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Villa Rothschild, Autograph Collection
Königstein im Taunus, Germany · Autograph Collection · Core Luxury
Wilhelm Carl and Hanna Mathilde von Rothschild's summer house, finished in 1894, still sits in Heinrich Siesmayer's ten-hectare Taunus park: 22 rooms in the listed villa, with Kronberg and Königstein castles in the view. After 1948 the Ministerpräsidentenkonferenz met here as the Haus der Länder while they argued the Basic Law. Broermann reopened it as a hotel in 2007, and it now shares Autograph Collection with Falkenstein Grand.
- 22 rooms
- Opened 2007
- Neighborhood: Königstein
- Architect: Amand Louis Bauqué; Emilio Pio
About Villa Rothschild, Autograph Collection
- French architect Amand Louis Bauqué and Italian Emilio Pio designed the villa; Kaiserin Viktoria and the Prince of Wales came to the opening.
- Guests get complimentary access to a local spa with a heated outdoor pool and saunas; Grill & Health serves French country cooking, and there is a wine cellar.
- Opel Zoo is 2 km; Kronberg Castle 3 km.
History
Wilhelm Carl von Rothschild and Hanna Mathilde commissioned Amand Louis Bauqué and Emilio Pio for a Königstein summer residence; construction ran from 1888 to 1894 in a ten-hectare park by Heinrich Siesmayer. The Nazis seized the estate in 1938. In 1948–49 the Ministerpräsidentenkonferenz met here as the Haus der Länder while they argued the Basic Law, a chapter sometimes called the cradle of the Federal Republic. The city of Königstein bought the villa from the family in 1955 and ran it as Kurhotel Sonnenhof until 2005. Broermann took a 99-year lease, demolished a later bedroom wing, and reopened the house on 1 March 2007. Broermann grouped it with Falkenstein Grand under Autograph Collection in the late 2010s.
The setting
2 km from Opel Zoo. 3 km from Kronberg Castle.
Restaurants and bars
- Tizian Bar — Bar
- Restaurant Villa Rothschild Grill & Health — Restaurant · pioneering cuisine, healthy food · Chef Patrick Bittner (head chef)
Experiences
- Healthy living programme — Guidance on nutrition, exercise, sleep and relaxation as the cornerstones of the hotel's healthy living philosophy.
- Grill & Health restaurant — Restaurant Grill & Health with head chef Patrick Bittner; al fresco dining on the Rothschild terrace in summer.
- Individual training plans — Individual training plans tailored to needs and goals, outdoors in Rothschild Park, on an excursion to Falkenstein Grand, or inside ASCARA.
- Wine heritage and celebrations — Continuing the Rothschilds' wine heritage, creating moments of privacy and elevating great events.
- Leonard Cohen Tribute Evening — "I Love to Speak with Leonard", a tribute marking the 10th anniversary of Leonard Cohen's death, performed by Julia van Embers, Jonathan Binhack and Jonas Noack.
- Jazz Salon — Jazz salon with Ev Machui, Michael Will and Andreas Müller, a tribute to Hildegard Knef on the 100th anniversary of her birth.
Amenities
- Spa
- Indoor pool
- Sauna
- Hot tub
- Fitness center
- Wine cellar
- Pet-friendly
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