The Ring has a perfect location right on the beautiful Ringstrasse and within minutes to the opera, the Kaerntnerstrasse shops and many sights. The rooms with a view to the courtyard are absolutely quiet, which is the ultimate luxury in such a central location. Beds are very good, the place is spotlessly clean. The decoration is nice, but some details come a bit cheap for an operation that defines itself as upmarket (e.g. why does the ceiling in the bar look so cheap?). Staff is mixed, some very nice, some quite untrained. Bar food is not good, at this price chips (french fries) have to be fresh and not old and fatty. Breakfast is good, but you pay for every item (I ordered a second helping of muesli which was charged again at the full price). On balance, a good hotel in a perfect location, but some aspects of the way the hotel is managed could be improved (training of staff, attention to food quality, more generosity regarding in the breakfeast pricing policy).