The Vibe: Anything but an oasis of calm, it’s a hipster’s heaven, buzzing with a fun playground atmosphere. There’s a pinpall machine and a coin-fed passport photo booth for your retro selfies, while a bench hangs on chains from the high ceiling like a giant swing.

The Area: In the vibrant 7th district at the heart of Vienna’s young, liberal and creative scene.

The DNA: 25hours Hotel beim MuseumsQuartier is a quirky design hotel inspired by the city’s Opera, Life Ball, Prater and countless music and theater stages, the hotel’s design is organically distinctive and creates a fantastical world of circus, spectacle and extravagance, with just a touch of madness.

Suite-Me-Up: It’s worth paying a little extra for the “Gigantic Panorama” rooms, which have free-standing baths and, behind the velvety curtains, views over the park.

✅ free Wi-Fi • size matters: 217 rooms (17-54m2) (183-581 sq ft) • hotel opened: 2013 • architecture: BWM Architekten • interior design: Dreimeta, Arkan Zeytinoglu • parking possible on-site (charged) • pets allowed on request • 24-hour front desk