DAS TRIEST

The cross-vaulted rooms are clues to the building’s former life: a coach station used by travellers from Vienna to Trieste. Combining elements of imperial elegance with sober modern lines, the interiors by Sir Terence Conran convey a picture of unity, warmth and are decidedly inviting. Designer highlights in the guestrooms include Casteglioni’s high-arching standing lamp and a Knoll table and chair set by Warren Platner. Black-and- white photographs, porthole windows, railings and flag motifs throughout the hotel underline the nostalgic link to the port of Trieste.