History of
Eifeler Hof
1871 Germany is victorious in the Franco-German war and receives 5 billions gold francs by way of reparations
1877 Kyllburg railway station opened as part of the Cologne-Trier ligne, start of local tourism
1880 Opening as « Schulte Inn »
1890 Upgrading to proper hotel Eifeler Hof
1911 A total of 130 rooms under management Visit of emperor Wilhelm II on the occasion of military manoeuvres
1919 Hotel temporarily made seat of a US military commander
1920 - 1939 Ongoing modernisation, affiliated department store
1944 Hotel becomes German military hospital, bombs cause significant damage to the restaurant and to the orangerie
1945 - 1950 Hotel requisitioned by French military commander
1950 - 1980 modernisation, e.g. creation of an indoor pool, basement bar Fox’s Lair, bowling alley, hotel rooms
1959 Donation of hotel by last Schulte family owner to a female religious order
1987 Abeler family acquires the hotel from the religious order
1999 Insolvency of owner Refugium AG who had only taken control in 1998
1999 - 2013 Despite being acquired first by building entrepreneur Crommes then by Dutch LIN Groep hotel remains closed, gradual decay
2013 Purchase by GbR Eifeler Hof, a real estate partnership, rental contract concluded with Christian Becker, already operator of Stiftsberg located in the proximity
2015 Sections assisted living (Caritas), physio-center and 2 apartments all contained in the building are re-opened
2019 Reopening post modernisation and repositioning
