 The lobby seems a little dark with furniture that s too low for those of us with replacement knees The red halls and dark carpet also seem a little too strange and different from your usual hotel 
 A friendly helpful front desk crew added greatly to the enjoyment of my stay The shower in the modern immaculately clean bathroom had easy to operate controls and lots of hot water Just up the street and a set of pedestrian stairs in a pedestrian zone the hotel is within shouting distance of a second Mercure hotel the Mercure Vienna Zentrum Both are convenient to trams and the metro 