Located over the Ringstrasse, between the opera house and Albertina Museum, The Amauris Vienna - Relais & Châteaux repurposed a corner manor designed by architects Willhelm von Flattrich and Carl Schumann into a gorgeous boutique hotel in Vienna. 

The interiors, swathed in velvet and lit by contemporary European lighting, revolve around a cast-iron hydraulic lift dating back to the city’s World’s Fair in 1873. 

The sleek modern rooms are decorated in velvet, wood, metallic accents, and crisp white framing. The spa dressed in marble and its pool with a glass roof at the heart of the hotel’s courtyard is a highlight not to miss. There is also a steam room, a Finnish sauna, an ice fountain, and massage jets.