Interactive maps

We just finished compiling a few maps to highlight the extraordinary location of our apartments and also to provide information for our guests both as they prepare their stay in Vienna and as a quick reference when they are here.
Check them and let us know what you think!

Grocery stores, bakeries, fitess center, pharmacies..

Nearby attractions; to give you a clue, the Naschmarkt which is one of the furthermost attractions of the 48 featured on this map, is just a 19-minute walk from our apartments!!!!

Guests often inquire about the access of the apartments from the airport, train stations or with a car. Here is the map with main access points.

Let us know if you like them and we'll make more!!!

Beautiful photos of you and your loved ones in Vienna

We have partnered with the amazing Dina Lee, a talented professional photographer who regularly uses our apartments for photo shootings with her customers (check the blog posts below).

We now offer special packages for our guests, but also for other travelers staying in Vienna, to have their picture taken in the apartment they are staying and/or on location!

We offer two formats:

1/ The Full Package:
-  a 2-hour photo session
- an online gallery of 20 beautifully edited images- you also receive the corresponding HD Jpeg files
- 6 prints of your choice: 2 large (24x30cm) and 4 medium (13x18cm), worldwide shipping
- turnaround time: 10 days

Price: 340€ for our guests, sponsored by ElegantVienna (390€ for travelers not staying with ElegantVienna)

Extras: Hair&Makeup: for women 50€, for Men/Children 25€ per person

2/ The Mini Session:
- 30-minute photo session
-  12 HD Jpeg photo files which you can publish on your social media pages, print on your printer etc
- Turnaround: 4 days

Price: 180€ for our guests, sponsored by ElegantVienna (210€ for travellers not staying with ElegantVienna)

Payment via credit card or cash.

Check her stunningly beautiful art on her website: http://www.leedina.com/
or on her Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/leedina.studio
Dina will be happy to answer all of your questions, discuss your ideal shooting with you and can also give you a quote for your dream session if it is not covered by our two standard products above.

Contact her directly here: http://www.leedina.com/contact.html

Who wants a shooting? a present for your significant other, 3-generation families staying in our larger apartments: give your children and grand children pictures of you with them that they will cherish for ever, friends living all over the world meeting in Vienna.

Dina Lee, Photographer

Dina Lee did it again: beautiful photos taken in Sonata

The three ladies pictured are photographers themselves and they specialize in photographs of newborns and their families. You can see their work here: www.endlichda.at

We are happy to have photographers using our apartments as a setting for beautiful photography. This is a consecration of the care we take in decorating them.

Dina Lee is an exceptional photographer, check her website and be amazed:  http://www.leedina.com/

Professional photographer uses Concerto as setting!!

Dina Lee, Vienna-based photographer, booked Concerto, and her clients from Italy stayed for 3 nights; Concerto was the perfect location for the shooting of a new lingerie collection!!

Check all the amazing photos and lingerie on the website of the designers: www.rosadore.it
As far as I can tell all photos in this website have been taken in Concerto.
  

The designers and models in Concerto

And here is my beautiful friend and talented photographer Dina Lee. Many amazing photos on her website www.leedina.com
I particularly love how natural her pictures look, as well as the fact that her portraits show the natural beauty of the model.

Din Lee, Photographer

 See you again soon for more great photos in our apartments Dina!

Cancellation insurance in Austria

Traveling with small children and you don't know if they'll get the flu? Old parent at home and you'd like to be there if something goes wrong? Or simply you know that sometimes things don't go as planned: a hurricane went through the home of one of our guests for instance (nobody hurt). Another one broke her leg in the stairs of her home. Although rare, cancellations do happen and they can cost a lot, especially if the cancellation occurs "last minute".

This is why we started a partnership with Europäische Reiseversicherung, a leading cancellation insurance company in Austria, and we strongly recommend you contract a cancellation insurance with them. If you contract the insurance at the time you receive the confirmation from the owner of the accommodation, it will be effective immediately. If you contract it later on, it will be effective 10 days after. The link to follow is ​ http://start.europaeische.at/hospl-en?AGN=10019593

There are plenty of insured events that will cover most cases of cancellation, however make sure to read the contract for insured events and exclusions.

Shopping in Vienna (part 1): opening times

Virtually all shops are closed on Sunday and on public holidays. You should check if there is a public holiday during your stay in Vienna to avoid surprises.

Grocery stores in Vienna usually open at 7.30 or 8 am and close at 7 or 8 pm(19h/20h). Bakeries open even earlier, some as early as 6am. Other kinds of shops may open at 9, more rarely at 10am. Shops in general also close earlier on Saturdays.

So what to do if you have an emergency on a Sunday or holiday? There is one grocery store open in each train station and at the airport. You will also find bakeries and other food shops open those days in these places. If you arrive on such a day it may be wise to do some petty shopping at the station or airport before heading to your accommodation.

Museums, palaces and other attractions are unaffected by Sundays and holidays, but they do have some closing days that vary, so it is always a good idea to check beforehand.

Sound levels in Vienna (part 2): noise in apartment buildings

Tenants in Viennese apartment buildings are generally very quiet and they are also very keen on this remaining so..
Legally it is not allowed to make any loud noises like loud talking, laughing, loud tv watching or music or (horrible word coming, don't read if you are overly sensitive)...partying (yuck!) after 10pm (22h) and until 6am.
Importantly, noise made by small children or babies crying are not legally considered as noise, so no worries if you have a small baby or a pair of very active small children.. the latter should be in bed at 10pm anyway.
So if you are a visitor in Vienna and want to know the etiquette, here you have it: keep noise levels low and enjoy the peaceful atmosphere while living in Vienna :-)