1. Who are you? Backgound in real estate development. Studied economics in New Jersey, USA. Have worked as a trader at a large bank before investing in this hotel. 2. What do you like about what you do? Getting good comments and receiving thank you letters if we had managed to make a guest’s stay memorable. 3. What don’t you like about what you do? That the business is open 24 hours a day, everyday. Wish we could close for

Does Vienna need a film festival? Yes! Why? Because otherwise there is no other annual film festival with a respective history and program in Austria. What is it called? It is called Viennale, and is still the most well known international film festival in Austria, actually it is recognized as being one of the best-known festivals in the German-speaking area, next to offering a great reputation and a rich history. Are there other film festivals? Yes, every year in summertime

By searching through the web for interesting events in Vienna during the fall season we came across “Escape 2010“, an exhibition of urban art starting from October 01-24, 2010. It is called “Escape 2010 – Escape the Golden Cage” and features national and international artists who currently display and communicate the current positions of urban art. Many people do have their own opinion about street art and graffiti, today it no longer appears in public spaces and is consequently treated

It is time to take your old ‘sneakers’ out of your wardrobe. Sneakerness is in Vienna, the world largest sneaker ‘bazaar’. On October 9th, 2010 at the Palais Schönborn in Vienna sneaker freaks and casual shoe fanatics can exchange or sell their sneakers, buy new ones at the booths of Wood Wood, Paar, 6th Floor, Zapateria, Phönix and Grand. Sneakerness is an idea that was born in Switzerland and which took place 5 times already, 2008 in Bern, 2009 in