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by Simon Schwarz
Bronze medal for the arcona Online Academy
Rostock/Munich, 23.11.2022 - Since 2013, the Hospitality HR Award has shown what forward-looking and employee-oriented HR concepts look like. Over 75 concepts from the hotel and catering industry were submitted this year - and arcona Hotels & Resorts made it to the podium in the digitalization category: The expert jury awarded third place to the arcona Online Academy.
by Simon Schwarz
State Secretary Elisabeth Aßmann visits the Vju Hotel Rügen
Rügen, 07.10.2022 - On Thursday, October 6, 2022, State Secretary Elisabeth Aßmann from the Ministry for Climate Protection, Agriculture, Rural Areas and the Environment visited the Vju Hotel Rügen. In office since May 2022, the politician got to know the UNESCO Southeast Rügen Biosphere Reserve, of which the arcona Hotels & Resorts hotel is a member of the partner network.
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by Simon Schwarz
Yoga retreat with Halima Elkasmi at the Wyn. Beach Hotel Sylt
Westerland, 06.10.2022 - In November, the Wyn. Strandhotel Sylt takes its guests on a journey to more balance and lightness in everyday life. This week-long experience will be led by Halima Elkasmi, yoga and functional training coach
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by Simon Schwarz
Paul Schwaiger takes over management of the Triforêt Alpine Resort in Hinterstoder
Rostock/Hinterstoder, 08.09.2022 - Back in April, the management of arcona announced that a new alpine jewel was being created in Hinterstoder: The disused Berghotel Hinterstoder is being developed into a 4-star resort with 61 rooms, suites and lodges. The 20 lodges are being built in the surrounding forest. From September 2022, Paul Schwaiger will be responsible for the new Triforêt alpin.resort as Pre-Opening Resort Manager.
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by Simon Schwarz
arcona realigns itself internally
Rostock, 21.06.2022 - arcona lives its new corporate identity not only externally, but also internally. Whether trainee or manager, whether at the Rostock headquarters or in one of the six arcona hotels: all employees are part of a common corporate culture that is committed to openness, mindfulness and authenticity. Based on this idea, arcona has now developed a programmatic guideline, launched an online academy and introduced a new applicant management system.
by Simon Schwarz
Opening of barefoot HOTEL Mallorca by Til Schweiger
Rostock / Mallorca, 30.05.2022 - Til Schweiger's barefoot concept is now also coming to Mallorca, the Germans' favorite island. The barefoot Hotel Mallorca in Portocolom, on the picturesque east coast of the Balearic island, will welcome its first guests on July 1. The operator of the 60-room hotel is the arcona Hotels & Resorts hotel group, which is already planning another barefoot hotel on Lake Tegernsee.
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by Simon Schwarz
The course is set for new planning
Rostock/Bad Wiessee, 19.05.2022 - At today's meeting of the Bad Wiessee municipal council, the decision to draw up a new project-related development plan for Hirschbergstrasse was unanimously adopted. This provides for the construction of the future barefoot Hotel Tegernsee by Til Schweiger.
by Simon Schwarz
Summer cultural program at the Hotel Elephant Weimar
Weimar, 18.05.2022 - With the summer temperatures, the beautiful garden terrace will once again be included alongside the Lichtsaal at the Hotel Elephant Weimar - in May with a high-quality champagne tasting. There are also several lunch concerts and a matinée on the program - so that you can round off your experience on the terrace afterwards
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Hotel Elephant Weimar kicks off with culinary and cultural events
by Simon Schwarz
Cuisine and culture at the Hotel Elephant Weimar
Hotel Director Stefan Schwind was delighted to welcome the first guests: "I invited them to a small welcome drink with the team. It's an uplifting feeling to finally have people back in the hotel who are incredibly happy to be traveling again and enjoying their time with us." The chef's new summer dishes were also very well received by the guests. "The market and garden terraces are once again popular meeting places and many people are enquiring about our culinary and cultural events, which will take place again from July in compliance with all hygiene guidelines."
Start with music and art
The cultural program begins in collaboration with the Bach Biennale Weimar in July: from 5 to 8 July 2021, four half-hour lunch concerts will take place at the Hotel Elephant Weimar. The lunch concerts based on the London model have been very popular for eleven years. Since 2019, the artists have been performing in the traditional house where Bach himself played! Young artists studying at the Institute for Early Music at the nearby Franz Liszt University of Music Weimar perform pieces based around Bach and his sons as well as a variety of Baroque music.
