Five-star Two MICHELIN Keys Schottenring, Vienna
Anantara Palais Hansen Vienna
Theophil Hansen built this red palais on the Ring as a hotel for the World Exhibition of 1873. After a Kempinski decade and a full refit under Anantara, it holds two MICHELIN Keys.
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- MICHELIN
- Two Keys in 2026
- Rooms
- 152, including 60 suites
- Built
- 1873, by Theophil Hansen
- From the airport
- About 25 minutes from Vienna International
The hotel
A hotel for the World Exhibition.
Theophil Hansen, the Danish architect of the Parliament on the Ring, designed this palais in the old financial district near the Danube Canal, and it opened in 1873 as a hotel for the Vienna World Exhibition. Its Greek columns and red façade survive. Over the next century it became flats and offices, then returned to hotel use under Kempinski in 2013.
Minor Hotels took it over in March 2024 under its Anantara name and kept the staff. A refit of every room, the spa and the restaurants ran into 2025. Three inner courtyards bring daylight inside, and the old courtyard is now Theo's, named after the architect, as EDVARD is. The rooms gained marble bathrooms and Viennese art, the spa a lighter palette, and the hotel joined The Leading Hotels of the World.
- Theo's A lounge in the old inner courtyard: coffee and a pianist by day, cocktails in the evening, and strudel at five.
- Anantara Spa About 800 square metres, with six treatment rooms, a hydropool, a Finnish sauna and a steam bath in the manner of a hammam.
- Hansen's Vienna The hotel arranges visits to A.E. Köchert and Lobmeyr, glassmaking with Robert Comploj and a day among Fritz Wieninger's vines.
Rooms & suites
The Ring outside, the courtyard within.
Rooms face the inner courtyard or the street, some with a balcony. Marble bathrooms have rain showers.
- Rooms Deluxe and Grand Premium rooms From 32 to 45 square metres, in earth tones with Viennese art on the walls.
- Suites Anantara Suite About 68 square metres with a large lounge. Sixty of the 152 keys are suites, many of them connecting.
- The largest Presidential Suite Up to 270 square metres, with two bedrooms, French balconies, a grand piano and its own lift.
Dining
A starred dining room named after the architect.
Restaurants and bars as listed by the hotel; the star is from the current MICHELIN Guide. Shown for information.
- EDVARD One Michelin star Creative Paul Gamauf, head chef since 2023
- Brasserie Sophie Austrian and European Breakfast and all day
- Theo's Lounge & Bar Coffee house and cocktails In the inner courtyard
Recognition
Keys and stars.
- Two MICHELIN Keys 2026
- One MICHELIN star for EDVARD Current guide
- The Leading Hotels of the World Member
Good to know
Before you go.
- Arrival Check-in from 3 pm, check-out by noon.
- Children Cots are free for children up to three, subject to availability. Many rooms connect.
- Pets Accepted; a charge may apply.
- On foot Stephansplatz is about fifteen minutes away. The tram stops 150 metres from the door, the U-Bahn 250 metres.
Getting there
Flying to Vienna.
Vienna International at Schwechat, 18 kilometres south-east, takes scheduled flights and has a General Aviation Terminal for private jets. A taxi to Schottenring takes about 25 minutes.
- Geneva 1 h 25
- Nice 1 h 30
- Paris 1 h 40
- London 2 h 00
- Dubai 5 h 55
Questions
What guests ask first.
- How many MICHELIN Keys does Anantara Palais Hansen Vienna have?
- Two. The MICHELIN Guide gave it a second Key in the 2026 Austrian selection.
- Is there a Michelin-starred restaurant in the hotel?
- Yes. EDVARD holds one Michelin star, with Paul Gamauf as head chef.
- How far is the hotel from Vienna airport?
- About 25 minutes by taxi from Vienna International, where private jets use the General Aviation Terminal.
- Can SkyCourtage arrange the flight to Vienna?
- Yes. We arrange Business and First Class seats on scheduled airlines and private jet charter to Vienna, with one final price, our margin included. The hotel is booked with the hotel or through our booking partner.
Also in Vienna
Other hotels worth the trip.
- Hotel Sacher Wien Founded by Eduard Sacher in 1876 behind the State Opera, home of the original Sachertorte, and the only hotel in Vienna with three MICHELIN Keys.
- Hotel Imperial Built on the Ring as the residence of Duke Philipp of Württemberg, with OPUS, starred again in 2026, on the ground floor.
- Mandarin Oriental, Vienna The Art Nouveau former Commercial Court of 1908, opened as a hotel in December 2025.
- Park Hyatt Vienna The former headquarters of the Austro-Hungarian bank, with a fifteen-metre pool in the old vaults.
- Rosewood Vienna A bank building of the 1830s, opened as a hotel in 2022, with the façades of the old town at the windows.
- Hotel Sans Souci Wien A minute from the MuseumsQuartier, with original Roy Lichtenstein works in the suites and a long pool beneath chandeliers.
- The Amauris Vienna Sixty-two rooms in a Ringstrasse palace near the Opera, the old staircase and its original lift kept.
- Palais Coburg Thirty-six suites in a neoclassical palace built on the old city walls, whose six wine cellars hold more than 60,000 bottles.
Staying at Anantara Palais Hansen Vienna?
Book the room, then the flight.
Rates and availability come from the hotel itself. For the journey to Vienna, a Business or First Class seat or an aircraft of your own: tell us the date and we come back with one final price, our margin included.
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