Grand Hotel Zell am See
Zell am See, Austria
Built 1878 · Last completed renovation 1984
Grand Hotel Zell am See in Zell am See was last renovated in 1984, and originally built in 1878. Its HotelChrono freshness score is 0.5/10 — every date linked to a cited source.
Data check
- · Sources disagree on the opening year — under review
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 · Zell am See, Austria
Timeline
1878
Original hotel on the peninsula opened
1896
Renamed and reopened as 'Grandhotel am See' — considered the hotel's founding ye
1984
Full rebuild and reopening after Swedish time-sharing company ownership
1995
Holleis family acquires the hotel
⚖️ 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 1984 renovation
“During a generous renovation, the hotel was rebuilt from the ground while preserving the old facade and re-opened in 1984.”— source · retrieved 2026-10-02
Scope is quoted verbatim from the cited source — we never guess what a renovation covered.
Facts
Stars
4★
Built
Sourced1878
Swimming pools
Sourced2
Last completed renovation
Estimated1984
Sources
Our iron rule: no quote, no data. Every date links back to the exact sentence it came from.
“In 1995 the Holleis family, which also owns the five-star Hotel Salzburgerhof in Zell am See, acquired the Grand Hotel and has run it in the spirit and tradition of refined Austrian hotel culture.”
“During a generous renovation, the hotel was rebuilt from the ground while preserving the old facade and re-opened in 1984.”
“In May 1896, the hotel was renamed 'Grandhotel am See'.”
“Already in 1878, the Zeller family Flögl opened the hotel on the lake on the small peninsula, which, however, had to declare bankruptcy a year later.”
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Frequently asked
When was Grand Hotel Zell am See built?+
Grand Hotel Zell am See (Zell am See, Austria) was built in 1878.
How old is Grand Hotel Zell am See?+
Grand Hotel Zell am See is 148 years old — it was built in 1878 and last renovated in 1984. Age measures the building; the Chrono Score measures how fresh it feels today.
When was Grand Hotel Zell am See last renovated?+
Its most recent completed renovation was in 1984.
What is the Chrono Score of Grand Hotel Zell am See?+
Its Chrono Score is 0.5/10 (Tired) — a pure freshness metric, separate from its 4-star rating.