Hotel Imperial hosts conferences of up to 110 people theatre-style, banquets for 88 and receptions for 110 in five historic halls covering 375 m², plus four breakout rooms. Weddings can include a civil ceremony with the city registrar in a private room. The hotel stands at Kärntner Ring 16, on the Ringstrasse in Vienna's first district.
Seminars and company events
The hotel presents itself as a venue for official state visits, international conferences, diplomatic meetings and social occasions, and it has received royal families and political leaders since it opened. The Festsaal is the largest room for a plenary session, with 110 seats theatre-style. The Marmorsaal is the place for a standing reception of 110. Three salons take smaller boards and workshops, and four breakout rooms complete the set for a seminar with sub-groups. A groups and events team handles bookings, menus and room blocks.
Weddings and receptions
Couples can marry at the hotel: a private room is set up for the ceremony, with the City of Vienna's registrar and a witness when needed. Marriott Certified Wedding Planners help with vendors, menus and budget. Wedding packages include a suite for the wedding night with a Champagne breakfast, a two-hour photo session on the Royal Staircase and a private limousine transfer to the airport for two. The Festsaal seats a wedding banquet of 88.
Rooms and capacities
Festsaal, 105 m²: theater 110, reception 100, banquet 88. Marmorsaal, 105 m²: theater 60, reception 110, banquet 70. Ringstrassen Salon, 63 m²: theater 48, reception 60, banquet 56. Salon Imperial, 60 m²: theater 50, reception 40, banquet 64. Salon Maria Theresia, 42 m²: theater 32, reception 40, banquet 30. Four further breakout rooms are available.
Accommodation
Guest rooms run from Classic and Deluxe rooms to Imperial and Executive Junior Suites, a Maisonette Suite and the Sisi and Elisabeth suites. Many rooms have private balconies over the roofs of old Vienna. Butler service is offered, and the concierge desk includes three Clefs d'Or members. A gym is open around the clock.
Catering
Banqueting is handled in-house. The hotel has Restaurant OPUS, rated four toques by Gault&Millau in 2026, Café Imperial Wien for Viennese classics such as Tafelspitz and Wiener Schnitzel, and the Imperial Bar, set where carriages once drove into the palace. The Imperial Torte, created for the opening in honor of Emperor Franz Joseph I, can end a dinner or go home as a gift.
History and setting
The palace was built in 1863 as the town residence of Duke Philipp of Württemberg. It was converted into a hotel for the Vienna World's Fair and opened on April 28, 1873, as the first luxury hotel in the city. Marble, hand-carved statues, crystal chandeliers and the Royal Staircase under high stucco ceilings remain from that period. The Michelin Guide awarded the hotel two keys.
Getting there
The hotel sits directly on the Ringstrasse in the first district, a short walk from the State Opera and the historic center. Vienna International Airport is the nearest airport. Guests arriving by train receive a bottle of water as part of the hotel's environmental program.
