My Travel Choices

MTC cost guide

Vienna hotel VAT and city tax in 2027

A Vienna room price can leave out two separate charges: 10% VAT and the city's local accommodation tax. The local-tax rate rises in July 2027, so the date of your stay matters.

Scope, dates and party

These are dated ground-cost illustrations for two adults sharing one room, six nights over seven days, 19–25 January 2027. They cover inner-city Vienna — museums, historic streets and city neighbourhoods. Salzburg, the Alps and performance tickets are excluded. Hotel prices are public room-table observations from 2 October 2026, not checkout-reconciled quotes. Flights, visas and insurance are excluded. They are not bookable, not quotes, and not year-round ranges or calculator defaults.

What is specific to this budget

  • Hotel VAT: each priced room table shows 10% excluded, so one 10% reserve is added on the displayed amount.
  • Local tax: the city's rate is 5% from July 2026 to June 2027 and 8% from July 2027. A stay in January 2027 uses 5%.
  • The tax is levied on the accommodation price excluding VAT and breakfast. MTC assumes the displayed price is that net base; if it is not, the amount changes.
  • The Cloud One's table shows a different percentage, probably on a gross base. The two figures have not been reconciled with the hotel, so treat both as provisional.

Getting in from the airport

During works until October 2027 the S7 ends at St. Marx, with tram or bus connections onward; the REX7 runs to the main station. Fares in the examples are current, not guaranteed for January.

Dated cost examples

Six dated, itemised examples from 2027-01-19 to 2027-01-25: 6 nights and 7 days for two adults sharing one room, which is 14 person-days. Prices are as observed in October 2026, cover ground costs only, and are not multiplied out to other party sizes or trip lengths.

Dated planning illustration for two adults sharing one room, 19–25 January 2027: seven days and six nights, flights excluded. Hotel prices are public room-table observations from 2 October 2026, not checkout-reconciled quotes. Breakfast allowances, drinks, activities and marked transport lines are MTC gross estimates, not supplier quotes or free attractions. Not bookable, not a quote and not an annual or calculator default; do not scale it linearly to a different party.

All three are room only (14 breakfasts budgeted). Each reserve combines 10% hotel VAT and a conditional 5% Vienna local-tax reserve on the assumed net room base. Every total shows the provisional tax reserve and the subtotal before it. Each example is headed by its hotel's name; the listing order follows room price, not quality.

ibis Wien City · Example A

Total for two adults

1,613.98 USD

Includes a PROVISIONAL tax reserve of 55.08 USD (10% hotel VAT plus a conditional 5% Vienna local-tax reserve). Subtotal before the reserve: 1,558.90 USD. The tax is mandatory, not optional, but this is a calculated reserve — not an observed checkout total or a guaranteed maximum; replace it with the actual charge and never pay any part twice. Dated illustration, NOT checkout-reconciled and not an annual or calculator default: hotel prices are public room-table observations in whole local currency; deposits and unlisted extras are unknown, not zero. Hotels are listed by observed room price alone, not quality. 10% VAT and 5% city tax are shown as excluded. Room only: all 14 breakfasts use the MTC allowance; optional hotel breakfast prices are not credits.

115.28 USD per person per ground day

Link to this example
Show itemised lines

  • Hotel, six nights — observed room price

    1 × 325 EUR (stay) = 325 EUR ≈ 367.19 USD

    Source-backed: ibis Wien City — Standard Double Room; room only. 325.00 EUR as displayed. A dated public room-table price observed 2 October 2026 in whole EUR; not an exact checkout quote. Converted cents add no supplier precision; deposits, holds and unlisted local charges are unknown, not zero; future availability and discounts are not guaranteed.

  • Provisional hotel-tax reserve (mandatory tax, calculated)

    1 × 32.5 EUR (stay) = 32.5 EUR ≈ 36.72 USD

    Source-backed: Provisional hotel-VAT reserve: the room table shows 10% VAT excluded, so 10% is reserved on the displayed amount, assumed to be the net room base. The tax is mandatory, not optional; this is a calculated reserve, not an observed checkout total or a guaranteed maximum. Replace it with the actual charge and never pay any part twice.

