Cedar-chic charm instead of thatch.

Sylt is modern: In the extreme south of the North Sea island reckt the hotel just opened Budersand gen sea. With its silvery wood facade fits the house of the dunes - and forms a pleasant contrast to the traditional thatched-roof architecture.

 

The "Budersand" reckt the North Sea as opposite Sylter Buhne how the rows of concrete piles, where the waves break. From the thatched-roof cottage on the island sea stings the newly opened five-star hotel on the southern tip Sylter shows: The facade with bright strips of cedar wood and large glass surfaces has nothing more to the elegant charm of half-timbered houses, including wild roses from the hedge.

His name was Budersand the hotel after the second highest dune on the island, behind the house, to the North Sea side, and the 18-hole golf course back there. But who is the building in Hörnum approaches mentioned in Norway: Before the guests on the cobbled square in front of the hotel, they pass through a newly created and very colorful wooden house settlement, which at first glance to the mountains in the far north recalls.

On the grounds of the facility, in the neighborhood of the incumbent Sylter Yacht Club, also created homes for some 130 hotel employees. "Not just the guests should feel comfortable with us," is the philosophy of Budersand-boss Claudia Ebert. Also, the employees should be informed of the existence of a new hotel benefit.

For years was the former barracks broke. There were the Allies in World War II, the first bombs on Germany to be thrown, and a long time there was nobody interested in the design of the contaminated area interested. Until the Darmstädterin Claudia Ebert came.

Mysterious corridors for Dune

"The Pidder-Lüngen barracks, we have four years ago totally demolished," says Ebert. "From the rubble we modeled, as far as possible, a completely new dunes." The heiress of the dynasty Wella invested 50 million euros in the new building. The desire to such a modern hotel on Sylt to build there in the graduate business has long since her childhood she knows the island and has in itself an old Keitum Fries house.

During their work, it reminds the owner, witnessed the demolition squad as some surprise: "In the depth they were in underground tunnels, all in the direction of dune Budersand-led." Whatever might be in this huge sand dune hide mag - it remains untouched. And so courses before the completion of the hotel Budersand rumors, which later, at the bar, wild yarn can be spun.

Said bar is, moreover, surprisingly, at the end of the lobby and offers the best view of all newcomers. Over the counter hover round lights blown Murano glass in Venice, the Ebert chose. On their journey through Italy, where even the bright-Bianco Perlino marble for the bathrooms comes, accompanied by the interior designer Jan Wichers. The 65-year-old Hamburg already visited the German Gucci stores and one of his designs is in the Museum of Modern Art in New York for show.

The entire hotel, however, unmistakable handwriting Claudia Eberts. Not just the bar lights with their hanging, glass coral poor testament to the desire and the interest of the hostess, with architecture, interior design, and address - and with the conditions of production of the furniture. In order to be able to assess, such as braided leather armchairs manufactured, flew Claudia Ebert with their interior designer to the Philippines. "Because," says the hotel owner, "I would have in the factories only one child - I would have been gone. So much is clear."

Outlook for Amrum

79 luxury rooms and a restaurant can be found in "Budersand Hotel - Golf & Spa - Sylt" square, the four bridges with associated courtyards and light houses. The flat roof above intertwined flowing terraces, with grasses, oats and sand dunes are covered stones. Some suites you can enjoy the popular Watts-view - the guests out of the bathtub or on Amrum Föhr look.

Other open spaces turn into the rolling dunes and the 18-hole golf course. The transition - which is perhaps the only disturbing at this prospect - would have been possible without the high wire fence barely notice. The Green is a links course modeled after the Scottish first true coastal golf course in Germany and was - like the restaurant in the Gulf Strönholt House - already opened last summer.

In the basement is a spa with the turmalinblauen Twelve-meter pool, various saunas and a wooden terrace vertäfelte, on the wind with little Pilates classes are held. Also invited to relax by Elke Heidenreich selected library, the two days and two nights, shortly before the hotel opened, assembled by hand. In addition to Homer's Iliad are works of Umberto Eco and Günter Grass for children and a selection of Lillifee to Harry Potter. Perhaps, however schmökert one or the other offspring in rarities such as children's books about Pidder Lüngen about those legendary pirates, once in the dunes Hörnum drove his mischief.

In the hotel corridors are plain black and white photographs on the eye. They tell of the happy childhood, the Claudia Ebert summer after summer with her family on the North Sea island spent. "Sylt I feel closely connected," says the hotel manager. She tells that she and her project is not only contrary to love met. Some islanders can manifest with the advent of the modern designs in the first few dunes begin.

"These reactions, I am long accustomed to," says the dark-haired, petite Hessin and remains abandoned. With its post-modern house in Darmstadt also won it many years ago not only the confirmation of their neighbors.