Geisel Privathotels
Geisel Privathotels is a Munich-based private hotel and gastronomy group founded in 1900 and it includes five hotels (Hotel Königshof, Hotel Excelsior, Anna Hotel, Cosmopolitan Hotel, Schwabinger Wahrheit) and three restaurants. The brothers, Carl, Michael, and Stephan Geisel were awarded the title “Hotelier of the Year” in 2008.
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| Type | Private |
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| Industry | Hospitality |
| Founded | 1900 |
| Website | www |
Hotels
Hotel Königshof
The Hotel Königshof, which was reopened for the 1972 Munich Olympic Games, is a luxury hotel located in central Munich at Karlsplatz/Stachus. The Hotel Königshof is one of the most renowned establishments in Munich and a member of “The Leading Small Hotels of the World, Ltd." The wine store “Geisels Weingalerie” is located on the ground floor. The Gourmet Restaurant Königshof is accredited with one Michelin Star and recognized with 18 of 20 possible points by Gault Millau.
Hotel Excelsior
The first class Hotel Excelsior was reopened in 1959 and is located in central Munich, close to the Hotel Königshof and the Anna Hotel. It includes one double room and eight suites. In 1989, the Hotel Excelsior helped establish the “Summit Hotels & Resorts” cooperation agreement. Hotel Excelsior also houses Geisel's Vinothek that has a selection of over 400 wines, and a show kitchen, which can be rented for private or company events.
Anna Hotel
The Anna Hotel was opened in 2002 and is located near Karlsplatz/Stachus.The hotel is equipped with sixty-three double rooms, five tower rooms, and five upper deck rooms, which were all designed and furnished by Jochen Dahms.
Cosmopolitan Hotel
Opened in 1995, the city hotel is located in Munich's Schwabing district. Available at the Cosmopolitan Hotel are sixty-three double rooms, eight junior suites and thirty-five underground parking spaces. All rooms of the hotel are furnished with Ligne Roset interior.
Company history
The Geisel Family began working in the hotel and restaurant industry at the beginning of the 20th century by managing the Löwenbräu beer tent at the Munich Oktoberfest. Afterwards, Karl and Anna Geisel opened the restaurant “Pasinger Weinbauer,” which was quickly followed by three further restaurants. In 1935, the family opened their first hotel. The following year, they purchased the Hotel Excelsior, which was followed two years later by the addition of the Hotel Königshof. Three generations later, the management of the hotels, the vineyard, and a wine store is shared between the brothers Carl, Michael, and Stephan Geisel. In 1995, they opened the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Munich's Schwabing district, followed by the opening of their fourth hotel, the Design Hotel Anna, located in Munich's centre at Karlsplatz/Stachus in 2002.
Chronology
- 1900: First time management of the renowned Löwenbräu beer tent at Munich's Oktoberfest.
- 1923/24: Opening of the restaurants Pasinger Weinbauer and “Zum Brüderl” by Anna and Karl Geisel.
- 1933: Opening of the restaurant Bürgerbräu.
- 1935: Opening of the Hotel Rheinhof at Munich's main station as one of the most modern hotels in Munich.
- 1936: Take over of the Hotel Excelsior.
- 1938: Purchase of the Hotel Königshof.
- 1943: Demolition of the Hotel Rheinhof and the Hotel Königshof by bombing raids.
- 1945: Confiscated Hotel Excelsior is used as command headquarters by the Allied Forces.
- 1950: Rebuilding of the Hotel Königshof by Karl Geisel, son of the founding couple, and his wife Maria .
- 1956: Returning of the Hotel Excelsior after the American occupation to the Geisel's.
- 1959: Reopening of the Hotel Excelsior after renovation.
- 1970: Management of the Hotels alienate to Helga and Carl B. Geisel. General Renovation work is done in close cooperation with the famous interior designer Sigward Graf Pilati.
- 1972: Reopening of the Hotel Königshof as a new luxury hotel to the Olympic Games in Munich.
- 1973: Gourmet Restaurant Königshof was awarded with a coveted Michelin Star.
- 1978: Renovation of the Gourmet Restaurant Königshof with focus on nouvelle cuisine.
- 1986: Renovation of the Hotel Excelsior by Sigward Graf Pilati.
- 1989: Key role of the Hotel Excelsior by establishing the Summit Hotels & Resorts.
- 1991: Establishment of Geisel's Vinothek.
- 1995: Opening of the Cosmopolitan Hotel - furnished by Ligne Roset - in Schwabing by the brothers Carl, Michael and Stephan Geisel.
- 1996: A new renovation of the Hotel Königshof.
- 1998: The restaurant guide Gault Millau awarded the Gourmet Restaurant Königshof with 18 out of 20 points.
- 2000: Opening of the wine shop allaboutwine (now Geisel's Weingalerie) in the ground floor of the Hotel Königshof.
- 2001: Room number reduction of the Hotel Königshof due to the creating of two new categories (superior and deluxe).
- 2002: Opening of the anna hotel, directly located at the Karlsplatz/Stachus.
- 2003: Addition of the Hotel Königshof on the executive list of “The Leading Small Hotels of the World”.
- 2008: Award “Hotelier of the Year” given to the brothers Carl, Michael and Stephan Geisel.