  • Conditional city/accommodation-tax reserve (calculated)

    1 × 16.25 EUR (stay) = 16.25 EUR ≈ 18.36 USD

    Source-backed: Conditional Vienna local-tax reserve: 5% of the displayed amount, assumed to be the net room base excluding VAT and breakfast. A 19–25 January 2027 stay falls in the July 2026–June 2027 period at 5%, not the 8% rate from July 2027. The tax base is assumed, not reconciled. The tax is mandatory, not optional; this is a calculated reserve, not an observed checkout total or a guaranteed maximum. Replace it with the actual charge and never pay any part twice.

  • Breakfast allowance per adult (not a hotel or café price)

    14 × 12 EUR (person-breakfast) = 168 EUR ≈ 189.81 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): 12 EUR per person-breakfast for all 14 breakfasts, because no breakfast is included.

  • Lunch per adult (menu benchmark)

    14 × 14.9 EUR (person-lunch) = 208.6 EUR ≈ 235.68 USD

    Source-backed: Figlmüller Bäckerstraße — public menu. Lunch: vegetable lentils with a brioche dumpling 14.90 EUR per adult. Dinner A: veal goulash with spätzle 23.90 EUR. Dinner B adds beef broth 7.50 and apple strudel 10.90 to the same main = 42.30 EUR. Consumer menu prices are counted once; the menu does not itemise tax. Reconfirm ingredients; no halal claim. A named-restaurant benchmark, not a seven-day dining plan.

  • Dinner per adult (menu benchmark)

    14 × 23.9 EUR (person-dinner) = 334.6 EUR ≈ 378.03 USD

    Source-backed: Figlmüller Bäckerstraße — public menu. Lunch: vegetable lentils with a brioche dumpling 14.90 EUR per adult. Dinner A: veal goulash with spätzle 23.90 EUR. Dinner B adds beef broth 7.50 and apple strudel 10.90 to the same main = 42.30 EUR. Consumer menu prices are counted once; the menu does not itemise tax. Reconfirm ingredients; no halal claim. A named-restaurant benchmark, not a seven-day dining plan.

  • Additional drinks allowance per day for the two of you

    7 × 12 EUR (party-day) = 84 EUR ≈ 94.90 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Optional budget for additional drinks only.

  • Vienna 7-day digital transit pass per adult (current fare)

    2 × 25.2 EUR (adult) = 50.4 EUR ≈ 56.94 USD

    Source-backed: 25.20 EUR per adult for the current 7-day digital Vienna pass, not a guaranteed January 2027 fare.

  • Airport fare extension per adult, each way (current fare)

    4 × 2.3 EUR (adult-direction) = 9.2 EUR ≈ 10.39 USD

    Source-backed: 2.30 EUR per adult each way for the current airport extension, not a guaranteed January fare. During works from 7 September 2026 to October 2027 the S7 ends at St. Marx, with tram or bus connections; direct service to Wien Mitte is not promised. Check the timetable for your travel date.

  • Optional city activities allowance per adult

    2 × 100 EUR (adult) = 200 EUR ≈ 225.96 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Discretionary; no named ticket is promised. Timed museum entries and performances need their own booking; Salzburg and the Alps are excluded.

Hotel: ibis Wien City — Standard Double Room; room only. Cancellation and payment: Non-refundable; pay online.

ibis Wien City · Example B

Total for two adults

1,905.02 USD

Includes a PROVISIONAL tax reserve of 55.08 USD (10% hotel VAT plus a conditional 5% Vienna local-tax reserve). Subtotal before the reserve: 1,849.94 USD. The tax is mandatory, not optional, but this is a calculated reserve — not an observed checkout total or a guaranteed maximum; replace it with the actual charge and never pay any part twice. Dated illustration, NOT checkout-reconciled and not an annual or calculator default: hotel prices are public room-table observations in whole local currency; deposits and unlisted extras are unknown, not zero. Hotels are listed by observed room price alone, not quality. 10% VAT and 5% city tax are shown as excluded. Room only: all 14 breakfasts use the MTC allowance; optional hotel breakfast prices are not credits.

136.07 USD per person per ground day

Link to this example
Show itemised lines

  • Hotel, six nights — observed room price

    1 × 325 EUR (stay) = 325 EUR ≈ 367.19 USD

    Source-backed: ibis Wien City — Standard Double Room; room only. 325.00 EUR as displayed. A dated public room-table price observed 2 October 2026 in whole EUR; not an exact checkout quote. Converted cents add no supplier precision; deposits, holds and unlisted local charges are unknown, not zero; future availability and discounts are not guaranteed.

