Hotel Sacher is situated opposite the Viennese State Opera in the heart of the century-old cultural and historical city and just a few minutes' walk from museums, the Hofburg, the Spanish Riding School and the famous Ringstrasse. A favorite meeting place for high society, artists, and politicians, each guest room features silk wall coverings, rich carpets, baroque furniture and original paintings by 19th century masters. The hotel offers 108 rooms, seven banquet rooms, one bar, two cafes and two restaurants: Rote Bar and Anna Sacher, both with fine and traditional Austrian cuisine and international specialties. Cafe Sacher is the home of the Original Sacher-Torte invented in 1832 by Franz Sacher.