The Hotel Ambassador is an imposing 19th Century property overlooking the trendy Karntner Strasse shopping street, 100 metres' walk from the Albertina Museum in Vienna's city centre.

This five storey hotel features 86 guestrooms, all of which include a light, neoclassical décor, blue carpets and dark wood furnishings. All rooms have air conditioning, pay movies, voicemail and wireless Internet.

The Morwald im Ambassador Restaurant serves both international and Austrian dishes and an extensive wine list served in a contemporary setting with integrated open view kitchen and parquet floor.

The restaurant leads to an attractive winter garden overlooking a fountain by the artist Raphael Donner.

The Atrium Bar is a typically Viennese Grunderzeit style high ceilinged atrium with marble pillars and crystal chandeliers featuring a cigar menu and serving specialities such as vanilla spiced rum.

Guests can watch the world go by with a glass of wine or coffee in the hotel's Open Air Café located on the Karntner Strasse.

The hotel's conference rooms provide facilities for meetings of up to 100 persons, with wireless Internet access available. Multilingual staff can help book a trip to the opera or plan tours around Vienna.

The State Opera House, the Spanish Riding School and the Imperial Palace are all within 400 metres of the hotel.

Vienna International airport (VIE) is 30 minutes by car, 20 kilometres (13 miles) from the hotel.