Kempinski Hotels recently unveiled the Palais Hansen Kempinski Vienna. Although Theophil Edvard von Hansen and Heinrich Förster originally designed the building as a hotel for the 1873 World Exhibition, this is the first time the building has welcomed guests.
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For the past two and a half years, Vienna-based architects Boris Podrecca and Atelier Hayde Architekten⎯⎯along with Paris-based designer Jean-Claude Laville⎯⎯have restored the building. The heritage-listed Renaissance Revival-style building occupies seven floors with 152 rooms and suites, as well as 17 private residential apartments.
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Restaurant Die Küche serves breakfast in a casual farmers’ market atmosphere and a dinner menu inspired by traditional recipes, while Edvard offers seasonal fare.
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Designed in a mahogany and creme palette, the cigar lounge is the largest in Vienna. The lobby lounge and bar additionally serves traditional Vienna afternoon tea in an extended living room design.
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The Palais Hansen Kempinksi Hotel Vienna also includes a 3,020-square-foot ballroom featuring modern chandeliers and a heritage-listed column-lined foyer. The mezzanine level also holds another six function rooms, a gym, and an Ottoman-styled spa.
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