Vienna-based lifestyle hospitality brand Motto Group has announced that its new property Hotel Motto will debut in Vienna on October 2. Located in a historic building, the hotel's architecture is infused with Renaissance and Baroque nods layered with elements of the Gothic and Byzantine styles: Towers and domes as well as the configuration of the façade, originally constructed by the top artisans of the Vienna Artisan Craft movement, are fully preserved and play a pivotal role in the layout of the property.
The 83 rooms and eight suites have fabric-covered walls with floral patterns; custom-designed carpets and tiles are inspired by the framework of the original vintage furniture; and the herringbone hard-wood flooring is seen throughout the property. Every piece of furniture has been tailor-made for the hotel, from the brass door handles to the in-room lighting concepts have been crafted for each individual space.
The on-property restaurant, Chez Bernard – Restaurant et Bar, occupies the top two floors of the hotel and sits under a glass dome, a new addition to the original building. The restaurant offers a curated menu of modern Austrian dishes with French and North African influences. Good to know: Chez Bernard is an organic restaurant, using local, seasonal products, sourcing natural wines from continental Europe and repurposing the leftover stale bread to brew its own beer. Other amenities at the hotel include private fitness and sauna rooms, as well as meeting and event spaces.
The historic building has housed hotels for over three centuries. The first property, The Golden Cross, opened in 1665 and it morphed into Hotel Kummer in 1872 and became a social hub for artists, painters, sculptors, writers, actors and musicians who gathered for coffee, wine and Austrian delicacies in the hotel’s public spaces. In 1904, the building was refurbished by Ludwig Schwarz, who preserved the original slanted corners and the oversized columns that frame the lobby and entryway to the hotel. The interiors have been partially preserved to this day, even after the allied occupation of post-World War II Vienna when the hotel was taken over by the French from 1945 to 1955.
"Hotel Motto is a locally rooted visual story," said Bernd Schlacher, owner and creative director of the Motto Group, in a press release. "I wanted to combine the traditional Viennese architecture with the glamour of 1920s Paris, but infuse the design with some personal touches inspired by the Scandinavian comfort and the Japanese ‘WABI SABI’ culture."
Ffor further information, visit www.hotelmotto.at.
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