The Hotel Post balances character and chain-style anonymity, offering 104 rooms with modern conveniences in an art nouveau building one block from Schwedenplatz.

Steps from St. Stephen's Cathedral, the three-star room Hotel Austria offers a rare combination of good value, a wealth of amenities, and an attentive staff.

Pension Lerner is a great choice for bargain hunters seeking substance over style. For a three-star pension, the amenities on offer are pretty impressive.

At first glance, Kärntnerhof exudes the feel of a hotel frozen in time from the 1970s—right down to the groovy yellow signage. It’s just the kind of faded beauty we love.

The massive 341-room Ibis stands across from the beautiful Maria vom Siege church. It offers a fully standardized Ibis experience, with a few quirky touches.

The Hotel zur Weiner Staatsoper may be a bit down at heel, but its charm, warmth, and value entice, with competitive rates for such a central location.

The Hotel Pension Corvinus, located in the same building as the Hotel Haydn, offers good value in an aesthetically simple key.

A fantastic deal for the nightly rate, the almost-too-good-to-be-true Hotel Zipser sits on a sleepy stretch of Lange Gasse.

The cheeky 27-room three-star Hotel Bleckmann, tucked away in the student quarter of the Alsergrund, benefits from a great location and some clever extras.

Directly on the Bauermarkt, the Hotel Schweizerhof is a charming three-star family-operated property disguised as a business hotel.

On a narrow street in the heart of the Josefstadt, the Hotel Graf Stadion is an authentic Biedermeier-style hotel, registered as an historic monument.

Hotel Haydn offers a fair value for guests who enjoy being in the center of the action; the property's on the busy, shopper-friendly Mariahilferstrasse.

A fair distance from Vienna's epicenter, Hotel am Brillantengrund is lovingly run and full of charming details.