Simm's Hotel - Cityhotel Next to Metro U3

Trip Advisor Simms hotel feedback My wife and I have just returned from a three day break with Newmarket travel, sold as a ‘Vienna Christmas Markets’ package. Our hotel was the Hotel Simms, positioned in district 11 (Vienna has 23 municipal districts, the centre being district 1), the hotel was fantastic and worthy of its four star rating. The rooms were warm, clean and quiet, the breakfasts provided for every taste, a combination of hot food and continental breakfasts. My only criticism of the hotel itself would be the TV channels! Out of around 50 channels I could only find one English speaking news channel provided by a French TV service! Like most people I don’t go on holiday to watch TV but there are times in the room when you do want to watch some TV and although a lot of the TV content was in English there were no subtitles! Why can’t the hotel look into providing more channels in English? However, my biggest problem with the hotel was its location and distance from the centre of Vienna! The area was described as a student area and although I don’t know what this means exactly I did see a couple a street beggars nearby the hotel and also in constant view was a massive building with a bright red sign saying ‘Sex Shop’; the surrounding area looked very run-down and depressing. I know there is an underground nearby and a frequent tram service available but personally I don’t want to be using public transport at night to get around. Also a lot of the trams I saw were crammed with people and mask wearing was compulsory. In terms of eating out nearby the hotel and finding nice restaurants, forget it, we counted about six kebab shops, three pizza takeaways and one pub. On our first night we went to this pub (over the road from the hotel) and the food and service was very good. However, on the next two evenings it was closed, including the Saturday night! If you are thinking of choosing this hotel and want to be close to the real Vienna I would strongly advise looking elsewhere, unless of course you are a student! Stephen Ward

Not motorcycle touring this trip, city short break. Excellent hotel near the centre of Vienna, just a short tram ride,stop right outside the hotel on the opposite side of the road, number 71. Arrived early, unfortunately the room was not quite ready, just a short wait. I think the young man who was signing us in was training,and needed a little help from his colleagues, but we all have to learn. Overall clean room and everything that you require included a bath which is always an added bonus as far as I am concerned. Our deal included breakfast which is a buffet style, plenty of choice with attentive staff who made sure that everything was plentiful. Advantage of late check out by 12.00 ,and luggage storage if you have a later departure. Small bar and coffee in the lobby with some seating which is useful if you are waiting for your transfer to the airport. All in all I would use this hotel again.

We stayed at the Simms Hotel as part of a Newmarket Holiday Short Break to Vienna which included a trip to see Andre Rieu. The hotel is next to the underground eight stops from the centre of the old town (15 minutes by taxi which costs 15-18 euros each way). The hotel is spotlessly clean, the rooms are well appointed, our room had an excellent walk in shower, breakfast is good and the bar, which is in the in the foyer stays open late. We found the hotel staff pleasant and helpful. We ate in a pub across the road which had good local food that was excellent value. There are shops close by including an excellent bakery and Lidl.

Arrived in April for an extended project in Simmering during the pandemic situation, welcomed by cold, snow/rain, most the hotels and all the gastronomy closed. After a search for a different accommodation we found this place to stay. It appeared to be like an oasis in this depressing period of the year. Friendly personnel, rooms with great view, parking garage, tasty breakfast with plenty of choice and bar open with smiling crew! Our variating international crew of around 6 has spent weeks from April until June, at Simm's hotel, enjoying it every day. Thanks for taking care of us! Team Sulzer