Simply a hit

Once again this year crazy outfits, brightly coloured hair and colourful glasses captured Hamburg's inner city – and the ARCOTEL Onyx Hamburg was right in the middle of it all. Every summer since 1997 the Schlagermove Festival has made its way through the famous St. Pauli district. This year's "colourful festival of love" took place on June 28th, 2014. The world's largest Schlager (hit music from the 1970s and 1980s) party delights Schlager fans from all over Germany, and recorded approx. 500,000 visitors this year despite the rainy weather.

The heart of the festival was a procession of 45 colourfully decorated floats, which made their way from Heiligengeistfeld to the Landungsbrücken and the Millerntorplatz, then back to Heiligengeistfeld. The ARCOTEL Onyx Hamburg, with its location at the start of the Reeperbahn, is directly in the middle of the action, and at the same time was a small rest area for stranded Schlager fans, to who we were happy to open our doors as a meeting point or as an oasis for refuelling. In the middle of the action, not just a spectator – the party atmosphere infected the whole building; guests and employees celebrated the festival together. 

Following the Schlagermove there was, as always, a large Aftermove party on the Heiligengeistfeld, in a party space of over 6,000 square meters and with five party tents. A colourful DJ program and live performances from Heino and others ensured a great atmosphere until deep into the night.

We are already looking forward to the Schlagermove in 2015!

ARCOTEL Onyx

20359 Hamburg | Reeperbahn 1 A

T +49 40 209 409-0 | F +49 40 209 409-2550

E onyx@arcotelhotels.com | www.arcotelhotels.com/onyx

Summer in Zagreb

Croatian metropolis offers a handful of various interesting events during the summer, which you should not miss. Events which ARCOTEL Allegra Zagreb should single out are:

- Zagreb Time Machine held from April 26^th to October 5^th, during which you can experience Gornji grad in the past, enjoy the dance evenings and promos at Zrinjevac and Maksimir, Tkalčijana - the street of music and entertainment, folk scene and various surprises.

- the traditional Summer on Stross held from May 23^rd to September 15^th, which calls for a summer break, and offers interesting events such as the participation of a number of singers and musicians, an art colony, a small puppet theatre, welcoming 1/2 of the year, and an exhibition of mongrel dogs.

- INmusic festival from June 23^rd – 25^th, during which Zagreb becomes the main centre of music spectacle for all lovers of modern music.

- "Fantastic Zagreb Film Festival" for all lovers of film, held from June 27^th to July 05^th.

In addition to the above events, the program includes a number of other events, such as the International Festival of Fireworks, 48^th International Folklore Festival, Croatian World Games and many others. Check our calendar of events and find out more!

A brief overview of summer events in Zagreb:

Zagreb Time Machine 26. 4. 2014. - 5. 10. 2014.

Summer on Stross - STROSSMARTRE 2014    23. 5. 2014. - 15. 9. 2014.

INmusic festival 2014.  23. 6. 2014. - 25. 6. 2014.

Fantastic Zagreb Film Festival   27. 6. 2014. - 5. 7. 2014.

International Festival of Fireworks   4. 7. 2014. - 6. 7. 2014.

48^th International Folklore Festival 16. 7. 2014. - 20. 7. 2014.

Croatian World Games - Zagreb 2014   21. 7. 2014. - 26. 7. 2014. 

ARCOTEL Wimberger is Celebrating 20 Years "Colourful as Life"

The "Wimberger" has always been at the heart of the action. And that hasn't changed since 1870. Because whenever people gather to celebrate life, the hotel has a long tradition of joining in the party. In 1874 the Viennese hotelier Karl Wimberger became a pioneer in the field of Viennese event culture, when during the carnival season he recommended the "luxurious, comfortable and newly furnished function rooms" on the first floor of his new hotel "for small parties, balls, weddings and club evenings".

But competition was fierce. At the same time, the Sophien-Säle, the Künstlerhaus, the Blumen-Säle and last but not least, Schwender's Colosseum were already regularly hosting the legendary "Monstre-Masked Ball" that dominated the festivities in the imperial capital alongside more aristocratic balls. Nevertheless just a few years later, one of the leading Viennese folk singers, Carl "Shall we drink another bottle of wine" Lorens, described the popular carnival revels with the following words:
"At Gschwandtner and Stalehner / We get to know each other, / At Wimberger the party goes on / Always light-hearted and gay."


Over the years the hotel thus became the venue for an unusual mix of political and cultural gatherings, masked balls and military music concerts. So it can definitely be said that the Hotel Wimberger has a tradition of grand festivities and reconciling differences.
And that didn't change much after ARCOTEL Hotels took over and revamped the hotel. Or do you know any other hotel in Vienna where hungry visitors to an Anna Netrebko concert would run into participants from the Tattoo Convention Vienna at the Restaurant WIMBERGERs wia z'Haus and then spend the rest of the evening dancing together to rock music until the early hours?

On 30 April 2014 we again proved that the ARCOTEL Wimberger can still celebrate legendary festivities in style. To mark the occasion of our 20th anniversary we invited some 100 guests to an evening full of magic. While magician ChristianChristian whisked guests away into a world of illusion, executive chef Peter Lerner conjured up a delicious 4-course meal. Guests danced until the early hours to rock and soul classics performed by the Betty Blue band and whiled away time reminiscing as they took a walk down memory lane.


Photos of our anniversary celebration