We lived at the Burgasse flat for an extended time, and could not be happier with our stay. This quickly came to feel like “home”.
The apartment is stylish and nicely decorated, as can be seen from the photos. What surprised us is that it feels even larger than the pictures posted. We’re used to the impression of spaces being inflated by wide angle lens “tricks”, but in this case we found the photos undersold the space, and especially the bedroom. In addition, it’s reasonably well-stocked in terms of dishes, utensils, pots, pans, and even some basic food supplies—a welcome discovery.
There are, of course, limitations in an apartment of this size. There isn’t an oven, dishwasher, or clothes drier, and the stovetop is small. This isn’t surprising, but worth being aware of, and especially if you intend on entertaining (as we did, since we were there for a couple of holidays). Nevertheless, we did plenty of cooking here, and it was perfectly functional.
In addition to the flat itself, we quite enjoyed the neighborhood. There are dozens of coffee shops, cafes, and bars within a few blocks of the flat. For coffee, we’d enjoyed Cafe in der Burggasse24, Espresso, and Furth Kaffee. For cafes, check out Liebling and Erich. For late night bars, you have a range of environments from the casual Torbeg Gin Bar to the upscale craft cocktails at Tur 7. In addition to food and drink, there are quite a few cute boutiques, and especially in terms of antiques, curiosities, art, and vintage clothing. One of the reasons we chose this apartment was that we wanted to stay in Neubau, a decision we never once regretted.
Finally, while (downtown) Vienna is relatively small regardless, the apartment is ideally situated. It’s less than a ten minute walk to Kunsthistorisches and Naturalhistorische museums, the Leopold, the Hofburg, &c. It’s a five minute walk to the Volkstheatre U-Bahn station, with trains leaving every few minutes (be sure to get the WienMobile app!). Though, if you prefer walking, you can get to pretty much anywhere in the Innerstadt within forty minutes—Vienna is a very pleasant city to walk in, with very few hills, large pedestrianized streets, and plenty of walkways.
If we come back to Vienna—and we expect to!—we sincerely hope this flat is still available. We miss Vienna. But we especially miss this apartment and neighborhood.