



It's not only a luxurious hotel for the discerning traveler, but also serves as a ‘guest house’ of the Republic, accommodating heads of states and royals.įor many Viennese, it is the meeting point before and in particular after concerts in the next door Musikverein. Today the Imperial is Austria's most luxurious palatial hotel. It is one of the legendary palaces along the Ringstrasse, the boulevard that circles around the inner city. The former private palace of the Duke of Wuerttemberg, completed around 1866 and never inhabited by the duke, was converted into a hotel for the 1873 world exposition, held in the Austrian capital Vienna. "Stay at the Imperial and feel like an Emperor," said Charlie Chaplin during his visit.
