Vienna · Austria
Hotels in Josefstadt, Vienna
Josefstadt is one of the 23 districts of Vienna (Wikidata: "8. district of Vienna"); population 24,499, area 1.1 km². Its centre is 1.8 km from the city centre. 25 places to stay in this guide are counted here, listed nearest the area centre first.
- Places to stay
- 25of 358 in Vienna's districts
- From the city centre
- 1.8 km
- Nearest station
- Rathaus0.6 km · OpenStreetMap
- Nearest main sight
- Burgtheater1.0 km
- Population
- 24,499Wikidata
- Restaurants, cafes and bars
- 276OpenStreetMap, by nearest area centre
- Area within its boundary
- 1.1 km²OpenStreetMap
Where to stay
Places to stay in Josefstadt
Nearest the area's centre point first, by straight-line distance. Chain properties link to their own websites; hotels recorded in Wikidata link to their encyclopedia article where there is one.
| # | Place to stay | From the area centre |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hotel Zipser | 0.3 km |
| 2 | DaunTown Rooms | 0.3 km |
| 3 | Theaterhotel & Suites Wien | 0.3 km |
| 4 | Hotel Pension Arpi | 0.3 km |
| 5 | Hotel Pension Baronesse | 0.4 km |
| 6 | Hotel Pension Lehrerhaus | 0.4 km |
| 7 | Flemings Selection Hotel Wien-City | 0.4 km |
| 8 | The Levante Rathaus Apartments | 0.4 km |
| 9 | Hotel Korotan | 0.4 km |
| 10 | Hotel Graf Stadion | 0.4 km |
| 11 | Vienna Comfort Apartments | 0.5 km |
| 12 | Hotel Rathaus - Wein & Design | 0.5 km |
| 13 | Hotel Josefshof am Rathaus | 0.5 km |
| 14 | Hotel Pension Excellence | 0.5 km |
| 15 | Hotel-Pension Wild | 0.5 km |
| 16 | Pension Vera | 0.5 km |
| 17 | The Levante Parliament A Design Hotel | 0.6 km |
| 18 | Hotel Rathauspark Wien, a Member of Radisson Individuals | 0.7 km |
| 19 | Boutique Hotel Donauwalzer | 0.7 km |
| 20 | Hotel Donauwalzer | 0.7 km |
| 21 | Hotel City Residence | 0.8 km |
| 22 | Hotel Pension Residenz | 0.8 km |
| 23 | Abieshomes Serviced Apartments - Votivpark | 0.9 km |
| 24 | Exe Vienna | 1.0 km |
| 25 | Hotel Geblergasse | 1.0 km |
Visiting
What to see, eat and drink in Josefstadt
OpenStreetMap maps 154 restaurants, 62 cafes and 60 bars and pubs counted in Josefstadt, and 67 named sights: museums and galleries, parks, monuments, viewpoints and other attractions. They are counted the same way as the places to stay: each place goes to the area whose centre is nearest, within that area's reach. This rule has no boundaries, so places near the edge can fall in a neighbouring area's count.
| What | Mapped | Rank in Vienna |
|---|---|---|
| Restaurants | 154 | 9 of 23 |
| Cafes | 62 | 8 of 23 |
| Bars, pubs and beer gardens | 60 | 3 of 23 |
| Museums and galleries | 11 | 12 of 23 |
| Named parks | 17 | 19 of 23 |
| Monuments, viewpoints and other sights | 39 | 12 of 23 |
Rank 1 has the most among the 23 districts of Vienna; areas with equal counts share a rank.
The 10 best-known sights counted in Josefstadt
Named sights OpenStreetMap maps for which the centre of Josefstadt is the nearest area centre, the same rule as the counts above, so some may lie outside the boundary of Josefstadt: those linked to Wikidata or Wikipedia first, then by the number of Wikipedia language editions covering them. Distances are in a straight line from the area's centre point.
| Sight | Type | From the area centre |
|---|---|---|
| Vienna City Hall | Attraction | 0.7 km |
| Votivkirche | Place of worship | 1.0 km |
| Austrian Parliament Building | Attraction | 0.8 km |
| Piaristenkirche Maria Treu | Place of worship | 0.1 km |
| Palais Strozzi | Castle or palace | 0.2 km |
| Palais Auersperg | Castle or palace | 0.6 km |
| Austrian Museum of Folk Life and Folk Art | Museum | 0.3 km |
| Breitenfelder Pfarrkirche hl. Franziskus Seraphicus | Place of worship | 0.6 km |
| Memorial to the Jewish Children, Women and Men of Austria who were murdered in the Shoah | Memorial | 0.7 km |
| Altlerchenfelder Kirche | Place of worship | 0.6 km |
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0), map data of 21 September 2026.
