The „Höttel“
The Höttel looks back on a long and eventful history. The property has an age of approx. 350 years. In the years 1864 – 1866 the baker Schröder had the simple half-timbered house converted into a massive stone house. According to old documents, the Hotel Schröder was opened in 1912, which gave its name to the “Höttel";. Supposedly, the simple villagers could not do anything with the French name hotel, so that the word hotel finally became the Höttel.
Up to ten guest rooms with central heating and running water, a restaurant and an outside bowling alley were available for the guests. Centrally located in the village and on the main road from Altena to Ihmert, the Höttel quickly developed into a popular meeting place for chatting. Over the years the tenants changed several times. In 1987 Reinhard Pleuger acquired the Höttel and converted the hotel to an office building in an extensive effort.
Despite all the structural changes, the Höttel is still a place of meetings and conversations..
Since the summer of 2014, the Lüling architectural office also has its headquarters in the Höttel.