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Cityguide Vienna
Austria’s capital with it’s baroque and art nouveau buildings and the special atmosphere of the traditional coffeehouses is a very
popular destination for weekend trips. Don´t spend your time in one of Europe´s most beautiful metropolis alone, but enjoy Vienna´s
variety with a charming companion. Kay´s escort ladies are looking forward to making your stay as enjoyable as possible. Whether
taking a ride through the historical center of Vienna by carriage, dining in one the many charming restaurants or visiting the
impressive opera house; in the company of one of Kay´s escorts your trip to Vienna will remain unforgettable.
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Hotel recommendations
Ambassador
Arts and music, pleasure and relaxation are closely associated with Vienna and the Hotel Ambassador. According to the
motto "Arts and Delights" the hotel combines personal enjoyment with classical elements of art and culture without
forgetting the pleasures of good food, fine wines and shopping. On the first floor of the hotel the restaurant "Mörwald
im Ambassador" with its integrated open view kitchen and the winter garden overlooking the famous fountain by Raphael Donner
provides for your culinary wellbeing. Enjoy relaxing moments in the Atriumbar and savor culinary highlights in the
classical style "with a modern twist".
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Bristol
In the heart of the city, across from the Vienna State Opera and near famous city sights, the Hotel Bristol is uniquely placed for
business travelers and holiday visitors. Antiques and original works of art decorate each of the guest rooms and suites. Since
1892, the Bristol has represented the cosmopolitan hub of Viennese social, cultural and business life, combining its rich past
with its contemporary comforts. To meet the increasing demands of international business life, the Bristol Executive Club has
opened a new VIP Lounge and a Global Business Center. The Hotels fine restaurants are favorite meeting places for gourmets. The
Korso with its classical ambiance and award-winning cuisine is internationally recognized as one of Austria's best.
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Das Triest
The former coaching inn, Das Triest, has been stylishly redesigned by Sir Terence Conran and is set in the centre of Vienna, 200
metres from the metro and 1 kilometre from the museum quarter. The 72 contemporary guestrooms are decorated in neutral shades
with chrome and glass furnishings. Guests can enjoy drinks in the stylish Conran-designed cocktail lounge, or relax in the health
club fitted with a well-equipped gymnasium and sauna. One kilometre away guests can visit the Imperial Palace, explore the
museum quarter or take a trip to the theatre.
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DO & CO Hotel
DO & CO Hotel started as Attila Dogudan’s Viennese empire of restaurants and luxury catering, but now includes an architecturally
adventurous and sybaritic hotel experience in downtown Vienna. Located across from St. Stephen’s Cathedral, the Haas Haus building was
designed by Pritzker-prize winner Hans Hollein; later, in an unusual move, it was retrofitted to its present incarnation by Hollein
himself. The same attention to detail that carried Attila Dogudan from local restaurateur to international food celebrity has been
applied to Vienna's DO & CO Hotel. Four floors of the steel-and-glass building have been transformed into 44 unique cone-shaped
guestrooms offering majestic views of Stephansplatz, Graben and the Kärtnerstrasse. Extravagant accommodations feature teak woodwork
and stone integrated into a futuristic vision of modern design. The building’s upper floors are dominated by DO & CO's fine
restaurants, including a lounge, roof garden and culinary "temple". The DO & CO restaurant features Viennese staples
as well as fine sushi and sashimi and a high-end kebab corner, fulfilling the modern mission of this sleek building.
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Grand Hotel Wien
The Grand Hotel Wien is famous for being at the very hub of Viennese social life since the turn of the 20th century. The magnificent
spirit of Belle-Époque is ever-present in the careful blend of the latest technologies and comforts. The Grand Hotel Wien offers a
living reminder of the majestic age of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, combined with truly luxurious accommodation for those who are
accustomed to the very highest standards in style and taste. It’s ideally located on Kärntner Ring, only a stroll away from the Vienna
State Opera, the famous Kärntner Straße and the grandeur of St. Stephen's Cathedral. The hotel offers 205 spacious suites and rooms,
all luxuriously furnished and tastefully decorated. Guests can choose between 2 gourmet restaurants (with a terrace in summer), a
Viennese restaurant (Grand Café), a café, the new traditional sushi bar and the "Kavalierbar" cocktail bar.
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Imperial
This property began life as the city's most prominent ducal palace and is now its most glamorous hotel. Richard Wagner was among the
celebrities who enjoyed staying there; more recently, it has been the Emperor of Japan and his wife. It is the place the Austrian
government selects when entertaining official guests. An ever-attentive staff ushers guests into the baroque reception hall, rich with
creamy tones, polished marble and dazzling chandeliers, which recaptures the era in which this was the Wurttemberg Palace (it became
a hotel in 1873 at the time of the World's Fair). Renovated and expanded in 2000, the hotel has seen its exterior get a facelift and
all of its rooms and suites get a full restoration, and they continue to shine in equal comparison to those of its larger sibling.
