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Posthotel Hofherr
Holzkirchen, Germany · Independent · Near Luxury
Hans Hofherr bought the old post house in Königsdorf in 1907, and the family is now in its fifth generation on Hauptstraße, with a distillery still working in the cellar. The coaching inn says it has taken in travelers for more than four centuries. The first ten guest rooms went in upstairs in 1938. The hotel wing, 25 rooms, was built in 1980, and in 1987 a guesthouse with another 25 rooms replaced the farm sheds. The Postsaal of 1950 still seats 250.
- Opened 1980
- Neighborhood: Königsdorf
About Posthotel Hofherr
- Hans Hofherr bought a distilling right in 1924. The still later moved into the hotel cellar, and the family still pours what it makes, next to jam cooked in the house.
- Simon Hofherr received the state prize for his master craftsman exam, with a grade average of 1.0. The old butcher's counter has become Hofherr's village shop.
- A natural swimming pond sits beside a small glass atrium, heated with geothermal energy, for meetings of about 40 people. The door is Hauptstraße 31 in Königsdorf, five kilometers from Geretsried and 14 from Bad Tölz.
History
The Hofherrs date their coaching inn to more than 400 years and their own ownership to 1907, when Hans Hofherr I bought the Stammhaus. He bought a distilling license in 1924. Hans II put ten guest rooms on the second floor in 1938. The Postsaal, with 250 seats, went in on the first floor in 1950. Hans III took over in 1975, and in 1980 the family built the Posthotel proper: 25 rooms, a breakfast room, and a reception. In 1987 the farm sheds came down for a guesthouse of 25 rooms and four meeting rooms, and the still moved into the hotel cellar. Hans IV and Lydia Hofherr later took the business. The two wings, hotel and guesthouse, are still the shape of the house.
The setting
Hauptstraße 31, 82549 Königsdorf, in the Tölzer Land, about five kilometers from Geretsried, 14 from Bad Tölz, and about 50 kilometers south of Munich. Starnberg, the Tegernsee, and Garmisch-Partenkirchen are the usual drives. This is not the town of Holzkirchen, which has its own Alte Post on the market square.
Experiences
- In-house distillery and butchery products — Products from the in-house distillery (Hausbrennerei) and butchery (Metzgerei) are served to guests.
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