"The Salzkammergut is one of the flagships of tourism in Upper Austria. The new hotel 'Grand Elisabeth' brings important bed capacity and thus additional tourist impulses not only for Bad Ischl, but for the entire region. It is all the more gratifying that the concrete implementation of this flagship project is now starting," says Economic and Tourism State Councilt Markus Achleitner on the occasion of today's groundbreaking ceremony in Bad Ischl. "Due to their close ties with the regional economy, investments in the tourism industry have a high multiplier effect on jobs, income and added value - both during construction and during ongoing operations. This is all the more important in these challenging times.", State Councillor Achleitner underlines the great importance of the 37 million euro hotel project. 132 rooms will expand the tourist offer in the Salzkammergut from 2025 The future hotel "Grand Elisabeth" will have 132 rooms and suites. It is scheduled to open at the end of February 2025. "DaThe new hotel will enrich the tourist offer not only in the 'imperial city' of Bad Ischl, but also in the entire Salzkammergut. It should appeal to both classic holidaymakers and create new offers for congress tourism," emphasises State Councillor Achleitner. "The whole region will benefit from year-round operation, for example, shuttles for ski tourists to Gosau and Feuerkogel are planned in winter“, emphasizes State Councillor Achleitner. "We are delighted that Bad Ischl will be getting an additional, urgently needed hotel in February 2025. The demand for accommodation in the upscale 4-star segment in Bad Ischl is high“, emphasizes Mag. Herbert Ackerl on behalf of the investors from the owner company Bad Ischl HE GmbH on the occasion of today's groundbreaking ceremony. "The Zauner family is delighted to see the groundbreaking ceremony for this important project: for almost 30 years, tourism professionals and representatives of the municipality have agreed that Bad Ischl urgently needs more beds. Now the foundation stone is being laid. We are trying to create a house that we can identify with in the long term and that will be run just as stylishly as our existing Bad Ischl establishments.“, emphasize Philipp and Josef Zauner from the Konditorei Zauner Bad Ischl, also a shareholder of the owner company Bad Ischl HE GmbH. From September 2023, 132 rooms of the future 4-star hotel will be built, as well as the hotel infrastructure, i.e. a restaurant, wine shop, seminar rooms, wellness area with sauna and indoor pool, fitness room and underground car park. The hotel, designed as a conference and tourist hotel, will be open all year round and will offer upscale suites in addition to spacious standard rooms. The location of the Grand Elisabeth, right next to the Congress and Theater House, is ideal for seminars, congresses and events and offers a perfect complement to the existing premises, which host operetta festivals, musical and theater productions, ballet and dance shows as well as concerts by international jazz and pop stars. Bad Ischl was the summer residence of the Austrian emperor. The historic imperial villa naturally shapes the historical image of this town. Many historic villas and buildings make Bad Ischl a hotspot for historians and history lovers. Emperor Franz Josef and Empress Elisabeth (Sisi) made Bad Ischl world famous, of course also through the Sissi films. And Empress Sisi, who gave the Hotel Grand Elisabeth her name and who is portrayed by world star Romy Schneider, is encountered at every turn in this wonderful town. original carriage from the Sissi films By the way, the original carriage from Ernst Marischka’s Sissi films will decorate the entrance area after the hotel is completed. The 120-year-old vehicle was donated in 2020 by the Zauner family together with Herbert Ackerl and Josef Öhlinger It was restored and returned to its original condition. After more than 400 hours of work, it will be presented to the public for the first time on August 13th as the highlight of the carriage parade in Bad Ischl. Hotel project “Grand Elisabeth” at a glance: Start of construction: beginning of September 2023 Opening: end of February 2025 Facilities: 132 rooms and suites Restaurant, lounge, wine bar, seminar rooms, sauna, fitness, park, two underground car parks (1st underground car park: 120 spaces in the hotel, 30 spaces outside; 2nd underground car park at the congress center: 170 spaces inside and outside) Investment: 37.5 million euros total investment costs Photos: (c)Hörmandinger, (c)Land OÖ / Daniela Sternberger, (c)Hinterwirth
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