Stations
Stations nearest the centre of Josefstadt
The nearest stations OpenStreetMap maps within 3 km of the centre of Josefstadt, and the nearest of each kind (rail, metro, light rail, monorail, funicular) within the same distance. Tram and bus stops are not included.
| Station | Serves | From the area centre |
|---|---|---|
| Rathaus | metro | 0.6 km |
| Josefstädter Straße | metro | 0.7 km |
| Alser Straße | metro | 0.8 km |
| Wien Westbahnhof | rail | 1.8 km |
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0), map data of 21 September 2026. Distances are in a straight line, not walking distance.
Distances
How far Josefstadt is from Vienna's main sights
| Sight | From Josefstadt |
|---|---|
| Burgtheater | 1.0 km |
| Natural History Museum, Vienna | 1.1 km |
| Kunsthistorisches Museum | 1.3 km |
| Hofburg Palace | 1.4 km |
| Austrian National Library | 1.4 km |
| Albertina | 1.6 km |
| Academy of Fine Arts Vienna | 1.6 km |
| Vienna State Opera house | 1.8 km |
| Karlskirche | 2.2 km |
| Belvedere | 3.1 km |
Around the area
Stations and sights in and near Josefstadt
Other stations (Wikidata)
- Frankhplatz · metro station · 0.8 km
Sights in Josefstadt: 12 of 15
- Theater in der Josefstadt · theatre · 0.3 km
- Piarist Church · church · 0.1 km
- Rathausplatz · square · 0.8 km
- Palais Strozzi · palace · 0.2 km
- Palais Auersperg · palace · 0.6 km
- Austrian Museum of Folk Life and Folk Art · museum · 0.3 km
- Vienna's English Theatre · theatre · 0.5 km
- Rathausmann · monument · 0.7 km
- Shoah Namensmauern Gedenkstätte · memorial · 0.7 km
- Friedrich-Schmidt-Platz · square · 0.6 km
- Palais Schönborn · palace · 0.3 km
- Wiener Stadttheater · theatre · 0.3 km
The 12 covered by the most Wikipedia language editions.
Nearby
Areas next to Josefstadt
Questions
Josefstadt: questions travellers ask
How many hotels are in Josefstadt, Vienna?
25 places to stay in this guide are counted in Josefstadt: those for which its centre is the nearest of the 23 districts of Vienna. The nearest to the area centre is Hotel Zipser, 0.3 km away.
How far is Josefstadt from the centre of Vienna?
1.8 km in a straight line from the area's centre to the city centre point Wikidata gives for Vienna.
How far is Josefstadt from Belvedere?
3.1 km in a straight line from the centre of Josefstadt. The nearest of Vienna's main sights is Burgtheater, 1.0 km away.
Which stations are nearest the centre of Josefstadt?
As mapped in OpenStreetMap: Rathaus (metro, 0.6 km), Josefstädter Straße (metro, 0.7 km), Alser Straße (metro, 0.8 km) and Wien Westbahnhof (rail, 1.8 km), in a straight line from the area's centre point.
How many restaurants, cafes and bars are there in Josefstadt?
OpenStreetMap maps 154 restaurants, 62 cafes and 60 bars and pubs counted in Josefstadt (each place in the area whose centre is nearest).
Areas: the 23 districts of Vienna that Wikidata records as a district of Vienna located in the city. Places to stay are not assigned by boundary: each is counted in the area whose centre is nearest, and only when it is within that area's reach (twice the radius of a circle the size of the area where Wikidata gives its size, otherwise 1.5 km) and no nearer the centre of a neighbouring town in this guide; 358 places to stay are counted this way. Sights are counted the same way. Main sights: the 10 sights in these areas covered by the most Wikipedia language editions. Stations: railway and metro stations in Wikidata. All distances are straight-line from the area's centre point; on foot or by road they are longer.
Sources: the area, sights and stations from Wikidata (CC0); Josefstadt on Wikipedia; places to stay from each operator's own public pages and from Wikidata. How this guide is made.