"Palais Saxe-Coburg (6 nights)... whenever I stay somewhere for +10 days, I like to stay at two different hotels; just to get a feel for the area at different locations for the hotels. The other hotel during my visit to Vienna was at the Do&Co next to St Stephen's cathedral which was very nice.
The Coburg only has about 35 suites rooms. Most of the rooms are split level, which means a bed & bathroom on the second floor and a kitchen suite, living room on the first floor. This is a very nice hotel inside, a unique building architecturally, exceedingly spacious with vaulted ceilings. I definitely recommend having the manager give you a tour of the hotel that I found very interesting with the lower level wine cellars, some of the conference rooms , dining rooms, and the grand history of the Palais. The location is not too bad, maybe 15 minutes walk to anywhere that I needed to go.
The room itself... I'm not necessarily fond of bi-level rooms, and not really a fan of kitchenettes, however that's all that the Coburg apparently has. The first room (Residenz Suite I think) was a corner suite which is what I requested; unfortunately, even though it was a larger suite, the small shower itself had a very slippery plastic floor with a plug hole in the middle of the floor. I went down to the front desk and requested to change the suite the next day. I was given another suite which was not as large downstairs as the corner suite but upstairs was really nice. It had a massive bathroom with a large closet(that could have been a room to itself), and a massive Roman bath that could have easily fit six people without being elbow to elbow, a nice shower. The suites feel like you're in an opulent establishment: very nice décor, carpeting, furniture, wallpaper - everything was just brimming with air of regal refinement that I really enjoy, the building, the surroundings, the rooms - something that I look for in lodgings. As I mentioned, I'm not fond of bi-level apartments meaning that I have to go up & down stairs. The stairs were polished wooden stairs that have a 90 degree curve and were slightly slippery in socks so you have to be really careful. The service was good and the front desk was very professional and quick to help out as needed.
The Palais Saxe-Coburg, doesn't seem adequate to say 'hotel' as this something more special, is small in suite count but very large with spaciousness of everything. Behind security doors behind the front desk is a super wide hallway. To the left a lounge and lifts to the rooms on the 2nd & 3rd floors. To the right is the Silvio Nickol restaurant. Unfortunately I was unable to go to the restaurant as it was too late to make reservations. I had to book in advance and I didn't realize that the restaurant was that busy. The Clementine is where to go for the morning breakfast that is like a glass arboretum building. The breakfast was a continental breakfast with a choice of some hot entrees - perfectly adequate for breakfast. I really have to accentuate the spaciousness - you never would feel claustrophobic and you should enjoy the uniqueness of this Palais Saxe-Coburg. I didn't realize there is a swimming pool; although in December not sure I would have used it."
