Insolvency administrator Christian Kaufmann and tenant Philipp Thiekötter do not have the lust for the beach …
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When looking for buyers, restaurateurs would quickly have given up because of the pandemic, but residential construction on Lake Werdersee, several interested parties could imagine that. “In the end it was a gut decision to sell the house to the project development company Holzdamm 104,” says the hotel owner.
Hotel will be demolished
It’s not much that buyers are revealing about themselves at this early stage. According to their information, it is a merger of two habenhauser craft companies, a project developer and an architect. Whether you want to realize condominiums or assisted living in the coveted location on the Werdersee has not yet been determined due to the short planning time, you can send us in writing. The hotel will probably be torn down, and construction will start in 2022 at the earliest.
Anyone who counts half the village among their regular guests and is also considered an institution beyond the city limits knows that the closure will affect many people. Especially in a district of the city in which there are only a few restaurants where the residents can still come together to celebrate and chat after club sports. “Some of our guests have celebrated their entire lives here – from baptism to wedding and beyond,” she knows. And Möhlenkamp had been there since she was four. She lived in the house until recently, and when she was twelve she stood behind the counter for the first time. She was there when families came together to welcome new children, celebrate confirmations, or mourn the dead.
Only one stuffed lion is allowed to sit at the counter until it closes. Because of the lockdown, the regulars from Arsten and habenhausen have to say goodbye from afar. (Petra Stubbe)
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All of that is now over “and I think it’s three times a shame that we can’t really say goodbye because of the lockdown,” Möhlenkamp regrets. She also knows that it is difficult for her employees to lose their jobs – some have been employed in the company for well over 30 years.
Now the house is closing exactly 55 years after her father took it over. Möhlenkamp: “But that’s okay with me now, that closes the chapter for me and I thank our guests for the longstanding loyalty.”
Down to business
The history of the traditional company on Werdersee
Already at the end of the 18th century opened “Schmidt’s Coffee House” on the site of today’s restaurant. On November 11, 1966, Hans Walter Schulze and his son Horst Möhlenkamp took over the location at Holzdamm 104. In 1967 his wife Marie Luise Möhlenkamp joined them. In 1969 a bowling alley and a hotel were added. Conversions and additions were carried out on an ongoing basis. In 1972 the hall, previously used as a warehouse, was set up and put into operation.
In 1984 the daughter Ingeburg Möhlenkamp joined the company and took over in 2002. In the same year she carried out a major renovation and had a winter garden added. The company was then jointly managed by Ingeburg Möhlenkamp and, until his death in 2018, by husband Thomas Möhlenkamp. The hotel will be sold on January 31, 2021. Most recently, the company said it had around 3,500 guests per month until the pandemic and up to 7,000 guests per month in the main business months.
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