'Stay open-minded': Refugees run Vienna hotel Guests are not the only travellers at the recently opened Magdas design hotel in Vienna, a short hop from the Austrian capital's famous Prater green mile and according to organisers, unique in Europe. All but five of the roughly 25 staff here, from the cooks to the receptionists to the technicians, are people who have been granted asylum by EU member Austria after fleeing war or persecution in their home countries. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES.