Apartment Moormann berge

Those who love the moun­tains accept their con­di­tions. So clear, so good – and that is the phi­lo­sophy behind ‘berge’ in Aschau im Chiemgau. No luxury spa faci­lities, no restaurant and no tele­vision. Focusing on the essen­tials and cele­brating what makes it special, including in the archi­tecture.

An approach for which the ori­ginal founder, designer Nils Holger Moormann, is well known. Rough edges and no-non­sense design included. To this day, the hostel at the foot of the Kam­penwand bears the hallmark of the design revo­lu­tionary, who was actually just looking for a new warehouse. But to save the listed building from 1671 – once the village and estate bakery of the lord of Aschau Castle, later a pub and youth hostel – from com­plete ruin, it had to be reno­vated from the ground up and unco­vered layer by layer.

The result – for­t­u­nately – is a hostel in Moormann’s cha­rac­te­ristic style and with his usual attention to detail: mini­malist, high-quality design, sus­tainable mate­rials, regional craft­smanship and clever details. