REMODELLING AND EXTENSION AT THE VITALHOTEL ALTER MEIERHOF
Our hotel is temporarily closed for extensive remodelling and extension. In addition to six new guest rooms, the entire ground floor and basement is being redesigned. There are plans to extend the spa area with pool and sauna as well as an enlarged dining area. From spring 2025, you will be able to enjoy the spacious feel-good ambience of the new »Alter Meierhof«.
As part of the block funding, subsidies from the state of Schleswig-Holstein are also applied.
ACTIVE ZONE
The Hof-Therme SPA area will be enriched by a fitness room flooded with natural light. Hotel and day SPA guests will be able to work out there themselves or under supervision on modern equipment. Yoga and meditation sessions for new retreats will also take place there or, weather permitting, in the hotel garden.
CORE DRILLING
The kitchen’s new energy-efficient ventilation system requires a core drilling in the basement. A drill bit with a diameter of a drill bit with a diameter of 1200 mm to cut two shafts into the concrete walls.
SANDSTONE
Light sandstone and dark half-timbering characterize the country house architecture of the Alter Meierhof. Carefully removed from the previous façade, the natural facing stones are used again on the extended house walls. In the basement, they adorn the exterior walls around the new relaxation and sauna area of the Hof-Therme.
EXTENSION OF THE HOF-THERME
The extension will create further spacious rest and relaxation areas on the south side of the Hof-Therme. A terrace with a spectacular view of the Flensburg Fjord will be created above it for star menus in the open air.
GOURMET BREAKFAST IN THE BRASSERIE
The combination of the conceptual redesign of the breakfast buffet and the open kitchen of the brasserie in the immediate vicinity promises a varied start to the day.
FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION NORTH
Six new guest rooms are being built on the north side of the Alter Meierhof. The foundations and first floor of the first Fördeblick Deluxe rooms are being completed and already give an impression of the unique location with panoramic views of the fjord.
ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION
As part of the renovation work, the electrical installation will be renewed throughout the basement and first floor. A sustainable, modern building building automation, fire alarm system and safety lighting will be implemented in accordance with the latest standards. A modern data and network technology takes current requirements into account and paves the way for the future.
SNOW SHOWER
The lovingly designed sauna area is being enhanced to include a snow shower, offering the ideal way to cool down after a sauna with its constant snowfall. An energising highlight for body, mind and soul.
WINTER GARDEN
A new French conservatory with a beach terrace on the same level offers the Brasserie restaurant more seating and a sensational view of the Flensburg Fjord.
INTELLIGENT VENTILATION MANAGEMENT
By implementing heat and cold recovery systems, the recovery rate from the exhaust air will be up to 74 %. The comprehensive building automation system prevents heating and ventilation from working “against each other”. This ensures optimum consumption values and paves the way for a sustainable, independent system.
ENTRANCE AND HOTEL RECEPTION
The spacious design of the lobby and the hotel reception ensures a warm welcome for our cherished guests. The crackling open fire, the cosy interior and the sweeping view of the Flensburg Fjord create the characteristic Meierhof ambience, inviting you to relax in comfort as soon as you enter the hotel.
Ceiling for the new fitness area
The new fitness room with direct access to the hotel garden is taking shape. The ceiling elements close the roof for the 100 m² area, and recesses for the atrium can be seen on the sides.
TRAFFIC JAM ON THE CONSTRUCTION ROAD
The narrow access road via the main connection to the west side of the hotel leads to inventiveness: an assembly line was set up for the construction sand required to supply the earthworks on the north side.
BRASSERIE WINTERGARDEN
The extension has given the restaurants at Alter Meierhof a new look. Complementing the spacious restaurant Brasserie is a stylish, light-flooded French conservatory, while a new beach terrace on the same level commands breathtaking sea views stretching all of the way to the coast of Denmark.
CONCRETE FLOOR
The redesign and extension of the Brasserie Wintergarden and the enlarged SPA area of the Hof-Therme underneath required the construction of a concrete base. Despite the weather conditions, the foundations were poured on schedule.
