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Ringhotel Schorfheide | Waldresort Werbellinsee
Joachimsthal, Germany · Independent · Near Luxury
Friedrich Wilhelm IV had a hunting lodge raised at Hubertusstock between 1847 and 1849, in a Bavarian style for his wife Elisabeth, after the story that he planted his stick in the Schorfheide and said the house should stand there. Wilhelm II's hunting parties followed, then Reich presidents Ebert and Hindenburg. In December 1981 Erich Honecker received Chancellor Helmut Schmidt in the lodge East Germany had rebuilt in 1973 as a government guest house. The Ringhotel that opened on the grounds in 1997 still keeps two suites in that lodge, 75 rooms, with a boat house on the Werbellinsee.
- 75 rooms
- Opened 1997
- Neighborhood: Hubertusstock
About Ringhotel Schorfheide | Waldresort Werbellinsee
- The 1997 wing is the Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Haus, built for the Berlin-Brandenburg business education institute after the old farm buildings were cleared in 1995. It is the seminar hotel of the regional metal and electrical employers.
- Wilhelm II ordered the Kaiserbahnhof at Werbellinsee in 1898 so the court could reach the lodge. Joachimsthal station is now about seven kilometers from the door.
- The grounds cover 7.2 hectares inside the Schorfheide-Chorin biosphere reserve. A plot on the Werbellinsee includes a boat house for 24, and Restaurant Von Hövel cooks from the region.
- As of a 2017 account, Erich Honecker's bedroom and bathroom in the lodge were still in their original fittings. That upper floor had been reserved for Erich, Margot, and their daughter Sonja.
History
Friedrich Wilhelm IV had the Jagdhaus am Hubertusstock built between 1847 and 1849, finished in a Bavarian manner for Elisabeth, daughter of Maximilian I of Bavaria. The legend is that he stuck his hunting staff in the ground and named the place for it. Under Wilhelm I and Wilhelm II it became a stage for court hunts. In 1898 the Kaiser had a station built at Werbellinsee. After 1918, Friedrich Ebert and Paul von Hindenburg used the lodge on their own hunting trips. East Germany took it over, and in 1973 rebuilt the house on the old foundations as a government guest house. Erich Honecker kept the upper floor. In December 1981 he received Helmut Schmidt there. After 1990 the state of Brandenburg leased the site to the Bildungswerk der Wirtschaft. Farm buildings came down in 1995, and in 1997 and 1998 the modern hotel, the Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Haus, opened. It now trades as a Ringhotel and as the Tagungszentrum der Wirtschaft. Two suites remain in the lodge. Most of the 75 rooms are in the 1997 house and three park villas.
The setting
Hubertusstock, Joachimsthal, in the Schorfheide west of the Werbellinsee, inside the Schorfheide-Chorin biosphere reserve, roughly 60 kilometers from Berlin. Joachimsthal station is about seven kilometers away, Eberswalde about 15. The Kaiserbahnhof Werbellinsee is the old arrival for the court. Chorin monastery and the Niederfinow boat lift are the usual excursions.
Restaurants and bars
- Restaurant Balduin von Hövel — Restaurant · Regional specialities
- Kaminbar — Restaurant
Experiences
- Wandern in der Schorfheide — Hiking through the forests of the Schorfheide with the Revierförster, as described by the host Bernd Kanzow.
- Fernradweg Berlin-Usedom — Cycling the long-distance route Berlin-Usedom in the region.
- Werbellinsee — Free time spent at Lake Werbellinsee.
Amenities
- Parkplatz
- Terrasse
- Garten
- Busparkplatz
- Ladestation für Elektroautos
- Fahrradverleih
- 24h Rezeption
- Veranstaltungsräume
- Hunde erlaubt/auf Anfrage
- Pet-friendly
- EV charging
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