  • Provisional hotel-tax reserve (mandatory tax, calculated)

    1 × 32.5 EUR (stay) = 32.5 EUR ≈ 36.72 USD

    Source-backed: Provisional hotel-VAT reserve: the room table shows 10% VAT excluded, so 10% is reserved on the displayed amount, assumed to be the net room base. The tax is mandatory, not optional; this is a calculated reserve, not an observed checkout total or a guaranteed maximum. Replace it with the actual charge and never pay any part twice.

  • Conditional city/accommodation-tax reserve (calculated)

    1 × 16.25 EUR (stay) = 16.25 EUR ≈ 18.36 USD

    Source-backed: Conditional Vienna local-tax reserve: 5% of the displayed amount, assumed to be the net room base excluding VAT and breakfast. A 19–25 January 2027 stay falls in the July 2026–June 2027 period at 5%, not the 8% rate from July 2027. The tax base is assumed, not reconciled. The tax is mandatory, not optional; this is a calculated reserve, not an observed checkout total or a guaranteed maximum. Replace it with the actual charge and never pay any part twice.

  • Breakfast allowance per adult (not a hotel or café price)

    14 × 12 EUR (person-breakfast) = 168 EUR ≈ 189.81 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): 12 EUR per person-breakfast for all 14 breakfasts, because no breakfast is included.

  • Lunch per adult (menu benchmark)

    14 × 14.9 EUR (person-lunch) = 208.6 EUR ≈ 235.68 USD

    Source-backed: Figlmüller Bäckerstraße — public menu. Lunch: vegetable lentils with a brioche dumpling 14.90 EUR per adult. Dinner A: veal goulash with spätzle 23.90 EUR. Dinner B adds beef broth 7.50 and apple strudel 10.90 to the same main = 42.30 EUR. Consumer menu prices are counted once; the menu does not itemise tax. Reconfirm ingredients; no halal claim. A named-restaurant benchmark, not a seven-day dining plan.

  • Dinner per adult (menu benchmark)

    14 × 42.3 EUR (person-dinner) = 592.2 EUR ≈ 669.07 USD

    Source-backed: Figlmüller Bäckerstraße — public menu. Lunch: vegetable lentils with a brioche dumpling 14.90 EUR per adult. Dinner A: veal goulash with spätzle 23.90 EUR. Dinner B adds beef broth 7.50 and apple strudel 10.90 to the same main = 42.30 EUR. Consumer menu prices are counted once; the menu does not itemise tax. Reconfirm ingredients; no halal claim. A named-restaurant benchmark, not a seven-day dining plan.

  • Additional drinks allowance per day for the two of you

    7 × 12 EUR (party-day) = 84 EUR ≈ 94.90 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Optional budget for additional drinks only.

  • Vienna 7-day digital transit pass per adult (current fare)

    2 × 25.2 EUR (adult) = 50.4 EUR ≈ 56.94 USD

    Source-backed: 25.20 EUR per adult for the current 7-day digital Vienna pass, not a guaranteed January 2027 fare.

  • Airport fare extension per adult, each way (current fare)

    4 × 2.3 EUR (adult-direction) = 9.2 EUR ≈ 10.39 USD

    Source-backed: 2.30 EUR per adult each way for the current airport extension, not a guaranteed January fare. During works from 7 September 2026 to October 2027 the S7 ends at St. Marx, with tram or bus connections; direct service to Wien Mitte is not promised. Check the timetable for your travel date.

  • Optional city activities allowance per adult

    2 × 100 EUR (adult) = 200 EUR ≈ 225.96 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Discretionary; no named ticket is promised. Timed museum entries and performances need their own booking; Salzburg and the Alps are excluded.

Hotel: ibis Wien City — Standard Double Room; room only. Cancellation and payment: Non-refundable; pay online.

The Cloud One Wien-Staatsoper · Example A

Total for two adults

1,992.07 USD

Includes a PROVISIONAL tax reserve of 104.40 USD (10% hotel VAT plus a conditional 5% Vienna local-tax reserve). Subtotal before the reserve: 1,887.67 USD. The tax is mandatory, not optional, but this is a calculated reserve — not an observed checkout total or a guaranteed maximum; replace it with the actual charge and never pay any part twice. Dated illustration, NOT checkout-reconciled and not an annual or calculator default: hotel prices are public room-table observations in whole local currency; deposits and unlisted extras are unknown, not zero. Hotels are listed by observed room price alone, not quality. Its table shows city tax as 4.55%, probably on a different base from the 5% reserved here; the final provider bill has not been reconciled. Room only: all 14 breakfasts use the MTC allowance; optional hotel breakfast prices are not credits.

