Weimar, 27.02.2023 - The Hotel Elephant Weimar is ending its two-month break with a series of cultural and culinary highlights. From January to February inclusive, the hotel brought its technical facilities up to date

The series of events will kick off on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, from 4 to 5 p.m. with a lecture by Annekathrin Härter on "Art and History at the Hotel Elephant Weimar". The guided tour will take place regularly every two weeks in the Lichtsaal and is free of charge. Visitors will take a look behind the scenes of the hotel legend, which dates back to the 17th century and combines Art Deco and Bauhaus elements.

On March 17 and 18, the culinary evening "Elephant's Finest: A Matter of Taste with Dieter Müller & Johannes Wallner" is on the program. From 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. each evening, guests will enjoy a 6-course menu accompanied by wine. Dieter Müller is one of the best chefs in Germany. From 1997 until his retirement in 2008, he cooked up three Michelin stars every year for the gourmet restaurant in the Schlosshotel Lerbach. He is a renowned cookbook author and runs a cookery school in Odenthal with his wife. Together with chef Johannes Wallner, Dieter Müller will create a finely balanced menu on two evenings at the Hotel Elephant.
The price per person and evening is 199 euros including aperitif, wine accompaniment, water and coffee. Reservations are possible at: E-mail: info@hotelelephantweimar.de; telephone: 03643-8020 - online booking at https://www.hotelelephantweimar.de/ticketshop.

On March 12 and 26, from 6 to 7.30 pm, the hotel invites you to a reading from Thomas Mann's "Lotte in Weimar". Johanna Geißler, actress at the Deutsches Nationaltheater Weimar, will bring Goethe's childhood love back to the city of classical music in a scenic, expressive and witty manner. The writer and Goethe connoisseur Thomas Mann was a regular guest at the Hotel Elephant and in his novel "Lotte in Weimar" he not only created a literary monument to Lotte and Goethe, but also to the hotel.
The admission price of 20 euros per person per evening includes a drink during the interval. Goethe's favorite drink Madeira or a non-alcoholic alternative will be served. Online booking at https://www.hotelelephantweimar.de/ticketshop/.

On March 31, "Pearls of European song" will be performed at the Hotel Elephant from 7.30 pm. Mirjam & Wieland Meinhold alias Duo Vimaris will take the audience on a musical journey through Europe. From Bohemia to Spain to Scandinavia, the program is as colourful as it is sonorous. Tickets cost 16 euros per person and can be booked online at https://www.hotelelephantweimar.de/ticketshop/.

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Hotel Elephant Weimar, Autograph Collection

The Hotel Elephant Weimar in the heart of the classic city is one of the most historic and renowned hotels in Germany. Operated by arcona HOTELS & RESORTS, the traditional hotel opened as an Autograph Collection hotel in October 2018 after extensive renovation. Under this brand, Marriott unites exceptional, hand-picked hotels with a unique perspective on design, craftsmanship and hospitality under the premise "exactly like nothing else". The unmistakable charm of the boutique hotel is characterized by timelessly elegant design as well as classic art deco and building elements, which come to the fore in 99 comfortable rooms and suites, the conference rooms and the public areas. In the Lichtsaal, the heart of the hotel, the focus is on the multifaceted cultural program and the hotel's own art collection. Guests will find authentic and uncomplicated enjoyment in the stylish AnnA restaurant as well as in the bar and wine bar. Today more than ever, the Hotel Elephant Weimar is a place of open encounters and, as a hotspot and living room of the city, inspires travelers as well as locals and visitors to the region. Anyone who enters this place can feel it.

About arcona Hotels & Resorts

Founded in 2008, arcona Hotels & Resorts, based in Rostock, specializes in the operation and development of first-class leisure and vacation hotels. The eight arcona hotels are currently located in properties, some of which are listed buildings, at well-known vacation destinations such as Rügen, Sylt and Kitzbühel. The portfolio includes the well-known Hotel Elephant Weimar, the traditional Romantik Hotel auf der Wartburg and the Schloss Teschow golf club. arcona is pushing ahead with new projects in the Alps and on the German coast. As a licensee of the Barefoot concept developed by Til Schweiger, arcona also plans to open Barefoot Hotels at established destinations in the coming years, including Bad Wiessee on Lake Tegernsee. The owners and partners of arcona are Alexander Winter and Treugast founder Prof. Stephan Gerhard. The company is based in the listed Zeeck'sche Villa in Rostock.