Spark by Hilton Vienna Donaustadt

"My usual hotels near the Vienna International Conference Centre were booked out, and this one fit my criteria of being close enough to the VICC as well as restaurants and shops. The hotel is two tram stops away and about 20 minutes on foot from the VICC. Either way, you get to see the Danube to and from the hotel. It is across from a tram station, a bus station and a shopping mall, making it convenient for getting to anywhere and buying anything. The room was spacious and clean although there was not much in terms of a view. The bathroom had a fantastic shower system, but check the angle of the shower head before taking a shower, as housekeeping staff sometimes changed the angle during their cleaning staff, leading to some surprises on my first few days. Soundproofing was not great, and sometimes I could hear the television or conversations in other rooms. I couldn't get myself to pay an extra EUR24 for the breakfast but managed on a DIY breakfast courtesy of all the supermarkets around the hotel. There is no iron in the room, only a steamer. If you want to iron your clothes, there's an ironing board and steam iron outside of the room where they store luggage. If your trip is for more than a few days, there may not be enough hangers in the room (there are no closets), although I am sure you can ask for more hangers. Housekeeping was a bit inconsistent, as some days they left me with fewer towels than other days and some days they didn't put any bin liners on the bins. The housekeeping staff I met were, however, lovely."

"The hotel is not in the center but directly on the metro line and across the street from a large shopping center. The room is spacious and has everything you need for a stay, and most importantly a very comfortable bed. Standard hotel breakfast and there is enough space in the dining room. The price-quality ratio could be a little better."

"I really hoped that this hotel would be great, but trust me it wasnt. First of all the parking is really hard to find and the hotel doesn’t respond to the calls to the front desk. Then they put us in a room for disables but we aren’t and when we nicely asked front desk if we can change the room, they were really rude and they wanted to place us across the hotel. Also the room design is bad, and the controls for the lights look like they are from the 50s. Furthermore the bathroom is horrible and has stained tiles."