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Palais Coburg
The Coburg Hotel Residenz is the first new five-star hotel to be opened in Vienna in the past ten years. Since 2004 the Coburg has been
a member of the prestigious Relais & Châteaux group. The idea inspiring the luxury hostelry with just thirty-four suites is to
offer a small number of spacious, luxurious units offering an unforgettable stay. On the hotel’s top floor there is a spa with pool,
sauna, steam bath and an area for quiet relaxing, as well as fitness room with cardio-training equipment.
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Hotel Rathaus Wein & Design
The Hotel Rathaus Wine & Design offers an unusual hotel concept in Austria’s capital. At every step you will be confronted by the
theme of wine in the modern design hotel: the wine cheese on the breakfast buffet, the wine guglhupf with your coffee, the wine
cosmetics in your room – wine is simply everywhere. The individually designed double rooms are each dedicated to a top Austrian
vintner, who provides noble wines for the “somewhat different” minibar. There is a choice of 39 modernly furnished double rooms on
four floors and one 80m² suite with a rooftop terrace. Accommodated in an historic town house in Josefstadt in Vienna, the four-star
Hotel Rathaus Wine & Design is the ideal starting point from which one can become acquainted with the city.
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Hotel Sacher
In 1876, Eduard Sacher founded the Hotel Sacher in Vienna. He was the son of the creator of the Original Sacher-Torte, the famous
Austrian chocolate cake. Soon after its creation, the Sacher became a world famous meeting point for politicians, artists and the
aristocracy. Since 1934, the hotel has been run by the Gürtler family, who is very intent on maintaining the hotel’s old tradition.
A simple glance from the hotel`s windows confirms the hotel’s spectacular location. It is directly in the city centre, close to the
pedestrian shopping area Kärntner Straße, opposite the Opera House and only a short walk away from St. Stephen’s Cathedral, the Hofburg
Imperial Palace and the elegant Ringstraße, a road which boasts an impressive array of Vienna’s major sites, such as the Burgtheater
Imperial Court Theatre and the City Hall. Two gourmet restaurants and a lovely Spa area complete the exclusive offer of this
traditional hotel.
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The Levante Parliament - Design Hotel
The new Design Hotel Levante Parliament is the ideal place for every stay in Vienna. The building, dated from 1908, is centrally
located close to the Parliament and the Viennese City Hall. The ambient is very "easy": no ornament but only materials that
allow flexibility of design respect the original lineal and modern architectural elements. The Parliament is also a real Gallery which
offers magnificent works of Glass designed by the well-known artist Ioan Nemtoi and a photo gallery of the artist Kurt Themessl.
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Restaurant recommendations
Gourmet temples
Walter Bauer
Although not an aggressively trendy spot, Walter Bauer will lay on an inspirational voyage into Vienna's culinary galaxy. The
charming patron is a fine ambassador for Austrian cuisine. He runs a tight yet homely ship, creating a sense of occasion without
any overbearing pomposity. Book a table for someone you want to treat, and yes, that could be yourself if you're feeling especially
self-indulgent.
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Altwienerhof
Altwienerhof is one of the most traditional restaurants in Vienna, a first class dining establishment for Austria short break
clients. The Altwienerhof is only a few minutes walk from Schönbrunn Palace and serves good old traditional Viennese food. When
Gourmets from all over the world come to Vienna a stop at the Altwienerhof restaurant has become routine. It is a house of individual
charm and distinctive own philosophy. Dining at Altwienerhof will turn into a culinary experience and will really add something extra
to a romantic weekend in this Austrian capital.
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Le Ciel
The bonnet-crowned restaurant Le Ciel on the 7th floor of the Grand Hotel of Vienna is known not only on grounds of the spectacular
view above the roofs of Vienna in such a way, but it is worth also as one of the best restaurants of Vienna. The interior arrangement
is traditional, formed with warm colours. The porcelain and silver cutlery was sketched specially for this legendary restaurant. The
Le Ciel was distinguished by the famous Austrian gourmet's guide Gault Millau with 2 bonnets. The team around chef Jacqueline Pfeiffer
who is active since 2003 creates artistic menus which are leant against the French kitchen. The Le Ciel is really one of the most
popular restaurants of Vienna for gourmet's lovers!
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Restaurant Drei Husaren
In the middle of Vienna, only few minutes away from the Stephansdom, the legendary restaurant is Three hussars. It is the only
restaurant of Vienna which was founded by a member the high ¬ aristokratie. Everything has to offer what the good life of Vienna
always – like the elegance of a palace, the warmth of cultured hospitality and a kitchen in which the aromas of the Habsburg's empire
combine to enticing harmony concentrates in his top-class restaurant most steeped in tradition. Table culture at the highest level,
perfect services and a kitchen of world rank make this restaurant a stronghold of the fine taste. A house with big history and
unmistakeable character in which tradition and modern age give to itself a culinary rendezvous.
