Boutique Hotelier Almanac Expanding Under Unique Father-Daughter Dynamic
Photo Caption: A rendering of what a suite will look like at Almanac Vienna. Source: Almanac Hotels.
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What is it like to work with your father to create and run a luxury boutique brand when you're new to hotel operations? Hint: It can be messy.
It’s a big month for Almanac Hotels. The luxury boutique hotel chain — which launched its first hotel in Barcelona in 2018 — has two back-to-back openings. Its second property soft launches in Vienna in late February, and its third hotel opens in Prague in early March.
“If I could have decided, I wouldn’t have chosen to open both of these properties within one month,” said Tina Haselbacher, the Vienna-based owner of Almanac Hotels. "My inbox is completely full. But it’s also a lot of fun."
Creating hotels isn’t new for Almanac. Its founder, Herbert Haselbacher — a former Austrian professional basketball player, owner of property developer WSF Group, and Tina’s father — has been in the business for over 30 years.
But what is new is actually running the hotels. Herbert and his team have always found a place or property and developed a concept, but they have always handed the hotel over to operating companies to run.
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