Leslie Y.
Yelp
I stayed in this hotel over the summer with my mother for about 5 days and would have moved out, except our booking thru an agent did would have still charged us for the time there. The style is a matter of taste - and you can judge by the photos about that. The location was decent and convenient for taxis. The main problem we had, however, was with a concierge, the younger Italian one whose name I cannot remember. Upon arrival, my mother asked him to book us two tickets at the Opera - something that was quite important for us. He immediately suggested the most expensive seats the house - that were hundreds of dollars each. As anyone knows who goes to the theatre, there are generally decent seats that are not necessarily the most expensive seats in the house. She asked for other options and as a result, without elaborating on the quality of the seats, booked two for us. For this service, he received a very hefty commission, nearly doubling the price of the tickets, for seats from which we could not see ONE INCH of the stage. It was so incredibly frustrating, that we ended up leaving after the first act. Instead of apologizing when we told him, he became indignant! He alternately accused us of lying or asking for asking for "cheap" seats and was simply rude. He was arrogant and accusatory rather than respectful and apologetic. We were not asking for money back, but were upset and expected at least an apology. One reason why you stay in a high end hotel is that you expect the concierge will be able to help you with just such things - like knowing what seats have zero visibility in the opera house in Vienna (a location they must book daily!) I don't know what would be worse, that perhaps he didn't know what seats had zero visibility, or that he didn't care. The fact that he was then so rude and disrespectful to my mother (a 75 year-old woman with Parkinson's disease) left an incredibly bad taste in our mouths and truly spoiled the entire experience of staying there.