Austrian lakes chic

I've never really thought of Austria/Germanic central Europe as much of a tourist destination, but I may have to re-think.  The latest edition of Monocle magazine is extolling the virtues of Zurich (of which more another time) as a city to live, and play in.  And there are some pretty cool new hip hotels popping up in former bastions of serious Austrian countryside.  The Lake's Hotel looks like my kind of place

It's like St Tropez with Germanic efficiency...fashionable, clean, chilled out and exclusive.  The hotel overlooks the formidable beauty of glassy Lake Worthersee - and if you don't 'do' lakes there's a pool and, joy of joys, private pool cabanas (us Scots can hide our pasty bodies in them until we eventually resemble something like a normal 'fit for public consumption' colour).

What's even better is the pop up cocktail bar they're featuring this summer by Albert Trummer of Apotheke New York City fame (see below).  From 13th July to 4th August Trummer is bringing his Apotheke concept to the Lake's Hotel's terrace overlooking the...er, lake. Mmmmmmm....

The nearest airport is Klagenfurt (20 mins away) which has direct flights from Stansted with Ryanair.  Well, what are you waiting for? http://www.mylakehotel.com/