Pension Franz - Vienna

Pension: 3 stars

Währinger Straße 12 - 1090 Vienna

Tel:877-662-6988

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  • Cleanliness of rooms
  • Quietness of rooms
  • Spaciousness of rooms
  • Quality of service provided
  • Hotel surroundings
  • 7.17.1
  • 7.17.1
  • 7.57.5
  • 7.57.5
  • 8.48.4

 ‹‹ Great value for money and the breakfast was wonderful.››

07 Dec 2005 read hotel reviews

About Pension Franz

lobby Pension Pension Franz lobby Pleasant, family welcoming establishment in typical Old-Viennese Baroque style - Pension Franz offers the comfort of a big hotel combined with the cosiness of a small pension, in the heart of Vienna, just one minute on foot from the famous Ringstraße, overlooking the Votiv park.

The Viennese flair, the comfortable rooms, the service and the richly endowed self-service breakfast buffet are the most appreciated features of this pension.

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Location of Pension Franz, Vienna

  • Pension Pension Franz Währinger Straße 12 Vienna

    City Area:Alsergrund

  • Vienna area: Alsergrund

    Position of the zone in the city

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Rooms at Pension Franz

Pension Pension Franz guest room twin bed room The hotel offers 25 single, double, triple and quadruple rooms, all featuring private bathroom.

The rooms are furthermore equipped with cable TV, mini bar, desk and direct dial telephone.

Rooms for non-smokers and quiet rooms with park views are also available.

  • Cable TV
  • Desk
  • Direct dial phone
  • Heating
  • Ironing facilities on request
  • Mini bar
  • Non-smoking rooms available upon request
  • Rooms with view available
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Breakfast at Pension Franz

Breakfast breakfast room The breakfast buffet is served in the breakfast room from 7 a.m. until 10 a.m.

Pension Facilities

  • Credit card accepted
  • Entire property is non-smoking
  • Groups welcome
  • Historic building
  • Laundry service
  • Lift/elevator
  • Room service - limited hour
  • City guide
  • City maps
  • Front desk - fax service
  • Front desk - safety deposit box
  • Luggage room
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tourist information
  • Garage
  • Baby sitter
  • TV Room
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Hotel Reviews Pension Franz

8.88.8

MT
Family with older children
USA, Jul 2009

Very nice and stylish atmosphere - feels like 19th century Vienna. The breakfast was great. Slightly difficult getting to the 2nd floor - very small elevator, but I guess it must be so in an old building like this. Location is great - walking distance to main attractions.

6.66.6

BORIS BELSKI
Mature couple
Russia, Jul 2009

It was an experience of the old time apartment living. Something you can not feel in globally standard hotels. The rooms location and surroundings are very convenient for the first time Vienna visitors, 15 minutes walking from St.- Stephan, 2 minutes walking to metro! And personnel really demonstrated hospitality. Can recommend it to ones looking good old times experience.

7.37.3

Nicoleta Poiana
Young couple
Romania, Jun 2009

Very lovely place,great location just disappointed we received a room that didn't look at all with the web photo.

6.96.9

MP
Mature couple
Italy, May 2009

vicino a fermata metro ed al centro di Vienna. Buona la prima colazione. Servizio di portineria un po scarso. non parlano italiano.

7.47.4

BK
Young couple
Germany, Apr 2009

Preisleistungsverhältnis für Wien ok - super nah am 1. Bezirk. Gutes Frühstücksbuffet. Gute Cafes und Insiderkneipen in der Umgebung - z.B. Universitätsbräu. Super Anbindung an die "Wiener Linien". Matratzen waren jedoch eine Katastrophe - ziemlich weich und durchgelegen (bei 3 Übernachtungen geht es gerade noch - länger wäre nicht möglich gewesen)

9.79.7

DL
two women
USA, Apr 2009

We loved this place, though had little interaction with staff so can't say much about that. But front desk person spoke English, helpful. The location was great, three blocks from metro and convenient walk to major sites. Breakfast was very good. The place looked great, very Baroque in a lovely sleepy sort of way, Also very quiet. All in all a great place. The only minus was lack of wifi, though they said they had plug in internet if you brought a laptop.

