Near the Prater, the Best Western Plus Hotel Arcadia, Vienna, Austria, fills a lovingly rebuilt early-1900s Viennese building that keeps its old elegance, with smart, comfortable rooms, air conditioning, minibars, satellite TV, free Wi-Fi, a lounge, a courtyard, and a meeting room, all built and run with the environment in mind. The great Prater park is about a five-minute walk away, with its woods, jogging paths and famous funfair, and the city centre lies a short ride beyond. Trams and trains run close to the door. Vienna is the elegant capital of Austria, a city where grand old palaces meet a relaxed coffee-house culture. The giant Ferris wheel of the Prater turns above the old funfair nearby, the grand ring road lines up the opera house and palaces, and the lanes of the inner city lead to St Stephen's soaring spire. Wine taverns on the city's edge pour the new vintage each autumn.