Located in a 14-th century building on a quiet side street of the Kärnterstrasse shopping street, the family-run Hotel Mailberger Hof is in the hear of Vienna. The Mailberger Hof's history reaches back to the 14th century. Originally the house was composed of two gothic gable houses which in 17th century were converted to a small Baroque Palace complete with horse stables, and it's own Chapel. While conserving its baroque appearance this old palace was successfully recast as a first class hotel which was opened in 1976. Since the 15th century the house is owned by the order of the knights of Malta, the Hospitallers. The first residence of the knights of Malta in Austria was Mailberg, a small town near the Czech border. This is why the hotel was named Mailberger Hof. The entire building is classified a historical monument and is under preservation order.