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Grand Hotel Wien Gift Vouchers05 January 2012

Be it a 5-course dinner in an exclusive restaurant or a delicious Grand Guglhupf cake; be it a luxurious stay at our 5-star luxury hotel or a Klimt holiday in Vienna - with the Grand Hotel Wien vouchers you are above all giving one thing: pleasurable memories.
Christmas Time at the Grand Hotel Wien07 December 2011

Vienna during the holiday season is something truly special. At the Grand Hotel Wien, we do our utmost to ensure that our guests enjoy this unforgettably atmospheric time of the year.
New Year’s Eve gala at the Quadrille28 November 2011

Enjoy an unforgettable New Year's Eve in the elegant atmosphere of the Grand Hotel Wien. The tradition-rich 5-star deluxe hotel offers entertainment with music, dancing and culinary delicacies until dawn. One most scintillating highlight is the gala night at the ballroom Quadrille.
Grand Hotel Wien supports the Global Social Business Summit 201102 November 2011

Each year, the Global Social Business Summit brings together pioneers from the worldwide social business movement active in the entrepreneurial, political, NGO, and academic sectors. This year's summit will take place in Vienna from November 10 to 12, 2011. The event offers a unique opportunity to network with others about social business and gain deeper understanding of the subject.
Grand Hotel Wien voted best hotel in Austria20 October 2011

The readers of the renowned US travel magazine Condé Nast have chosen the Grand Hotel Wien best hotel in Austria. The historical luxury hotel at the famous boulevard Ringstrasse was voted number 1 hotel in Austria and 14th in northern Europe.
Gault Millau 2012: Grand Hotel Wien celebrates four toques19 October 2011

The most esteemed and influential gourmet guide in Austria, Gault Millau has awarded two toques each to the Grand Hotel Wien Gourmet Restaurants Unkai and Le Ciel. Published in the 2012 issue of the guide, the two restaurants have once again reasserted their positions among the best restaurants in town.
New GRAND Uniforms30 August 2011

Bellboys and doormen are two of the most traditional professions in the world of hotels. Befitting their significant role, the ten bellboys and doormen at the Grand Hotel Wien have donned new attire for their guests. The new uniforms, designed and tailored by the Vienna fashion company Maxa, are characterized by muted elegance in royal Grand blue.
Centennial of FK Austria Wien30 July 2011

The hotel has teamed up with one of Austria's most successful football clubs, FK Austria Wien. On the occasion of this internationally successful club's one hundredth birthday, the team competed against the all-stars of ex-soccer star Luis Figo's Foundation on June 17^th. For the benefit game, the crème de la crème of international football could be welcomed in Vienna and the Grand Hotel Wien.
30 new Superior Rooms at the Grand Hotel Wien06 July 2011

The Superior category rooms at the Grand Hotel Wien have already been offering their occupants warmth, comfort, and luxury for many years. Last year, thirty rooms of the Superior category have been completely renovated and refurbished and are now presenting themselves in a new design dominated by the color red.
Schanigarten Season in Vienna10 April 2011

Finally they are back: the Schanigarten Season in Vienna has begun and the city's outdoor cafés have opend. Vienna's Schanigarten restaurants look back on a tradition that dates back to the 18th century and are very popular to this day. Some of the nicest gardens of the city in the best locations can be enjoyed at the Grand Hotel Wien and The Ring Hotel.
New Grand Fragrance09 April 2011

We all know how much the experience of smell affects our sense of well-being. With this in mind, we are now scenting the hallways and public areas in the Grand Hotel Wien with a room fragrance specially created for the hotel.
A Kimono Full of Stones09 April 2011

Auspicious clouds in a sea of clouds await you when you order the Kaiseki-Zui-un ("auspicious clouds") menu at the Unkai ("sea of clouds") on the seventh floor of the Grand Hotel Wien.
Unkai shines in new splendor08 September 2010

Old strong points clad in a new Kimono - that's how the changes of new Unkai are summed up at best.
Lake´s opens in Pörtschach am Wörthersee07 July 2010
In July 2010, JJW Hotels & Resorts opens Lake´s – my lake hotel in the lovely 'Pörtschach am Wörthersee' offering a one-of-a-kind lakeside holiday experience: 70 studios and suites and 2 Penthouses present their guests casual luxury and an elegant and private ambience in the best 'Sommerfrische' tradition.
140 Years of the Grand Hotel Wien23 June 2010

In 2010, a legendary Viennese luxury hotel is celebrating its 140th anniversary. The Grand Hotel Wien looks back at a remarkable history with glamorous and turbulent times, with crowned heads and dramatic affairs, with culinary and musical highlights - but above all, with hundreds of thousands of guests who filled the venerable edifice with life.
The hotel ‘gardens’ have opened01 April 2010
From March until October the so-called ‘Schanigarten-tradition' plays an essential role in everyday life in Vienna. Tables are set up on the sidewalks and people rejoice in sitting in these ‘gardens' in front of the cafés and coffeehouses and enjoy small snacks and drinks.
K Hotels International presented29 March 2010
Starting in 2010, a new, seminal cooperation will enrich the hotel market: The Austrian subsidiary of JJW Hotels & Resorts, owner and operator of Grand Hotel Wien and Hotel The Ring, and the American hotel representation company K Hotels are kicking off the strong partnership "K Hotels International".
Guglhupf designed by Gustav Klimt19 January 2010
A work of art inside and outside: the Grand Hotel Wien in cooperation with the Austrian Gallery Belvedere now offers a special "Guglhupf-Box" edition. For a short period of time, Klimt’s painting "The Kiss" is decorating the box of the delicious Grand Hotel Wien Guglhupf.
World Travel Awards 200919 November 2009
The Grand Hotel Wien has been awarded the "travel industry's equivalent to the Oscars" (© Wall Street Journal), the World Travel Award 2009, as Austria’s Leading Hotel.
Gault Millau 2010 places the restaurants of the Grand Hotel Wien among the best ones in Austria05 November 2009
The restaurants of the Grand Hotel Wien, Le Ciel and Unkai, excelled in the annual rating of the most important Austrian gourmet guide, the Gault Millau. The restaurants, both of them situated on the 7th floor of the Grand Hotel Wien, were awarded two toques each in the 2010 ranking.
Fundraising Dinner at the Belvedere28 September 2009
On September 11th, more than 500 guests gathered at the Belvedere for a spectacular evening in the splendor of the twenties and for the benefit of the "20er Haus". The "Grand Catering" was in charge of the fulminate catering.
Catering contract with FK Austria Wien17 August 2009
The football club FK Austria Wien has appointed the catering department of the Grand Hotel Wien, "Grand Catering" with the catering of all home matches at the Horr Stadium for the next three years.
Emballissimo Award12 May 2009
At this year´s “Emballissimo” award, the award ceremony of the Austrian paper industry, the Sushi Take Away Box of “Unkai Sushi” restaurant was awarded in the category “folded items”.
Sushi Cooking Courses with Head Chef Hiroshi Sakai11 February 2009

As of 2009 the popular sushi cooking courses at "Unkai" restaurant at the Grand Hotel Wien will be continued. These hands-on courses are meant for those people, who want to learn how to make sushi, maki and other Japanese dishes themselves.
Grand Hotel Wien goes Art Catering11 February 2009
With great pleasure, the Grand Hotel Wien presents its own catering department „Art Catering by Grand Hotel Wien“. The well-known Viennese company “Art Catering”, established by Erich Bauer, was taken over by the Grand Hotel Wien and integrated as a separate catering department.