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Kitzbühel is also adding 400 beds in its high-end hotel segment, taking the resort’s bed base to 2,600 beds in the four- and five-star categories. Expansions include one of the resort’s most prominent establishments, the five-star A-ROSA Hotel, which has 100 bedrooms and 50 suites plus a 3,000 square metre wellness area. Another is the new Kaiserhotel (formerly the Montana), a four star hotel with 51 bedrooms and suites which is located right next to the Hahnenkamm cable car.

The four-star Hotel Schloss Lebenberg is undergoing a full rehabilitation and upgrade involving the creation of 100 more top-quality beds for a new total of over 300.

In addition work is to start this year on the construction of a luxury suite hotel with about 120 beds at Eichenheim Golf Course, due to be completed in 2007. At a total capital outlay of 12.5 million euros, the new facility will feature a multipurpose hall for a variety of sports such as ice-hockey, curling, tennis and climbing, which will further consolidate Kitzbühel’s reputation as a city of sport.

The resort’s famous casino which has been a landmark in Kitzbühel for seventy years now, has also been upgraded. Owners Austria Casinos AG decided the time had come to invest some 3.5 million euros in the historical building and the legendary Hotel Goldener Greif. As a result the enlarged new-look Casino Kitzbühel has opened it’s doors in time for the start of the winter season with a new program of entertainment and gambling amenities.

The casino, which covers two floors, includes gourmet catering, a bar, a vinotheque and a wine cellar. Visitors can choose between the excitement of the gaming tables and a variety of events and regular live music.

Finally there are also three cool new bars in the Old Town to add still more variety to the resort’s après-ski offering and nightlife.

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