Das Triest

I stay 50+ nights a year at SPG and this particular one wasn’t great. I left very disappointed and frustrated. On the plus side I only stayed one night.
First the good:
–sleek modern interior. Loved the apple computer and cool lamps.
–super clean.
–location is great. Super close to downtown and lots of restaurants around.
Now for the bad
–we had a room on the first floor. It rumbled every time the tram went by. I guess they gave me one of the worst/​noisier rooms because I used my SPG points instead of paying. What a lousy award.
–our shower lever broke and couldn’t be shut off. Had to run down to the front desk for help. Eventually we asked them to just shut the water off and leave out room since it was 11pm and we wanted to sleep. Good thing we didn’t want to take a morning shower.

This hotel and its staff saved our holiday!
After BA made us wait on a hot sticky plane for an hour before takeoff and left the bags of the whole flight on the Tarmac; after wasting 2 – 3 hours queuing to report our bags were missing and being left to swelter in soaring temperatures for over 24hours without a change of clothes — the holiday didn’t start well. Michael and the staff at Das Trieste made us welcome, upgraded us to a junior suite and were ever helpful and polite. The room was awesome, the service personal and efficient and they gave us emergency guest packs — Molton Brown, no less! It was so appreciated. The breakfast was outstanding and all the staff are enthusiastic and professional. I can’t recommend this place enough. It’s also in a superb location and has great facilities including a summer BBQ and a great bar. If I ever come back to Vienna I wouldn’t stay anywhere else.

Found this on Hotwire. It was only around $ 75 a night plus all the secret fees. It is just a short walk from Karlsplatz which is a major transit point on the south side of the ring.
The place was definitely 5 star when opened sometime in the 1990’s, but could use some fixing up like the cracked tile in the elevator.
The bathroom was very clean Euromodern, but they failed to do obvious things like replenish the shampoo. I got the feeling that the cheap customers are treated second class… which is unusual for a quality place.
I would say 3 ½ *, but would highly recommend it a the Hotwire price. There is a modern Apple on the desk and the beds are comfy. You can walk to center of town in just a few minutes. There is a handy Billa grocery just up the street where you can

It’s nice & close to city center, stylish, and very clean. However a hotel at this level should have air condition that works sufficiently & a staff that could recommend better restaurants. Gal I spoke with didn’t really have a clue where to send someone who had only one free evening. My meal was pretty much a huge disappointment. They were very good about transit times using trams, etc.
Ask for room overlooking courtyard to avoid tram noise when you open window!(Tram isn’t that noticeable if windows closed).

The hotel is stylish, clean and modern (albeit in a late 80’s fashion). But considering the price point the front desk staff seem remarkably clueless. Knowledgable yet incredibly unhelpful. No information or helpful tips by the hotel staff are volunteered. Only direct answers to direct questions. This can be extremely frustrating when German is not your language. Hint: be stupidly specific or you’ll find yourself at a loss!

The hotel is well-​situated near the subway and several main attractions such as the Albertina, St. Stephens, and the opera house. Rooms are quite large by European standards and some overlook a lovely courtyard. Das Triest has a wonderful staff, comfortable rooms and a fantastic breakfast. High praise to the chef for the homemade jams! The free wifi is spotty in some parts depending upon which area of the hotel your room is, and could be improved.

a cool, modern boutique hotel, formerly a coach station for travellers between Vienna and Trieste, Italy just minutes walk of the Opera, Hofburg and Schloss Belvedere (see Gustav Klimt’s «The Kiss»). lots of excellent choices for eat and drink at nearby food market Naschmart in Link Wienzeile, including Café Sperl.
service and accomodations are stars. gorgeous, friendly staff and spacious design rooms with views of the Stephansdom. breakfast at the courtyard is a treat as are the nightly bars of Lindt.

Ich habe im Triest:
an der Rezeption eingecheckt (freundlich, nett, professionell)
in einem Zimmer geschlafen (sehr gut, tief und fest)
den Apple Computer als Fernseher benutzt (fand ich ziemlich cool)
geduscht (und mich mit fluffigen Handtüchern abgetrocknet)
als Betthupferl Schokolade mit Wettervorhersage gekriegt (es stimmte)
in der netten Bar was getrunken (und wurde super bedient)
zwischendurch immer mal wieder die Rezeption belästigt (und das Lächeln ging nie aus)
in der Lobby auf jemanden gewartet (und es gab immer was zu gucken)
gefrühstückt (was reichhaltig, gut, viel und lecker war)
die Klos im Untergeschoss benutzt (reinlich und sauber)
meine Reisetasche am Abreisetag den ganzen Tag deponiert (was mein Leben einfacher machte)

Wo Das Triest steht, stand einst der Pefrdebahnhof für die Postkutschenverbindung zwischen Wien und Triest.
Ich hatte die Ehre zwei Mal im Triest zu nächtigen und fand dabei nichts, aber auch schon überhaupt nichts, zu beanstanden.
Cool, sag ich eher selten, auf Style und Interieur des Triests trifft allemal zu, hochklassiges Design, kühl, wesentlich, schön und praktisch, First Class.
Man schläft wirklich gut, isst im Collio ausgezeichnet, hat Spaß und beste Drinks an der Silver Bar, man hockt im Sommer im Garten bei Grill und köstlichen Weinen, Das Hotel Das Triest gehört mit Sicherheit zu den ganz Guten.