This is one of the best hotels in the city. Probably every citizen of Hamburg knows exactly “Louis C. Jacob” on the Elbchaussee in Nienstden. Now the White House on the Elbe includes a change of ownership – half of the Reeve Group.

Hollywood legends like Morgan Freeman or Michael Douglas are already living here and actor Robert Redford even married his girlfriend here. The hotel has a history of over 220 years and regularly receives top awards for service and food. Guests of the five-star hostel spend the night in rooms furnished with antiques and real works of art. Painter Max Lieberman immortalized the restaurant’s famous linden terrace over 100 years ago.

Hamburg: Hotel “Louis C. Jacob” with a new owner

Now there’s a change of ownership in the traditional home! So far the hotel belongs to the Hamburg entrepreneur Horst Rahe and his holding company is “Deutsche Seeriderei”. He is now working closely with “DER Touristique Group”, a subsidiary of Reeve Supermarket Group. Both have 50 percent stake in the new company “DR Hospitality GmbH”.

Reeve brings money to the new company through its “Der Touristik”, “Deutsche Seeriderei” 16 hotels. In addition to Louis C. Jacob, this includes the “Hotel Neptune” in Warnemünde as well as the tourism brands A-Rosa and Aja with their wellness hotels. The hotels have a total of 1555 employees. The administrative headquarters of the new company is in HafenCity in Hamburg.

DER is now the co-operator of the hotel

The deal is interesting to the supermarket group as demand for travel destinations accessible by train, bus or car has grown rapidly within Germany and Europe. and Horst Rahe, operator of “Louis C. Jacob” and other hotels, is delighted to have an “experienced and financially sound partner” with whom to become a leader in the eco-friendly hospitality and leisure sector in Europe. Quickly.

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A change of ownership should not change anything for the employees.