Where to stay in Austria?

A chain hostel in central Vienna, designed for solo travellers and small budgets. You sleep without fuss and spend your days outdoors, from the Naschmarkt to the Ringstrasse.

In Leopoldstadt, on Rembrandtstraße, across the Danube Canal, a kilometre and a half from the centre. For families and small groups who want a quiet district and the first district on foot.

In Favoriten, on Sonnwendgasse, next to the main station, in the new Belvedere quarter. Handy for arriving by train, with the Belvedere gardens on foot and Schönbrunn by metro.

Vienna's grand historic hotel, famous the world over for its cake. For those who want the red and gold decor of the old grand hotels rather than contemporary design.

The original Sachertorte can be enjoyed at the Café Sacher, on the ground floor, without being a hotel guest.

Innere Stadt, on Am Hof square, five hundred metres from St Stephen's, in the oldest part of the centre. For those who want to do everything on foot from a discreet grand hotel, away from the Ring.

A former bank headquarters from the early 20th century: the swimming pool occupies the old vault room.

A hostel in Neustadt, on Paracelsusstraße, six hundred metres from the centre, on the right bank of the Salzach. You walk to the Mirabell Gardens, then to the old town across the bridges.

In Elisabeth-Vorstadt, next to the station, a kilometre from the town centre. Handy for arriving by train from Vienna or Munich and walking to the Mirabell Gardens in a quarter of an hour.

In Nonntal, on Josef-Preis-Allee, south of the old town, less than two kilometres from the centre. For families who want a simple hotel and a quiet street at the foot of the fortress.

A grand historic hotel on the banks of the Salzach, the city's classic address. For those who want the setting of an old grand hotel and the river at the door rather than a design room.

Opened in 1866 as the Österreichischer Hof, it serves Sachertorte in its café overlooking the Salzach.

Altstadt, on the Getreidegasse, in the heart of the old town, between Mozart's birthplace and the funicular. For those who want a historic address and to do everything on foot, right up to the Festival evenings.

A house from 1407 on the Getreidegasse, a meeting place for Salzburg Festival artists since the post-war years.

Altstadt, but up high, on the Mönchsberg, less than two kilometres from the centre, above the rooftops. For those who want the calm of parkland and to walk or take the lift down to the Getreidegasse.

The public Mönchsberg lift links the plateau to the old town in one minute, near the Museum of Modern Art.

In Lahn, on the Marktplatz itself, with the lake behind, at the exact town centre. For those who want the village square on one side and the water on the other, without a minute's walk.