Hotel Sacher Salzburg

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The Hotel Sacher Salzburg is Salzburg's only grand hotel, a 5 star deluxe hotel. The house is built in the style of the turn of the century, located on the shore of the Salzach in the centre and offers an impressive view of the splendid old town. The hotel is located only few minutes away from the theatres of the Salzburg Festival.

[edit] History

The hotel Sacher Salzburg was built between 1863 to 1866 by the hotelier and master builder Carl Freiherr as an "Austrian court" hotel. It enjoyed great popularity from the opening of the hotel in 1866 due to its position with members of ruling houses, noblemen, high clergymen and artist as guests in the first year.

With the beginning of the Salzburg festival the "Austrian court" became the social centre of the festival with the three stars, Max Reinhardt, Hugo von Hofmannsthal and Richard Strauss, and the artists playing a part, living next door in the hotel to the heads of the European and overseas society. Everybody of importance or celebrity still meet in the hotel at festival time.

In 1988, the Gürtler family purchased the hotel at the Salzach. A new era began. All rooms and restaurants were redesigned and the interior adapted to the historical style with feeling. Rooms and suites were equipped and established and decorated with a lot of love in different colours with rare art treasures. Despite all the changes, the charm, the tradition and atmosphere of the hotel, remained untouched.