The Blues Brothers on tour: An energetic show!

The Blues Brothers former Bad Boys are back with black sunglasses, fitted black suits and black hats, both in “mafia” style along with her ​​band tear with rock and blues blackest soul on the 27th in the Wiener Stadthalle! more details

Klimt Musical

From the 1^st of September to the 7^th of October 2012 a musical on Klimt will be shown in Vienna. The musical covers the life of Austria’s most famous painter Gustav Klimt. It deals with his early works, his years of success, his dramatic strokes of fate and his love and muse Emilie Flöge. Mostly it will be underlined by excellent rock music.

On Wednesdays the performances will be held in English. They start at 7:30pm and take place at Künstlerhaus Wien

Tickets are available between 29,50€ and 69,50€ and can be purchased here.

To reach Künstlerhaus from our Boutiquehotel Stadthalle, take the underground U3 to Stephansplatz, change to U1 to Karlsplatz, take the exit “Akademiestraße-Künstlerhaus”.

 

If you are still looking for a room, find a nice and comfortable room in our hotel, maybe our art-nouveau Klimt room

Gustav Klimt’s 150th birthday

Last Saturday we celebrated Gustav Klimt’s 150th birthday. On this occasion all the guests of Boutiquehotel Stadthalle received a complimentary glass of jam, decorated with one of Klimt’s paintings!

Currently there are a lot of exhibitions to celebrate Gustav Klimt:

Leopold Museum: “Klimt: up close and personal”

Belvedere: Belvedere hosts the largest Klimt collection worldwide.

Arts-History Museum: For the first time paintings of the young Klimt can be looked at from the Klimt bridge in 12 meters height.

Have fun in visiting the exhibitions!!

Picnic in Vienna

Summer is here and all the warm days and nights are ideal to:

-          Pack something yummy and

-          Go somewhere green

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Film festival 2012

The 22^nd film festival at Rathausplatz is ready to open its gates on June 30^th for yet another great season. Until the 2^nd of September classical but also modern music shows and concerts can be followed from the large seating area around the huge screen on Rathausplatz. Carmen, Anna Bolena and La Bohème are only 3 of the many masterpieces that can be found on this summer’s programme. Films start when it gets dark and the best is: there is no admission fee.

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POOL TIME- Vienna’s nicest outdoor pools

It is summer again and we all want to escape the city’s heat. Here are some ideas of where to go to go swimming in Vienna. Schönbrunnerbad: swim next to the palace of Schönbrunn. Easy to reach, provides a large area including a beach volleyball court and a wellness-restaurant. Here you get the opportunity to try out night swimming with flood light from July 1^st to August 15^th every night until 10pm. Opening hours: 8.30am to 10pm.

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Summer cinema Vienna

The summer cinema is getting more and more popular and it is one of the most favorite tourist activities in Vienna. If you want to enjoy cinema in a different way, you are right in Vienna. This year we have a large selection of open-air cinemas, in parks or also in front of town hall.

You can choose from a big variety of different genres like documentary films, science fiction, culture etc. It takes place at 11 different places in Vienna:

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Vienna’s annual fair

From Friday the 25th until Monday the 28th of May, Vienna’s Rathausplatz will be transformed into a large funfair area.

There will be cultural and artistic programmes, a beer garden and booths where you can play different games, such as throwing soft balls into a pyramid of cans, carousels and children can ride a pony. There will be a lot of Austrian culinary delights. The official opening will be on Friday at 4pm held by Vienna’s major Dr.Michael Häupl. You can visit the annual fair daily from 10am to 11pm.

Rathausplatz (in front of the City Hall) is only a few stops by tram 49 away from Boutiquehotel Stadthalle.

We wish you a pleasant time and lots of fun for the entire family!

Vienna’s Stadtfest

The weather is getting warmer and another festival with music and yummy food and drinks will take place on May 5^th 2012 – the Vienna Stadtfest.

From 10am to 10pm Vienna is celebrating its city! Entertainment for the entire family can be found in the city centre. At Heldenplatz you will find a stage presenting various music live acts, but also a lot of different sports to be tried out and jazz dance and hip hop shows.

At Schweizerhof you can play different board games and listen to different radio plays. At the Innerer Burghof there is entertainment for children and at Michaelerplatz you can treat yourself to an excellent glass of wine or a fluffy “Kaiserschmarren.

Looking for a place to stay? Contact us in Boutiquehotel Stadthalle to find out about availability!:-)

Enjoy the Stadtfest 2012!

source photo: http://www.vienna.at/wiener-stadtfest-nicht-mehr-nur-in-innenstadt/news-20110504-01003093

Cleaning Vienna

It is the 7^th time that this event is taking place. This year’s spring-cleaning started on April 23rd and will be on until the 8th of May 2012. It is an event of the city government, supported by the local municipal authorities and a lot of private initiatives. Last year over 300 initiatives, schools, kindergartens, clubs and individuals (in total more than 11,600 citizens) took part and helped to clean our city.

Making people aware of how much waste they produce and how many people do not care to throw them out in proper bins, but rather place them anywhere in the streets. Initiatives are equipped with rubbish bags and gloves by the local authorities and the waste that was collected will be picked up and separated properly.

Vienna will even be cleaned under water. 100 divers will clean the Danube on the 28h of May.

What a great initiative!