This was Hotel Kugel over 100 years ago. Hackney carriages were waiting outside the hotel, the gas lamps were eventually replaced by electric street lighting and the automobile was the much admired herald of a totally new age. The tram used to stop right on the corner because the absence of electric traffic lights meant that in a bend the conductor had to walk ahead of the tram to prevent a mishap from occurring!For the traditional Sunday pre-lunch drink eight (!) pints of beer were deemed right for a man and as many as half that number for a woman. Situated in a historic part of Vienna between St. Stephen's Cathedral and Schonbrunn Palace, Hotel Kugel offers its guests a traditional, relaxed Viennese atmosphere, its surroundings a wealth of famous sights.