The port city of Hamburg in Northern Germany is set to ramp up its hospitality offering over the coming years, with an influx of hotels – from design-led boutiques to tried and tested brands – expected to make their entry into its burgeoning tourism scene, bringing new experiences to the banks of the Elbe river.
Tophotelprojects currently has 33 projects, totalling 5,750 rooms, listed in its database in planning or under construction. According to the data service, four (12%) will be opening this year, ten (30%) are planned for 2023, seven (21%) are on track for completion in 2024, and 12 (37%) are scheduled for 2025 and beyond.
Amongst the properties in the pipeline are a Nobu hotel located within the city’s mixed-use Elbtower development, as well as two properties for Novotel and Residence Inn by Marriott respectively, and the debut of the Reverb by Hard Rock brand within St.Pauli Bunker, one of Hamburg’s few preserved high-rise bunkers.
Featured below are just a few of the key developments in progress across the historic city as it looks to the future with promise. If you would like further information – including contact details for the developers, operators, designers and procurement teams behind each project – please visit www.tophotelprojects.com.
Stilwerk Strandhotel Bergblick
Perched atop the Harburg Hills with panoramic views over the Elbe, the 18,000m2 Stilwerk Strandhotel Bergblick will comprise 100 individually designed rooms and 15 long stay apartments that cater for wellness sessions, remote working or conferences. Renner Hainke Wirth Zirn Architects is in charge of the visionary conversion, developing a space geared towards promoting creative inspiration and deceleration.
EXPRESS CHECK-OUT: Opening Date: Q2 2023 • Architecture: Renner Hainke Wirth Zirn Architects • Operator: Stilwerk
Reverb by Hard Rock Gruner Bunker St. Pauli
Integrated into a preserved highrise bunker that has been transformed as a landscape architecture project, the 134-key Reverb by Hard Rock Gruner Bunker St. Pauli will be home to social venues including a restaurant, bar and coffee shop. The wider site is also designed to provide a new cultural hub with space for cultural programming and artist exhibits, while a 300m planted mountain path envelops the façade.
EXPRESS CHECK-OUT: Opening Date: Q2 2023 • Owner: Matzen Immobilien • Developer: EHP • Operator: Hard Rock International • Architecture: Phase 10 • Interior Design: Bachhuber • Landscaping: L Plus
Nobu Hotel Elbtower
A collaboration with Signa Real Estate and David Chipperfield Architects, the 64-storey Nobu Elbtower will comprise 191 guestrooms and suites, a 200-cover Nobu restaurant, and a private members' club – including a terrace bar and lounge – with views of the River Elbe. The other floors of the mixed-use development meanwhile will feature office space as well as retail shops, restaurants and co-working.
EXPRESS CHECK-OUT: Opening Date: Q1 2025 • Owner: Signa Real Estate • Operator: Nobu Hospitality • Architecture: David Chipperfield Architects
Hyatt Centric Monckebergstraße
As the Hyatt Centric branded hotel in Germany, Hyatt Centric Monckebergstraße – designed by London's Sergison Bates Architects – is set to open in 2025 with 185 guestrooms and suites, a restaurant and bar, and a roof terrace. Hyatt has signed a franchise agreement with SV Hotel for the management and development of the property, which will be situated on one of the city's most popular shopping streets.
EXPRESS CHECK-OUT: Opening Date: Q1 2025 • Owner: Redevco Services • Operator: Hyatt Hotels Corporation • Architecture: Sergison Bates Architects, Rethmeirerschlaich Architekten
AC by Marriott Hamburg HafenCity
Designed by GMP Architekten, the 510-room AC by Marriott Hamburg HafenCity features an eight- and nine-storey base structure as well as a 19-storey triangular tower whose brick facade is based on the city's traditional architecture. The exterior is also optically structured by large window elements and different colour nuances, while a sky bar on the 18th floor of the tower provides striking harbour views.
EXPRESS CHECK-OUT: Opening Date: TBA • Developer: HafenCity Hamburg, ECE Projektmanagement • Operator: Marriott International • Architecture: GMP Architekten
