A fascinating piece of history

The site of the current Hotel Post always had a great traffic connection. In the past, this was the location of the Danube jetty at the "Red Tower" and of the old post station, followed later by the stations of the suburban railway, the electrical tram and the city bus.

This central site offers more than just history. It has also for centuries been closely linked to the subject of gastronomy. Thus the inn Zum weißen Ochsen was located here in the 18th century, and was verifiably visited by Mozart: "The first house in which Mozart stayed in Vienna was the inn "Zum Weißen Ochsen". This happened when Leopold Mozart visited Vienna with his children in 1762, on the way back from a concert tour to Munich."Karl Kobald, Alt Wiener Musikstätten, Pg: 222, published by Amalthe.

In the 19th century, this was the location of the hotel Zur Stadt London. It is a proven fact that Frederic Chopin, Friedrich Nietzsche and Richard Wagner stayed here. Robert Blum was arrested in this hotel in 1848. At the end of the 19th century, it was renamed Hotel Rabl, where the Verein der kaufmännischen Angestellten was founded on 14 January 1892 as the first labour union organisation for employees. The private-sector employees attached a plaque to the current Hotel Post in 1992 to memorate the 100th anniversary of their organisation.

The hotel in its current form was built in the late 19th/early 20th century. Leoš Janáček stayed here in February 1918 for the Vienna premiere of his opera Jenůfa. This is clearly documented in his correspondence.
In 1910, the building complex was acquired by the co-operative of "Tschechisches Haus in Wien". Since this co-operative operated one of the best-equipped hotels in Vienna at the time and also had a ballroom/theatre hall, it became the site of a great many important social events. Among others, the World Jewish Congress was held here in 1929. Even after the end of WW I, many important congresses and celebrations were held here.

Hotel Post contributed to the anniversary publication for the 40th anniversary of a hotelier body in November 1929. The preface of this publication ends with words that we would like to make our own:
"We wish that the present publication, with which the directorate initiates the body's fifth decade … contribute to raising wide-spread interest in Vienna and Austria."