Luxury Villa Becomes Wellness Hotel: Benko Family Leaves Estate in Igls

PeopleOther ♦ Published: March 9, 2025; 22:40 ♦ (Vindobona)

Following the insolvency of Signa and the imprisonment of company founder René Benko, his family is leaving the luxury villa in Igls. The property is to be converted into a wellness hotel. Meanwhile, a court ruling makes new headlines in the Benko case.

Rene Benko owned many prominent buildings in German-speaking countries, including the Icon in Vienna. / Picture: © Wikimedia Commons; User:Geolina163, CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en)

There is no end to the legal and financial entanglements surrounding the fallen real estate mogul René Benko. While the former model entrepreneur has been in custody since the end of January, his family has now apparently left the luxury villa in Igls, as reported by ORF. According to media reports, the property, which…