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Hotel Brenner's Park - a favorite vacation spot of monarchs and presidents

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Text: Kirill Bessonov

Magazine: N5 (83) 2004

On the edge of the ancient Black Forest in a mountain valley, protected from strong winds and harsh climatic extremes, a tiny town is hiding, famous throughout the world thanks to the healing waters of the legendary casino, horse racing and Russian aristocrats. On the main street of the old resort stands the most luxurious hotel in the city, Brenner's Park, a favorite vacation spot for monarchs and presidents. Fashionable resort destination Baden-Baden became God knows when - during the Roman Empire. The emperor Caracalla himself traveled to these lands. In the first half of the 19th century, French entrepreneurs became the main investors in Baden-Baden. They began to develop the city and turned it into a center for the health and gambling industry. Very soon, Baden-Baden has become a desirable place for any traveling aristocrat. In the middle of the last century resorts and casinos in Baden-Baden discovered and Russian nobles. As is known, Turgenev and Chekhov loved this city, and Tolstoy and Dostoevsky, the losers in the famous "Kurhaus" a lot of money, do not complain. It is Baden-Baden casino that Russian literature owes to the appearance of the novel The Player. So in such a place to leave all your savings is not a pity. Russian has arrived so much that in the 1880s centered on Lichtentaler alley was built Orthodox Church, open to this day. The main Baden-Baden hotel Brenner's Park is located on the same street. It is in this hotel that crowned heads and heads of state prefer to stay. Only in the last decade here we rested Queen Silvia of Sweden, President Bill Clinton, Francois Mitterand, Hosni Mubarak, Boris Yeltsin and Vladimir Putin. The hotel was founded in 1834 and is named after one of the owners - Anton Alois Brenner from Fortshayma who bought it for 170,000 guilders, and seven years later he sold his own son Kamil half a million gold marks. It Brenner Jr. made the hotel the most modern, comfortable and luxurious in Baden-Baden. Businessman quickly realized that the car will be the future of transport, and Brenner's Park was the first hotel in Germany, equipped with a garage. For those who wish, car excursions through the Black Forest were even organized. In 1941 the hotel was taken over by the legendary German entrepreneur, one of the richest men in Europe Rudolf August Oetker, and has since remained its property. As expected from an institution with a solid history and a solid reputation, Brenner's Park honors the tradition and respects the conservative bourgeois style. However, this does not interfere with regular upgrades, which took many to be among the most advanced in nearly 200 years. The last significant renovation was completed in the late 1990s. Its result appreciated the authoritative American magazine Leisure and Travel, which included the Brenner's Park in the top ten SPA-resorts in the world. Measured health mode (hot tubs, mud Japanese bath, saunas, aromatherapy, any kinds of massage, etc.) can vary a ride on the Black Forest or flight on the balloons. More thrills should be sought on the famous Baden-Baden racecourse. It is located near the town in the town of Iffezheim. Almost a century and a half, twice a year, there are large international races. If desired, you can reach up to Germany's oldest tennis club "Rot- Weiss" or play a round of golf on the 18-hole golf course, located on the mountain Fremersberg. Hotel Brenner's Park, GermanyFlight. The nearest airport is Baden-Baden. By taxi to the hotel - 25 minutes. But you can also fly to Strasbourg or Stuttgart.Weather. It is already warm in early summer, but even on the hottest days the temperature does not rise above +25 ° C.Cost:from 210 to 1200 euros. Prices for presidential apartments are reported individually by managers.Entertainment: healing waters, walks through the fairytale forest, casino, hippodrome, antique shops.

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