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Posthotel Kassl
Umhausen, Austria · Independent · Accessible Luxury
The oldest part of Posthotel Kassl was built in 1605 as a post house for carters on the Timmelsjoch road. In 1804 Kassian Haid married the innkeeper's daughter Hanna Griesser, and the inn took his nickname, zum Kassl. From 28 February to 3 April 1919, Bavaria's last king, Ludwig III, and Archduchess Maria Theresia stayed here on the flight toward Hungary. The carriage that took him on to Niederthai is still in the bar. The Haids are still the hosts, on Hauptstraße in Oetz.
- Opened 1605
About Posthotel Kassl
- Johann Tobias Haid, postmaster and a member of the Tyrolean assembly, ran the busy years from 1880 to 1910. He founded the first Raiffeisen bank in Tyrol. Electric light came in 1893 and went off at ten.
- Princess Friederike of Hanover signed the book in September 1895. The house history also names Princess Isabella of Croy, Archduke Joseph Ferdinand, and the Prince and Princess of Hohenlohe.
- Robert Musil worked on Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften during a stay. Hans Moser and Anni Rosar were guests in 1956 during a film shoot, and the Trapp family used the Kassl as a summer retreat.
- The name Posthotel Kassl arrived after the First World War. As an inn the main house and its outbuildings could feed and sleep about 200 people. The address is Hauptstraße 70, 6433 Oetz.
History
The oldest part of the house was built in 1605 as a post station and lodging for carters trading south over the Timmelsjoch. The Haid family tree is traced to 1578. In 1804 Kassian Haid married Hanna Griesser, the innkeeper's daughter, and the inn became zum Kassl, from his name. Johann Tobias Haid, postmaster, Landtag member, founder of the first Raiffeisenkasse in Tyrol, ran the peak years from 1880 to 1910. Ludwig III of Bavaria and Archduchess Maria Theresia stayed from 28 February to 3 April 1919 on their way toward Hungary. The carriage used for the trip to Niederthai is in the bar. After the First World War the inn took the name Posthotel Kassl. The Haid family still runs it, as Posthotel Kassl Haid GmbH, at Hauptstraße 70 in Oetz.
The setting
Hauptstraße 70, 6433 Oetz, in the Ötztal, on the valley road below the Timmelsjoch. Umhausen is the next village up the valley. Lake Piburger See, where the old inn kept a bathing place, is nearby.
Restaurants and bars
- hotel bar — Bar
Experiences
- Seven-course candlelight dinner — A seven-course candlelight dinner served on Sundays.
- Five-course half-board dinner — Five-course dinner with a choice of four main meals, one vegetarian, plus desserts, cheese buffet and salad bar.
- Tuesday pasta show cooking — Show cooking on Tuesdays with pasta creations served as starters.
- Thursday buffet or BBQ evening — Traditional buffet or BBQ evening on Thursdays, weather permitting, with aperitif.
- Winter afternoon snack — Afternoon snack in winter with cake buffet and hot 'skier's' soup.
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