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TAUROA Landhaus zu Appesbach
St. Wolfgang, Austria · Independent · Accessible Luxury
On 29 March 1937 the Duke of Windsor arrived at Au 18 with his butler and his dog Pookie, took apartment 5, and waited for Wallis Simpson's divorce. The call came on 3 May. He left the same day for the Orient Express at Salzburg. Dr. Eduard Ortner had built the English country house in 1912, and the Windsor Suite still has the tiled stove, the sunken Roman bath, and the bed. Dietrich Mateschitz bought the house in March 2017. TAUROA runs it now, on the shore of the Wolfgangsee, with a private landing and a beach bar.
- 22 rooms
- Opened 1969
- Rooms from 151 sq ft (14 m²)
About TAUROA Landhaus zu Appesbach
- The municipality lent the duke a gendarme, Peter Pfarl, who usually walked him to the golf course and the house tennis court. The butler slept in room 4.
- The Schütten family of St. Wolfgang owned the hotel from 1969 until the March 2017 sale. In 2017 the pianist and former owner Johnny Schütten was still known to play the salon piano for guests.
- The Windsor Suite is about 46 square metres and is still shown as the duke's apartment. Most of the rooms face the lake, and in summer the beach bar opens onto the shore.
- Entry-level rooms start at 151 sq ft (14 m²).
History
Dr. Eduard Ortner, a private scholar from Vienna, built Landhaus zu Appesbach in 1912 in the manner of an English country house, at Au 18 on the Wolfgangsee, and let it for special guests. Edward VIII, by then the Duke of Windsor, arrived on 29 March 1937 with his butler and his dog Pookie, stayed in apartment 5 until 3 May, the day Wallis Simpson's divorce was granted, and left the same day for the Orient Express from Salzburg. The Hoteliers family Schütten of St. Wolfgang ran it as a hotel from 1969. Dietrich Mateschitz bought it in March 2017. It is operated as TAUROA Landhaus zu Appesbach. The Windsor Suite keeps the tiled stove, the sunken Roman bath, and the bed.
The setting
Au 18, 5360 St. Wolfgang im Salzkammergut, at the start of the village on the Wolfgangsee, with a private landing stage, a bathing shore, and a beach bar. The Schafberg and the pilgrimage church are the outings from here.
Experiences
- Bordeaux legends at Lake Wolfgang — Legendary Bordeaux wines from the 1950s paired with an exclusive menu, event on 24.10.2026.
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