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Romantik Spa Hotel Elixhauser Wirt
Elixhausen, Austria · Independent · Accessible Luxury
In 1334 a clerk named Georg was already keeping a tavern here for the nuns of Nonnberg, taking dues from the farmers who hauled grain to the abbey. The Gmachls have held the house since 1583. Theresia Elixhauser married the butcher Johann Georg Gmachl in 1787, and her surname stayed on the sign. Michaela Gmachl, the 23rd generation, took over in 2005: 74 rooms at Dorfstraße 14, a spa of about 1,500 square meters looking back at Nonnberg, and a Gault Millau toque in the kitchen since 2009.
- 74 rooms
About Romantik Spa Hotel Elixhauser Wirt
- While the parish church was being rebuilt, the taproom was used as the church, and the village school sat in the house. In 1798 Michael Gmachl paid for a large share of that church work and became known as the Kirchenwirt.
- In 1993 the old stable was restored as the vaulted breakfast room. From 2009 the courtyard grew a spa, called SPA Horizont, while the original building was kept.
- In 2007 the Austrian Chamber of Commerce named the house the country's oldest family business. A butcher shop and a tennis court still share the property with the rooms.
History
The property is first recorded in 1334 as half a farm and a tavern. Amtsmann Georg collected taxes for Nonnberg abbey. The surname Elixhauser appears in 1470. The Gmachl family has held the former monastery tavern since 1583. In 1787 Theresia Elixhauser married Johann Georg Gmachl, a butcher from Bergheim, and the Elixhauser name survived as the inn. Michael Gmachl funded part of the church expansion in 1798. During that work the taproom served as the church, and the village school was in the house. Michaela Gmachl, counted as the 23rd generation, took over from her parents Theresia and Fritz in 2005. The stable became the breakfast vault in 1993. The SPA Horizont followed from 2009. The house was formerly also called Romantik Hotel Gmachl. It has 74 rooms.
The setting
Dorfstraße 14, 5161 Elixhausen, about five kilometers north of Salzburg. From the spa the view runs back to Nonnberg abbey, under the Hohensalzburg fortress, which is where the tavern's story starts.
Restaurants and bars
- Haubenrestaurant — Restaurant
Experiences
- Salzburger Festspiele — Listed under Kultur & Freizeit on the hotel's press page.
- Golf — Listed under Kultur & Freizeit on the hotel's press page.
- Salzburger Seenland — Listed under Kultur & Freizeit on the hotel's press page.
Amenities
- Gastgarten
- Genussfrühstück
- Romantisches Dinner
- Romantische Extras
- Hochzeiten
- Firmenfeiern
- Seminare
- Gutscheine
Awards
- Gault Millau Austria, one toque (2009)
- Wirtschaftskammer Österreich, oldest family business in Austria (2007)
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