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Tips
On
this page we want to give you a couple of tips for your stay in Vienna,
on one hand of what to do, on the other hand practical tips
that can ease life as a guest of ViennApart. We prepared following items for you:
automobile traffic The whole 9th district of Vienna (Alsergrund) is a short-term parking zone by payment, i.e. at Monday-Friday from 8-22 o'clock (excluded holidays) a parking fee has to be paid. This can be done by filling out of the parking tickets that are for sale at tobacconists and at the selling points of the Wiener Linien (underground stations, tram, train) for 30, 60 or 90 minutes. An hour parking costs 1.20 €. Moreover the parking is restricted also on a maximum time (usually 1.5 hours); this however is rarely controlled. The parking tickets must be filled out exactly, they may be rounded off that time on the next quarter of an hour. If you combine more than one ticket, the same time must be written on all sheets. An invalid or missing park certificate can be fined with currently € 21. The advantage of this regulation is that for that in most of the time it is possible to find free parking places near the house. Parking on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays is free. Also there are free 10 minutes park certificates, that can be used for short stays (but here no rounding or combining with the regular park certificates is allowed) If you want to bring your car, we can recommend that you either park your vehicle outside the "Gürtel" in the 18th district (behind the WIFI) as there is no short-term parking zone or you let your car stay in a favorable Park&Ride unit (e.g.. Spittelau at 3€/day) and to use public transportation. More information can be found at http://www.parkeninwien.at (only in German, unfortunately) Public transport The public traffic network in VIENNA is very well established, basically are there following types: tramway, bus, underground and Schnellbahn (urban rail). Directly in front of the house at Nussdorfer Straße there is a tramway stop which is served by several lines; the lines 37 and 38 lead directly in 5 minutes into the center (Schottentor), line 37 (other direction) takes you within 15 minutes to Grinzing. The next undeground station is 5 minutes on foot (line U6, Währingerstraße/Volksoper) or 5 min. with the streetcar (line U2, Schottentor). One finds a good overview over the lines under http://www.wienerlinien.at; at http://www.vor.at it is possible to request a personal schedule (with calculation of the most favorable route). Tickes can be bought at the points of sale of the Vienna Lines (at larger underground stations) and in most tobacconists. There are quite favourable offers for tourists (e.g.72 hours Vienna). Inform yourself on the Internet or ask someone. Tourist information The main tourist information of Vienna is at the corner Albertinaplatz / Maysedergasse, behind the Vienna State Opera (daily 9 - 19 o'clock); on the Internet under http://www.wien.info many useful information can be found. Map In all larger book shops, several printed maps of Vienna can be bought; on the internet a free online service of the Vienna City Council can be recommended: under http://www.wien.gv.at/stadtplan/ for any address within Vienna a surrounding plan including public transportation etc can be displayed. Since short time, even aerial pictures are offered for free. In (hopefully only theoretical) case that it is necessary to call an emergency service you can use the following phone numbers, that can be dialled from every phone without area code and free of charge: 112 European Emergency call (specially for mobile phones, also without SIM-card attached) 122 Fire departments 133 Police 144 Ambulance 120 ÖAMTC (driver club offering breakdown aid) 141 Physician on night duty (if you need medical aid in the night or at the weekend) Telephone The traditional cable network almost was replaced in the last years by the advancing of the mobile telephony. In the austrian market there are mainly four operators (+ some virtual operators), they are:
Attention: the roaming fee for owner of foreign mobile phones can be extremely high, even if you call an Austrian number. Also home calls can become rather expensive. Tip: If you want to call much within Austria or home, it is recommended to use a mobile phone of an Austrian operator. We can offer guests of ViennApart a prepaid mobile phone of an Austrian discount operator to even costs. Security The ninth district itself is known as a very secure and quiet residential area with a very good standard. Nevertheless like in every large city there are occasional burglaries as well as small crime as well as fraudulences, pockets robbery etc. The apartments are equipped with security doors (with fire protection), nevertheless you should lock the doors from inside while you are sleeping, and lock the door when you are going out. You should be careful on populated and tourist places (e.g. near St. Stephen's) and in crowded public transport; here especially foreign guests sometimes are victims of pickpockets. Shopping In the vicinity of the house, many purchase possibilities for all needs can be found. A supermarket (SPAR) can be found directly on the other side of the street (30m of the house entry), in the former "market hall", here all daily necessities can be acquired. For shopping of clothing, electronics, books, cosmetic etc., we can recommend following business zones:
Restaurants and cafes In the environment of the house, there many possibilities are to satisfy the small or large hunger. Different cuisines can be found from typically Viennese over Italian restaurants to Indian restaurants. Also there are several coffee houses in the direct environment of the house. Please ask us for recommendations and/or tell us you with where you made good or also bad experiences. Christmas markets / new year's eve path At the time before Christmas, it is "must" to see one of many Christmas markets in Vienna. Marvel at the quite nightly illuminated stands with all kinds of handicraft "treasures" and warm yourself at one of the many food stands with hot Punsch, Glühwein and typical foods. Some of the largest and most beautiful Christmas markets are:
Culture People's opera This is the second opera house of Vienna (after the Staatsoper) is and is in direct vicinity of the house (5 min. on foot, near the U6-Station Währingerstraße/Volksoper). It shows mainly operas and operetta as well as musical evenings, at a very good level and at moderate prices (in comparison to the Staatsoper). There is the especially advantageous offer that children pay (accompanied by adults) only 25% the cards price! There are more exact information under http://www.volksoper.at Museum Liechtenstein In 2006, the private collection of the duke of Liechtenstein was established here again. It shows a large selection of all types and directions of art from many epochs. More can be found at www.liechtensteinmuseum.at/ Museums Beside it almost all large museums Vienna are to be reached within 30 minutes with public transportation:
Schubert's birthplace In this house where the famous composer Franz Schubert 1797 was born, the "Vienna museum" can be found. It incorporates an Adalbert Stifter memorial place.. It can be found at Nußdorfer Straße, only 5 minutes by foot from the house. See: http://www.wienmuseum.at Freud museum The museum dedicated to the famous Austrian psychiatrist and founter of the Psychoanalysis can be found in his living place, at Berggase 19, only 10 minutes from the house on foot. See under: http://www.freud-museum.at |