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Hotel Palais Coburg Residenz
Vienna, Austria · Independent · Grand Luxury
Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg built this city palace on Vienna's Braunbastei between 1840 and 1845, to designs by Karl Schleps, over sixteenth-century fortification walls. It opened as a 36-suite hotel in 2003 after the Pühringer foundation's restoration. Six wine cellars hold more than 60,000 bottles, and chef Silvio Nickol cooks in a two-Michelin-star dining room. The house reopened on 3 August 2026 after a full suite redesign.
- 36 rooms
- Opened 2003
- Neighborhood: Innere Stadt
About Hotel Palais Coburg Residenz
- Built 1840-1845 for Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg on the Braunbastei, the old brown bastion of Vienna's city wall. Karl Schleps designed it; Adolph Korompay built it.
- Prince August of Saxe-Coburg and Princess Clémentine of Orléans, daughter of France's Citizen King Louis-Philippe, moved into the finished palais in August 1856.
- The POK Pühringer Privatstiftung bought the palace in 1997 and opened it as a hotel in 2003 after an 85-million-euro restoration.
- Six cellars hold more than 60,000 bottles, with vintages the house dates across four centuries, under the Renaissance casemates of the bastion.
- Silvio Nickol Gourmet Restaurant holds two Michelin stars and five Gault&Millau toques; Nickol has cooked here since 2011.
History
Palais Coburg was built between 1840 and 1845 for Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg on Vienna's Braunbastei, a 16th-century bastion of the city wall. Architect Karl Schleps designed the palais; Adolph Korompay carried out construction. Prince August and Princess Clémentine of Orléans moved in in 1856.
The POK Pühringer Privatstiftung acquired the building in 1997 and opened it as a 36-suite hotel in 2003. Six wine cellars under the bastion hold more than 60,000 bottles. Silvio Nickol has led the two-Michelin-star restaurant since 2011. After a suite redesign, the hotel reopened on 3 August 2026.
The setting
Hotel Palais Coburg Residenz sits toward the east of Innere Stadt in Vienna. St. Stephen's Cathedral is roughly 5 minutes' walk, Vienna State Opera is roughly 7 minutes' walk, and Albertina is roughly 8 minutes' walk. Innere Stadt is Vienna inside the Ring: palaces, coffeehouses, and an evening that still believes in dressing for the opera. The first district is walkable and quietly nocturnal.
Amenities
- Spa
- Indoor pool
- Sauna
- Hot tub
- Fitness center
- Wine cellar
- Fine dining
- Pet-friendly
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