142.29 USD per person per ground day

Link to this example
Show itemised lines

  • Hotel, six nights — observed room price

    1 × 616 EUR (stay) = 616 EUR ≈ 695.96 USD

    Source-backed: The Cloud One Wien-Staatsoper — Standard Double Room; room only. 616.00 EUR as displayed. A dated public room-table price observed 2 October 2026 in whole EUR; not an exact checkout quote. Converted cents add no supplier precision; deposits, holds and unlisted local charges are unknown, not zero; future availability and discounts are not guaranteed.

  • Provisional hotel-tax reserve (mandatory tax, calculated)

    1 × 61.6 EUR (stay) = 61.6 EUR ≈ 69.60 USD

    Source-backed: Provisional hotel-VAT reserve: the room table shows 10% VAT excluded, so 10% is reserved on the displayed amount, assumed to be the net room base. The tax is mandatory, not optional; this is a calculated reserve, not an observed checkout total or a guaranteed maximum. Replace it with the actual charge and never pay any part twice.

  • Conditional city/accommodation-tax reserve (calculated)

    1 × 30.8 EUR (stay) = 30.8 EUR ≈ 34.80 USD

    Source-backed: Conditional Vienna local-tax reserve: 5% of the displayed amount, assumed to be the net room base. The Cloud One's own table shows 4.55%, probably on a different (gross) base; the two have not been reconciled with the provider, so neither is a final figure. A January 2027 stay uses the 5% period, not the 8% rate from July 2027. The tax is mandatory, not optional; this is a calculated reserve, not an observed checkout total or a guaranteed maximum. Replace it with the actual charge and never pay any part twice.

  • Breakfast allowance per adult (not a hotel or café price)

    14 × 12 EUR (person-breakfast) = 168 EUR ≈ 189.81 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): 12 EUR per person-breakfast for all 14 breakfasts, because no breakfast is included.

  • Lunch per adult (menu benchmark)

    14 × 14.9 EUR (person-lunch) = 208.6 EUR ≈ 235.68 USD

    Source-backed: Figlmüller Bäckerstraße — public menu. Lunch: vegetable lentils with a brioche dumpling 14.90 EUR per adult. Dinner A: veal goulash with spätzle 23.90 EUR. Dinner B adds beef broth 7.50 and apple strudel 10.90 to the same main = 42.30 EUR. Consumer menu prices are counted once; the menu does not itemise tax. Reconfirm ingredients; no halal claim. A named-restaurant benchmark, not a seven-day dining plan.

  • Dinner per adult (menu benchmark)

    14 × 23.9 EUR (person-dinner) = 334.6 EUR ≈ 378.03 USD

    Source-backed: Figlmüller Bäckerstraße — public menu. Lunch: vegetable lentils with a brioche dumpling 14.90 EUR per adult. Dinner A: veal goulash with spätzle 23.90 EUR. Dinner B adds beef broth 7.50 and apple strudel 10.90 to the same main = 42.30 EUR. Consumer menu prices are counted once; the menu does not itemise tax. Reconfirm ingredients; no halal claim. A named-restaurant benchmark, not a seven-day dining plan.

  • Additional drinks allowance per day for the two of you

    7 × 12 EUR (party-day) = 84 EUR ≈ 94.90 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Optional budget for additional drinks only.

  • Vienna 7-day digital transit pass per adult (current fare)

    2 × 25.2 EUR (adult) = 50.4 EUR ≈ 56.94 USD

    Source-backed: 25.20 EUR per adult for the current 7-day digital Vienna pass, not a guaranteed January 2027 fare.

  • Airport fare extension per adult, each way (current fare)

    4 × 2.3 EUR (adult-direction) = 9.2 EUR ≈ 10.39 USD

    Source-backed: 2.30 EUR per adult each way for the current airport extension, not a guaranteed January fare. During works from 7 September 2026 to October 2027 the S7 ends at St. Marx, with tram or bus connections; direct service to Wien Mitte is not promised. Check the timetable for your travel date.

