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The Hotel Angst was a luxury hotel on the Italian Riviera in Bordighera .
The house, built in 1887, originally belonged to a Swiss hotelier named Adolf Angst and was used by a predominantly British clientele during the winter months. It was equipped with modern comfort, all rooms had electric light and running hot and cold water: the bed capacity of the hotel allowed an occupancy of 100 guests. In 1900, Queen Victoria allegedly announced her visit to the Angst hotel, but it never took place.
Much of the house's income came from its proximity to San Remo gambling tourism . During the First World War, the hotel was converted into a hospital. After the reopening, it was no longer possible to achieve the rank of house during the Belle Époque . For a few decades the stately building was in ruins, and the eye-catching inscription "Angst" above the main entrance made it a popular photo opportunity.
Around 2013, after more than 75 years of dilapidation, a Milan real estate fund took up plans for a renovation with partial use as condominium instead of the generally expected demolition. Construction work began in 2017/18.
literature
- John von Düffel: Hotel Angst . DuMont, Cologne 2006, ISBN 978-3-8321-7957-1 (short story).
- Emma Garnier: Grandhotel Angst . Penguin, Munich 2017, ISBN 978-3-328-10088-1 (novel).
Web links
- Article from DEAR magazine
- Lost Places: One of the numerous short films circulating on the internet about the hotel ruins
Individual evidence
- ^ Project description by the investor
- ^ Judit Neuberger: Bordighera: The restoration of the Hotel Angst begins at last. In: ItalyRivierAlps. September 12, 2017. Retrieved May 18, 2018 .
- ↑ Alice Spagnolo: Giornata storica per Bordighera: posata la prima pietra della nuova era per l'Hotel Angst. In: Riviera24.it. February 23, 2018, accessed May 18, 2018 .