We really enjoyed our stay at Anna & Vladan's place. The location was perfect! My husband and I met in Vienna with our 3 older kids. We took their advice and did not rent a car and absolutely did not need it. My son & I took the train to the apartment from the airport. It was very easy-- the Uban station is just a short walk away. I purchased two city train tickets but the train attendant told me that my son was free and refunded me $12 Euro on the ride in:). Once in Vien-we made two local line transfers and walked from the station to the apartment. My husband and two other kids arrived first and took a taxi into the city for $34 Euro.
Again, the location is fantastic! It is very close to one of the biggest Christmas markets in Vienna where our we enjoyed ice skating, delicious sausages and local pastries. We were pleasantly suprized how close the MQ (Museum Quarter) was as well. Student and children's admissions were free to all the amazing museums! We loved watching the morning Lipizzaner practice - You will get a better seat if you arrive :30 early or :30 late (because people don't stay to watch the entire practice and seats open up.)
The historic apartment has gorgeous high and beautifully detailed ceilings and has been updated very nicely. We were happy to find a place with two bathrooms since there were 5 of us. The water temp & pressure in the showers was fantastic for such an old building. Plus, the radiators kept the place warm & cozy. We bought a few groceries and cooked breakfast a couple of mornings. (There are a few markets right near by.) The small kitchen was new and stocked with everything we needed. There is also a drum type washing machine and drying rack (no clothes drier) that we used for one small load. We ended up putting the clothes on the heated towel rack in the bathroom to dry because they were still wet the next morning. The apartment was very quite (unlike some of the other places that we stayed at in Europe.)
We rented a car to drive to Prague afterwards. There is a Budget car rental literally across the street but we ended up renting from Sixt and picked up a van from the Hyatt city center about a :20 minute walk from the apartment.
We would highly recommend Anna & Vlad's place and would absolutely stay again! PS the 3rd floor walk up for us was no problem. The stairs are wide and we only had 1 suitcase each to carry up.