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Hotel Sacher Wien vs The Ritz-Carlton
Priced on the same night, 2026-10-10: The Ritz-Carlton is $451 a night less. They are 500 metres apart.
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The honest take
Book Hotel Sacher. It costs $1,506 against the Ritz-Carlton's $2,601 for the same night, half a kilometre apart in central Vienna, and it has the higher guest rating at 9.5 versus 9.2. The Ritz-Carlton's case rests on facilities Sacher doesn't list, a pool and golf access, plus a rooftop bar with skyline views, but that's a lot of premium to pay for a swim. Sacher wins on history, price and score; the Ritz wins on wellness scale.
The look and the feel
Hotel Sacher Wien
Sacher occupies a nineteenth-century building behind the State Opera, and it still runs like the grand hotel it has always been: red damask, gilt frames, oil paintings and antiques in the rooms rather than reproductions. The Rote Bar and Grüne Bar are dim, velvet-lined rooms where old Vienna quietly persists, and the Café Sacher out front sells the torte that made the place famous to a queue that never really stops. It draws an older, moneyed, opera-going crowd who want the past kept intact rather than modernised.
Sacher suits travellers who want to feel Vienna's imperial past in a room with real paintings and a torte downstairs.
The Ritz-Carlton
The Ritz-Carlton sits in a converted early-twentieth-century palace on the Ringstrasse, but the interiors have been reworked into something glossier and more international, marble bathrooms, flat-screens, contemporary furniture over the historic shell. The draw is the Atmosphere Rooftop Bar with its skyline views and cocktails, and the spa below with Vienna's largest indoor pool and Susanne Kaufmann treatments. It suits a traveller who wants five-star polish and wellness facilities more than a sense of having stepped into 1900.
The Ritz-Carlton suits travellers who want a serious spa, a pool, and rooftop views alongside their five-star stay.
Sacher has no pool or golf access on its facility list, so anyone wanting to swim or play a round will need to look elsewhere or pay the Ritz's premium.
Sacher is the more beautiful place to be, its rooms and bars carrying real antiques and a century and a half of use rather than a renovated shell dressed in marble and flat-screens.
The numbers
| Hotel Sacher Wien | The Ritz-Carlton | |
|---|---|---|
| Price, same night | $1,063 | $612 |
| Guest rating | 9.5/10 | 9.2/10 |
| Reviews | 1537 | 2251 |
| Stars | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Facilities on our list | 6 | 8 |
| Distance apart | 500 m |
What one has that the other doesn't
Only Hotel Sacher Wien has
Nothing on our list that The Ritz-Carlton lacks.
Only The Ritz-Carlton has
- Pool
- Golf
What guests actually say
Hotel Sacher Wien
- prime location
- attentive, friendly staff
- elegant, luxurious atmosphere
- room cleaning not great
“A fantastic hotel in the heart of an amazing city.”
The Ritz-Carlton
- late night pool
- comfortable beds
- slow breakfast service
- room cleaning not great
“Excellant stay”
Sacher's guests praise its location, elegance and attentive staff with almost no complaints, while Ritz-Carlton guests, though largely happy, note slow breakfast service and lacklustre room cleaning.
Rooms & rates, 2026-10-10
Hotel Sacher Wien
- Deluxe RoomRoom Only · free cancellation$1,063
- Deluxe Room ViewRoom Only · free cancellation$1,105
- Deluxe RoomRoom Only$1,112
The Ritz-Carlton
- Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed, Non SmokingRoom Only$612
- Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed 1 King Bed Non RefundableRoom Only$633
- Deluxe Room, 2 Twin Beds, Non SmokingRoom Only$633
In guests' own words
Hotel Sacher Wien
10/10
“A fantastic hotel in the heart of an amazing city.”
The history, elegance, luxury and great staff.
There was nothing to dislike
10/10
Alles
The Ritz-Carlton
10/10
“Excellant stay”
Everything
8/10
Late night pool. Comfortable beds
Very slow service at breakfast. Room cleaning not great.
About each
Hotel Sacher Wien
Luxurious Accommodations and Dining Hotel Sacher, a historic gem in Vienna, offers elegant rooms furnished with antiques and valuable paintings. Indulge in traditional Viennese cuisine at Rote Bar and Grüne Bar, or savor the famous Sacher-Torte at Café Sacher. Relaxation and Wellness Unwind at the Sacher Spa with a variety of massages and beauty treatments.…
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The Ritz-Carlton
Luxurious Accommodation Experience the perfect blend of luxury and modern design at The Ritz-Carlton, Vienna. Each air-conditioned room and suite offers free WiFi, a flat-screen TV, and a marble bathroom with premium toiletries. Relaxation and Wellness Unwind at The Ritz-Carlton Spa featuring the largest indoor pool in Vienna. Enjoy spa treatments with…
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Facilities, in full
Hotel Sacher Wien
- Fitness facilities
- WiFi available
- Free WiFi
- Parking
- Non-smoking rooms
- Air conditioning
- Fitness center
- 24-hour front desk
- Restaurant
- Room service
- Business center
- Heating
- Family rooms
- Pets allowed
- Lift / Elevator
- Laundry
The Ritz-Carlton
- Fitness facilities
- WiFi available
- Free WiFi
- Parking
- Non-smoking rooms
- Air conditioning
- Fitness center
- Swimming pool
- 24-hour front desk
- Restaurant
- Room service
- Business center
- Heating
- Terrace
- Family rooms
- Pets allowed
Where they are
Philharmoniker-Straße 4Schubertring 5-7
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