  • Optional city activities allowance per adult

    2 × 100 EUR (adult) = 200 EUR ≈ 225.96 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Discretionary; no named ticket is promised. Timed museum entries and performances need their own booking; Salzburg and the Alps are excluded.

Hotel: The Cloud One Wien-Staatsoper — Standard Double Room; room only. Cancellation and payment: Non-refundable; pay online. The displayed price includes a dated 8% discount funded by the booking site, not a permanent rate.

The Cloud One Wien-Staatsoper · Example B

Total for two adults

2,283.11 USD

Includes a PROVISIONAL tax reserve of 104.40 USD (10% hotel VAT plus a conditional 5% Vienna local-tax reserve). Subtotal before the reserve: 2,178.71 USD. The tax is mandatory, not optional, but this is a calculated reserve — not an observed checkout total or a guaranteed maximum; replace it with the actual charge and never pay any part twice. Dated illustration, NOT checkout-reconciled and not an annual or calculator default: hotel prices are public room-table observations in whole local currency; deposits and unlisted extras are unknown, not zero. Hotels are listed by observed room price alone, not quality. Its table shows city tax as 4.55%, probably on a different base from the 5% reserved here; the final provider bill has not been reconciled. Room only: all 14 breakfasts use the MTC allowance; optional hotel breakfast prices are not credits.

163.08 USD per person per ground day

Link to this example
Show itemised lines

  • Hotel, six nights — observed room price

    1 × 616 EUR (stay) = 616 EUR ≈ 695.96 USD

    Source-backed: The Cloud One Wien-Staatsoper — Standard Double Room; room only. 616.00 EUR as displayed. A dated public room-table price observed 2 October 2026 in whole EUR; not an exact checkout quote. Converted cents add no supplier precision; deposits, holds and unlisted local charges are unknown, not zero; future availability and discounts are not guaranteed.

  • Provisional hotel-tax reserve (mandatory tax, calculated)

    1 × 61.6 EUR (stay) = 61.6 EUR ≈ 69.60 USD

    Source-backed: Provisional hotel-VAT reserve: the room table shows 10% VAT excluded, so 10% is reserved on the displayed amount, assumed to be the net room base. The tax is mandatory, not optional; this is a calculated reserve, not an observed checkout total or a guaranteed maximum. Replace it with the actual charge and never pay any part twice.

  • Conditional city/accommodation-tax reserve (calculated)

    1 × 30.8 EUR (stay) = 30.8 EUR ≈ 34.80 USD

    Source-backed: Conditional Vienna local-tax reserve: 5% of the displayed amount, assumed to be the net room base. The Cloud One's own table shows 4.55%, probably on a different (gross) base; the two have not been reconciled with the provider, so neither is a final figure. A January 2027 stay uses the 5% period, not the 8% rate from July 2027. The tax is mandatory, not optional; this is a calculated reserve, not an observed checkout total or a guaranteed maximum. Replace it with the actual charge and never pay any part twice.

  • Breakfast allowance per adult (not a hotel or café price)

    14 × 12 EUR (person-breakfast) = 168 EUR ≈ 189.81 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): 12 EUR per person-breakfast for all 14 breakfasts, because no breakfast is included.

  • Lunch per adult (menu benchmark)

    14 × 14.9 EUR (person-lunch) = 208.6 EUR ≈ 235.68 USD

    Source-backed: Figlmüller Bäckerstraße — public menu. Lunch: vegetable lentils with a brioche dumpling 14.90 EUR per adult. Dinner A: veal goulash with spätzle 23.90 EUR. Dinner B adds beef broth 7.50 and apple strudel 10.90 to the same main = 42.30 EUR. Consumer menu prices are counted once; the menu does not itemise tax. Reconfirm ingredients; no halal claim. A named-restaurant benchmark, not a seven-day dining plan.

  • Dinner per adult (menu benchmark)

    14 × 42.3 EUR (person-dinner) = 592.2 EUR ≈ 669.07 USD

    Source-backed: Figlmüller Bäckerstraße — public menu. Lunch: vegetable lentils with a brioche dumpling 14.90 EUR per adult. Dinner A: veal goulash with spätzle 23.90 EUR. Dinner B adds beef broth 7.50 and apple strudel 10.90 to the same main = 42.30 EUR. Consumer menu prices are counted once; the menu does not itemise tax. Reconfirm ingredients; no halal claim. A named-restaurant benchmark, not a seven-day dining plan.

