Berlin, Prague, Vienna, München and back to Amsterdam Mr. Paul van der Linden, chief editor of the magazine “Stars & Luxury” decided to test the new Lexus RX 450 Hybrid and instead of driving through The Netherlands, he picked the “good old roadtrip” and drove from Berlin to Prague, then to Vienna, further on to Munich and back to Amsterdam. Whilst docking-up in Vienna, he stayed at the Grand Hotel Wien and also at The Ring, Vienna’s Casual Luxury Hotel,
The Women’s World Awards 2009, held at the Stadthalle in Vienna did bring an array of international stars onto the red carpet and into 2 luxury hotels. Cinema legend Claudia Cardinale, Italian film diva Monica Belluci, Pop Music Icon Marianne Faithfull, supermodel Elle McPherson, fashion trendsetter Angela Missoni and the famous popstars Anastacia and Kelly Clarkson from the US were ‘caught’ by the over 400 journalists and 31 camera teams from around the globe. The award’s gala was hosted by
For the 5th time, the General Managers Council (GMC) of Vienna organised the Young Hotelier Award 2009. This contest was launched in 2004 by this Council of general managers of the 4- and 5-star hotels in Vienna, to train and develop young talents within the hospitality industry. The requirements for the young hoteliers attending this event, are, that they don’t work within a management position and that they are younger than 25. This year’s event counted 14 motivated ‘young hoteliers’
“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
“Sabine Scsepka, formerly of IDM, has created the interior for JJW Hotels´latest opening, positioning itself as a contender of the heavyweight Grande Dames of the surrounding area.” The Sleeper magazine (Issue July/August 2008) reports about the Ring Hotel´s, focussing on the interior design
“Top locations and top reputations in combination with a love of Vienna is the secret of four of Vienna’s luxury hotel managers: Jan Hendrik van Dillen – Palais Coburg Oscar del Campo, Imperial & Bristol Carl-Peter Echtermeijer, Grand Hotel Wien & The Ring Hotel Johann Mikats, Ambassador. In May 2008 van Dillen, del Campo, Echtermeijer and Mikats met with Vienna Deluxe to determine which factors their luxury hotels have in common. At the traditional Café Griensteidl, it was remarkable to
