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The name chic&basic Mayerling is taken from a true story involving the Crown Prince of Austria and the Baroness Mary Vetsera and their tragic death in the palace that carries this name.

Anatole Litvak brought this historical event to the screen in the 1936 film Mayerling, a French historical drama film scripted by Marcel Achard, Joseph Kessel and Irma von Cube and based on the end of Claude Anet's novel Idol. The film was remade in English and in colour by MGM in 1968. Omar Sharif, Catherine Deneuve, James Mason and Ava Gardner starred in this remake.

Everything that happened in Mayerling has been used as the thread to tell a story in the hotel. The images on the walls introduce the historical characters that were involved in this story (Archduke Rudolf of Austria, Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria, Mary Vetsera, etc.) The clothing used by these people, the insignias, the red sash as well as other details are part of the Austrian Empire's culture from the late 19th century. The photograph displayed on the staircase located on the ground floor is a film still. In addition, the film Mayerling is screened in the hall for those who are not too familiar with the story. A "mayerling survival guide" will be presented in the near future, where in addition to including an explanation of how the hotel operates, we will tell the story of Mayerling so everyone can understand the origin of the images and vinyl graphics that decorate the hotel.

The hotel's graphics and signage have been designed by Espluga+Associates of Barcelona, www.espluga.net.