
- BGG rank
- BGG #747
- BGG rating
- 7.5
Golem
- 1–4 players
- 90–120 min
- Complexity 4.0/5
- 2021

Rules assistance for Grand Austria Hotel: Let's Waltz!
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Grand Austria Hotel: Let's Waltz! is an expansion for Grand Austria Hotel released in 2021 for 1–4 players, 60–120 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Virginio Gigli and Simone Luciani and its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Hand Management, and Set Collection.
Grand Austria Hotel: Let's Waltz! is an expansion for Grand Austria Hotel that contains five modules. Night has fallen in Vienna and it's ball season. Your hotel guests are all dressed up, the champagne is flowing and the society is far from ready to retreat to their bedrooms. Everybody wants to enjoy the nightlife, what better way than to dance in one of Vienna's famous ballrooms until dawn? This it's also the title of the first expansion to the popular Grand Austria Hotel board game by Simone Luciani and Virginio Gigli. In Grand Austria Hotel: Let's Waltz!, your hotel guests can visit Vienna's famous ballrooms, opening up new and exciting strategic possibilities. Especially popular, despite all the socializing at balls: The solo campaigns! For this purpose, Vienna has the Séparée. But that's a whole other story... :)
Grand Austria Hotel: Let's Waltz! supports 1–4 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Grand Austria Hotel: Let's Waltz! is 60–120 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Grand Austria Hotel: Let's Waltz! for ages 12 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Grand Austria Hotel: Let's Waltz! has a complexity rating of 3.3 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-weight game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Grand Austria Hotel: Let's Waltz! belongs to these categories: Economic and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Hand Management, and Set Collection. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Grand Austria Hotel: Let's Waltz! are: Virginio Gigli and Simone Luciani. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Grand Austria Hotel: Let's Waltz! as an expansion for Grand Austria Hotel. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Grand Austria Hotel to use it. Check that your edition of Grand Austria Hotel is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.