Hotel Sacher Salzburg
Today's Hotel Sacher , formerly the Hôtel d'Autriche , then Hotel Österreichischer Hof , in the Neustadt of Salzburg on Schwarzstrasse is a luxury-class hotel that is one of the most historic hotels in the province of Salzburg and is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Historic Center of the City of Salzburg .
history
L'Hôtel d'Autriche - Austrian Court
At the place where the caretaker's garden of the Lederertores (a former city gate) used to be and the sandy shores of the Salzach stretched out , the city gained land through the Salzach regulation in the early half of the 19th century. The Schwarzstrasse named after him was laid out there under the direction of building contractor Carl Freiherr von Schwarz . On the most beautiful part of the newly won land on the banks of the Salzach, Schwarz built what was later to become the Austrian Court with a view of the old town and the Hohensalzburg fortress . After completion, which took three years to build, Schwarz sold the hotel in 1866 to Karl (II.) Irresberger, owner of the Zum Mohren guest house in Judengasse . He opened it on June 1, 1866 as the Hotel Österreichischer Hof .
Karl Irresberger died in 1873 at the age of 42. His widow Barbara Irresberger, b. Moser (from the Henndorf innkeeper and beer brewer family) continued to run the hotel and in 1898 handed it over to her second son, Franz Irresberger.
The hotel was originally about half the size of what it is today. It comprised 66 guest rooms, a two-story dining room with a veranda and a hotel garden attached to the southeast. The annex with the restaurant was also referred to as the bazaar building , in which the Gregor Baldi art shop, the Würthle & Sohn photo studio, a hat fashion salon, the Dr. H. Höck (for artificial teeth and dentures), the shop of Franz Schubert and another shop where you could buy train tickets and other tickets. This extension came to the hotel in 1898/1899 and was extended in 1906/1907 to have a total of 107 rooms. But it is not identical to today's bazaar building .
After the death of the childless Franz Irresberger (1929), his nephews and nieces continued to run the hotel as Franz Irresbergers Erben OHG .
From 1945 to 1955 the hotel was used by the American occupation forces as an officers' hotel . After the return, the Irresberger family continued to run it until 1960 and sold it to the Blanckenstein and Ségur-Cabanac families that year.
After recent renovations and extensions, the hotel comprised a total of 135 rooms and apartments with 200 beds, restaurant rooms, salons, conference rooms, the Mozartkugel café-restaurant and the Salzachgrill and Salzachkeller restaurants .
In 1988 the Blanckenstein and Ségur-Cabanac families sold the hotel to Peter Gürtler, the owner of the Hotel Sacher Vienna , who promised to make the Österreichischer Hof the best and most beautiful hotel in the area. This required a general refurbishment of the entire hotel complex. After lengthy planning, the complete renovation began in 1989. The rooms and restaurants were redesigned, the bathrooms were fitted with marble and the interior was adapted to the historical style. The terraces on the Salzach promenade have been expanded and more spacious banquet rooms have been created for larger social events. Attention was also paid to comfort and modern technical equipment.
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Since the death of Peter Gürtler (1990), the hotel has been under the patronage of Elisabeth Gürtler , who took over the management of both hotels on behalf of the children they shared. In the meantime, daughter Alexandra Winkler-Gürtler and son Georg Gürtler have also actively joined the management of the luxury hotels in Vienna and Salzburg.
Hotel Sacher Salzburg
Since the name was changed in 2000, what is now Hotel Sacher Salzburg and Hotel Sacher Vienna have been regarded as sister hotels . After extensive renovations, the Hotel Sacher Salzburg now has 113 individually designed rooms and suites. In December 2007 the newly designed Executive Floor was opened on the fourth floor.
The rooms are decorated with original paintings, antiques, carpets and silk wallpapers. Together with the Hotel Sacher Wien, the hotel houses one of the largest private art collections in Austria.
Known guests
Already in the first years of its existence, guests included members of ruling houses, aristocrats, high clergy, officers, scientists, doctors, diplomats and, above all, artists. With the start of the Salzburg Festival , it was at the center of the city's social life. The triumvirate of this event - Max Reinhardt , Hugo von Hofmannsthal and Richard Strauss - as well as the participating artists lived next door to the leaders of international society.
On October 17, 1978, Jean Améry committed suicide at the Hotel Österreichischer Hof. His "farewell letter" consisted of money for the staff and was in an envelope that was on the hotel room table - with a request to apologize for the "inconvenience" that it caused.
Pictures of famous personalities from culture, politics and society who were guests in the hotel adorn the foyer. Guests can find Plácido Domingo , Cecilia Bartoli , Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands , the Dalai Lama , Julie Andrews , Tom Hanks and Mel Gibson , among others . International state visits usually live here, and the Austrian Federal President is one of the regulars when the festival opens.
Restaurants
There are the following restaurants in the hotel:
- Gourmet restaurant Zirbelzimmer
- Red salon
- Restaurant Salzachgrill
- Café Sacher Salzburg
- Sacher Confectionery Salzburg
Awards
Hotel Sacher Salzburg is a member of Leading Hotels of the World Ltd. and enjoys numerous renowned recognitions:
- 2010 Condé Nast : Golden List
- 2009 Condé Nast: Best of the World, 19th place for the best hotels in Northern Europe
- 2009 Award from the Falstaff Restaurant Guide
- 2009 Tablet Hotel Selection Award
- 2008 Travel + Leisure: World's Best Award
- 2006–2010 Gault Millau : Restaurant Zirbelzimmer, 1 toque
Web links
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- Hotel Sacher Salzburg - history , sacher.com
- Thomas Weidenholzer; Archive and Statistical Office of the City of Salzburg (Ed.): Salzburg Photographs 1880 - 1918 . Verlag Stadtgemeinde Salzburg, 2003, ISBN 3-901014-93-4 , p. OA
- Hotel information brochures from 1984 and 1991
- ↑ Wolfram Morath (Ed.): Kronland Salzburg, historical photographs from 1850 to 1918, Salzburg Museum Carolino Augusteum , 2000, ISBN 3-901014-68-3 , p. OA
- ↑ Die Welt , October 31, 2012 .
- ↑ Condé Nast Gold List ( Memento of the original from March 17, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Gault Millau 2010 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Coordinates: 47 ° 48 ′ 7.4 " N , 13 ° 2 ′ 36.2" E