  • Additional drinks allowance per day for the two of you

    7 × 12 EUR (party-day) = 84 EUR ≈ 94.90 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Optional budget for additional drinks only.

  • Vienna 7-day digital transit pass per adult (current fare)

    2 × 25.2 EUR (adult) = 50.4 EUR ≈ 56.94 USD

    Source-backed: 25.20 EUR per adult for the current 7-day digital Vienna pass, not a guaranteed January 2027 fare.

  • Airport fare extension per adult, each way (current fare)

    4 × 2.3 EUR (adult-direction) = 9.2 EUR ≈ 10.39 USD

    Source-backed: 2.30 EUR per adult each way for the current airport extension, not a guaranteed January fare. During works from 7 September 2026 to October 2027 the S7 ends at St. Marx, with tram or bus connections; direct service to Wien Mitte is not promised. Check the timetable for your travel date.

  • Optional city activities allowance per adult

    2 × 100 EUR (adult) = 200 EUR ≈ 225.96 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Discretionary; no named ticket is promised. Timed museum entries and performances need their own booking; Salzburg and the Alps are excluded.

Hotel: The Cloud One Wien-Staatsoper — Standard Double Room; room only. Cancellation and payment: Non-refundable; pay online. The displayed price includes a dated 8% discount funded by the booking site, not a permanent rate.

Steigenberger Icon Herrenhof · Example A

Total for two adults

2,644.30 USD

Includes a PROVISIONAL tax reserve of 189.47 USD (10% hotel VAT plus a conditional 5% Vienna local-tax reserve). Subtotal before the reserve: 2,454.83 USD. The tax is mandatory, not optional, but this is a calculated reserve — not an observed checkout total or a guaranteed maximum; replace it with the actual charge and never pay any part twice. Dated illustration, NOT checkout-reconciled and not an annual or calculator default: hotel prices are public room-table observations in whole local currency; deposits and unlisted extras are unknown, not zero. Hotels are listed by observed room price alone, not quality. 10% VAT and 5% city tax are shown as excluded. Room only: all 14 breakfasts use the MTC allowance; optional hotel breakfast prices are not credits.

188.88 USD per person per ground day

Link to this example
Show itemised lines

  • Hotel, six nights — observed room price

    1 × 1,118 EUR (stay) = 1,118 EUR ≈ 1,263.12 USD

    Source-backed: Steigenberger Icon Herrenhof — Superior Queen Room; room only. 1,118.00 EUR as displayed. A dated public room-table price observed 2 October 2026 in whole EUR; not an exact checkout quote. Converted cents add no supplier precision; deposits, holds and unlisted local charges are unknown, not zero; future availability and discounts are not guaranteed.

  • Provisional hotel-tax reserve (mandatory tax, calculated)

    1 × 111.8 EUR (stay) = 111.8 EUR ≈ 126.31 USD

    Source-backed: Provisional hotel-VAT reserve: the room table shows 10% VAT excluded, so 10% is reserved on the displayed amount, assumed to be the net room base. The tax is mandatory, not optional; this is a calculated reserve, not an observed checkout total or a guaranteed maximum. Replace it with the actual charge and never pay any part twice.

  • Conditional city/accommodation-tax reserve (calculated)

    1 × 55.9 EUR (stay) = 55.9 EUR ≈ 63.16 USD

    Source-backed: Conditional Vienna local-tax reserve: 5% of the displayed amount, assumed to be the net room base excluding VAT and breakfast. A 19–25 January 2027 stay falls in the July 2026–June 2027 period at 5%, not the 8% rate from July 2027. The tax base is assumed, not reconciled. The tax is mandatory, not optional; this is a calculated reserve, not an observed checkout total or a guaranteed maximum. Replace it with the actual charge and never pay any part twice.

  • Breakfast allowance per adult (not a hotel or café price)

    14 × 12 EUR (person-breakfast) = 168 EUR ≈ 189.81 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): 12 EUR per person-breakfast for all 14 breakfasts, because no breakfast is included.

