Das Triest Hotel ★★★★★

As you arrive at the doors of the hotel, allow your mind to drift. Here, you are removing your cosy travelling rug. Alight from the coach as the horseman takes the trusty steeds to the stables and their well-earned meal, whilst your trunks and hatboxes are taken to your rooms. As you step into your Superior Double Room, the vision fades because you are now in a space that exemplifies modern design and contemporary comforts.

 

Refreshed from your journey, you may well glimpse those long-gone travel experience once again when you take in the subtle design touches that pay homage to the port of Trieste. Nautical features like traditional ships’ railings and flags conjure up images of the bustling harbour, right through to the rooms, where the theme is reflected in porthole-style bathroom windows and mirrors. Unlike those Grand Tour travellers, you don’t even need to journey onwards to the spas of Trieste to take care of your health and relaxation; complimentary access to the Wellness Centre is part of your stay, and you can enjoy the sauna and fitness area to your heart’s content.

 

Dinner in the award-winning Collio restaurant is definitely a 21st-century experience, although even here, the Italian menu is yet another reminder of the final destination of those early voyagers. At the Das Triest Hotel *****, you are never far away from those Grand Tour adventurers heading for Trieste, but always in the cocoon of modern luxuries in beautiful Vienna.