An enormous taxidermied horse stands in the reception area of this ultra-hip hotel. The Grand Ferdinand is shaking up Vienna's accommodation scene by offering parquet-floored eight-bed dorms with mahogany bunks alongside richly coloured designer rooms with chaise longues and chandeliered suites with private champagne bars. Breakfast (€29) is served on the panoramic rooftop terrace, adjacent to the heated, open-air infinity pool.
There are three restaurants: one on the rooftop (for guests only), as well as a ground-floor modern European restaurant and a goulash and champagne bar (both open to nonguests). If you need to rent wheels, zoom off in one of the hotel's Maseratis (per day from €220).