Reopening after remodeling

Within around 100 working days, the heart of the Penzinghof hotel in Oberndorf was completely transformed. In the original hotel wing, 40 rooms were hollowed out, walls were moved, rooms were enlarged and the reception area was also changed and the space available for dining and in the bar area was extended.

The roots of today’s inn and hotel lie in agriculture. Christine Lindner’s parents had a farm with cattle breeding and the inn was built in 1969. “Far too big”, as people said at the time. However, it became “far too small” on several occasions and so several extensions and conversions followed. In 2001 the lift house was added and in 2009 another large construction site followed.

During the almost four-month construction period, there were up to 200 workers on site at the same time, which of course had its effects, as all the equipment needed sockets and sufficient electricity. “We reopened on July 12 and the hotel was full straight away,” says the manager – something many had doubted. This short construction time was only possible thanks to the fact that, once again, local companies with whom the company has been working for decades were chosen.

And all the companies and employees were now invited to the official opening and they are proud of their achievements. The building was blessed by the young priest Johannes Lackner. He was recently in Paris as an Olympic chaplain and said: “I visited the Palace of Versailles and can therefore say that the former rulers didn’t have it any nicer at the palace than the guests here at the Penzinghof.”

In his welcoming address, NR Josef Hechenberger emphasized the active partnership between the hotel industry and agriculture. He also assured the audience that family businesses were the backbone of the Tyrolean economy and that this was embodied in exemplary fashion at the Penzinghof. LA Peter Seiwald was also fascinated by what had been achieved in such a short time and said that this was only possible if people remained loyal to the companies. Franz Staggl, chairman of the hotel industry section of the Chamber of Commerce, emphasized that the conversion would demonstrate Christine Lindner’s generosity and vision. (be)