8.58.5

DT
Family with young children
USA, Dec 2008

We have been to Vienna before. This accommodation was not quite the quality of our previous trip but it was good and pleasant. We were close to an access to the U and other stores and services. We had a good time and enjoyed our stay and Pension Franz.

6.16.1

AM
Not Specified
Italy, Nov 2008

Essential hotel, near city-centre and tube station.

1010

VG
Group
Romania, Sep 2008

Exactly what we have epected! Everything we needed was there, clean and a very good service. Definitely not the luxury of a 4-5 stars hotel, but a very clean, pleasant and well located place, with the scent of old classical Wien.

8.68.6

AA
Group
Romania, Aug 2008

We had a triple room with a view to the Votiv church. The room was clean and we had enough space. The windows did not close properly, that might be a problem during winter. The location was very good, 10 min walk to Stephansplatz or 3 min to the Schottentor/University metro/tram station. Breakfast was ok, but usually they bring very little food and you have to hunt the trays in order to eat properly. Sometimes cheese or eggs were finished and they did not bring more even though it was very early, 8-8.30 and the breakfast finished at 10. The coffee was quite bad.

8.28.2

Eveline GUIBAUD
Family with older children
France, Apr 2008

Very good hotel. We had like the old fashion decoration. Breakfast was very good.

7.37.3

IP
Group
Spain, Apr 2008

We were six people, 1 quadruple + 1 double. We haver breakfast and it was ok. The Pension is near the the Rathaus and Hofburg.

8.58.5

Osamu Okubo
Family with young children
Japan, Mar 2008

Location of the pension is very nice to major area of Vienna. easily walked around to the center area. In comparison with the rates, this was very reasobable and comfortable accomodaiton. although it looks a little bit old, it may assume traditional Vienna.

8.88.8

JF
Mature couple
USA, Mar 2008

Great breakfast. Great service. Great location.

8.48.4

MF
Group
United Kingdom, Dec 2007

We stayed at Pension Franz in a quad room for two nights. Although on first impression the place looks like taken straight out of a Transilvannyan folk book, you get used to the decor. We asked for two double beds which were arranged nicely. The room was very spacious although it was a bit damp and old. The bathroom was nothing to write home about but very clean nonetheless. The service provided was in general very good, the night clerk received us in cheerful mode (although we arrived about 11 pm) and provided useful tips. The buffet breakfast, although not much to choose from, was more than enough. The location is excellent: a 3-minute walk to Schottentor Metro Station, 5 minutes to the Ring-Strasse, 10 minutes to Hofburg Palace. There are some shops, cafes and restaurants just off the entrance. In a nutshell: good service, great location, excellent price. We had a great stay in Vienna and would probably book this hotel again. After all, you would have to be very lucky to find a better place at a similar price.

5.75.7

VH
Young couple
Argentina, Nov 2007

The location is good, you can walk(about 10 min) to St Stephan^s cathedral. WE walked everywhere from the hotel. The service is friendly but not very profesional, (they forgot our wake up call the day we were leaving! and there was nobody at the front desk at 7.00 to do our check out!!) The rooms are small but the public areas are nice, they are cosy and make you feel as if you were in a family home. The rooms are not kept very clean and our bathroom had a sewer problem and there was always a bad smell. But it is good price for Vienna standards and considering the location it is quite a deal all in all.

8.18.1

BL
Mature couple
New Zealand, Aug 2007

Breakfast room had no external windows & was jammed full of tables - very constricted space. Breakfast was more than adequate, but items not replenished promptly - may not be during a short breakfast sitting. No air conditioning, but we were provided with a portable fan which was a life-saver! Public areas opulently furnished, but our bedroom had sparse & basic furnishings, though the bed was very comfortable. Hotel location was on the edge of the 'scenic' central area, was very convenient for seeing the city and I would definately recommend to other travellers as good value for money.

9.99.9

SW
Family with older children
USA, Aug 2007

very good location and service

8.18.1

Renee Johnson
Family with older children
Germany, Apr 2007

Great location. Comfortable room - big enough for two adults and two children. One of the biggest 'family style' rooms we have stayed at while traveling.

