We loved our stay at Bettina’s house. She went above and beyond to accommodate us, organising groceries and providing a beautiful cake too. Check in and out was fully flexible and it’s lovely when a host meets you to show you around.
Bettina’s house is truly a gem and she’s thought of everything. The kitchen is very well equipped with plenty glasses, plates etc plus many seasonings, tea, delicious coffee etc.
The bathrooms and sauna are excellent quality and all have gorgeous full size toiletries. They smelt devine.
We had a good nights sleep in quiet rooms. Plenty of storage and hanging spaces.
It was extremely easy to get tram into town and we bought the 48 hour pass from a local tobacconist.
We had a baby in our party and Bettina went above and beyond in making sure the apartment was baby friendly and providing a cot, car seat and even some toys. We found Vienna very child friendly everywhere.
We discovered an amazing restaurant called Sixta in town and had the most delicious authentic Austrian food with wonderful and friendly service. They have a large non smoking area but best to book in advance. We also enjoyed Bettina’s suggestion of Felipe around the corner - it’s nothing special to look at but the food was delicious and it was a busy neighbourhood type restaurant just a few moments walk from the house.
Cafe Central opens at 10am on Sunday for breakfast and arriving about 10:20 meant we didn’t have to queue.
We also enjoyed Cafe Landtmann where we sat on the terrace and had coffee and Sachertorte.
The 20 room tour around Schönbrunn Palace was enough for us, there is a longer tour but this was just right for us and we had an apple strudel in the cafe outside.
Vienna is an amazing city and bettina is an incredible host - we’d recommend her home without hesitation.