Gerhard Günnewig

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The Hotel Bristol in Bonn
Blackboard on the Gerhard-Günnewig-Bridge in Düsseldorf's Südpark

Gerhard Günnewig (born May 5, 1905 in Bochum ; † February 27, 1994 in Düsseldorf ) was a German hotelier and restaurateur .

biography

Gerhard Günnewig was born the son of a hotelier who ran the Hotel Zur Krone . In 1930 he leased this hotel himself together with his wife Else. From 1932 he ran the Düsseldorf train station restaurant and the Tante Laura wine house in Düsseldorf's old town . In 1949 he took over the Hotel Atlantik on Fürstenplatz and in 1952 the Hotel Esplanade , in 1954 the Savoy and the Hofkonditorei Bierhoff followed , in 1962 the Grafenberg tea house on the racecourse and the Börsenhotel . In 1961 he also leased the Godesburg in Bad Godesberg and the catering business in the Neuss town hall . His hotel chain, to which 30 houses belonged in their economic wedding, called itself the "Ring of Hospitality". The portfolio also included the gastronomy on the Rheinturm and the Deichgraf house in Düsseldorf's Südpark , where a bridge was named after him.

In 1968, the authors of a guide through Düsseldorf's old town found it strange that the traditional Weinhaus Badischer Herzog on Andreasstraße 1, with an old grandfather clock, antlers and old paintings on the walls, was not a "picture book tavern couple, but" Günnewig Group belonged.

In the 1970s Günnewig had the seven-story Hotel Bristol built in Bonn , after which his company also took over the Hotel Residence and the Redoute , the former guest house of the federal government in Godesberg. After the fall of the Wall , the Chemnitzer Hof was added in Chemnitz . Gerhard Günnewig died in Düsseldorf in 1994 at the age of 88. He was buried in the north cemetery.

After his death, individual hotels and businesses of the Günnewig Hotels & Restaurants company were gradually sold or given up. In 2017, the Centro Hotel Group took over the last six hotels , one of the last family-owned hotel chains.

engagement

Günnewig was involved in the Chamber of Commerce , DEHOGA and other professional associations. On the occasion of his 80th birthday, he set up a foundation named after him with part of his fortune, the aim of which is to promote the next generation in gastronomy.

Private

Gerhard Günnewig was married twice and had five children. He got his second marriage after the death of his first wife Else at the age of 83. “Discipline and reliability” were his outstanding qualities: “First in the morning, last in the evening.” He was known by the chefs in his factories for having a fondness for down-to-earth food, such as the Westphalian dish Stielmus .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Gerhard Günnewig, died on February 27th, 1994 (obituary notice). In: doolia.de. Retrieved July 21, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Eric Hübbers is the new managing director and CEO of Günnewig Hotels & Restaurants. In: hoga-presse.de. February 18, 2014, accessed July 21, 2019 .
  3. ↑ a b c d e f history. In: guennewig-stiftung.de. May 5, 1905. Retrieved July 21, 2019 .
  4. ^ Helmuth Hartmann, Franz F. Froeb, Peter Andreas: in out, a report - Die Düsseldorfer Altstadt . Wolfgang Schwarze Verlag, Wuppertal, 1968, p. 170.
  5. ^ Rp Online: Düsseldorf: Hamburg group takes over Günnewig. In: rp-online.de. January 28, 2017. Retrieved July 21, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Günnewig, Gerhard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German hotelier
DATE OF BIRTH May 5, 1905
PLACE OF BIRTH Bochum
DATE OF DEATH February 27, 1994
Place of death Dusseldorf