Hotel Bayerischer Hof

Ludwig I (1786-1868) becomes King of Bavaria. The King remains in history due to the construction of the Munich Ludwigstrasse and his love affair with the irish dancer Lola Montez.

Ludwig I of Bavaria has the desire to see a Grand Hotel in Munich acquisition of the guesthouse on Promenadeplatz by the Munich entrepreneur Joseph Anton von Maffei. the architect Friedrich von Gärtner draws plans for a Hotel.

Opening of the Hotel

A second Grand Hotel opens in Munich, with the favours of the next king Maximilian II, the Hotel Vierjahreszeiten .

Luitpold von Bayern becomes Prince Regent of Bavaria (uncle of Louis II of Bavaria). Volkardt Era

The Hotel is acquired by the confectioner Herrmann Volkhardt for 2,850,000 gold marks. At his time the hotel has one hundred rooms and two ballrooms.

Herrmann jr Volkhardt succeds his father after his death.

The Volkhard family manages to keep the Bayerische Hof besides difficult depression times.

Start of World War Two.

The first bombs fall on Munich.

Bayerischer Hof was destroyed by allied aerial bombing.

End of World War Two.

Falk Volkhardt opens the first restaurants in central Munich in the beautiful Spiegelsaal (Mirror Hall) which by miracle had survived the war under the ruins of the destroyed Hotel.

Reconstruction of the Hotel.

Falk Volkhard takes over the management of the Hotel in the third generation.

Acquisition of the adjascent Palais Montgelas.

Olympic Summer Games in Munich, renovation of the Palais Montelas completed in time.

Innegrit Volkhardt takes over the management of the Hotel in the fourth generation.

Bayerischer Hof finishes a vast 10 year renovation program.