Palais Coburg Hotel Residenz – Vienna

This five star luxury hotel is set in the Inner Stadt in Vienna. The building was once home to Austrian royals but has now been done up to live up to its five star status. The building is brought to life with creative use of glass, mirrors and sparkling chandeliers to create a comfortable but classy environment.

It’s pretty private too- there are only 35 suites and they are all elegant and spacious. The wine cellar boasts a collection of 5000 wines, which you can taste away while listening to jazzy sounds in the Wine Bar on a lazy Sunday afternoon. There’s also a champagne brunch in the Garden Pavilion, served at your leisure.

It’s great for cuisine too, of course. Fine dining is on offer at Restaurant Coburg which offers a number of traditional and contemporary dishes. The hotel is a 30-minute drive from Vienna International Airport.

Hotel Schloss Fuschl – Salzburg

This fine hotel offers sublime views of the lake and Fuschl Castle which dates back to 1450. Hotel Schloss is located in wine country, and the place to experience delicious Austrian cuisine and strong robust wines.

It’s either quiet solitude or you can get busy and enjoy a number of activities like hiking, golf, horseback riding skiing and cookery classes, to name but a few. You can relax with a massage at the spa and the indoor sauna and keep fit at the private gym.

The hotel is open seasonally, from May to October and offers 39 suites, 65 rooms and 6 lakeside cottages for more comfort during longer stays.

A highlight of the hotel is the presidential Mozart suite which boasts its own salon, an oval shaped bath tub, a private elevator, and a grand piano, of course.

Hotel Schloss Fuschl is a 30-minute drive from Salzburg’s WA Mozart Airport.