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Future of Benko Villa Igls Uncertain After All: City of Innsbruck Rejects Hotel Plans
The planned rededication of Villa Igls, once a renowned castle hotel and later the residence of the now-imprisoned real estate entrepreneur René Benko, has met with resistance from the city of Innsbruck. The Laura Private Foundation, whose sole benefactor is Benko's mother, was planning to use the building for tourism, but the city council has now clearly rejected these plans. At the same time, Benko remains in custody as the judiciary has made serious allegations against him.
The city of Innsbruck has rejected hotel plans for the Igl villa of former real estate tycoon Rene Benko. / Picture: © Wikimedia Commons; Hafelekar, CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en)
Villa Igls, which is located at the foot of the Patscherkofel, was once known as a castle hotel and was taken over by the Laura Private Foundation in 2006. A German magazine recently reported that the foundation wanted to convert the historic property into a luxury wellness hotel. The idea of repurposing the property only came up after Benko's wife and children moved out.
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