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An inside look at The Ring Hotel & At Eight Restaurant in Vienna

The Hungarian Girl | October 7, 2009 | 1 Comment

The Ring Hotel features 68 luxury guest rooms with state-of-the-art facilities.

Vienna is a city that’s known for its imperial palaces, classical operas and traditional coffeehouses.

However, Austria’s famous capital is starting to become a place where the new and modern coexist with the old.

Vienna is now booming with trendy shops, hotels, restaurants, bars, and nightclubs. Vienna’s prime shopping street, the Mariahilfer Strasse stretches over 1.8 kilometers long. Fashion labels such as H&M to Mango, Zara, Peek & Cloppenburg, Benetton and Vero Moda dominate the area.

The Ring Hotel, Vienna’s Casual Luxury Hotel is one of the newest additions to the city mixing classical charm with modern style. Located directly on the Ringstrasse, the 5-star hotel features 68 luxury guest rooms with state-of-the-art facilities. Hotel amenities include a luxurious spa with fitness facilities, a business center open 24 hours, free wireless Internet access and use of a Nespresso coffee machine in every room.

The chic and trendy lobby at The Ring Hotel.

On the ground floor of The Ring is their awarding winning restaurant, “At Eight.” The restaurant serves aroma cuisine, where dishes are prepared using ethereal oils and herbs. The concept is new but the elements behind it are traced back to classical cooking says Thomas Seifried, Head Chef, “We’re using these oils to enhance the natural flavors.”

At Eight restaurant which serves high-quality aroma cuisine.

Thomas Seifried works with over 60 different types of oils and herbs including orange oil, cinnamon oil, menthol oil, honey oil, lavender oil, and tea tree oil. All the oils are natural and assist in creating unique sensations for each dish.

There is a lot of creativity in working with these elements explains Thomas Seifried, but it is also a real challenge since most people are not aware of aroma cuisine as of yet.

In 2008, At Eight won the Gault Millau toque award which is one of Europe’s most prestigious restaurant awards.

In addition, The Ring Hotel offers its guests a unique bar area, Drings, which is famed for its extraordinary vodka cocktails. Some of the specialty vodka brands include Roberto Cavalli, Snow Queen, and D. Trump Super Premium.