As in previous years, the Hotel Elephant Weimar is working closely with the Kunstfest Weimar, which takes place from August 25 to September 11, 2021. Several joint events are on the program here
.Conversations over good wine
Wine lovers can once again look forward to monthly Elephant's Finest Wine Talks from <July 29, 2021/strong>: In cooperation with various wineries, the boutique hotel invites guests to a wine talk every last Thursday of the month from 7 pm up to and including December. These take place on the garden terrace in good weather, otherwise in the Bar & Weinkost.
The individual dates are: Registration is free of charge here.
July 29, 2021: Weingut Bickel-Stumpf from Franconia
August 26, 2021: Weingut Emil Bauer & Söhne from the Palatinate
September 30, 2021: Landesweingut Kloster Pforta from Saale Unstrut
October 28, 2021: Weingut Klumpp from Baden
November 25, 2021: Weingut Wolfgang Proppe from Saale Unstrut
December 16, 2021: Weingut Rings from the Palatinate
A big celebration for the 325th birthday
On February 17, 2021, the Hotel Elephant Weimar celebrated its 325th anniversary - albeit very quietly. On August 28, 2021 - fittingly also Goethe's 271st birthday - a big birthday party is finally planned: The whole day will be dedicated to the anniversary, starting with a big brunch, a colorful cultural program for families and coffee klatch on the garden terrace. The day will end with a lively and fun concert on the garden terrace and a delicious barbecue buffet.
There is also a special birthday offer for the reopening of the 325-year-old hotel: for EUR 325, guests receive two nights' accommodation including a sumptuous breakfast and a 4-course menu. They can also toast the anniversary in style with a bottle of sparkling wine, homemade birthday cake and a birthday surprise.
Another cooperation with the Dresden Residence Orchestra has also already been confirmed: special concerts with a small orchestra are planned in the Lichtsaal of the Hotel Elephant Weimar, for example a violin recital with works by Ludwig van Beethoven, Carl Maria von Weber, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and Francis Poulenc. The hotel also offers bookable packages that include either just the concert ticket (EUR 29), an additional 4-course dinner (EUR 89) or an overnight stay with breakfast and 3-course dinner (EUR 173.50).
You can find out more about the cultural program of the Hotel Elephant here.
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Hotel Elephant Weimar | Markt 19 | 99423 Weimar
Kerstin Usung | Phone: +49 (0) 3643 - 802 650
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Hotel Elephant Weimar, Autograph Collection
The Hotel Elephant Weimar in the heart of the classic city is one of the most historic and renowned hotels in Germany. Operated by arcona HOTELS & RESORTS, the traditional hotel opened as an Autograph Collection hotel in October 2018 after extensive renovation. Under this brand, Marriott unites exceptional, hand-picked hotels with a unique perspective on design, craftsmanship and hospitality under the premise "exactly like nothing else". The unmistakable charm of the boutique hotel is characterized by timelessly elegant design as well as classic art deco and building elements, which are showcased in 99 comfortable rooms and suites, the conference rooms and the public areas.
In the Lichtsaal, the heart of the hotel, the focus is on the multifaceted cultural program and the hotel's own art collection. Guests will find authentic and uncomplicated enjoyment in the stylish AnnA restaurant as well as in the bar and wine bar. Today more than ever, the Hotel Elephant Weimar is a place of open encounters and, as a hotspot and living room of the city, inspires travelers as well as locals and visitors to the region. Anyone who enters this place can feel it.
arcona HOTELS & RESORTS
Founded in 2008, arcona Hotels & Resorts, based in Rostock, is a company specializing in the operation and development of hotels. As part of its reorientation towards the leisure and vacation hotel industry, arcona sold its city hotels at the beginning of 2019. The current seven hotels are located in established vacation destinations such as Rügen, Sylt and Kitzbühel. The well-known Hotel Elephant Weimar, the traditional Romantik Hotel auf der Wartburg and the Schloss Teschow golf club are also part of arcona's portfolio. Barefoot Hotels will be a new business segment in the future. In 2018, arcona signed a long-term contract with Barefoot founder Til Schweiger for the worldwide implementation of the concept as a licensee. Accordingly, arcona plans to open 20 Barefoot Hotels over the next ten years. The shareholders of arcona are Alexander Winter and Prof. Stephan Gerhard. The company is based in the listed Zeeck'sche Villa designed by architect Paul Korff in Rostock.
