Monday, 09 July 2007 |
Do & Co Hotel is located in Vienna’s District 1, on the pedestrian-only
Stephansplatz, right in the middle of the most historic part of this
mindbogglingly historic city. The hotel of 41 luxurious rooms and two
suites opened in May on the sixth floor of the famous, glass-walled
Haas Haus building, but it is the view that really takes your breath
away. What you see from the Haus is a straight-on, full-size, real-life
panorama of St. Stephen's Cathedral – Stephansdom -- that has defined
Vienna since 1147 AD. It is the sound of this Cathedral’s massive
Pummerin (big bell) that announces the official arrival of the New Year
in Austria.
The original Haas Haus building was a furniture and interior decor
store, Philipp Haas & Sons. Several reconstructions later, the
grand-daddy of modern Austrian architecture, Pritzker prize winner Hans
Hollein, designed the
current glass-steel-concrete structure. It opened in 1990 with notable
disapproval by traditionalists. Hollein was also behind the latest
upgrade that included the Do & Co hotel.
Do & Co, the hotel’s holding company, is known worldwide for its
first-class airline and event catering business and its Do & Co
Restaurants and Cafes. In the Haas Haus, it operates also Vienna’s hot
spot, the ONYX Bar (pictured above) on the 6th floor, and Do & Co Restaurant (7th
floor), plus luxurious event space on the 8th and 9th floors with
amazing views over Vienna.
The heritage of the company’s Istanbul–born founder and majority
shareholder, Attila Dogudan, is reflected in the colorful touches
interspersed in the Do & Co hotel interior by Amsterdam-based FG
Stijl. The firm’s
partners, British Colin Finnegan and Dutch Gerard Glintmeijer, have
managed to unite Dogudan’s Turkish heritage and Vienna’s prissy past
with understated modern luxury. Your room will come equipped with Kilim
bedspreads, chocolates from Viennese confectionary institution Demel
(also owned by Do & Co), and a Bang & Olufsen flat screen TV.
By Tuija Seipell
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Do & Co Hotel, Vienna 
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