October 
2024.

We have started renovating some of our bathrooms. In the last 3 months we redid 3 bathrooms, a 4th will follow in November. The bathrooms now sparkle in a new modern look. We will replace some of the bathtubs with large walk-in showers. In the future, further bathrooms will be renovated to further improve the "Hotel Austria Comfort".

Hermann took part in the Department Head Academy of the Austrian Hotelier Association from November 2023 to June 2024. 

In total, he attended 3 modules throughout Austria: Maria Alm at the Hochkönig ski resort, Archkogl at the Grundlsee lake area and in Windischgarsten. The modules focussed, among other teachings, on Accounting/Controlling; Corporate Management; Human Resources; Kitchen & Restaurant; Marketing & Sales; Leadership & Management. At the end of June, he took an oral and a written exam on the learned content. Hermann passed this examination with "outstanding" success. The entire Hotel Austria Team extends our warmest congratulations!

Ms Maria | Housekeeping

Ms Maria was born under the star sign of Gemini. She quickly settled in with us and now supports the Team wherever she can. Ms Maria comes from Slovakia but has already been living in Vienna for many years. In her spare time, she likes to dance, walk in nature and be out and about with like-minded and cheerful people.

Interested in music, theater, the opera, museums, and exhibitions? We’ll be happy to keep you informed about all the dates / schedules and perhaps even let you in on a few secrets too…

Vienna’s city hiking trails run for over 240 kilometers, mostly through the Vienna Woods on the edge of the city or through Vienna’s local recreation areas. They are well signed and can be reached by public transport. 

Service areas, restaurants and heurige along the way invite you to stay awhile, as do benches and tables at particularly attractive viewpoints or on forest meadows. A classic is the 11 kilometer-long City Hiking Trail 1. It begins at the terminus of tram line D in Vienna's heurige town of Nussdorf and leads you moderately steeply, but with a great view of the city, Vienna Woods and Danube, through vineyards and woods to the Stefaniewarte on the Kahlenberg. After a detour to the cozily modern "Hütte am Weg" (Josefinenhütte), arrive comfortably back at the starting point along the gently sloping ridge of the Nussberg after about three and a half to four hours. What's more, you can ideally combine the hiking experience with culinary delights at Restaurant Kahlenberg as well as at the heurige on Wildgrubgasse, Kahlenberger Straße and in Nussdorf. A variant is offered by City Hiking Trail 1a, which starts right on Nussdorf Platz. Here, you hike along the Danube beach promenade, climb the Leopoldsberg and the Kahlenberg and can round off the tour, which is also 11 kilometers in length, in one of the delightful heurige in the romantic Kahlenbergerdorf.

Wienerberg
The newest addition to the hiking trail network in and around Vienna is the Wienerberg City Hiking Trail or City Hiking Trail 12. At almost 20 kilometers, it is the longest of Vienna's hiking trails. It is situated in the south of the city and passes through the most popular local recreational areas, the Wienerberg, Liesing, and Vösendorf, a small municipality with an old castle. Part of the route therefore even lies outside Vienna. The hiking trail is also easy to reach with public transport, such as via line 11, alighting at Frödenplatz.

Wiener Wasserweg
Anyone who likes to walk or cycle along the water should head to the Wiener Wasserweg water trail. This leads around the Upper and Lower Old Danube and allows you to learn interesting historical facts and all sorts of things about the fauna, flora, and conservation of the ecosystem at 21 selected places. The water trail also takes you past many bathing areas, restaurants and boat rental outlets: for the perfect combination of leisure and pleasure. For full information, get your copy of the Wiener Wasserweg Tour Guide via the website.

The Green Prater
When you visit the Green Prater, you are walking on the former imperial hunting ground. The best way is to follow the signs on the 13 kilometer-long City Hiking Trail 9, which takes your directly from Praterstern (U1 Praterstern) away from the main avenue on the level to the little water meadow area at Freudenau.

Bisamberg
Ways to the wine on the edge of the city are offered by the hiking routes on the Bisamberg. One of these routes is the famous City Hiking Trail 5. Walk through old cellar lanes, roam through vineyards and oak woods.

Rundumadum Hiking Trail
The athletic amongst you can tackle the more than 120 kilometer-long Rundumadum Hiking Trail, which encircles the city in 24 easy to manage stages. The starting and end points of each stage can be reached by public transport. Inns and shelters along the way invite you to take a break. Collect confirmation at the five stamping points that you have really walked the "rundumadum" and be rewarded with a hiking pin!

Today, Erwin Wurm numbers among the world’s most successful and well-known contemporary artists. On the occasion of Wurm’s 70th birthday, Albertina modern is presenting a first-ever sweeping retrospective featuring his diverse oeuvre in all artistic media. 

Alongside the main thread that runs throughout his intense and innovative creative career, namely that of his distinctive sculptures, this presentation also aims to introduce the public to less well-known but equally significant works and work groups. The resulting selection will form a dense network of artistic statements comprising sculptures, drawings, working instructions and documentation, videos, objects, photographs, and paintings that invites us to shine a light on what Wurm himself points to as being "the paradox and absurd" in our world, our lives, our everyday existence. This exhibition brings together principal works from all stations of Wurm’s artistic career, drawing an arc from the early wooden and dust sculptures of the 1980s to his latest creations. Accompanying it will be an extensive catalog that documents all of the important stations of Erwin Wurm’s artistic career to date in the spirit of this celebratory occasion.

Albertina modern
www.albertina.at

From September 007, 2024, Vienna will be the setting for the unique 007 ACTION VIENNA - an official James Bond collection that invites visitors to experience the fascinating world of the most famous secret agent in film history up close. 

Across 3,400 m², the exhibition will guide visitors through spectacular sets divided into worlds inspired by the four elements: Fire, Earth, Water and Air. Each room offers an immersive experience dedicated to legendary movie scenes. The exhibition features the most extensive and impressive collection of James Bond vehicles and unique spectacular items that have served the secret agent over the past six decades. Highlights include the Aston Martin DB5 from 'Casino Royale' (2006), the Lotus Esprit S1 from 'The Spy Who Loved Me' and the Rolls Royce from 'Goldfinger' (1964), as well as many other iconic vehicles, impressive helicopters, costumes and other spectacular props. As sound effects and soundtracks always play a very important role in the James Bond films, these are also presented in the exhibition to offer visitors a unique multi-sensory experience.

METAStadt
www.metastadt.at
www.007actionexhibition.com