7.27.2

Anna Sarang
Family with young children
Russia, Mar 2007

our double room was quite ok except the door opened right into the dining room, so we were woken up about 7 am each morning when first people were coming to breakfast, full of morning energy and quite loud))) the other room we took was quite shabby but with a beautiful sight from teh window... the service is very unostentatious. the location is great, just 5-10 mins walk from all the main central attractions. breakfast is very substantial, good variety of different meals (compare to many european hotels same level) no internet in the rooms but apparently an internet cafe is somewhere nearby (we didnt check thou)

9.79.7

Maria Sacco
Young couple
Italy, Dec 2006

position and relationship quality/price were excellent ..very nice and welcoming staff,rooms were extremely clean and breakfast was very good.i would reccomend Pension Franz to those who doesnt want to spend too much without giving up the pleasure of a stay in the heart of Wien.

7.17.1

Maria Cristina Massaro Cenere
Group
Italy, Aug 2006

Pensione con mobili in stile molto caratteristica, che, per quanto ci riguarda, aveva solo un disservizio: non c'era la porta del bagno! e per noi che eravavamo tre amici non si e' rivelato molto comodo! per il resto la consigliamo a chi vuole alloggiare in pieno centro, in un posto gradevole e pagare relativamente poco per Vienna.

1010

HM
Family Group
Italy, Apr 2006

I will returned its a very placed hotel, excelent attention, exelent breackfast, it beautiful!!

8.28.2

Andrea Zanella
Not Specified
Italy, Jan 2006

Our room was very spacious with beautiful view. Comfortable location close to buses and metro.

8.78.7

BO
Group
Germany, Mar 2006

THe value for money was very good. The only thing I have to complain about are the beds (matrazes, room 208) which have been extremly worse!!! so after 3 nights you had a back pain. Of course the quality of the bed ist the essantial in a room. Except of that (which should be changed) I liked Pension Franz!

5.05.0

Stefano Veltri
Single leisure traveller
IT, Mar 2006

Someone of the hotel lost my reservation, so when I arrived at the hotel with the reservation they said that there were no rooms, and it was 9 p.m. o'clock! Lucky we find an other hotel near there but it wasn't a good experience...

9.89.8

Kathryn Scully
Heterosexual Couple
USA, Nov 2005

Great value for money and the breakfast was wonderful.

9.89.8

KM
Not Specified
Germany, Oct 2005

This is a good choice. I would recommend the hotel , they have clean rooms and good breakfast. Also the location is splendid.

9.59.5

Robert Strickland
Heterosexual Couple
USA, Oct 2005

A charming place literally steps from the Ring at an affordable price. All of the staff at the front desk were extremely helpful and pleasant. The first day of our arrival, my wife and I staggered into the place jetlagged and need of food. The man at the desk gave us an excellent recommendation for lunch. A local place with good food and no tourists. I just wish the coffee at breakfast were just a little better--after all, it's Vienna--but I don't want to ask too much. You can't go wrong here. Also...if you are interested in checking out the wine taverns in Gruening (sp?) the trolley stops literally at the door of the hotel.

1010

MR
Single leisure traveller
Switzerland, Sep 2005

Thank you to help me get some important addresses in Vienna during my stay.

8.88.8

GF
Group
Italy, Jul 2005

Buon rapporto prezzo qualità per la quadrupla, albergo praticamente in centro. Colazione abbondantissima, peccato che se ci si sveglia dopo le 9.00 bisogna attendere un poco (pochi posti a sedere) in rapporto al numero delle stanze. Parcheggiato a 10 metri, in Türkenstraße , il personale dell'albergo lasciandogli le chiavi dell'auto provvede a rinnovare il ticket del parcheggio, 4€ al giorno.

8.68.6

JR
Group of friends
USA, Jun 2005

Bathrooms were gloomy, but the room was amazing! It was very spacious and had a great view of votiv kirche and was very centrallzy located.

