Doppelzimmer – Josefine Sur Cour
Sleeps 2 · 1 × Queen · 183 sq ft · regular
This double room features air conditioning. Some of the rooms feature a flat-screen TV .
Hotel Josefine
Where Vienna's imperial grandeur meets a warmly personal address
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Hotel Josefine
9 Total Rooms
9 Room Types
4.7 (13 Reviews)
Hotel Josefine occupies a handsome building in Vienna's creative Josefstadt district, the city's eighth and smallest quarter, where the atmosphere shifts from monumental to intimate. Named for Empress Josephine, the neighborhood carries its imperial heritage lightly, preferring instead the energy of independent theaters, neighborhood cafés, and tree-lined residential streets. The hotel channels this same spirit: cultured but approachable, designed with personality rather than pomp.
The interiors draw on a palette that feels distinctly Viennese without leaning on cliché. Warm tones, curated artwork, and contemporary furnishings sit alongside period architectural details, creating rooms that feel lived-in rather than staged. Guest rooms range from compact and cleverly designed to more generous suites, each carrying its own character through a mix of custom pieces, quality textiles, and thoughtful touches. Bathrooms are finished with care, and the overall impression is of a well-kept private residence rather than a conventional city hotel. Common spaces invite lingering, with a lobby lounge that doubles as a social hub where guests settle into comfortable seating with a coffee or glass of Austrian wine.
Breakfast at Hotel Josefine is a considered affair, drawing on regional producers and Austrian culinary traditions. Fresh pastries, local cheeses, charcuterie, and seasonal accompaniments set a tone that feels generous without excess. The hotel's bar offers an evening counterpoint, a place to unwind with a well-made cocktail or explore a curated selection of Austrian wines. The atmosphere across both is warm and unhurried, encouraging the kind of slow mornings and late evenings that define a good city stay.
Josefstadt rewards those who wander. The district sits just northwest of the Ringstrasse, within easy reach of Vienna's major cultural landmarks, the Kunsthistorisches Museum, the MuseumsQuartier, the Volkstheater, and the grand coffeehouses along the boulevard. Yet stepping back into the neighborhood's quieter blocks reveals a different Vienna: bakeries with generations of regulars, independent bookshops, small galleries, and the historic Theater in der Josefstadt, one of the oldest continuously operating theaters in the German-speaking world. The hotel's position places you at the intersection of both worlds.
What stays with you about Hotel Josefine is a sense of proportion. Nothing is overwrought, nothing is missing. It is the kind of place that understands the difference between luxury and care, and chooses the latter with quiet confidence. You leave feeling not that you visited Vienna, but that you briefly belonged to one of its most characterful corners.
Hotel Josefine occupies a handsome building in Vienna's creative Josefstadt district, the city's eighth and smallest quarter, where the atmosphere shifts from monumental to intimate. Named for Empress Josephine, the neighborhood carries its imperial heritage lightly, preferring instead the energy of independent theaters, neighborhood cafés, and tree-lined residential streets. The hotel channels this same spirit: cultured but approachable, designed with personality rather than pomp.
The interiors draw on a palette that feels distinctly Viennese without leaning on cliché. Warm tones, curated artwork, and contemporary furnishings sit alongside period architectural details, creating rooms that feel lived-in rather than staged. Guest rooms range from compact and cleverly designed to more generous suites, each carrying its own character through a mix of custom pieces, quality textiles, and thoughtful touches. Bathrooms are finished with care, and the overall impression is of a well-kept private residence rather than a conventional city hotel. Common spaces invite lingering, with a lobby lounge that doubles as a social hub where guests settle into comfortable seating with a coffee or glass of Austrian wine.
Breakfast at Hotel Josefine is a considered affair, drawing on regional producers and Austrian culinary traditions. Fresh pastries, local cheeses, charcuterie, and seasonal accompaniments set a tone that feels generous without excess. The hotel's bar offers an evening counterpoint, a place to unwind with a well-made cocktail or explore a curated selection of Austrian wines. The atmosphere across both is warm and unhurried, encouraging the kind of slow mornings and late evenings that define a good city stay.
What we love about this stay
There's a certain quietness to Hotel Josefine that feels earned rather than manufactured — contemporary rooms with fine linens and sleek furniture that don't overreach, a lobby that carries genuine sophistication without performing it. It sits in the kind of Vienna neighborhood where the Leopold Museum and its Schiele and Klimt collections are a short walk away, which says something about the cultural gravity of the location. Some rooms come with balconies that frame the streetlife below, and there's a real pleasure in watching Vienna's vintage streetlamps come on from that vantage point. It's a hotel that suits the traveler who wants proximity to the city's artistic pulse without the grandeur fatigue of a palatial stay — a place where the city does the heavy lifting and the room simply lets you absorb it.
