We would highly recommend Astrid’s apartment in the lovely Josefstadt district.

It’s great value for money being closely located to great cafes, pubs and shops. It’s about a ten minute walk to the closest metro, but there are a number of trams within a block each way and a bus that takes you directly to Wien Hauptbanhof (great if you’re coming from the airport!).

The apartment was clean and bright, the building itself is very quiet most days and very secure. The neighbourhood felt very safe too and it was nice not being in amongst the tourist hub of Old Town.
Astrid left out a number of great brochures and maps for our use and also provided an excellent guide to the apartment. The wifi was fast and I’m sure the TV was great but we never used it!

Astrid herself was extremely lovely and helpful with directions to her apartment and to nearby facilities. Unfortunately we never met her, but she responded to all queries through Air BnB pretty much immediately.

The only downfall was the washing machine, which we’d recommend not using. It left the clothes either soaking wet (anything on the bottom) or completely dry (anything on top) and smelling like mould. This is obviously only an issue for long term stayers who plan on washing their clothes (which was unfortunately us!).