 |
| Bildunterschrift hinzufügen |
This original American Airstream caravan in the green backyard of a Viennese hotel contains a luxury guest room
Those who love freedom and independence and who like to sharpen their view of the world while travelling can not only gain new impressions during a stay in Vienna, but also take the feeling of travelling to bed with them through the unusual overnight stay in an American trailer from 1952.
The heat- and sound-insulated caravan with polished aluminium skin is located in the third district of Vienna in the forecourt of an innovative design hotel, only 8 minutes' walk from Belvedere Palace. Its luxurious interior with freestanding bathtub makes this'hotel room on wheels' an insider tip for all those who appreciate the on-the-road feeling while sleeping and still do not want to do without comfort.
A cult object, in which one can even stay overnight, is parked in the front garden of a special Viennese hotel next to a large sun terrace: the highly polished Silver Streak Clipper belongs to a rare series of American caravans of the legendary Airstream Incorporation.
Its founder designed this particularly striking model with an Alian or wasp-eye look at the stern and bow and had it manufactured only for a short time. The typical aluminium cladding of the Airstreamer built in 1952 harmonises optically with the listed hotel façade from the 60s.
As a symbol of freedom, independence and mobility, the 7-metre trailer was imported from America and transformed into a unique and comfortable hotel room by a boat interior construction professional in Croatia.
Under the direction of a specialist for object equipment, the Airstreamer finally received not only thermal insulation and sound insulation, but also air conditioning, heating, as well as separate WC and hot water.
The service equipment also includes a flat screen TV, telephone and WLAN. Due to the low room height, the urban guest room on wheels has a free-standing bathtub with a view instead of a shower. Of course, the bed also promises the highest level of comfort.
'Urban Gardening' with vines and vegetable beds around the car is an ideal complement to the innovative feeling of living - as a real extension to the outside world and also as a symbol of the openness lived in the hotel. By planting and producing part of the food itself, the family-run lodging establishment also takes responsibility for the environment.
Far beyond the edge of the plate also the sail boat in original size "stranded" on the hotel roof aims, which fits perfectly as art project to the innovative hotel concept. Basic principles such as gravity, volume, weight and statics seem to be suspended in this impressive sculpture. The fact that realities are crazy and viewing habits are questioned here deliberately underlines the liveliness of the place.
The sight of the curved sailboat does not irritate the neighbouring colonies of bees. Their exotic location on a hotel roof in the middle of the city is seen as a contribution to saving bees threatened by monocultures and varroa mites worldwide. About 4 years after its settlement and several kilos of honey later, the success of the project is undoubted.
The honey used for breakfast and offered for sale in the hotel shop can draw from the variety of neighbouring parks and private gardens, including the Swiss Garden, Belvedere Palace Park and Botanical Garden.
Learn more on provider's website
and book your unique stay here