6.96.9

AK
Heterosexual Couple
Finland, Apr 2005

I could recommend the hotel to all those who are not looking for any luxus and who are satisfied when the bed is OK, the shower works, the price is low enough and for whom the good location is important, as well. And who like that the Irish pub is quite opposite!

7.07.0

Joan Stephens
Group of friends
United Kingdom, Jan 2005

Room was basic but clean and comfortable. good beds ,but VERY noisy, traffic and the bar across the street emptying out in the early hours. Changed to a room at the side which was better. Very good breakfast with good service

3.83.8

GC
Not Specified
Netherlands, Dec 2004

The rooms/bathrooms were in disrepair and the carpeting looked dirty. There was an unclean smell. The public area looked dingy and dusty -very old. The breakfast table was not cleared and we had to sit with dirty dishes piled at the end of the table. Employees were very nice but the owner insisted we pay cash repeatedly even though he had a credit machine. The hotel was in some sort of a business building and we had to go upstairs two floors to get to the hotel. Not a very impressive hotel...quite depressing. This was not a 3-star...more like 2 star.

8.28.2

RS
Single corporate traveller
Hungary, Oct 2004

For this price, this downtown hotel was more than all right. Only I found the smell oozing from the drain a bit disturbing. After locking up the bathroom door, however, I could sleep really well in a new and clean bed.

7.07.0

Kelly Glover
Not Specified
USA, Sep 2004

the hotel is by the metro, which was nice. The room was very large, but had ancient carpets that were very dirty so I always wore my socks when there. Also, we found a lot of ants in our room! One was on my pillow and tons were on the floor. We didn't even have food in our room. So I would definitely not stay there again.

7.67.6

TS
Heterosexual Couple
Germany, Jul 2004

Close to the center, everthing was in walking distance. Perfect!

9.89.8

MM
Single corporate traveller
Germany, May 2004

I had a good time. The prices are low and the quality of rooms good. I would come back again to this nice place.

7.77.7

MC
Group of friends
USA, Jan 2004

We enjoy our staying at "Pension Franz". Nice rooms, good breakfast and good service.

5.05.0

AA
Single leisure traveller
Australia, Oct 2003

Central location. Interior -old + worn out.Rooms are small with very basic facilities. Overall- 2 star maximum.

4.14.1

Rolf Stichling
Heterosexual Couple
Germany, Jun 2003

I had booked for three nights but left after one night for another hotel on the same street, similiar price, but much better.

8.28.2

Lasse Roren
Heterosexual Couple
United Kingdom, Jun 2003

Very charming, characterful place. A bit noisy if facing main road. Very spacious room, and good value for such a central hotel in Vienna.

How to reach Pension Franz

By car
From the highway A1/A2, proceed in direction of the city centre. Continue along the Ringstraße, following the indications for the Votivkirche. Turn left into Währingerstraße.

By train
From Westbahnhof railway station, take underground line U6 to Währingerstraße/Volksoper. Change to tram line 40 or 41 and get off at the Schwarzspanierstraße stop.
From Südbahnhof railway station, take tram line D to Schottentor and proceed by tram line 37, 38, 40 , 41 or 42 to Schwarzspanierstraße.

By airplane
From Vienna airport, take the train to Wien Mitte. Proceed by underground line U4 to Schottenring, change to underground line U2 to Schottentor and continue by tram line 37, 38, 40 , 41 or 42 to Schwarzspanierstraße.

Transport Services Pension Franz

  • Garage

Guests are offered discounted parking at a nearby private garage.

Pension Policies

METHODS OF PAYMENT
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CHECK-IN & CHECK-OUT
Check-in:
the rooms are available from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. Later arrivals are to be communicated.
Check-out: it is necessary to leave the rooms not later than 10.30 a.m.

INCLUDED/NOT INCLUDED IN THE PRICE
Parking is not included in the price and costs €18,00 per day.
Breakfast is included in the price.

CANCELLATION POLICY
cancelation within 1 days before arrival day without fee possible,after, we charge one night.
You may cancel your reservation without penalty up until 1 day before your arrival date, by accessing the Your Reservations page. It is not possible to cancel your reservation if you selected and booked a room indicated as "PREPAID/NOT REFUNDABLE".

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