Pile foundation
The Hof-Therme spa area has been remodelled to include several spacious rest and relaxation areas. A new fitness area with access to the hotel garden completes the SPA portfolio. Around 40 micropiles with a length of 10-12 m are drilled into the ground to stabilise the extensions.
Sustainable ventilation system
The hotel is focusing on advanced technological development and is carrying out energy-efficient renovation work on the building and technical infrastructure to conserve resources. A new energy-efficient kitchen and regenerative processes for heat recovery from thermal energy will take centre stage.
Lobby-Bar
The Lobby-Bar, the elegant gathering point at Alter Meierhof, opens up a sweeping view of the Flensburg Fjord as soon as you enter the hotel. A venue and meeting place that, just like a comfortable living room, invites guests to relax in an enjoyable setting. The warm ambience, the crackling open fire and the enticing interior transform the lobby bar into the perfect retreat and a place of charming conviviality.
Dismantling Hair salon
The hair salon is being given a new location in the hotel. An extended reception area and back office for our hotel reception and reservations team will be created in the old location in the pavilion to the right of the main entrance.
Extension of the conservatory
The extension of the entire kitchen in the Alter Meierhof requires a new access to the Meierei Dirk Luther and the new event room with beach terrace. The existing conservatory foyer will be dismantled and will open up a charming lounge area with a view into the kitchen to set up the mood for an unforgettable gourmet evening.
SETTING UP THE CONSTRUCTION CRANE
An extension for six new guest rooms is planned on the north side of the hotel. Following extensive earthworks, a fast-erecting crane was set up to support the shell construction work. Delivered as a ready-to-erect unit, the flexible crane is ready for use in just a few hours, has a lifting capacity of up to six tons and is equipped with highly sensitive sensors to withstand stormy autumn weather on the fjord.
Pool landscape
The centrepiece of the pool landscape will be a free-standing fireplace in the hotel spa. The design in delicate natural shade lends the relaxation area behind it a cosy feel-good ambience at any time of the year.
Installation of the construction road
The road will serve as an access route for the construction of the six new guest rooms as well as the extended space for the spa area with pool and sauna in the basement and the restaurant areas on the ground floor.
Indoor dismantling II
The construction plans provide for the removal of partition walls, ceiling suspensions and wall and ceiling coverings.
Indoor dismantling I
With the dismantling of non-load-bearing structural elements throughout the ground floor and basement, the building is being prepared for the new spatial layout.
MOVE IT AND PACK IT
The entire Meierhof team is helping to move out of the hotel lobby, restaurants, event area, spa area, back of house and the hotel garden.
WE MISS YOU ALREADY
And we already look forward to reopening your »living room« on the Flensburg Fjord in a spacious, feel-good ambience from March 2025.
Function optimization II
A total of approx. 5 tons of custom-made steel girders will be installed on the newly created storage and disposition areas as a supporting structure for the necessary shelving systems.
Function optimization I
The hotel’s underground parking garage is being restructured and the former multi-parking systems are being converted into storage and disposition areas. A 160 m² floating screed is laid on the already installed floor profiles using a special cement screed method.
Installation of the construction road
Preparations for the structural development of the west side of the hotel were already made in spring 2024 and the bungalow to the south was demolished.
The entrance area and reception will be given a new look, while the public areas will also be extended. The lobby bar, for example, will offer a sweeping view of the Flensburg Fjord as soon as you enter the hotel. In the restaurant Brasserie there will be more seating, and in future a French conservatory will provide the backdrop with a new beach terrace on the same level.
The 2-star restaurant Meierei Dirk Luther will be moving to the former function rooms and getting its own spectacular terrace with a view of the Flensburg Fjord for fine dining in the open air.
A new function room with a sea view terrace will offer space for up to 50 people for festive occasions in small groups.
The renovation of the Hof-Therme spa area will provide several spacious rest and relaxation areas. The centrepiece of the pool landscape will be a free-standing fireplace in the spa area. A Finnish panorama sauna with a view of the Danish coast is one of the features being added to the sauna area. Instead of a cold pool after a sauna session, the snow shower will offer a winter landscape and constant snowfall for a refreshing way to cool down. A new fitness area with access to the hotel garden rounds off the spa facilities.