General Overview:

The InterContinental Vienna is a business hotel with a wealth of experience in organising and delivering meetings, conferences, and events for the healthcare sector. 

Location:

The hotel is located in the center of Vienna, overlooking the Stadtpark, but not within the Ringstrasse where most of the city's tourist attractions are situated.

Design:

The hotel's exterior design follows that of other Intercontinentals with a large concrete and glass exterior with an interior that incorporates a classical Viennese style with oak paneling and some stylish touches.

Meeting Space:

There are 16 versatile meeting rooms which are mainly located on the Mezzanine Floor of the hotel, some on the ground floor. The Ballroom can accommodate up to 800 people in theatre style, 450 people in a classroom, and 400 in cabaret style.

The ideal size for internal and external healthcare meetings is 200-300 people, given that usually there are some breakout rooms required.

Bedrooms:

 392 rooms in total out of which there are 259 Classic Rooms ('standard' category) across 12 bedroom floors. Bedrooms come with complimentary Wi-Fi, a working desk, a laptop safe, tea/coffee-making facilities, and an iron and ironing board.

Restaurant:

The Restaurant Parlor on the Ground Floor is the location for guest breakfast. It seats 230 and is the restaurant used for the day delegate lunches although, for a dinner meeting, a private meeting room is required.

Cafe Vienna is the lounge cafe/bar area on the ground floor and the Intermezzo Bar, open from 6pm

Experience:

The hotel is experienced in hosting healthcare meetings,  including conferences, congresses & events from pharma and medical device supplier clients, and different kinds of meetings throughout the product lifecycle, such as sales meetings, product launches, investigator meetings, live surgery, etc. 

Fitness:

Guests have access to a fitness gym with free weights and exercise machines. There is a sauna and a steam bath as well as a relaxation area. 

This hotel has a reputation for being more upscale in terms of architecture and decor. However, we believe that, while the decor is slightly above that of an executive level, it is still within the parameters that are usually acceptable for meetings. The meeting space is extensive and has its own entrance.

This hotel is not officially star-rated, and can provide an official letter to confirm this, but may have previously been 5-star. Like the majority of the hotel industry, it does not use or promote industry star ratings and employs perceptions ratings e.g. Google, to provide a perspective of high service levels.

External leisure travel sites and some legacy IHG pages describe the hotel as 5-star, and sales and marketing messaging do use some elevated language. In our opinion, the venue is executive-level, with decor and branding consistent with an upscale business offering.

This venue has leisure facilities aimed toward individual guests and does not have a pool but chargeable massage treatments are available. These are on the -1 level and away from public and meeting spaces.