A place of breathtaking beauty and splendour awaits you in Germany`s
oldest coastal spa. A place that turns hectic and stress into calmness and
relaxation. Experience uniqueness at the Kempinski Grand Hotel Heiligendamm.
HistoryIn 1793, upon the advice of his personal physician, Professor Dr. Samuel
Gottlieb Vogel, Frederick-Francis I Duke of Mecklenburg Schwerin took his first
bath in the sea at "Heiligen Damm", and this marked the birth of the
first German seaside resort.
Vogel recognized the healing effect of sea water on a series of illnesses.
But the main advantages in favour of the location of Heiligendamm were of a
climatic nature, such as air that has little dust and is moist, low variations
in temperature, the surrounding lush beech forests, as well as the lack of
tides.
In the years following its foundation, there was a great deal of building done
at "Heiligen Damm" in order to do justice to the rising popularity of
the seaside resort.
Between 1793 and 1870, the architects, Johann Christoph Heinrich von Seydwitz,
Carl Theodor Severin and Gustav Adolph Demmler, created a unique, classical work
of art consisting of bathing and lodging houses.
In 1823 the first racecourse on the European continent was opened between
Heiligendamm and Doberan was thus the trophy of German horse-racing.
In 1862, the narrow-gauge railway which joined Doberan to Heiligendamm was
officially opened. This stretch of railway was extended to Kühlungsborn in
1910 and still operates under steam today.Since its foundation, Heiligendamm was
the most elegant seaside resort in Germany. European high nobility, including
the Tsar's family, spent their summer holidays here. Heiligendam remained an
exclusive spa into the thirties of the 20th century, with many prominent guests.
At that time in society, it was considered a must to have been there at least
once in a person's life.
After World War II, Heiligendamm's buildings were used as a sanatorium and a
place to convalesce.
In 1996, the Fundus Group, located in Cologne, purchased the "white town
by the sea". After extensive renovations, the opening of the Kempinski
Grand Hotel Heiligendamm in the spring of 2003 will mark the rebirth of this
exclusive spa.
The Kempinski Grand Hotel Heiligendamm opened on 1st of June 2003
after three years of careful reconstruction work and marked the rebirth of
Germany's oldest sea spread.
The Hotel is located in Heiligendam.
Distances:
- Rostock: 19km
- Lubeck: 110km
- Berlin: 220km
- Hamburg: 160km
- Kurhaus Restaurant with large terrace
- Nelson Bar with terrace
- Baltic Bar with terrace
- Spa lounge
- Gourmet Restaurant Friedrich Franz
The menu features gourmet dishes: the best of the regional cuisine,
brilliantly refined.
Both the restaurant in the historical ‘Kurhaus’, with its
luxurious, hand-painted silk wall coverings and chandeliers, as well as the
magnificent terrace with its columns and breathtaking view of the Baltic Sea
offer an exquisite ambience.
The Baltic Bar, situated in “Haus Mecklenburg”, is with its
terraces the place to meet for an appetizer. The Nelson Bar in “Haus Grand
Hotel” is the ideal place for a digestive as well as to sit and listen to live
piano music.
The elegant “Kurhaus Restaurant” offers a creative and light
regional cuisine with fresh local products also from the “ Gut Vorder
Bollhagen
Buffet- breakfast, lunch and dinner will be served here. On the terrace our
guests can enjoy small dishes, ice-cream specialities, tea, coffee and different
kind of cakes as well as an international selection of drinks.
The main restaurant is located on the ground floor of the “Kurhaus” and is
connected to the terrace, the ballroom and the private-dining area.
The “Kurhaus Restaurant” provides 108 seats inside, 180 seats outside on the
terrace; breakfast will be served from 7 a.m.; lunch from 12 a.m. and dinner
from 6 p.m.
In June 2004 the Kempinski Grand Hotel Heiligendamm added yet another
attraction: the restaurant Friedrich Franz.
Chef Tillmann Hahn, who has worked at some of the finest Swiss gourmet
restaurants, serves up specialties from Wednesday to Sunday to delight the
palates of customers. His modern cosmopolitan cuisine of aromatic colours knows
no geographical boundaries. Based on the traditional values of selecting the
finest ingredients cultivated at the peak of the growing season and mixing them
with craftsman-like precision, he brings out the hues and nuances of flavour
much like an artist mixing colours on a canvas: some things are soft pastel
while others are powerful and daring, but always finely nuanced and well thought
out. Harmony arises through contrasts. Enjoy this under sparkling chandeliers in
an aristocratic atmosphere looking out over the Baltic Sea.
The “Nelson Bar” with its terrace is located on the ground floor
of the “Haus Grand Hotel”.
The bar is the central meeting point for our guests. It offers a wide variety of
drinks, small dishes as well as live entertainment during the evenings. The
“Nelson Bar” provides 120 seats inside, 120 seats on its terrace and is open
daily from 9 a.m.
The “Baltic Bar” is situated in the vestibule between the
“Kurhaus” and the “Haus Mecklenburg”. With its two adjoining terraces it
is more than suitable for an appetizer.
Here you can find an extensive selection of whiskey, cognac and exclusive
cigars. Additionally homemade snacks as well as a variety of canapes will be
served. The “Baltic Bar” provides 22 seats inside, 40 seats on the terrace.