  • Lunch per adult (menu benchmark)

    14 × 14.9 EUR (person-lunch) = 208.6 EUR ≈ 235.68 USD

    Source-backed: Figlmüller Bäckerstraße — public menu. Lunch: vegetable lentils with a brioche dumpling 14.90 EUR per adult. Dinner A: veal goulash with spätzle 23.90 EUR. Dinner B adds beef broth 7.50 and apple strudel 10.90 to the same main = 42.30 EUR. Consumer menu prices are counted once; the menu does not itemise tax. Reconfirm ingredients; no halal claim. A named-restaurant benchmark, not a seven-day dining plan.

  • Dinner per adult (menu benchmark)

    14 × 23.9 EUR (person-dinner) = 334.6 EUR ≈ 378.03 USD

    Source-backed: Figlmüller Bäckerstraße — public menu. Lunch: vegetable lentils with a brioche dumpling 14.90 EUR per adult. Dinner A: veal goulash with spätzle 23.90 EUR. Dinner B adds beef broth 7.50 and apple strudel 10.90 to the same main = 42.30 EUR. Consumer menu prices are counted once; the menu does not itemise tax. Reconfirm ingredients; no halal claim. A named-restaurant benchmark, not a seven-day dining plan.

  • Additional drinks allowance per day for the two of you

    7 × 12 EUR (party-day) = 84 EUR ≈ 94.90 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Optional budget for additional drinks only.

  • Vienna 7-day digital transit pass per adult (current fare)

    2 × 25.2 EUR (adult) = 50.4 EUR ≈ 56.94 USD

    Source-backed: 25.20 EUR per adult for the current 7-day digital Vienna pass, not a guaranteed January 2027 fare.

  • Airport fare extension per adult, each way (current fare)

    4 × 2.3 EUR (adult-direction) = 9.2 EUR ≈ 10.39 USD

    Source-backed: 2.30 EUR per adult each way for the current airport extension, not a guaranteed January fare. During works from 7 September 2026 to October 2027 the S7 ends at St. Marx, with tram or bus connections; direct service to Wien Mitte is not promised. Check the timetable for your travel date.

  • Optional city activities allowance per adult

    2 × 100 EUR (adult) = 200 EUR ≈ 225.96 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Discretionary; no named ticket is promised. Timed museum entries and performances need their own booking; Salzburg and the Alps are excluded.

Hotel: Steigenberger Icon Herrenhof — Superior Queen Room; room only. Cancellation and payment: Free cancellation before 16 January 2027; pay the property before arrival.

Steigenberger Icon Herrenhof · Example B

Total for two adults

2,935.34 USD

Includes a PROVISIONAL tax reserve of 189.47 USD (10% hotel VAT plus a conditional 5% Vienna local-tax reserve). Subtotal before the reserve: 2,745.87 USD. The tax is mandatory, not optional, but this is a calculated reserve — not an observed checkout total or a guaranteed maximum; replace it with the actual charge and never pay any part twice. Dated illustration, NOT checkout-reconciled and not an annual or calculator default: hotel prices are public room-table observations in whole local currency; deposits and unlisted extras are unknown, not zero. Hotels are listed by observed room price alone, not quality. 10% VAT and 5% city tax are shown as excluded. Room only: all 14 breakfasts use the MTC allowance; optional hotel breakfast prices are not credits.

209.67 USD per person per ground day

Link to this example
Show itemised lines

  • Hotel, six nights — observed room price

    1 × 1,118 EUR (stay) = 1,118 EUR ≈ 1,263.12 USD

    Source-backed: Steigenberger Icon Herrenhof — Superior Queen Room; room only. 1,118.00 EUR as displayed. A dated public room-table price observed 2 October 2026 in whole EUR; not an exact checkout quote. Converted cents add no supplier precision; deposits, holds and unlisted local charges are unknown, not zero; future availability and discounts are not guaranteed.

  • Provisional hotel-tax reserve (mandatory tax, calculated)

    1 × 111.8 EUR (stay) = 111.8 EUR ≈ 126.31 USD

    Source-backed: Provisional hotel-VAT reserve: the room table shows 10% VAT excluded, so 10% is reserved on the displayed amount, assumed to be the net room base. The tax is mandatory, not optional; this is a calculated reserve, not an observed checkout total or a guaranteed maximum. Replace it with the actual charge and never pay any part twice.

