Interview with Hardy Egger (Lifestylehotels.net)

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Last week we met with Hardy Egger, CEO & owner of Lifestyle Hotels, a hotel platform based in Graz, Austria featuring more than 118 stylish hotels in over 88 hot spots throughout the globe. As we joined Lifestyle Hotels with The Ring, Vienna’s Casual Luxury Hotel and Lake´s – my lake hotel & spa we thought it would be a good idea to interview him, as his platform is not just a hotel booking platform like the ones we know

Rockstar …

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“Upside down you turn me” is the title of an unusual photo shooting session which was currently held for the local magazine Name It for their August/September issue. Producer Susanne Gosch picked The Ring, Vienna´s Casual Luxury Hotel as main location next to Morisson Club and Szene Wien, photographer Julia Spicker and the entire styling team was more than happy … we as well as we did receive some great photos and again also showed that The Ring, Vienna´s Casual Luxury Hotel

Check out our hotel cars …

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Most of the luxury hotels around the globe do offer a car rental or limousine rental, varying from the well known brands Mercedes and BMW to luxury car brands like Bentley, Rolls Royce, Jaguar, Porsche or Maybach.Trying to make a stay of a guest more comfortable starts with nowadays ‘normal’ features like a flat screen TV, iPod docking station, a coffee making machine like the ones from Nespresso and Illy or features like rooftop pools, art-designed suites. This makes absolute

Sensational and tasty – our new “The Ring Doughnut”

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Many hotels do produce their own cake or put their logo on their pastries. The Ring, Vienna’s Casual Luxury Hotel decided to go a different way by offering their guests a Ring Doughnut. Presented in a very stylish box, this torus-shaped ring doughnut is topped with sugar … which color … of course the refreshing pistachio. Come, see, taste and enjoy our new Ring Doughnut!

Vienna in Fashion

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Fashionistas need to watch out! From June 07th to 17th 2010 it´s all about fashion at the “10 Festival for Fashion & Photography” in Vienna. At more than 30 events, all organised by Unit F, one can gain exciting views into the Austrian and international fashion scene. The opening event will be a Guerilla store at Liska, supported by the fashion-insider Andreas Murkudis from Berlin. As of June 17th one can buy pieces from the new collections from Awareness &

Don’t tell my boss, but I’m off to the spa

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By M. Childs The other day I was leafing through a magazine at the dentist’s office – a place I dread – and along side an article about Heidi Klum, glowing and composed as always, was an ad for a weekend in Bad Ischl, the legendary Spa town of the Habsburgs. It promised to provide “relaxation fit for an emperor.” I sighed, dreaming of those simpler times when “taking the cure” fit into anyone’s calendar. My name was called: I

Interview with Hungariangirl

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1. Who are you? My name is Suzanne Urpecz. I’m the creator of The Hungarian Girl which is a dedicated blog/website about Central & Eastern European food and culture. I’m currently studying Culinary Arts at George Brown College in Toronto, Canada. I’m preparing to open my own authentic Hungarian restaurant in the near future. As well, I operate a specialty cake business that offers the very best in Central and Eastern European desserts. In addition, I have a background in

The 2nd toque in the 2nd year @ at eight!

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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

Carrera & Smith present Hot Styles for Cool Heads!

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They have names like “Bullet“, “Scandal“, “Jewel“, “Intrigue” or “Breakbeat” – their technical features scope with the latest trends in research and their designs are unparalleled…..we are talking about the latest ski helmets and goggles of Carrera & Smith of the Safilo Group, which were presented at the bar “Drings” at The Ring, Vienna’s Casual Luxury Hotel on September 21, 2009. Either you take the classical one with “Edelweiss” samples, the retro-styled a la “Franz Klammer” or “ready for the

Scotsman.com Living: “City Guide Vienna”

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“Where to Stay Stay in the city centre. The best choice is the Ring Hotel, just a block from the Opera house, and right near four wurstelstands. The Ring has clean, modern rooms at about ¤200 a night for a single. The beds are cushiony and the pillows fluffy. Breakfast is included and the waffles are delicious. Plus, Beyonce stayed there.” Read the whole article on living.scotsman.com