Vienna Weekend Itinerary

What an impressive city! I already was excited to go because of the connection it has with the story of Sissi, but I wouldn’t imagine that it would be this incredible. Within a day I already knew that I would definitely go back to Vienna to stay longer. For now, let me take you through my luxury, relaxing weekend in this imperial city.

If you rather watch the Vienna travel vlog:

Day 1

I always make sure to get the first plane in the morning if I go somewhere, so I can get the most out of it. The first plane from Amsterdam to Vienna was not until 9:30, so it would arrive at 11:30. Unfortunately we started our trip with an hour delay because of the weather conditions in Vienna. That was probably one of the first things I heard about Vienna, omg. What do you mean ‘spring’? Well, anyway.. Let’s get into the good vibes now.

We were welcomed by the driver that was arranged by the hotel. It was the first time that I used that service, and I’m telling you.. That’s going to be a standard from now on. How relaxing that was! No need to look for the exit, for the taxis, and dragging your suitcases there. You arrive, you look for a sign with your name on it, you hand over your suitcases, and you follow the driver. You’re sitting within 5 minutes.

I’ll leave the hotel experience for a different blog post, as it deserves its very own blog post. But we stayed our weekend at the lovely Almanac Palais Vienna.

After checking in, we immediately went to the place where we planned on having lunch: Verde.

Lunch at Verde

Let’s start by saying that Verde was an amazing spot for lunch. It’s in the middle of the city, and basically next to all the luxury shops. The service was amazing, we had a lovely waiter, and the interior was exactly how I love it. Velvet, colors, gold. Yes!

I started with my very first glass of Austrian wine (how could I not): a delicious Riesling. They also make their own limonade. My sister ordered one with passion fruit. It was so good!

In terms of food I had an amazing truffle ravioli, and my sister had risotto with chicken. Just a note here. I’m always into eating the original foods, but I do have to say no to authentic Austrian food though, because I don’t like it. And Kaiserschmarrn is something I only eat when I’m skiing in the ice cold. That’s why I’m eating Italian food in Vienna, haha. I do love the Austrian wines though!

Goldenes Quartier Wien

I have to say that I was so deeply impressed by this square and all the streets around it with all the luxury shops they had, the buildings that they were in, and how BIG the shops were. They also had such a big Zimmermann store, and I felt like a child in a candystore. It’s definitely one of my favorite designers. Just the quality and the details of it, wow.

Oh, and that insanely gorgeous church next to the Zara store. And the building next to it, where there’s a McDonalds, the colors and detail on that building, wow. I think it’s the most gorgeous outside of a McDonalds that I’ve seen in my entire life.

Dinner at THELL

Our evening started with dinner at THELL. If you look them up on social media, you wouldn’t necessarily think that you could have a nice sitdown dinner there. At least, when I looked them up before we went there, all I saw was parties and it felt more like a club. But it was such a vibe. I loved their interior, but we had such a nice dinner. It did become louder the later it got. It was a different world compared to where we went the next day, but if you’re looking for something nice, and not too fancy, this is definitely a good place.

Cocktails at Potions

This place has been on our radar ever since we knew that we were going to Vienna: Potions. It’s giving Harry Potter vibes (such a coincidence, but we are HP fans!), and they have amazing cocktails. Literally potions! Of course, I had the Lost Cherry cocktail. If there’s something with cherry, it has my name on it. My sister had the Charmlixir. They were amazing. I love these chemistry vibe cocktails. Such a fan!

Day 2

On the second day I woke up early, because I had an appointment.

Photoshoot

Ever since I got started with doing a photoshoot on one of my trips, I’ve been doing it on every trip, and have no regrets whatsoever. I love doing a professional photoshoot with a photographer that knows the best spots in the city, and having a bunch of amazing photos afterwards. The first one I did was with Flytographer because it’s just so easy. But on this trip I started doing it by looking for great photographers myself in the destination where I’m going. Because I’m all about supporting them over a big business, and they are also just less expensive.

So because it was supposed to be spring, I brought such a cute red dress because it would look so cute outside with these gorgeous buildings. But when I left the hotel, it was snowing and -7 degrees. That was a challenge, I have to say. Wow. I was freezing! But I did it anyway, and no regrets, haha. I love the photos and videos she took of me.

If you’re looking for a good photographer in Vienna, check her out on Instagram. What I loved about her is that she really has these fun ideas, knows all the right places, and that she also records small videos that you can use.

