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CAT offers city centre check-in

The City Airport Train offers check in in the city centre, which is particularly useful if you have hold baggage you want to drop off. Minimum check in is 75 minutes, maximum is 24 hours [not confirmed on the website]. In theory you are supposed to present a CAT ticket to qualify, but they haven't been checking recently.

Citybike

You can hire bikes at 54 bike stations across Vienna and return them at any station, independent of where you started your trip. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Freewave - free wifi hotspots in town

A collection of all the places where you can log on to the easy, hassle free and costless wifi-spots in town. Also available on a map!

No credit cards

Vienna lives still in cash period. Even in grocery store. Thats annoying.

The Passage Lounge / Club

You'd think you're in New York... Excellent music, quality crowd (23-35), gutte zeit! Who said there's no nightlife in Vienna?

Sightseeing in Vienna

If you have the opportunity, drop by St. Peter's Church, a few blocks south of St. Stephen's. An amazing barouque church.

If you have an afternoon, head out to Schonbrunn (the Hapsburg Summer Palace).

Public Transport / Airport > City

Public transport in Vienna is quick, clean and on-time.

from Airport > City it's best to take S7 "Schnellbahn" train (white S on blue background) rather than the over-priced CAT train. S7 takes 20 min for EUR 3.40, CAT 15min for EUR 8.

For quick connections throughout the city check the website http://www.wienerlinien.at/wl/ep/home.do?tabId=0

Hotel Fuerstenhof

family owned, small and comfortable hotel at westbahnhof, they serve breakfast until 12.

best food for best price

I would say the best food for an unbeatable price you´ll get at Pizzeria Mafiosi

Wiener Schnitzel

Once you are in Vienna and you're not a vegetarian make sure to visit Figlmüller and have one of their giant Wiener Schnitzel. Order a Erdäpfel Vogerlsalat as sidedish and enjoy! If you're not that hungry a smal (kids) Schnitzel will definitely do it, too! There are two branches very close by, the one is even al little more touristy than the other one, but the Schnitzel is extraordinary good, no wether iwhich branch you choose!

Heldenplatz after sundown

The imperial buildings in vienna are illuminated very beautiful in the night until midnight.

So you should visit the heldenplatz after sundown!

Cafe Hawelka

do not forget to visit cafe Hawelka in the first district, Dorotheergasse 6, near St. Stephans Cathedral, www.hawelka.at,it has an English version and try "Buchteln" there. It is a typical Austrian sweet originally coming from Cechoslovakia.

Cafe Leopold @ Museumsquartier

Very nice Cafe during the day, very good night club.

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The Christmas Markets, if you're around Vienna in late November or December.

Not just to buy festive tat but for the atmosphere, food, and punsch! And some great photo opportunities.

The Rathaus, Museumsplatz and Schloss Schönbrunn markets are particularly good.

Grinzing is a must visit. Its 9km from downtown, on the Wien border. Set in the mountains its a beautiful old village worth exploring.

I have been to Vienna many many times, and regret not coming to Grinzing before

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COCO is a new space for contemporary art, and a bar where the Viennese art scene is meeting on fridays!

Great place for exploring Vienna's Street Art & Graffiti along the Danube Canal. There's also a nice little open-air bar called "Hafenkneipe".

Knize has an amazing range of quality mens´ clothing. Best Tod´s selection in town.