Hopefully you won’t have to use a battering ram to access reception, or hoist a ladder to invade your suite.
Hyatt has signed a deal with an investment company to develop a hotel within a German castle that is due to open in 2018. Neues Schloss Baden-Baden, a Hyatt Hotel will be the seventh Hyatt-branded hotel in Germany and will take residence in a 16th century castle.
The castle was the former residence of Baden’s margraves, military commanders that protected the borders of the Holy Roman Empire and, in more recent history, the property was the summer residence of the Grand Dukes of Baden.
Taking its name from “Neues Schloss,” or “New Castle", Neues Schloss Baden-Baden will be revamped to include 146 guestrooms, a bar, restaurant and fitness centre, but the historic aesthetic of the castle will remain.
In addition to the original elements of the building, a modern extension will be added, offering more guestrooms and private apartments, as well as a spa, pool and sauna area with views of Baden-Baden and the Black Forest. The hotel will offer more than 55,000 square meters of historic grounds and parkland.
Hyatt already boasts Grand Hyatt Berlin, Park Hyatt Hamburg, Hyatt Regency Cologne, Hyatt Regency Dusseldorf and Hyatt Regency Mainz in Germany, but Andaz Munich is also under development and is expected to open in 2017.
“We are thrilled to have the opportunity to expand Hyatt’s brand presence in Germany, while at the same time, restoring a local icon for the community to once again enjoy,” said Peter Norman, senior vice president, real estate and development for Hyatt in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
Situated in the northern foothills of the Black Forest, close to the borders of France and Switzerland, Baden-Baden is know for its ancient Roman baths and thermal spas.
