Iconic luxury hotel in a former palace established in 1873 ringstrasse near opera hotel imperial is on tree lined ringstrasse close to the opera and steps from upmarket shopping on krntner strasse the baroque karlskirche is a 5 minute walk stephansplatz is 15 minutes and the trams and u bahn from karlsplatz 5 minutes away get you everywhere fast steps to musikverein the musikverein a minutes walk away is one of the worlds most renowned concert halls home to the new years concert