Austrian National Library

Wow, this was mesmerising. The Austrian National Library. As if I was in Beauty and the Beast. It so felt like that movie inside this library. This is something that you just HAVE to see with your own eyes. I can tell you how amazing it is, I can show you pictures, I can show you videos of it on my vlog, but nothing beats the feeling of actually seeing it with your own eyes. Felt like a dream.

Back to the luxury shops

Because we didn’t really had a lot of time on the first day, we didn’t visit all of the shops that we wanted to see, so we went back for a couple of them. And I found my new sunglasses at Loewe. I tried on a couple of them (on my vlog you’ll see them all, I started with the fun green one on the top left). And I actually loved them all, but the sales assistant and my sister both agreed that the last one was the best fit. I might go back for the fun green one though, loved that one!

Then we went to Dolce & Gabbana, and also bought a gorgeous one there. I bought it as a gift for my sister. But I might steal it from time to time.

Lunch at Buxbaum

I absolutely loved our lunch at Buxbaum. Definitely put it in your itinerary. I also might be a little bit biased because I absolutely love good wines and lobster linguine. And they had both. But no seriously, it was such a cute place. The wines were amazing, the food was excellent. I would definitely go back here for lunch.

Please be aware though. There’s also a hotel called Buxbaum, and it is not inside the hotel. You have to walk past the entrance of the hotel, go the left, and then straight ahead you’ll see a courtyard. That’s where it’s located.

Getting a tattoo

I have been thinking about getting a tattoo at every destination I’m visiting from now on. Just like collecting stamps in your passport, but instead, you’re collecting stamps on your body. So I’ve been thinking about the tattoo for Vienna for a while. But I just couldn’t think of anything. At the last minute I decided to go for the tattoo that I chose. I have flowers in the form of a heart. Nothing to do with Vienna except me knowing that I had it in Vienna, and the heart stands for that I loved it more than I thought I would. But the thought behind this was actually to get something that had a true link to Vienna. We got our tattoo at EasyTattoo Vienna.

So I already have on in mind for Paris, but for Rome I’m not sure if I’m getting one because of the fact that I’m traveling with my mom, and she doesn’t like it, and we also don’t really have a lot of time in Rome. But I still like the idea of doing it in Paris etc.

DAS LOFT

Now it’s time for the star of the show: DAS LOFT! This view was truly breathtaking. Wow. The vibe was good. The view was stunning. The service was good. The drinks and food were amazing. If you only take one thing to add into your itinerary for Vienna (which you shouldn’t but okay), then let it be this one.

I started dinner here with a glass of Dom Perignon champagne. I feel like that’s the only right way to start evenings at places like this. As a starter I had the Pumpkin Veloutée, and it was delicious. I love pumpkin, especially when it’s as cold as it was. Then as the main course I had Risotto with truffle and mushrooms. Everything was so incredibly delicious, I loved it. This was truly a 10 out of 10!

Cocktails at The Chapel Bar

After dinner we went to the speakeasy cocktail bar The Chapel Bar. It was super busy, and we had to wait on our table a little bit, but the vibes and the drinks were so good! Totally different from Potions, but I loved it. They had the ceiling full of Christmas decoration, and it was just so much fun. I had the Huntress of Hearts, which was super cute, delicious, but a pretty normal cocktail compared to what my sister had. She had like a bathtub, and the bubbles were popping one by one. It was so cute!

The entrance of The Chapel Bar is hidden inside of restaurant Let’s Be Frank.

Day 3

We requested a late checkout on the last day, so that we could enjoy our morning there in the spa. I am convinced that you should at least have 1 slow morning in your weekend, where you’re just fully relaxing. We also actually wanted to go to the Sissi museum (it was literally the main reason why I wanted to go to Vienna), but we found out last minute that you had to buy tickets with timeslots. I wasn’t prepared for that at all, so we couldn’t even go. That really sucked for me. So please buy your tickets in advance.

So instead of going to the Sissi museum, we went to the Easter markets. It’s so cute that they have these. I never knew, and I’m pretty sure that I’m not the only one who knew about Christmas markets but not about Easter markets. It’s basically the same principle as the Christmas markets, but instead of Christmas trees, you have Easter eggs.

That was our luxury weekend in Vienna. It’s so worth the visit, such a gorgeous city! But I do recommend to go later in the year. March is too unreliable. The weekend before our trip it was 15 degrees and sunny, the weekend of our trip it was raining, snowing, and -7 degrees. So I’d recommend to go somewhere in May. But definitely use this Vienna weekend itinerary. Just maybe actually add the Sissi museum in there, haha.

See you in the next one where I will tell you all about the amazing hotel that we stayed at!