For nearly two decades, this once-grand hotel has stood abandoned. Constructed in the early 20th century, it was designed to offer a cutting-edge experience for around 100 guests, boasting luxurious amenities such as hot and cold running water, electric lighting, central heating, a music room, and a fine restaurant, all highlighted in the promotional materials of the time.In the 1920s, the town prospered as tourism boomed with the rising popularity of snow sports among the wealthy elite.However, the hotel’s aristocratic era came to an abrupt end with the outbreak of World War II, when it was repurposed into a military hospital. The lively visitors were replaced by wounded and injured soldiers occupying the rooms and halls.
Located in Germany’s Erzgebirge region, the hotel became a Soviet Red Army retreat after the war. By the mid-1950s, it was repurposed again, this time by a Soviet-German mining company, which used it as a vacation spot for their workers. Initially, only tourists were permitted to stay, but later the restaurant opened to the public, albeit for only two hours each day.During international skiing competitions, athletes, coaches, and officials stayed in the hotel, and by the 1960s, locals could access a newly added swimming pool.
After German reunification, the hotel was sold to an international company, which continued its operations until 1998. Since then, the building has been left to deteriorate.
