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  1. The long road from prison to palace

    The long road from prison to palace

    ensuite | February 2019

    Converting old prisons into hotels has become established in half the world, from Lucerne to Stockholm or Boston. The Liberty Hotel in Baden is one example. Offenburg It is considered the youngest of these – true to the motto “A guest in prison”…

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  2. "For us, this is peak season."

    “For us, this is peak season.”

    Offenburger Tagblatt | December 8, 2018

    The glass sliding doors glide silently to the side, granting entry. No bars, heavy steel doors, or access controls in sight: The old prison in the Grabenallee It no longer feels like a prison. Last October, a design hotel with the fitting name “Liberty” opened here….

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  3. Film premiere "Aenne Burda"

    Film premiere “Aenne Burda”

    LEISURE REVUE | November 28, 2018

    Hotel “LIBERTY” owners Christian and Dietmar Funk and managing director Heiko Hankel welcomed, among others, Katharina Wackernagel.

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  4. Sleeping behind bars

    Sleeping behind bars

    HOTEL DESIGN AHGZ | February 2018

    The former OffenburgBrothers Dietmar and Christian Funk have transformed the prison into the luxury design hotel Liberty. The historical structure has been preserved, but a feeling of unease had to be overcome…

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  5. From prison to hotel

    From prison to hotel

    architektur international | February 2018

    What a welcome! Anyone standing at the reception of the new LIBERTY is greeted by a mighty, yet airy cube, like a cathedral made of glass and steel….

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  6. Party behind prison walls

    Party behind prison walls

    FOCUS | March 2018

    Few competitions are more tasteful. In Offenburg The best winemakers of the 7th FOCUSWine tastings at publisher Hubert Burda's winery saw the awards ceremony. For the finale, the guests moved to the currently trendiest location: the design hotel "LIBERTY," formerly the Offenburghe is in prison.

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  7. Wasser und Brot?

    Wasser und Brot?

    ZU T | November 2017

    The inmates of the Offenburgthe official prison, which was located at the site in the first half of the 19th century Grabenallee It was built, only a dream. Villa Hübsch, as the prison was colloquially known, has just reopened as a luxury hotel. Welcome to the HOTEL LIBERTY!…

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  8. Liberating Hospitality Transformation

    Liberating Hospitality Transformation

    The ESCAPIST | 2018

    If your travels take you to Offenburg in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, you`ll do well ro stay at Hotel Liberty. The name is telling: the hotel is housed in an old prison dating from 1845. When it closed its doors some 10 years ago, investor Christian and Dietmar Funk decided to turn it into a hotel…

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  9. Ijesztő lehet ebben a korábbi börtönből kialakított szállodában aludni

    ROADSTER | October 2018

    Merthogy ebben az offenburgi hotelben valamikor a 19. században még bűnözők alkották szállóvendégek listáját, igaz, ők nem csupán néhány éjszakára csekkoltak be, hanem hosszabb ideig élvezhették a Heinrich Hübsch építész által tervezett épület vendégszeretetét…

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