Historic Hotel & Restaurant /Seminar House /World Cultural Heritage Walkenried /Harz/Price VB/Lease possible

Expose Hotel is currently in operation! This tastefully furnished hotel has been welcoming guests to the monastery town since 1741. The foundations of the half-timbered building are older and date back to the time of the Cistercian Walkenried Monastery. The imposing facade was restored in 2019 in a manner that respects its historical significance. The two-story half-timbered building features dining areas and hotel rooms that offer every comfort. The ground floor houses a bright and welcoming foyer with a sandstone cellar entrance and a wine cellar dating back to 1747, as well as access to the restaurant, a large banquet hall with a stage, a salon, and a lounge. This level also includes a fully equipped kitchen with a dishwashing area and a cold storage room. The kitchen is equipped with modern appliances such as a convection oven, tilting pan, refrigerated table with 8 compartments, dishwasher, etc. It also features 8 gas burners, a plate warmer, stainless steel furniture, a Bain-Marie, and induction cooktops, among other things. The bright and airy restaurant offers approximately 35 seats, depending on the table arrangement, and features a stylish and fully functional bar counter in a trendy chalet style. The highlight of the large banquet hall is the stage, which is ready for performances. With up to 90 seats, the venue is suitable for hosting large banquets. The salon, decorated in the English style, is perfect for guests to socialize in the evening or for small gatherings of up to 14 people. In the cozy lounge, you can enjoy a glass of whiskey and a cigar. The 14 guest rooms, located on the 1st and 2nd floors, are accessible via a wide wooden staircase. All rooms are fully furnished, stylish, and modern (new floors, furniture, and beds as of 2021).

On the 2nd floor, there is also a separate apartment with a large living room, bedroom, and bathroom, suitable for the owners, as well as two small, private guest rooms or children's rooms. The public areas, hallways, and rooms have been extensively renovated and redecorated. New, smooth flooring and antiviral wall paints (washable) were used. The building also features a digital access control system from Burgwächter, which enables contactless check-in for guests with access to the hotel and their rooms. Throughout the building, there are WLAN amplifiers that ensure a fast internet connection for guests and the necessary computer and administrative tasks for the hotel owners. The hotel's booking system is managed through a user-friendly and cost-effective software solution that can even be accessed via smartphone, meaning the hotel owner doesn't necessarily have to be physically present in the office. Guests still have access to an outdoor seating area with 30 seats in front of the hotel. The courtyard can be used as a café during the summer months. The hotel and restaurant also have modern computer point-of-sale systems that are compliant with German tax regulations (TSE), as well as a paging system. The hotel has two spacious garages. Guests can park for free in the quiet and secure Pfarrplatz, located directly behind the hotel. Generous basement rooms provide space for everything that is not currently needed for daily operations, or for extended storage. This area also houses the beer cellar, the beer keg slide, and the hotel's heating system. This is an efficient Vaillant gas condensing boiler, which was installed new in 2021. Since this upgrade, gas consumption has decreased by approximately 25% per year.

Annual gas consumption: 12,000 kWh
Annual electricity consumption: 13,000 kWh
Annual water consumption: 240 m³
All figures are from 2025.

The incidental costs of the purchase are to be borne by the buyer.

The monastery town of Walkenried and its surroundings

The municipality of Walkenried consists of the three villages Walkenried, Wieda and Zorge and is located in the southern Harz region.
The village has a functioning infrastructure and offers residents and guests a variety of service facilities such as grocery store, butcher, baker, banks, various restaurants, cafes, a very well-visited campsite, hairdresser, beauty salon, swimming pool, tennis court, etc.

With over 150,000 overnight stays annually, Walkenried is one of the most successful tourist communities in the Harz region of the Göttingen district.
The booming domestic tourism brings numerous younger, financially strong guests to Walkenried and the entire Harz region. The fact that these target groups are being taken into consideration can be seen in the wide range of adventure offers, such as the successful "Titan" suspension bridge or the newly emerging Harz theme park with its spectacular observation tower "Hexenbesen".

Due to its strategically excellent location in the middle of Germany, Walkenried is an excellent vacation destination for guests from both southern and northern Germany. Numerous guests from the Netherlands come to the relaxing and densely wooded southern Harz. From the north of Germany, Walkenried can be reached via the A7 freeway and the B243 trunk road, and from the south, the southern Harz region can be reached comfortably via the A38 freeway.
Walkenried has a train station that serves the lines to Göttingen, Erfurt and Leipzig every hour.
The monastery town of Walkenried is surrounded by the unique and varied karst landscape of the southern Harz. It should be emphasized that Walkenried, in contrast to the tourist resorts in the Upper Harz and Northern Harz, has intact forests. Here, a healthy mixed forest predominates, with imposing beech giants, ash trees, birch trees and ancient oaks.
The romantic monastery town is the ideal starting point for activities in the entire Harz region. No matter if winter or summer. From here you have access to several premium hiking trails like the "Green Belt" and the "Karst Hiking Trail". Hiking trails and bike paths are available in all levels of difficulty.In summer, the bathing lakes of the southern Harz offer cooling. Also a walk around the many lakes in the surroundings of Walkenried is wonderful for every nature lover. In the winter months, the municipality of Walkenried is a perfect vacation destination for winter sports enthusiasts. Trips to Bad Sachsa, Hohegeiß or to the Wurmberg in Braunlage are possible in a short time. All year round you can visit the cultural sites and museums in the three villages of the municipality. In the first place here is the UNESCO World Heritage Site Walkenried Monastery.