A hotel for interior and animal lovers
You would probably expect to find this extraordinary hotel in Paris. The Aiola Living Boutique Hotel in the middle of the old town of Graz scores with an extraordinary concept. It is a hotel for everyone. For guests, for animal lovers and all those who are looking for something special.
The hotel is located not far from the main square of Graz in a side street surrounded by restaurants, stores, sights and museums. Everything is within a few minutes walk. At the hotel you can enjoy a gorgeous buffet breakfast which is also open for locals. The stylish café is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. There is no restaurant in the hotel, but in the immediate vicinity you will find such culinary highlights as the Landhauskeller, the pan-Asian dinner club Miss Cho, the established Operncafé as a traditional café & brasserie, the Pink Elephant with Mexican cuisine and hip clubs & cocktail bars like Katze Katze. By the way, all these venues are also in the hands of the AIOLA Family.
As a special feature, the Boutique Hotel offers a premium fitness area, with personal trainer available for an additional charge. Gladly the thoughtful team organizes also nearby seminar rooms or trips of any kind.
Fine fabrics and floral wallpapers
The 46 rooms and three apartments are furnished in Moulin Rouge style with fine fabrics, velvet, floral wallpaper and favorite pieces of the charming owner family Schwarz. Rather unusual for hotels – you will find many unusual decorative objects that contribute be a “home away from home” for its guests. Each room is equipped with a wooden floor, rain shower, box spring beds and a coffee machine.
As a special treat, you can purchase the entire inventory – be it interior design, furniture or decoration – directly from the room, or from the nearby Aiola Living Store, and take it home with you. Not surprisingly, the hotel’s slogan is “A stay to take with you”.
Best Room – Fantastic Room
Each of the individually designed Fantastic Rooms is furnished with fantastic ideas – with rain shower and wooden floor, a box spring bed to dream and your own coffee machine to wake up, with flat screen TV, comfortable slippers and lots of little crushes.
Let’s Laurich
Laurichhof is located in Pirna, at the gateway to Saxon Switzerland, just 30 minutes from Dresden and 90 minutes from Prague. The design hotel is as versatile as its guests, as inspiring as a showroom and as homely as the most beautiful home you have ever seen. In 27 different, luxuriously furnished suites, which are equipped with designer pieces ranging from the tiles, the lamps to the reading chairs. Guest are taken into fascinating dream worlds. The range of styles extends from classic over romantic to modern.
The successful interior designer Annette Katrin Seidel, her husband and architect Uwe Seidel and their son and architecture student Philip Seidel, are the creative minds behind the family-run hotel. The passionate hosts want their guests to be introduced to the inspiring world of interior design, where they can try out and experience the extraordinary furniture and furnishings of renowned designers during their holidays. After their stay all pieces of furniture can be purchased and complete design concepts can be taken home.
In the wellness area grasses, ferns and moss grow from the ceiling and guests can enjoy physiotherapy sessions, massages or the sauna. The restaurant Lazy Laurich also offers plenty of pleasure and should be enjoyed to the fullest: The chef spoils guests with regional and seasonal dishes, refined with exotic nuances from distant countries. The suites, equipped with high-quality kitchens, can also be used as self-catering holiday apartments.
Laurichhof is one of the 2021 winners of the German Design Award in the category “Interior Architecture”. The German Design Award honors innovative products and projects, their manufacturers and designers, which are pioneering in the German and international design landscape. The Laurichhof operators’ idea is as inspiring as it is consistent and coherently implemented in their hotel down to the last detail, writes the jury in its statement.
Best Room – 27 individual suites
27 individually designed suites, for every lifestyle and furnishing taste: At the Laurichhof the different suites tell sophisticated stories. The cinematic staging of high-quality furnishings and designer furniture in the suites is intended to surprise, inspire and transport guests into functional fantasy worlds. Rooms were defined down to the smallest detail, from the tap to the socket.
Venetian flair in Lucerne’s old town
Located in the heart of Lucerne’s old town and directly on the Reuss river, the Hotel des Balances, rich in history, shines in all its splendour. The hotel’s unique facade paintings evoka a Venetian palace. The restaurant terrace of the design hotel also puts you in a Venetian mood – the view of the river is enchanting, as is the view of the mountains in the background. The history of the Hotel des Balances dates back to the 12th century. The historical flair is complemented by modern and noble design and stylish, warm furnishings in the 56 individual rooms. The creative cuisine in the Balances restaurant with its lounge, bar and terrace, which has been awarded 14 Gault Millau points, provides the ultimate in culinary delights. The excellent location makes the design hotel the ideal starting point for shopping and sightseeing.
BEST ROOM – Suiten
The five suites are sure to delight even the most demanding guests. Modern design and subtle elegance define these spacious suites with separate living space and bedrooms. Some also have a whirlpool and balcony, and all have magical views of the River Reuss and the wonderful Alpine panorama.
