Vienna - Which Location?

Hi Andrea, I'm a Vienna novice but I bookmarked the following thread in anticipation of a week in Vienna this September. Emily as usual provided a very thorough summary of all the neighbourhoods. Hope this helps: Vienna best neighborhoods. If not, I'm sure the Vienna contingent can provide some good updated ideas.

My memory of the Naschmarkt area is that it's fairly far west from the traditional downtown area and the Ring road, if that matters

As I mentioned previously in another post, this is an apartment for two where family of mine and friends stayed already several times: https://airbnb.com/h/vienna-best
After having read the reviews you will agree that the name is well deserved.
I do not know anything about the cancellation rules, though.

wmt, I saw your recommendation on another post and checked it out. The cancellation policy is for 24 hours from booking. In other words not really a cancellation policy. Otherwise it looks great. Thanks for mentioning it.

Adina Hotels has two apartment hotel properties in Vienna. Full kitchen, W/D, A/C and full hotel services.

I just completed my sixth stay at the location near Belvedere.

Adina Hotel Belvedere

There is also another location just north of the ring road.

A by Adina I've never been to this location.

They also have serviced apartments near the Beledere location which is not far from Belvedere and close to the train station. Also near the D tram.

Adina Serviced Apartments

Receptionists at the hotel take turns working at the serviced apartments.

We are currently staying 14 nights at the Adina Belvedere in a studio. The D tram is right outside and takes approximately 10 min to get to Ringstrasse (tourist hub, old town). We have also skipped the tram and walked many times. Takes us about 35 to 40 minutes. The small kitchen we have in our studio is not suitable for cooking in my opinion. It has a fridge to keep snacks/drinks. It has a W/D which has been great! There is also not many restaurants around the area (train station is across the street and has lots of fast food type options). We like where we are staying. It is safe and quiet and works for us for a long stay. So if you want walkable and lots of restaurants stay in the old town, but it costs more!

Check out this post, Emily gives her recommendations.
https://community.ricksteves.com/travel-forum/austria/vienna-best-neighborhood

Thanks Tammy!

If I may just counter....as I've stated, I recently had my sixth stay at the Adina Belvedere. My stays are are anywhere from 1-2 weeks.

There are three supermarkets within five minutes of the hotel.

Two are in the train station. The Spar is huge, There is also a Hofer (sister company to Aldi and basically the same.) in the office complex across the street.

I cook every day while there. The kitchen is small but definitely usable. Two burner stovetop (hob) and a combination microwave/convection oven. They supply the soap tablets for the dishwasher and combination washer/dryer. There is a kettle and coffee maker. It's a Cremesso capsule machine. They supply the capsules but if you want a larger selection, you can find them in the larger Spar supermarket in the lower level of the train station. Pots, pans, dishes, mugs, glasses and a toaster. Utensils but lacking in sharp knives for cooking. (Usually one larger bread knife and a smaller utility knife.)

You're not going to cook a roast or three course meal. But something simple is easy.

We stayed 4 nights at the Adina Serviced Apartments last month and liked it a lot. You can see my recent review in Google Maps.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/UE3z9bsYc3Uo7GhD6?g_st=ac

There is no washer in the unit, but I believe that there are washers and dryers in the hotel which can be booked by an app.

We bought the 7 day transit pass and took the trams all over the city. The train station is a 2 minute walk away. There is a Hofer supermarket less than a block away. The Belvedere is also nearby.