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13-424: The Bayerischer Hof opened on October 15, 1841. It was constructed by Joseph Anton von Maffei and designed by Friedrich von Gärtner . The original structure had about 100 rooms and two banquet halls. Some of its renowned guests included Empress Elisabeth of Austria and Sigmund Freud . In 1897 the hotel was purchased for 2,850,000 Marks by Herrmann Volkhardt, who purchased additional adjoining properties and rebuilt

26-547: A VIP area. Located on the ground floor is the hotel's Komödie im Bayerischen Hof and the nightclub Bayerischer Hof with daily live performances of jazz, blues and soul musicians. The hotel has 585 employees, including 100 apprentices and has been family owned since 1897. Operator is the Gebrüder Volkhardt KG. Managing Partner since 2004 is Innegrit Volkhardt. The Hotel Bayerischer Hof has received numerous awards, including: The Munich Security Conference

39-536: A breakfast room on the roof garden and six bars . The hotel's spa is located in the upper area of the hotel and stretches over three floors. It was built according to plans by the French interior designer Andrée Putman . It provides a sauna, a swimming pool with sun terraces, a bar and a lounge. The gym overlooking the Frauenkirche was designed by Ralf Möller . The entire seventh floor was renovated and offers

52-491: A locomotive factory of world renown arose. Maffei, amongst others, also championed the construction of the railway line from Munich to Augsburg and supported Johann Ulrich Himbsel in building the private railway from Munich to Starnberg . In 1864 the 500th locomotive was delivered. In 1851 Maffei supplied the first steamer , the Maximilian , for boat services on Lake Starnberg . By 1926 there were 44 steamships. Maffei

65-588: A tobacco wholesale business, that Joseph Anton Maffei continued. In 1835 Maffei was one of the founding shareholders of the Bavarian Mortgage and Discount Bank ( Bayerische Hypotheken- und Wechselbank ). In 1836 Maffei founded the locomotive firm of J. A. Maffei in the English Garden in Munich. His desire was to make Bavaria competitive in the field of industrial engines. From small beginnings,

78-626: Is held yearly in February at the Bayerischer Hof. The Jazz Summer of Hotel Bayerischer Hof in July, as a continuation of the 1999 abandoned Münchner Klaviersommer , in which the Bayerischer Hof has been involved in since 1992. 48°08′25″N 11°34′23″E  /  48.140325°N 11.573115°E  / 48.140325; 11.573115 Joseph Anton von Maffei Joseph Anton Ritter von Maffei (4 September 1790 – 1 September 1870)

91-504: The Spiegelsaal. The hotel was rebuilt in stages, with 74 rooms open by 1949 and 250 beds in 1951. Hermann Volkhart died in 1955, and Falk purchased the remaining 2/3 of the property from his two uncles by 1959. Between 1959 and 1961, Falk Volkhardt completed construction of the modern seven-story, 71-meter hotel structure. In 1969, Falk Volkhardt purchased the historic adjoining Palais Montgelas, and renovated it as an additional wing of

104-571: The first official residence of the Bavarian State Chancellery. In 1969, Falk Volkhardt purchased the historic adjoining Palais Montgelas, and renovated it as an additional wing of the hotel, containing multiple historic function rooms. The renovations, designed by Erwin Schleich, were completed in time for the 1972 Munich Olympics . The hotel offers 340 rooms of different styles, 60 suites , 40 meeting rooms, five restaurants,

117-581: The hotel in the Neo-Renaissance style. The hotel hosted performances in the grand ballroom by artists like Enrico Caruso . Herrmann Volkhardt died in 1909 and left the hotel to his three sons – Hermann, Ernst and Wilhelm, with Hermann managing the property. The Bayerischer Hof was almost completely destroyed in an Allied air raid on April 25, 1944, with only the Spiegelsaal (Hall of Mirrors) surviving. On October 22, 1945, Hermann Volkhardt and his son Falk established Munich's first post-war restaurant in

130-591: The hotel, containing multiple historic function rooms. The renovations, designed by Erwin Schleich , were completed in time for the 1972 Munich Olympics . The palace was built in 1811–1813 by Emanuel Graf Maximilian Herigoyen for Maximilian von Montgelas . From 1817 to 1933, the palace was the service building of the Bavarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (until 1918: State Ministry of the Royal Household and of Foreign Affairs) and from 1933 to 1945,

143-649: Was a German industrialist . Together with Joseph von Baader (1763–1835) and Theodor Freiherr von Cramer-Klett (1817–1884), Maffei was one of the three most important railway pioneers in Bavaria . Joseph Anton Maffei was born in Munich , in the Electorate of Bavaria , the son of an Italian tradesman from Verona . The Palazzo Maffei still stands today on the Piazza delle Erbe . His father came to Munich in order to run

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156-572: Was also a city councillor ( Magistratsrat ) in Munich and busied himself e.g. with the construction of the famous hotel, the Bayerischer Hof . Maffei died in Munich. Joseph Anton Ritter von Maffei died on 1 September 1870. His grave may still be found today at the Old Southern Cemetery ( Alter Südfriedhof ) in Munich. The locomotive works he founded survived him by some 60 years, but in 1930 J. A. Maffei went bankrupt and

169-561: Was amalgamated with the firm of Krauss in 1930 to form Krauss-Maffei . Today, Villa Maffei in Feldafing (on Lake Starnberg) houses a museum and exhibitions. The surname von Maffei or Maffei is a patronymic name derived from the personal name Matthäus (German). In ancient times the Maffei family settled in Verona from Germany . This German business-related biographical article is

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