History of the Hotel in Lech am Arlberg
Hotel Tannbergerhof - the history of the 4 star Hotel
Today, the Tannbergerhof in Lech with the cozy restaurant Martin Stüberl, the Suite 111 and especially its famous Eisbar is one of the best-known hotel and restaurant establishments at the foot of the Arlberg. The success story dates back to the hotel’s founder, Martin Jochum, born in 1885, who was employed as a master cheese-maker with the dairy cooperative (today’s Lech-Zürs Tourismus) until the hotel opened. On January 28, 1928, Martin Jochum took the concession test for the hotel and bar business and laid the foundation for one of the most tradition-rich hotels in Lech.
1923 |
Purchase of land beginning of construction. |
1924 |
Completion in the fall. Opening November 11, 1924 at Martini, the local thanksgiving holiday |
1929 |
Construction of the addition. The outside has not been altered to date. The hotel had 90 beds at the time. |
1930 |
Addition of the Eisbar, on the side facing river at the time. |
1932 |
The American Bar dance bar is added according to a design by the architect Dönz. |
1953 |
The construction dating back to 1924 is torn down to the 2nd floor and rebuilt. The building is raised by one floor to five floors. |
1959 |
Purchase of the Landhaus Tannenbergerhof. The rooms are initially rented out. |
1960 |
Hilde Jochum, Martin Jochum’s daughter, takes over the management. |
1962 |
An addition is built to the Tannbergerhof. The 5th floor is converted. The employees who thus far resided on the 5th floor, are moved to the Landhaus, and the newly remodeled rooms are rented out. |
1963 |
With the widening of the road, the Eisbar is moved to its current location. |
1970 |
On October 14th, the hotel founder Martin Jochum dies. |
1973 |
The difficult task of adding a basement to the house is undertaken and completed. This results in a - for those times - very modern sauna and massage area as well as new septic and heating systems. |
1976 |
The construction erected in 1929 is completely rebuilt. The famous Hallenbar (today’s Tannenberg Bar) is added. The reception and the restaurant are moved. An elevator and two additional hotel suites are added. Over the course of the following years, all rooms are redesigned to modern standard. |
1977 |
Beginning of construction of Chalet Hilde. |
1978 |
Completion of Chalet Hilde at the beginning of the winter season 1978/79. |
1990 |
Purchase of Pension Bernhard. |
1999 |
Ms. Hilde Jochum dies on January 11th. Her daughter, Veronika Heller, resident of Nürtingen/Germany, accepts the inheritance and entrusts the hotel director Karl Wiener with the management. |
1999 |
Expansion of the sauna area. A sauna, a steam room, a solarium, a Jacuzzi and a larger massage room are added. |
2001 |
Comprehensive modernization of the basement and 1st floor facilities at Tannbergerhof. A new bar, a disco, a restaurant and a spacious reception area with a multimedia classroom are added. An efficient network with 6,000 feet of data cables and new digital telephone system with internet access in every room are installed. |
2001 |
The ATS 36 million remodel is complete and the occasion is celebrated at the ski opening November 30 with a huge party and live bands. |
2004 |
In November, Mr. Peter Steinwidder takes over the management of the Tannenberghof as a new director. |
2005 |
August 22/23: Flooding in Lech am Arlberg. The hotel’s basement area is flooded. There is major damage to the spa area in particular. |
2005 |
December 3: The winter season can begin. Thanks to local and outside help, the flood damage was repaired quickly. The Tannbergerhof spa area was completely restored and modernized and is once again available to our guests. |
2007 |
Unsere Gästezimmer werden im Sommer komplett im gemütlichen Landhausstil neu gestaltet. Das Haus erhält eine neue Wärmedämmung und neue Fenster. Der Komfort für den Gast wird auch mittels des neuen Personenaufzugs, der nun alle Stockwerke anfährt, wesentlich verbessert. Fertigstellung Anfang Dezember 2007. |
2008 |
Conversion of the Chalet Hilde |
2009 |
Renovation of the "Eisbar" |
2011 |
Our director Mr. Steinwidder has left our hotel. His successor, Mr. Noé, who has been with the hotel since 2009, assumes the director post as of September. |



