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Eurail Hotel Stop: Location, Location at Wien Mercure Westbahnhof

Where: Felberstrasse 4, Vienna, Austria, 1150

Depending on your destination, a number of Eurail trains in and out of Vienna stop at Wien Westbahnhof, loosely translated as the West Vienna rail station. Directly opposite the Europaplatz side of Westbahnhof, you can find the Mercure Wien Westbahnhof which as well as being handily located to a main train station is also served by the underground train, airport bus and trams.

Apart from the great location and reasonable price (you can often get a room for around $100 a night), the Mercure Wien Westbahnhof isn't really a special hotel. There are about 250 roooms and sometimes large tour groups are put up there, and the central transport location can mean it's sometimes a bit noisy. Breakfast is the usual Austrian-style buffet feast, which means it can be a matter of timing and chance to get the fresh or hot versions of whatever's available that morning.

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Fit for a Prince But No King at Prinz Eugen

Where: Wiedner Gürtel 14, Vienna, Austria, 1040

Visiting Vienna, Austria's attraction-crammed capital, is a good way to dive into either an Eastern European trip (it's less than an hour from Slovakia's capital Bratislava, and also right near Hungary, Slovenia and the Czech Republic) or to start an alpine-style Western European holiday (you could take in the rest of Austria, Switzerland and Germany).

Reaching all of these destinations is perfect by train, and staying near the South Railway Station Südbahnhof is ideal. Enter a number of accommodation choices: a popular one being the Prinz Eugen Hotel directly opposite the station.

The staff are often heavily-accented foreigners, but that doesn't matter as even if you speak a little German, the quirky dialect of Vienna is something you can never learn from a textbook. Some of the double and twin rooms are a bit cramped, but if you book a triple you could have enough space for a small orchestral performance (now that's life in Vienna!).

The Prinz Eugen tends to feel a little dark inside, but if you're visiting in winter it's no different outside. As in most of German-speaking Europe, a pretty elaborate breakfast is included, with more types of cheeses or bread rolls than anyone really needs. You can wheel your suitcase to the station or use your feet to get to the city center; if you're not feeling so fit or Vienna's under snow, the tram and subway are also right nearby.

But beware of the hotel's sketchy pink balconies.

[Photo:I am Jacques Strappe]

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