Hotel Daniel
Graz, Austria
Built 1886 · Last completed renovation 2005
Hotel Daniel in Graz was last renovated in 2005, and originally built in 1886. Its HotelChrono freshness score is 2.7/10 — 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 · Graz, Austria
Timeline
1886
Original hotel building commissioned by Alois Daniel
1945
Hotel destroyed in World War II
1954
Rebuilt in 1950s architecture style after WWII
2005
Repositioned as budget-design hotel; 107 rooms redesigned
2006
Hotel Real Estate award from PKF hotelexperts
2014
LoftCube rooftop suite by Werner Aisslinger opened
⚖️ 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 2005 renovation
“Since its reopening in June 2005, the Hotel Daniel has established itself”— source · retrieved 2026-06-24
Scope is quoted verbatim from the cited source — we never guess what a renovation covered.
Facts
Stars
4★
Built
Sourced1886
Last completed renovation
Verified2005
Sources
Our iron rule: no quote, no data. Every date links back to the exact sentence it came from.
“on 1 November 2014, it opened to guests”
“Hotel Daniel Graz is the first hotel in Austria to be awarded the "Hotel Real Estate" prize in 2006”
“Since its reopening in June 2005, the Hotel Daniel has established itself”
“rebuilt in a architecture style of the early 19-fifties”
“was destroyed in WW2”
“Originally commissioned as a hotel by Alois Daniel and built in 1886”
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Frequently asked
When was Hotel Daniel built?+
Hotel Daniel (Graz, Austria) was built in 1886.
How old is Hotel Daniel?+
Hotel Daniel is 140 years old — it was built in 1886 and last renovated in 2005. Age measures the building; the Chrono Score measures how fresh it feels today.
When was Hotel Daniel last renovated?+
Its most recent completed renovation was in 2005.
What is the Chrono Score of Hotel Daniel?+
Its Chrono Score is 2.7/10 (Tired) — a pure freshness metric, separate from its 4-star rating.