Wonderful news to share! Our restaurant At Eight at The Ring, Vienna’s Casual Luxury Hotel, has been rewarded with its second toque by the most important and influential Austrian gourmet guide, Gault Millau. With this award, the restaurant and Chef Thomas Seifried have earned themselves the second toque in the second year of operation, which one may definitely call a unique and sensational achievement! “A young and extremely professional service crew, a performance of international par-excellence, a perfect location and

1. Who are you? Alexandre SCARVELIS, Manager of Hotel BALZAC in Paris, on the Champs Elysées. Beautiful 5-star luxury boutique hotel of 70 rooms, opened in July 2007 after 2 years of renovation. 2. What do you like about what you do? Meeting new customers and providers everyday is the most thrilling part of my job. Enjoying people from all over the world, with different culture, personal history and occupations. It is really enriching as you have to greet them

“At eight” restaurant recently celebrated its first birthday as the hotel was opened on November 6th, 2008. It was perfect timing that in the same week the new “Gault Millau”, Austria´s most important and really famous gourmet guide, was presented. Of course, there was hope that “at eight” restaurant would get an award, but still it felt like a surprise when the message came in that at eight was awarded with one toque. The happiness of the whole restaurant team

“Everything about The Ring Hotel which opened during November 2007 is pure Luxury. With the world class culture, art and shopping miles of Vienna on its doorstep, The Ring´s address is one of the most prestigious in Vienna. Guests enjoy wonderful views of the famous Ringstrasse which circles the city as well as the Vienna State Opera and Cathedral.” European Business Express delivers a detailed report about The Ring Hotel in their September issue

“On each morning of my stay I would leave my vast room to relax in the top floor spa (avoiding the all-too-well-appointed gym en-route. Instead I made a beeline for the turkish room – with cycling coloured led lights in the ceiling and essential oils in the steam or sauna rooms overlooking the Karlsplatz.” Quintessentially magazine´s visit to The Ring Hotel yields an explicit recommendation. Quintessentially is first and foremost a club, a club for those who believe that life



