14th century

Host miracle of Seefeld

1516

Emperor Maximilian I, the last knight and first gunner,founded the monastery in Seefeld in order to cater for travellers and pilgrims. It took nearly 100 years to finish the building.

1516-1519

Jörg Kölderer, the emperor’s royal architect, developed the plans and conducted the initial construction work before it stopped for quite a long time.

1536-1539

Conclusion of the construction work and roofing by the architects Jörg Kölderer and Michl Schenk.

1604

The monastery was re-established by Archduke Maximilian, ruler of Tirol, who was a member of the Teutonic Order.

1604-1620

Expansion and completion of the monastery. Augustinian monks provided travellers and pilgrims with board and lodging. The monks organised the fishing industry in Seefeld and brewed beer – this is why the hotel is called Klosterbräu (Kloster = German word for monastery, Bräu = German word for brewery).

1620

Erection of the prince’s house and the emperor’s hall commissioned by Archduke Leopold, ruler of Tirol.

1647-1648

The monastery was painted by the royal painter Hans Schar from Innsbruck. (The original frescoes depicting the host miracle are well preserved and can be seen on the first floor of the hotel.)

1785

Dissolution of the monastery by Emperor Joseph I.

1800

Seefeld’s monastery was sold to the Monastery of Stams.

1807

The Bavarian government finally dissolved the monastery
 (secularization). The last 15 monks moved to the Monastery of Stams (45 km from Seefeld). The long tradition of the Seyrling family began.

1808

At an auction the Bavarian government sold the secularized monastery for 23,000 guilders to Anton Härting, who supplied the local mail service with post horses, and Nikolaus Seiler, butcher in Seefeld.

1822

Sigmund Seyrling, member of an old, respected family from Seefeld, first mentioned in 1530, married the widow Anna Härting.

1888

Alois Seyrling, son of the previously mentioned Sigmund Seyrling, bought the part of the brewery which belonged to Andreas Sillober and consolidated the whole farm under one owner.

1889

Seefeld had become a popular holiday resort and was visited mainly by tourists from Innsbruck. After 1890 also guests from Germany and the first guests from Great Britain arrived in Seefeld.

1943

After a heavy air attack on Innsbruck the University Hospital of Innsbruck was moved to Klosterbräu which had already been adapted into a modern hotel.

1953

The hospital was moved back to Innsbruck on March 1, 1953.
Sigmund Seyrling and his son Alois (“Bubi”) refurbished and modernised the hotel thoroughly and laid the basis for today’s five-star hotel with 30 rooms and one bathroom.

1964-1999

Expansion of the hotel. A third, a fourth and a fifth floor were added by Bubi Seyrling on the occasion of the Olympic Winter Games. Since then hotel has had an international reputation for hospitality and great entertainment programs.
In the 70s the hotel was especially well known for its night club Kanne. National and international stars of that era performed there until the early hours. (Among them: the Platters, the Clochards, the Bambis, Latoya Jackson, Albano and Romina Power, Udo Jürgens, Harald Juhnke, Roberto Blanco, Max Raabe and many more.)

End of the 20th century

Expansion and renovation of the swimming pool, the spa area, the wine cellar and the suites by Cristina and Sigi Seyrling. Sigi Seyrling III was also the inventor of the legendary Siglu and the organiser of many concerts and events in Seefeld.

2005

The sixth generation, Alois Seyrling, took over the famous hotel and started to manage the hotel together with his mother Cristina Seyrling and his sisters Laura and Linda. The Seyrlings’ motto: “We serve you around the clock.” (Family portrait of your hosts).

The future

Continuation of the hotel’s tradition with the focus on quality, hospitality and the combination of historic and modern demands and market requirements. (Visions & Objectives). Substantial modernisation and expansion works are planned for the future.