Vienna: a city built for making connections

Renowned for its cultural richness - from world-famous classical music and art to visits to the city’s vineyards – Vienna combines the majesty of an historic European capital with glorious architecture and a fun, happening vibe. Event organisers are spoilt for choice when selecting hotels, conference centres, bars, restaurants and experiences.

Did you know: with around 600 hectares of vineyards, Vienna produced two million litres of local wine last year

Excellent connectivity

Vienna is easily accessible from all over the world: around 100 weekly flights link the Austrian capital directly with the UK, while up to 190 global destinations are served by non-stop connections. The city’s excellent infrastructure includes the City Airport Train, taking visitors from the airport to the city centre in just 16 minutes, and numerous national rail and bus services. Once in the centre, many venues, attractions and hotels are walkable and an extensive public transport network makes it easy to get around.

Buschenschank Windischbauer, Nussberg (Photo credit: WienTourismus/Mafalda Rakoš)

From luxe to hip: where to meet

Vienna offers more than 250 venues from historic to contemporary, suitable for all event sizes and budgets. Its Venue Finder tool, with filters for type, capacity, room numbers, sustainability certificates and more, makes it easy to search for the ideal spot for your event from your desk.

Here’s a sample of excellent venues of varying sizes:

Up to 200 pax: former Habsburg palace and now a modern museum, the Albertina offers various lovely event spaces. With a lakeside setting and event space flooded with light, the Loft by the Lake is conveniently situated next to the VIECON - Vienna Congress & Convention Centre and hotels. Gleis 21 has been designed as an inspiring modern space for ideas and is easily accessible. The Kelsen im Parlament is a renovated stylish event space in the roof of the parliament building offering fantastic city views.

200-300 pax: the magnificent Billrothhaus at The College of Physicians is well worth a look while the Leopold Museum offers a more modern style. Historic splendour blends with contemporary style at the Palais Esterházy and the renovated Academy of Fine Arts Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien - Schillerplatz offers a selection of beautiful rooms and spaces.

300-500 pax: in the heart of the city, the Weltmuseum is home to the beautiful Hall of Columns among other spaces while hiring Cape10 for an event supports the social projects of this non-profit foundation. Book the impressive Strauss Hall in the Casino Zögernitz as this year marks the 200th birthday of the king of the waltz. The flexible and high-tech Reaktor is large enough to accommodate car launches.

Above 500 pax: the fashionable Belvedere 21 is flooded with light while the spectacular Spanish Riding School Vienna can accommodate up to 600 meeting participants. The modern architectural gem Ariana Eventlocation is located in Aspern Seestadt, one of Europe's largest urban development projects, and offers the latest in event and acoustic technology. The Gartenbaukino is the city’s largest and most prestigious arthouse cinema ideal for presentations and film screenings in its 1960s interior.

Large events

The University of Vienna was founded in 1365 and offers various locations for events and can accommodate up to 3,500 participants
The Austria Center Vienna offers space for up to 22,800 participants with almost 1,000 hotel rooms within a kilometre
VIECON – Vienna Congress & Convention Center is experienced at hosting events for up to 3,300 participants in the Congress Centre while it can accommodate up to 29,000 participants in its multi-purpose exhibition halls. There are about 2,100 hotel rooms within a kilometre radius
The beautiful HOFBURG Vienna can accommodate congresses, fairs and exhibitions, banquets and balls for 50 to 4,900 participants. There are more than 5,000 hotels rooms within a kilometre.

From boutique to grand: Vienna’s meeting hotels

Vienna offers around 100 hotels with excellent meeting facilities, each bringing its own character and attractions for event planners. The Henriette Stadthotel, a family-run boutique property just steps from the Prater, is a pioneer in sustainable hospitality and the first hotel in the city with a Common Good Balance Sheet, making it an ideal choice for certified Green Meetings of up to 50 participants. In a lively neighbourhood, Max Brown 5th District offers a creative atmosphere with flexible spaces for up to 75 guests. For those seeking Viennese tradition at its finest, the legendary Hotel Sacher Wien combines historic elegance with state-of-the-art technology, providing tailor-made luxury experiences for meetings and events of up to 150 people.

The Almanac Palais Vienna, opposite the lush Stadtpark, combines stylish luxury with local gastronomy and nearly 1,000 sqm of elegant event space, including a ballroom for up to 200 attendees. In the historic centre, the Steigenberger Hotel Herrenhof is just steps from Vienna’s iconic landmarks, hosting meetings for up to 220 guests. By the river, the Hilton Vienna Waterfront offers more than 1,200 sqm of bright, versatile event space with direct access to a terrace overlooking the Danube and accommodating up to 400 participants. The striking Andaz Vienna Am Belvedere, designed by renowned architect Renzo Piano, has a bold contemporary design and a 2,200 sqm events area, including a 700 sqm ballroom for up to 750 attendees – the perfect stage for large-scale gatherings.

*Old town (Photo credit: WienTourismus/Christian Stemper)*

*Old town (Photo credit: WienTourismus/Christian Stemper)*

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