The Hay Hotel Schleifmuehle, Unterammergau / Bavaria
This is the view from the hay suite!
The suite’s window and gardens
Just like in a hut: dormitory in the main building with communal bathroom and curtains for a bit of privacy
The slippers can be borrowed, you sleep in the sleeping bag you brought with you
Up to 15 people can sleep in the dormitory
Theoretically even more…
The hay has been dried and comes straight from the farmer
In the morning it’s breakfast time in the old parlour of the guesthouse
Traditional: Many of the tables and benches were acquired from the neighbouring convent, Ettal
A highlight: the old, original grinding mill next door
It doesn’t just look like a museum, it is one…
The hay hotel Schleifmuehle
Maybe not the right place for people with allergies: In the “Schleifmühle” (grinding mill) in Unterammergau the guest can sleep in hay for 28 euros per night. We were there and had a look…
The guesthouse Schleifmuehle lies idyllically on a hillside and is located In Unterammergau, 50 minutes drive to the south of Munich and two and a half minutes drive from the famous Passion Play town of Oberammergau. The Schleifmuehle has got quite a few highlights. First is the location with a view to the Ammergau mountains, meadows and valleys. Second is the 300 year old watermill, which is a real attraction for guests and can be found next to the house and third: the hay hotel! We have to explain this in more detail, because hay hotels haven’t been around for very long yet:
Two years ago the boss, Klaus Aurhammer started to make plans to renovate his own apartment, which is on the top floor of the guesthouse. The idea: cyclists, bikers, and hikers were always looking for a place to stay the night, nothing special, but something “nice”. While visiting Lake Constance he discovered a hay bed. He liked it a lot, because it was “something different”. So, he decided to have hay beds made. Not by just anybody, but by a famous architect whose name is Christina Biasi von Berg, who lives in Meran and who also created the interior furnishings for the designer guesthouse Vigilius Mountain Resort in Lana/South Tirol. She left her mark in the Schleifmuehle too and this can clearly be seen. Imagine it like this: the tavern, with two or three parlours, is downstairs, outstandingly authentic, because the host is a passionate collector of old chairs, signs, jugs, tables, dolls and even cars. It was because of this that he “invested a lot of money” and had the Schleifmuehle moved into his garden, which was previously located on the mountain.
The only catch: the hay store under the roof is really a hay store. Which means that there is a communal bathroom – just like in a mountain hut. One is for ladies and the other for gents, and the living spaces in the dormitories are only separated by curtains. Whoever prefers a little more “privacy” there are three other rooms available and: this is what we liked the best: an own hut in the garden, the so called hay suite which boasts a terrific panoramic view and a private terrace on which you can eat dinner while watching the sunset.
Our tip: Celebrate milestone birthdays in the Schleifmuehle then stay with your party in the hay store. Lovestruck couples are obviously advised to book the hay suite in the garden.
Prices: hay store: 28 euros per person and night, hay suite 50 euros per person/ breakfast: 8,50 euros.
Contacts:
Schleifmuehle Gasthof, Heuhotel & Museum
Klaus Aurhammer
Liftweg 2
82497 Unterammergau
info@schleifmuehle.net
www.schleifmuehle.net
Klaus Aurhammer
Liftweg 2
82497 Unterammergau
info@schleifmuehle.net
www.schleifmuehle.net
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