ART HOTEL IN THE “CITY OF DESIGN”
Art lovers tend to display an uncompromising dedication to individualism and the pursuit of a vision. The Augarten Art Hotel designed by star architect Günther Domenig is as surprising as it is unusual. Contemporary art, furniture by A. Thaler and unique designer pieces by more than 200 artists await its guests. The design hotel boasts more than 51 rooms all furnished with high quality works of art, 5 spacious and fully furnished apartments, as well as a new penthouse built in 2011. Among the special features of this modern business hotel are the Business Corner and the 24-hour spa with a heated indoor pool, sauna, gym and relaxation area. At the same time, the Augarten Art Hotel boasts a summer terrace with stunning views over the rooftops of Graz all the way to the Schlossberg.
BEST ROOM – Penthouse 601 Augarten Art Hotel
Penthouse 601 offers an indescribably beautiful, light-flooded 80 sqm apartment above the rooftops of Graz. Elegant interiors and contemporary art stand at eye level with the clock tower – the symbol of Graz.
ART TAKES CENTRE STAGE
In Palma’s old town, surrounded by alleyways and blooming courtyards, lies the Convent de la Missió Hotel. Built in the 1700s for missionaries in training, it underwent extensive restoration into an exclusive boutique hotel. Art is pervasive in each room.
The talent and vision of each artist is expressed in each remarkable work of art. The 27 individually rooms combine spaciousness, calmness and luxury. The white- and black-toned restaurant features a large terrace and the renowned chef Marc Fosh presents a delicious and appetizing Mediterranean menu full of originality and creativity. Earlier it was the monastery’s dining room – now it is the exhibition room and bar. The Art Bar houses works by contemporary photographers, painters, potters and sculptors. Along with the Urban Spa’s sauna, heated pool, whirlpool and beauty area, the sun terrace contains relax loungers.
BEST ROOM Luxury Suite Convent de la Missió
In the luxury suite you can enjoy an exclusive stay in Palma: The suite offers spacious 75 sqm, decorated with understated elegance and absolute comfort, steam room and a whirlpool on its spectacular terrace. The peace and privacy in this suite invite you to enjoy a special and unforgettable stay.
Urban ‘treasury’ in the heart of Vienna
A perfect mélange of art, culture and charming hospitality: that’s what the lovley luxury Hotel Das Tyrol of host Helena Ramsbacher embodies. She likes to describe her small boutique hotel in central Vienna as an ‘extend living room’ that conveys a home-away-from-home atmosphere for travelling art lovers. Extremely exclusive furnishing and hand-picked details ensure an outstanding hotel experience and an extraordinary high feel-good factor. Furthermore, an extensive art collection makes the hotel’s guests feel as if they visited an art gallery and gives an interesting insight in today’s art scene.
The hotel has 30 rooms which, thanks to the use of warm colours, radiate a lot of warmth and cosiness. Apart from that, the rooms’ high-quality furnishing as well as unusual add-ons, such as a Nespresso maschine and bathrobes in every room, make a splash. A stay at Das Tyrol can be rounded off perfectly by visiting the hotel’s luxurious spa area, where a sauna, a hot room and a light therapy shower can be found. Moreover, the spa can be rented for exclusive private use.
Best Room – Superior Studio Room
The Superior Studio Room is the hotel’s largest room. On 30 sqm it offers every comfort anybody could possibly desire. What is more, guests can have a marvellous view of the Mariahilfer Straße from this room.
At home in an artistic jewel
Located in the heart of Salzburg’s old town, there lies Hotel Goldgasse. The approximately 700-year-old house welcomes its guests with exclusive charme and excellent service – just get in and feel at home.
In the historical stone house old stucco, sensational ceiling frescos and original marble flooring are stylishly and subtle paired with modern interior. The 16 individual rooms exude an outstanding attention to detail and luxury. Each one is a homage to famous Salzburg Festival as each room is dedicated to a special performance. However, in Hotel Goldgasse you will not only find pleasure for the eyes, but also for the palate. An outstanding breakfast is served every day and the residence is also home to one of Salzburg’s hotspots for traditional Austrian cuisine – the Gasthof Goldgasse.
Best Room – Jedermann – Rooftop Suite
The accomodation enjoyment of the Jedermann Rooftop Suite will cast a spell over you as it offers the kind of individualty and atmosphere that definitely makes the difference. If needed, the suite can be expanded on availability. However, what will endlessly make you fall in love with the apartment is its private roof terrace with a breathtaking view of Fortress Hohensalzburg.
Salzburg meets Venice
Italian influence in Salzburg began in the 16th century, when Venetian architect Vincenzo Scamozzi was comissioned with the planning of a new city layout. In cooperation with his successor Santino Solari, he created the look for which the city of Mozart today is world-famous. The connection of Salzburg and Venice is emphasized at Hotel Stein with an innovative concept.
Located in one of Salzburg’s top locations, the hotel is dominated by the colour blue: blue as the lagoon and the heaven. Thanks to this colour scheme an unique atmosphere and style have been created that convey an incomparable lifestyle experience. In 56 exclusive rooms, that show exceptional attention to detail, new standards have been set.
Highlight: Breakfast at the Rooftop terrace, located at the 7th floor with an outstanding view of the city.
Best Room – Honeymoon Suite
Located on the hotel’s 2nd floor, the Honeymoon Suite offers a breathtaking view of the Fortress Hohensalzburg as well as the Salzach. The suite itself is absolutely made to fall in love with, but its eye-catcher definitely is the historically protected stucco ceiling, which is one-of-a-kind with its beauty and opulence.
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