Simm's Hotel

“4 day city break ”

The simm hotel is in a good location right next to a train station and the 71 tram stops almost outside the hotel. You can buy a day ticket for€8 just inside the station which covers you for trains and trams for 24 Hours you can buy tickets to cover you for longer the ticket machines are easy to u… more

The simm hotel is in a good location right next to a train station and the 71 tram stops almost outside the hotel. You can buy a day ticket for€8 just inside the station which covers you for trains and trams for 24 Hours you can buy tickets to cover you for longer the ticket machines are easy to use. There are plenty of shops close by including Lidl which is opposite the hotel. Our hotel room was clean and comfortable there was a bath which was a good size as well There was a kettle and cups but to be honest if you want tea or coffee bring your own there is 1 fruit tea and 1 earl grey and 1 sachet of 3 in one coffee. There's also a mini fridge. The breakfast buffet was good but it does get busy so you may have to wait for a seat. The people in reception are polite and helpful. There are 8 Christmas markets to visit which are lovely but they all sell similar things.

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“Good Hotel with everything you need for a city break.”

This is a clean and smart hotel that offers a functional stay in Vienna. Rooms are spotless, if a little basic. Staff are friendly and attentive and the location is perfect for the tram or U-Bahn into the city centre. Breakfasts are pretty basic with not much choice, but more than adequate to s… more

This is a clean and smart hotel that offers a functional stay in Vienna. Rooms are spotless, if a little basic. Staff are friendly and attentive and the location is perfect for the tram or U-Bahn into the city centre. Breakfasts are pretty basic with not much choice, but more than adequate to start your day. Would recommend for a short business trip or leisure city break.

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“Good value City Break”

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… more

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.

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“Great hotel poorly located”

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 fa… more

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

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