The history of the house

First built in 1812 as ‘Prager Haus’ (which was its title until 1945, when it was briefly renamed ‘Majestic’ until its current title was assumed in 1948), the house was always intended to accommodate guests wanting to take advantage of the waters and spa facilities of the city. Having undergone a few modifications along the way, it served from the first as a hotel for all manner of foreign dignitaries, from military personnel to Europe’s finest nobility (it was owned and lived in by Baron von Wostrowitz for much of its early history). With its enviable view overlooking the leafy, tranquil city below, it profited from the wisdom of its founders making it a preferred destination for many of the town’s distinguished seasonal visitors, which included such political and artistic giants as Edward VII, Tsar Nicholas II, Franz Josef I, Johann Goethe (whose commemorative statue stands only a minute’s walk away), Gustav Mahler, Thomas Edison, Friedrich Nietzsche, Mark Twain, Rudyard Kipling, Pierre de Coubertin, among other illustrious names of the 19th and 20th Centuries.

The house has undergone a few cosmetic modifications through its history, as can be seen in the images below, and the present façade will be in keeping with that of the late-Nineteenth Century incarnation. The interior, though redesigned from a hotel to an apartment structure, reflects the austerity and nobility of its outer shell, though you can learn more about these changes here, or directly on the pages of each room (left panel).