  • Conditional city/accommodation-tax reserve (calculated)

    1 × 55.9 EUR (stay) = 55.9 EUR ≈ 63.16 USD

    Source-backed: Conditional Vienna local-tax reserve: 5% of the displayed amount, assumed to be the net room base excluding VAT and breakfast. A 19–25 January 2027 stay falls in the July 2026–June 2027 period at 5%, not the 8% rate from July 2027. The tax base is assumed, not reconciled. The tax is mandatory, not optional; this is a calculated reserve, not an observed checkout total or a guaranteed maximum. Replace it with the actual charge and never pay any part twice.

  • Breakfast allowance per adult (not a hotel or café price)

    14 × 12 EUR (person-breakfast) = 168 EUR ≈ 189.81 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): 12 EUR per person-breakfast for all 14 breakfasts, because no breakfast is included.

  • Lunch per adult (menu benchmark)

    14 × 14.9 EUR (person-lunch) = 208.6 EUR ≈ 235.68 USD

    Source-backed: Figlmüller Bäckerstraße — public menu. Lunch: vegetable lentils with a brioche dumpling 14.90 EUR per adult. Dinner A: veal goulash with spätzle 23.90 EUR. Dinner B adds beef broth 7.50 and apple strudel 10.90 to the same main = 42.30 EUR. Consumer menu prices are counted once; the menu does not itemise tax. Reconfirm ingredients; no halal claim. A named-restaurant benchmark, not a seven-day dining plan.

  • Dinner per adult (menu benchmark)

    14 × 42.3 EUR (person-dinner) = 592.2 EUR ≈ 669.07 USD

    Source-backed: Figlmüller Bäckerstraße — public menu. Lunch: vegetable lentils with a brioche dumpling 14.90 EUR per adult. Dinner A: veal goulash with spätzle 23.90 EUR. Dinner B adds beef broth 7.50 and apple strudel 10.90 to the same main = 42.30 EUR. Consumer menu prices are counted once; the menu does not itemise tax. Reconfirm ingredients; no halal claim. A named-restaurant benchmark, not a seven-day dining plan.

  • Additional drinks allowance per day for the two of you

    7 × 12 EUR (party-day) = 84 EUR ≈ 94.90 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Optional budget for additional drinks only.

  • Vienna 7-day digital transit pass per adult (current fare)

    2 × 25.2 EUR (adult) = 50.4 EUR ≈ 56.94 USD

    Source-backed: 25.20 EUR per adult for the current 7-day digital Vienna pass, not a guaranteed January 2027 fare.

  • Airport fare extension per adult, each way (current fare)

    4 × 2.3 EUR (adult-direction) = 9.2 EUR ≈ 10.39 USD

    Source-backed: 2.30 EUR per adult each way for the current airport extension, not a guaranteed January fare. During works from 7 September 2026 to October 2027 the S7 ends at St. Marx, with tram or bus connections; direct service to Wien Mitte is not promised. Check the timetable for your travel date.

  • Optional city activities allowance per adult

    2 × 100 EUR (adult) = 200 EUR ≈ 225.96 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Discretionary; no named ticket is promised. Timed museum entries and performances need their own booking; Salzburg and the Alps are excluded.

Hotel: Steigenberger Icon Herrenhof — Superior Queen Room; room only. Cancellation and payment: Free cancellation before 16 January 2027; pay the property before arrival.

Not included: Flights, Visas and insurance, Shopping, voluntary tips and regional trips, Refundable deposits and card holds

Reference exchange rates dated 2026-10-01: 1 EUR = 1.1298 USD. Your card rate at payment may differ.

Rate source as recorded in the research: ECB reference, 1 October 2026: EUR 1 = USD 1.1298. Hotel and menu prices are in euros. Not a card or retail rate

Practical notes

VIE is the airport. During works to the end of October 2027, use the REX7 to the main station or the S7, which ends at St. Marx with onward tram and bus connections; check the timetable for your date. The hotel examples share a six-night baseline; they are not a required trip length.

Limits of these examples

Covers inner-city Vienna — museums, historic streets and city neighbourhoods. Salzburg, the Alps and performance tickets are excluded. Prices are dated snapshots for 19–25 January 2027, not year-round ranges or calculator defaults; exact checkout totals were not verified.

Cost sources (8)

Compiled and totalled by My Travel Choices (MTC) from the dated sources credited with each example. Research estimates, not bookable offers. How we build these examples · Cite this guide

Next steps