Hotel Waldhaus Sils Maria (eBook)

Roland Flückiger-Seiler (Autor)

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2024
64 Seiten
Gesellschaft für Schweizerische Kunstgeschichte (Verlag)
978-3-03797-913-6 (ISBN)

Infos

The Waldhaus Hotel in Sils Maria was built in between 1905 and 1908 for the experienced hotelier Josef Giger-Nigg according to the plans of architect Karl Koller, who was gaining a reputation as a hotel architect in the Engadine at that time. Both the Waldhaus’s exterior and interiors reveal the transition from the opulent style of the Belle Époque to the simple lines that marked the beginning of the 20th century. The Waldhaus, largely preserved and maintained in its original state, is one of the few five-star hotels to have remained in the hands of the same family since its opening. Even now, it is personally managed by the founding family, now in its fifth generation. Their steadfast dedication to maintaining a long hotel tradition (“a family affair since 1908”) and their highly professional approach to the preservation of the historic property (complete with its own little museum) have recently been honored with several prestigious awards.

Inhalt

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

Hotels in the Upper Engadine

Tourism and Sils

The Hotel Waldhaus and its historic and architectural legacy
-- The hotel on the hill
-- The floor plan
-- Entrance and stairway, architectural gems
-- Interiors: Empire and Biedermeier
-- Public spaces on the main floor
-- Dining rooms
-- Music from a bygone era
-- Verandas as walkways
-- Guest rooms: good interior design
-- A castle with an iron heart
-- Electricity and steam heat, bathrooms, and guest elevator

Construction of the hotel, 1905–1908

Hotel operations since 1908
-- The first years
-- 1924: the first winter season
-- 1927: the fire
-- The 1920s: a new look
-- Until 1960: lean years
-- 1960s: modernization
-- 1970–1990: major projects
-- Post 1990s: further changes
-- The fifth Waldhaus generation

Accolades

Appendix

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 28.8.2024
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Architektur
• Schlagworte: Engadin • Graubünden • Hotel • Sils Maria
• ISBN-10: 3-03797-913-5 / 3037979135
• ISBN-13: 978-3-03797-913-6 / 9783037979136