Member rates
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Hotel Josefine in Vienna, Vienna publishes distinct room types below. The public rate is the live cash price anyone can see. Journey publishes an entry-tier member rate for this stay — a catalog offer, not a personalized quote. Journey members get member-only rates and unique custom benefits at Alliance properties. Join on journey.com to unlock the published member rate, then check dates to book.
- What is the public rate vs the member rate at Hotel Josefine?
- The public rate is the live cash price anyone can see. Journey publishes an entry-tier member rate for this stay — a catalog offer, not a personalized quote. Join on journey.com to unlock the published member rate, then check dates to book.
- Is the member rate at Hotel Josefine a personalized quote?
- No. Before you connect or sign in, Journey only shows the published entry-tier member rate for this stay. It is a catalog offer, not a personalized quote.
- How do I unlock the member rate at Hotel Josefine?
- Join on journey.com, then check dates on this hotel page to book a room.
Room types
Catalog room types at this hotel. Choose dates below for the public rate and the published entry-tier member rate. Those dated totals are not a personalized quote.
Großes Doppelzimmer – Josefine Ideale Plus
Sleeps 2 · 1 × Queen · 269 sq ft · regular
Featuring free toiletries and bathrobes, this double room includes a private bathroom with a walk-in shower and a hairdryer. The air-conditioned double room features a flat-screen TV, a safe deposit box, parquet floors, a tiled floor as well as garden views. The unit has 1 bed.
Deluxe Doppelzimmer – Josefine Ideale
Sleeps 2 · 1 × Queen · 205 sq ft · regular
This double room has air conditioning. Some of the rooms feature a flat-screen TV .
Deluxe Zimmer mit Queensize Bett – Josefine Historique
Sleeps 2 · 1 × Queen · 194 sq ft · regular
Some of these double room feature a balcony, bathrobe and air conditioning.
Einzelzimmer – Josefine Petite
Sleeps 1 · 1 × Twin · 151 sq ft · regular
This single room has air conditioning. Some of the rooms feature a flat-screen TV .
Suite mit 2 Schlafzimmern – Maisonette Suite
Sleeps 5 · 1 × Queen · 527 sq ft · regular
This family room features air conditioning.Some of the rooms feature a flat-screen TV .
Suite mit Kingsize Bett – Josefine Bel Etage
Sleeps 3 · 1 × Super King · 463 sq ft · regular
This double room has air conditioning. Some of the rooms feature a flat-screen TV .
Josefine Historique - Double Room with Balcony or Art Deco Stained-Glass
Sleeps 2 · Queen Bed · 194 sq ft · regular
Jeweled shards of amber, emerald, and sapphire spill across crisp white linens as morning sun filters through original Art Deco stained glass—a daily spectacle that belongs to you alone. This 194-square-foot sanctuary at Josefine Historique distills the grandeur of old-world European hospitality into every carefully preserved detail. Sink into cloud-soft down on your queen bed, then wrap yourself in a plush robe and step onto the private balcony, where a mosaic of city rooftops unfolds beneath you. A rainfall shower washes away the day's wandering, and heritage architecture frames each glance outward like a living postcard. This is travel as it was always meant to be—intimate, storied, impossible to forget.
Josefine Ideale - Superior Double Room
Sleeps 2 · Queen Bed · 205 sq ft · regular
Soft Viennese light spills through gauze curtains, tracing golden lines across crisp linens and a cloud-like down duvet that beckons you closer. The Josefine Ideale distills imperial grace into an intimate 200-square-foot sanctuary—every detail deliberate, from the rainfall shower's gentle cascade to sumptuous bathrobes waiting beside polished marble. Step beyond your door and the aroma of freshly pulled espresso drifts from legendary coffeehouses, while gilded palace façades and cobblestone lanes unfold like a living waltz. This is Vienna at its most personal—a stay that echoes in memory long after you leave.
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Esterházygasse 33, Vienna, Vienna, AT
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Guest
DEC 2025Guest
DEC 2025Fabulous stay!!! Everything was great, a really lovely welcome from all the staff and nothing was too much trouble for anyone. Decor was fabulous, quite a special place to stay.
Guest
DEC 2025Guest
JAN 2026We had a lovely stay. The bar of the hotel is top notch
Guest
JAN 2026
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