Villach's hippest hotel - the brand new designer hotel Holiday Inn Villach - is the first international business hotel in the south of Austria. The modern hotel offers high-tech equipment like w-lan and high-speed internet access in all rooms, flat screen sat tv and air condition, as well as an exclusive vitality club with sauna, sanarium, steam bath, yoga room and a great variety of massages. Located in the city centre, by the river Drau (jogging-/cycling path), it is the ideal location for your stay. Direct connection to an underground car park. Villach is located at the border of Italy to Slovenia. It has 60.000 residents and is situated in the South of Austria. The landscape is a real jewel and features wonderful mountains that are surrounded by crystal clear lakes - an excellent location for conferences and holidays. Southern temperament, the joy of living of Karnten, history and romance - modern, relaxed, cheerful - this is how Villach and its residents can be characterised. Villach is open but also proud of its traditions - a city with cultural variety, art and comedy and festivals - the whole city is a stage. It is also the centre of the modern economy in the Alpen Adria region. Villach has gained a leadership position and has gained international reputation for being a dynamic success story. The city has become the economical and technological base of Karnten with a competitive industry sector that is investing in research.