hdm.at/en/2.htm

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A great Viennese bar nestled off Graben Strasse, near Stephen's Platz. The only thing better than the excellent beer is the friendly, efficient staff who make sure your tankard is never empty.

The Klinic is not too pricey, and pretty decent food to boot makes this a must for any visitors to Vienna.

Steindlgasse 4, Vienna.
www.goesser-bierklinik.at/

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If you fly into Vienna's airport and are staying centrally then forget taxis and walk straight on to the CAT (City-Airport Train) not forgetting to buy a 16 Euro return ticket valid for a month.

The CAT whisks you without stopping, in just 16 minutes to the centre of Vienna. From plane to CAT is just 400 yards and from CAT to Vienna Hilton just 200 yards. So convenient!

Having trekked about 400 miles around Heathrow it shows you why more, smaller airports are the answer rather than bigger airports that you can't get to because of congestion.

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To explore beautiful but expensive Vienna, book a hotel near the railway station in beautiful Bratislava and commute.

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Reasonably cheap and very clean. Easy access from U-Bahn and trams. Vienna Card gets you anywhere of interest - and with discounts.

Good, adequate, breakfast. There is a swimming pool up on the roof - they'll open it up if you ask them. We stayed in a discounted standard double - paid cash for discount.

www.allalenz.com/
Directions on website are correct if you come from the Burggasse exit of the Burggasse U-Bahn station. Otherwise from Urban Loritz Platz find Kandlgasse and go along it. Take the 3rd exit on the left (Halbgasse). Look for the car parking sign.

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In Vienna, visit the amazing summer palace of the Habsburgs. The palace was built with the same architecture style of the Versailles in Paris.

Schönbrunner Schlossstrasse 47
Underground: U4 Schönbrunn
www.schoenbrunn.at/en/site/publicdir
www.hotelara.com/travel/austria/accommodation/vienna.html

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One of the places you must visit in Vienna is the Cathedral of St. Stephen's Cathedral or Stephansdom a masterpiece of Gothic architecture.

Stephansplatz 1 Vienna

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Lovely apartments in an old Biedermeier building. You get a small double bedroom, sitting room, well-equipped kitchen and bathroom, all very nicely designed. Reasonable prices for the location. Location is just behind the Rathaus and near the Hofburgtheater in the rather grand eighth district.

Try not to arrive late: we had to pick up our key from an adjacent cafe after our flight was delayed.

There's a cheap but very good student cafe on the same street called Tunnel.

The Levante Laudon, Laudongasse 8, 1080 Wien,
Tel 4071370
levantelaudon.viennahotels.it/

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The Vienna Card is a travel pass and discount voucher rolled into one. It lasts for 72 hours and gives free travel on all modes of transport within the central area. It also gives discounts on wider travel and reduced entry for a host of museums etc.

It costs only €16 but remember to get it stamped the first time you use it. Inspectors are few and far between but get caught without a ticket and you'll be fined around €65 and still have to pay for your journey. Buy it at the airport on arrival, it will save you money on the train in.

www.info.wien.at/article.asp?IDArticle=9400

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I recently had the pleasure of staying at the Vienna Marriott while on a short business trip. Excellent front desk/check-in service, but what really begs a mention are the fantastic beds at this hotel. My colleagues and I all agreed that the beds were by far the most comfortable ones we've experienced at a hotel in a long time. Sleepy soft with heaps of pillows! Would not hesitate to recommend this hotel for quality, location and, above all, comfort!

Hotel website: marriott.com/hotels/travel/vieat-vienna-marriott-hotel/

A really useful and comprehensive site about travelling to Austria in general is: www.austria.info

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A trip to Vienna is not complete without visiting the Prater and riding on the Riesenrad (ferris wheel). When you are up there in the rustic red carriages you can look down and see all the rides and people, and on a dark night you can almost hear the Harry Lime tune cranking away in the background . . .

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The brand new Museum Quarter is getting most of the hype these days, and not without reason. But it's worth making the effort to step beyond the inner city and check out this stalwart of Vienna's cultural scene. Of course it's got Klimt's 'The Kiss' but there's lots of other great stuff too. And the view over Vienna is fantastic.

www.vienna-life.com/culture/culture_details/22-Belvedere_Gallery

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Do not miss this if you visit Vienna - just a short and cheap underground ride from the centre and main attractions, Naschmarkt is a great place to explore for fun, or simply to eat very cheaply. Choose from a wide range of specialist food stalls (lots of cheese, olives etc) from around the world. A great multi-cultural experience if you get the chance, and even better if you're on a budget!

Nashmarkt

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If you go to a restaurant with massive portions don't be shy about asking for any food (e.g. Schnitzel) that you don't eat to be wrapped in foil so you can take it away with you. Lots of locals do it and there's no shame attached.

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The first real British pub in Vienna - unlike the rest this pub is owned and run by a man from London. It offers good food and is the only one that gives you a good pint of beer (real ale). Well worth a visit just for the tea towels on the wall.

Lowengasse 3, around the corner from the Konvert Haus; tel: 01 713 16 90

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Since the Hundertwasserhaus is 50 social housing flats (the most sought after in the city) it is not possible to see inside.

However the cafe shows a free film which we were shown in English of the artist talking about his ideas and then there are interior shots. We were also welcomed by the charming student running the cafe; we felt that for us it was the best of Vienna.

groundfloor of Hundertwasserhaus
Weissgerbergstrasse
We walked from WienMitte station.

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The great thing about the Naschmarkt, at least on Saturdays, is the way it progresses from tidy little Austrian huts at one end to a thoroughly oriental flea market at the other end. It’s like walking from one world to another: the best illustration of Metternich's comment that the Balkans begin at Kärtnerstrasse. Mind your handbag, but have fun! If you are staying in a place where you can do your own cooking, this is the place to stock up. And if your feet get tired, you could have a coffee in the sumptuously mirrored and gay-friendly Savoy Cafe.

Naschmarkt, between the 'Wiener Zielen'. Closest underground: Kettenbruckengasse U4

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My favourite cafe in Vienna. For all who appreciate comfortable, well-used, elegantly scruffy interiors, in which a lot of the fittings are probably from the 50s or 60s.

The service is perfect Viennese tradition: efficient and quick (when the waiter isn’t on a cigarette break), skilled (the coffee is fine - rough and strong; the little trays fly around on improbable trajectories, but without spilling a drop) and with just that hint that you’re really bloody lucky to be getting served at all.

Have a grosser brauner: it'll set you up for the day (or night). The large mound of newspapers also meets the requirement of tradition, as does the classic Viennese breakfast of a couple of semmel and perhaps a boiled egg. Perfect for arriving in Vienna from a night train.

It’s opposite Westbahnhof train station, on the corner of Mariahilfer Straße and the Gürtel. When you come out of the main entrance of the station, head straight across the big road, crossing all the tramlines, going past the U-bahn hall, and then its just 10 yards to the right after you get across the last bit of pedestrian crossing. If you’re coming from the underground, there’s an exit right next to the door of the cafe; if memory serves, it’s labelled "innere mariahilferstr".

Mariahilfer Straße 128;
tel: 01 5233183

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