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Artner am Franziskanerplatz
This restaurant fascinates by his central situation, the successful mix from historical walls with modern design, the gigantic choice
in wines and of course by his menu - created by chef Michael Kolarik. Market-fresh and seasonal determine the menus - exotic just as
down-to-earth. The historical was taken up, modern was added. A design which makes the history of the rooms readably and staying to
the sensuous experience. The equipment is minimalist and lounge-like. Light wood and white leather pieces of furniture dominate the
space and harmonize perfectly with the old brick vault of the basement. On the interfloor the passable wine cellar with about 400
wines with the main focus Carnuntum impresses.
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Italian Restaurants
Cantinetta Antinori
Cantinetta Antinori is Vienna’s oldest Italian restaurant and an outstanding dining establishment, with a great reputation.
Cantinetta Antinori is owned by the Antinori family, who are also famous for their respected Tuscan vineyards. The atmosphere is
sophisticated & refined, one of the finest places to dine in the city.
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Firenze Enoteca
Italian cuisine is well represented in Vienna, in fact the hardest part is choosing the right place. Lucky we are at hand to help
you narrow down the choice. Situated in a quiet area in the heart of Vienna, right next to St. Stephen's Cathedral is Firenze
Enoteca, an Italian restaurant in the Hotel Royal. The architecture of the Firenze Enoteca reminds visitors of an Italian Palazzo
of medieval times. The traditional Tuscan kitchen with a great variety of homemade pasta, as well as the excellent service will remind
you of your last holiday in Italy. This is definitely one of Vienna’s premier Italian restaurants and would be a good choice whilst
on a Vienna weekend break.
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Fabio´s
The Fabio's lies in immediate nearness to the place Stephans and is to be reached as such simply for town strollers by midday or
evening. Fabio Giacobello opened in 2002 the noble Italian of Vienna par excellence. For ihe "cooking is a heart
thing". Before he overshot with his own restaurant, he made among other things station in the "Savoy" in London and
in the "aubergine" in Munich - to the former 3-star restaurant of Koch's icon corner kind Witzigmann. Today the
beauties and empires of Vienna about Fabios take pleasure in incredible risotto or about his finely spicy fish. Here are all dishes
of the finest and already the display of the bar at the entrance strikes as Mediterranean. Particularly the interior arrangement of
the Fabio's with his smooth structures, the curtains and the perfectly covered tables flatters the eye of every guest. A perfectly
organised restaurant in which apparently to every guest the wishes are read in the lips. Very recommendable!
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Novelli bacaro con cucina
The Novelli is one of the best modern restaurants with Italian kitchen in Vienna and has a generous dining room, chandelier and
gigantic leather armchairs. The Antipasti bar is excellent. Main courses enclose steak with Salbeignocchi, onions in Balsamico
vinegar or saddled bream poaches in Tarragoncrème. The desserts represent the Viennese luxury. Also the wine-list is worthy of notice.
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Trend Spot
Cafe Landtmann
The Landtmann was opened in 1873 as the "most elegant café locality" in town. Nowadays, it is one of the centers of
social and political life. Local journalists and politicians meet here for press conferences and interviews while actors from the
Burgtheater study their roles with coffee and a slice of the café's legendary marble coffee cake (Marmorguglhupf). Hot soups,
salads and main dishes are also available during lunch and dinner.
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Ella´s
On the historically significant Jew's place, embedded between memorial, Jewish museum and historical dwelling houses, is the Ella's
bar and restaurant, a place of the ease. Ella's is a culinary experience incorporating all of the senses - light and exhilarating.
Traditional cuisine from the whole of the Mediterranean region are brought together here in order to create a diverse mixture. This
Mediterranean fusion cuisine is produced from the finest quality ingredients and prepared using top culinary skills. Savour a broad
variety of flavours enhanced by aromatic spices, making each dish a true culinary delight. "Joie de vivre" combined
with Mediterranean flair at its best!
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Neu Wien
"Neu Wien" is a meeting place for the media audience and avant-garde audience and serves new Viennese kitchen, a coalescence
from traditional courts of the Habsburg's time and the Nouvelle Cuisine. The menu often changes. Typical courts are, e.g., a pikeperch
fillet or calf with truffle sauce. The excellent Vranac wines from Montenegro should be absolutely tried.
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Hollmann Salon
In the heart of the Viennese Old Town lies the holy cruiser court, the nicest inner courtyard of the town. Behind thick walls from the
baroque time long boards wait for the guests, and the host provides from his kitchen-living room for their bodily welfare. Everybody
spontaneously feels fine and, actually, immediately like at home. Exactly the right thing to undertake a side jump out of the
everyday life. Adequate and circumspect entertainment just belongs to it like fresh, regional products. The meat comes from Lower
Austria and from the forest quarter, but of course fish or vegetarian courts are also to be had. The motto of the patron
Robert Hollmann is: "Home kitchen at high level, up-to-date interprets. Whether Viennese classic, Old-Austrian secret recipes or
simply home kitchen." Everything is always freshly prepared. Also the cake and the bread are baked here itself. Vegetables,
herbs and the meat are cut by hand or are beaten. Hollmann drawing room is only the best of the best.
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