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. The lounge will be newly refurbished and renamed "Suite 111" .