Radisson Blu Hotel Hamburg

Hotel in Hamburg, Germany
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53°33′42″N 9°59′13″E / 53.56167°N 9.98694°E / 53.56167; 9.98694OpeningApril 1973; 51 years ago (1973-04)OwnerWenaasgruppenManagementRadisson Hotel GroupHeightRoof108 m (354 ft)Technical detailsFloor count32Design and constructionArchitect(s)Jost Schramm
Gert PempelfortOther informationNumber of rooms556Facilities2,122 m² conference areaWebsitewww.radissonhotels.com/en-us/hotels/radisson-blu-hamburg
Radisson Blu Hotel (left) and Heinrich-Hertz-Turm, seen across the Außenalster

Radisson Blu Hotel Hamburg is a hotel in Hamburg, Germany operated by Radisson Hotels under the Radisson Blu brand. At 108 meters, it is the tallest hotel in Hamburg and is on the list of tallest buildings in Hamburg and the list of tallest buildings in Germany.

It has 32 floors and 556 rooms. The hotel is in the Planten un Blomen park and is next to the Congress Center Hamburg and near Hamburg Dammtor station. The hotel also has 2,122 m2 of meeting space in 12 conference rooms on a separate floor.[1]

History

The hotel was designed by architects Jost Schramm and Gert Pempelfort. Construction began in 1970 and the hotel opened in April 1973 as Loews Hamburg Plaza. It was renamed Hamburg Plaza Hotel when it was managed by Canadian Pacific Hotels.

In 1988, it was acquired by SAS Group and renamed the SAS Hamburg Plaza Hotel. When SAS Group's SAS International Hotels created a co-brand with Radisson Hotels, it was renamed Radisson SAS Hamburg Hotel.

In October 2009, a €48 million renovation of the hotel was completed.[1]

In November 2009, a European hotel fund managed by Invesco acquired the hotel for €155 million.[2] The hotel was renamed the Radisson Blu Hotel Hamburg in 2009.

In November 2015, Azure acquired the hotel.

In March 2017, Wenaasgruppen acquired the hotel.[3]

In popular culture

The final episodes of the ZDF television series Timm Thaler were filmed at the hotel.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Radisson Blu Hotel, Hamburg: Re-opening following complete renovation" (Press release). Rezidor Hotel Group. 9 October 2009.
  2. ^ Saunderson, Allan (9 November 2009). "Invesco in €155M Hamburg Hotel Buy". GlobeSt.com.
  3. ^ Berglihn, Harald (15 March 2017). "Wenaas kjøper landemerke i Hamburg" [Wenaas buys landmark in Hamburg]. Dagens Næringsliv (in Norwegian).

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