Burg Hotel
Lech am Arlberg, Austria
Built 1960 · Last completed renovation 2017
↻ Brand/operator transition signalled — may reopen under new management
Burg Hotel in Lech am Arlberg was last renovated in 2017, and originally built in 1960. Its HotelChrono freshness score is 6.9/10 — every date linked to a cited source.
Data check
- · Brand/operator transition signalled — may reopen under new management
Renovation forecast · estimate
Likely due for renovation now
Past its typical ~8-year renovation cycle. A model estimate, not a sourced fact.
Location
Satellite view · Lech am Arlberg, Austria
Timeline
1960
Opening as milk bar
1961
Original 'Burgstüble' opened, precursor to the hotel
2009
Biomass district heating plant built
2017
Full renovation completed
2026
Renamed from Burg Hotel Oberlech to Burg Hotel Lech am Arlberg
⚖️ Star classification · Austria
Austria uses the Hotelstars Union system. A rating is valid for 3–6 years (5★ Superior: 3 years), after which re-classification is mandatory.
System: Hotelstars Union (WKO — Austrian Hotel Association)
“The rating has a limited validity of between three and six years and the classification procedure must be regularly repeated. For 5*Superior it is valid for three years.”
How this score is computed
Every figure here traces back to the sourced renovation year above — no hidden weighting, no black box. Recompute it yourself. See the full methodology →
What changed in the 2017 renovation
“Renovated in 2017”— source · retrieved 2026-10-04
Scope is quoted verbatim from the cited source — we never guess what a renovation covered.
Facts
Stars
5★
Built
Sourced1960
Last completed renovation
Estimated2017
Ownership & operator
Who runs and owns this hotel, at the company level — from public sources. The decision layer behind every renovation.
Ownership data depth
0/3 · 0%
- ○ Operating brand
- ○ Management / operator
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Signal
Brand / operator transition
A rebrand or new operator may be underway — verify current management before contact.
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Our iron rule: no quote, no data. Every date links back to the exact sentence it came from.
“Before April 2026 Burg Hotel Lech am Arlberg was known as Burg Hotel Oberlech”
“Renovated in 2017”
“In 2009, another biomass district heating plant was built, which today supplies many of the houses in Oberlech.”
“It all started in 1961 when Helga and Fridolin Lucian opened the “Burgstüble”.”
“At the beginning of the 1960s, Helga and Fridolin Lucian opened a small milk bar in the middle of the piste.”
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Frequently asked
When was Burg Hotel built?+
Burg Hotel (Lech am Arlberg, Austria) was built in 1960.
How old is Burg Hotel?+
Burg Hotel is 66 years old — it was built in 1960 and last renovated in 2017. Age measures the building; the Chrono Score measures how fresh it feels today.
When was Burg Hotel last renovated?+
Its most recent completed renovation was in 2017.
What is the Chrono Score of Burg Hotel?+
Its Chrono Score is 6.9/10 (Ageing) — a pure freshness metric, separate from its 5-star rating.