Altstadt Hotel Talks

64 individual rooms and suites. 64 individual interpretations of the Viennese way of life. Interpreted by renowned designers, architects and artists. In our Altstadt Hotel Talks, we chat with Lilli Hollein, Adolf Krischanitz and Atil Kutoglu, among others, about the ideas and concepts behind their designs.

The youtube-videos shared are in German but you can find the full text version below.

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Hotel Talk with Elfrid Wimmer-Repp

For the redesign of our Freud Suite, Elfrid Wimmer-Repp embarked on a search for traces of Sigmund Freud. With great sensitivity, she created spaces that transport guests into the past and thought world of the famous psychoanalyst. Discover how a custom-made carpet, a freestanding bathtub, mint-painted wardrobe furniture, and a vintage swivel chair from the 1940s contribute to the ambiance. — more ...

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Hotel Talk with Gregor Eichinger

"A room can be a bit sexy"

Architect Gregor Eichinger designed a "sexy" room for cineastes for Altstadt Vienna. In the video interview he reveals more about his room #66. — more ...

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Hotel Talk with Antonella Amesberger

"Kopf hoch und drehen"

Architect Antonella Amesberger on the inspiring connection of dance, nature, music, and Viennese design in the Grete Wiesenthal Suite she designed for the Altstadt Vienna. — more ...

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Hotel Talk with Adolf Krischanitz

About the space inbetween

The famous Austrian architect Adolf Krischanitz designs a new room for the Boutique Hotel Altstadt Vienna. — more ...

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Hotel Talk with Lilli Hollein

Settle down in stormy weather

The director of the Vienna MAK and Vienna Design Week Lilli Hollein and Markus Eiblmayer in a video interview about their Suite #67. — more ...

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Hotel Talk with Roland Nemetz

How a napkin drawing turned into a Suite

Austrian architect and hotelier Roland Nemetz designed a "theater suite" for the boutique hotel Altstadt Vienna. He explains here how furniture from the former Café Ritter, lamps by Tom Dixon and a used parquet floor from the Vienna Stadthalle found their way into the room. — more ...

Polka - Local Heroes Boutique Hotel Altstadt Vienna

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Hotel Talk with POLKA

Wienerische Ambiguität

POLKA Design ladies Monica Singer and Marie Rahm design two rooms at Altstadt Vienna. The successful duo about sweet and tart in their room designs. — more ...

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Hotel Talk with Atil Kutoglu

A touch of the Aegean in Vienna

Turkish fashion designer Atil Kutoglu in video interview about his first interior design project for a hotel. — more ...

Doppelzimmer Regular #57 - Boutique Hotel Altstadt Vienna

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Hotel Talk with Eugenie Arlt

"Ringeltaube", "Augartenblau" and "Donauturm"

Interior designer Eugenie Arlt about the aesthetic and hospitality value of Hotel Altstadt Vienna. And about her ideas for the design of room #57. — more ...

Jennie Pineus - Boutique Hotel Altstadt Vienna

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Hotel Talk with Jennie Pineus from Svenskt Tenn

Josef Frank in Vienna

The architects of Svenskt Tenn have brought design pioneer Josef Frank back to Vienna. Jennie Pineus reveals more about the unique Suite in Hotel Talk. — more ...