The 253-room hotel will be the Meliá Hotels International’s first property in Austria, adding to a global portfolio of more than 350 city and resort hotels.

Standing at 250m over the New Danube River, the exterior of the DC Tower offers a glazed, clearly structured, minimalistic monolith resembling a geometric waterfall with its façade’s breaking edge directed towards the city. The building combines aesthetic architectural design, modern construction and functionality fulfilling the energy and sustainability requirements of a green building, as defined by the European commission.

Meliá Vienna will comprise 17 of the buildings 58 floors, offering a design-led hotel operating under the Meliá brand. Behind the façade, the interior features make visual reference to the waterfall motif, with geometric shapes presented in the bedheads, bathroom walls, and stone tiles. The floating spiral staircase in the lobby connects three floors, between “The Flow” lobby restaurant and the grand ballroom on the first floor.

The hotel’s destination “57 Restaurant & Lounge”, headed by chef Siegfried Kröpfl will offer Mediterranean and international food, to a backdrop of 360-degree panoramas of Vienna. Live DJs will provide entertainment for both hotel guests and restaurant visitors.

Dorothea Schuster, General Manager at Meliá Vienna commented: “We want Meliá Vienna to become an exciting point of attraction for both visitors and locals of Vienna, offering unique design, excellent service and a taste of the Mediterranean lifestyle.”

Located between the 4th and 15th floors are 253 guestrooms, among them the expansive Presidential Suite, accessible via a private lift. The suite’s design over more than 200m² of space is complemented by a 180-degree panoramic view of Vienna. A separate living and sleeping area, kitchenette, private boardroom and home cinema system, or a lavish bathroom with sauna, infinity bathtub and double rain shower embody luxury at the highest level.

All spacious guestrooms and suites boast floor-to-ceiling windows with integrated glass elements that can be opened. Ultramodern furnishings offer maximum comfort and cutting edge technology, such as the DreaMax mattresses in comfortable king-size format, complimentary Wi-Fi, desks with full AV connectivity, as well as rain showers and individually adjustable air conditioning as standard features in each guestroom.

The hotel boasts approximately 1,080m² of flexible meeting space, offering natural daylight as well as state-of-the-art technology. A ballroom and eight partially combinable meeting rooms create an ideal setting for a variety of events. At the end of a long day, guests are also welcome to relax in the hotel’s gym, featuring advanced fitness equipment.

The location, in Vienna’s District 1, allows for direct subway connection to Vienna’s historic city centre (six minutes to Stephansplatz), a 20-minute drive to Vienna’s international airport, and is in close proximity to Austria’s Center Vienna.

Executive Vice President André Gerondeau, who is responsible for all 350 hotels of Meliá group, is looking forward to the first Meliá in Austria: “This spectacular landmark in Vienna will play a key role when it comes to our dynamic expansion and further increasing our degree of recognition on the German-speaking market, which, with its 24 hotels, is Meliá Hotels International’s second biggest market in Europe after Spain.”

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