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SO/ Vienna

Name: SO/ Vienna
Address: Praterstraße 1, 1020 Wien, Austria, Vienna, Austria
Price range: $$ ($242/night and up)
Rating: 4.5

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SO/ Vienna

Vienna • Leopoldstadt • OPTIMIZE

avg. $242 / night

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At a glance

Jean Nouvel's iridescent tower frames Stephansdom through slot windows and houses a Pipilotti Rist rooftop restaurant.

Best for: Architecture enthusiasts and contemporary art collectors

Highlights:

Jean Nouvel's iridescent glass tower with amber-glow curtain wall
Rooftop restaurant with Pipilotti Rist ceiling artwork
Upper-floor windows frame Stephansdom spire precisely

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PB hotel design editorial

Jean Nouvel's iridescent glass tower rising over Leopoldstadt's Ringstrasse-era rooflines is about as confrontational a statement as contemporary Vienna permits — a deep-blue curtain wall grid that reflects the sky by day and glows amber from within at dusk, set in deliberate tension with the stuccoed Historicist facades crowding its base. SO/ Vienna, which opened in 2012 within the seventeen-floor Sofitel Vienna Stephansdom tower, gave Nouvel the opportunity to position a landmark building at the intersection of the old city and the second district, with the spire of Stephansdom framed precisely in the horizontal slot windows of the upper guest rooms. The interiors were divided between two designers whose briefs could hardly be more different. Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance handled the lower-level bar, where a multi-panel backlit installation of coloured glass panels — amber, chartreuse, magenta — anchors a lounge dressed in powder-blue curved banquettes and cardinal-red carpet. Atop the tower, the rooftop restaurant Le Loft carries a vast Pipilotti Rist ceiling artwork, its blaze of orange and crimson paint suspended above grey upholstered booth seating and floor-to-ceiling glass. The 182 guest rooms, designed by the Sofitel brand's in-house team, keep things quieter: poured-resin floors in pale grey, wall panels in taupe, and boxy upholstered armchairs framing city panoramas that give Vienna's baroque density a newly vertiginous dimension.

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SO/ Vienna Reviews

2,980 reviews

"Having reviewed almost 300 hotels on TripAdvisor and staying at hundreds of five star hotels in USA, Europe, Asia and South America, this is the first time I can say this: Best hotel I have ever stayed in! From the moment we arrived the service from the staff amazed me. Exceptionally well trained staff, genuine desire to serve the guests and a friendly atmosphere that I never experienced in other hotels from virtually every employee we met. The reception team, the bell desk, the rooftop restaurant staff, housekeeping and the spa team all deserve praise and recognition. One amazing example: on Sunday morning the restaurant ran out of bananas at breakfast. I went to the front desk and asked the reception team if there is a market close by where I can get a banana! They told me markets are closed on Sunday but to sit down for a couple minutes! A couple minutes later she handed me 3 bananas! I have no clue how she did that! In over 40 years of traveling I have never experienced this level of service. Besides the exceptional service, our room was extremely comfortable and well laid out. Finally, I must compliment the hotel management for capturing such outstanding employees."

A Tripadvisor traveler review

May 25, 2026

"In April 2026, I had a stay at SO/ Vienna that turned out to be one of the most pleasant and memorable travel experiences I've had! We were staying in a spacious and very comfortable room, with a superb view of the Danube and some of Vienna’s most beautiful sights. Dinner at Das LOFT was extraordinary! All the dishes exceeded expectations, and the wines presented by the sommelier were a unique experience in themselves. The Cusco we had for desserts is certainly a must to try. I highly recommend going up to the restaurant on the 18th floor for a truly special dining and aesthetic experience The staff super friendly, young, and exceptionally professional; provided us with an great level of care. Looking forward to be back again!"

A Tripadvisor traveler review

Apr 11, 2026

"3 star attitude and behavior dressed up as 5 star . 2 rooms where air conditioning doesn’t work. Promises to deliver amenities that never came . It shows"

A Tripadvisor traveler review

Apr 06, 2026

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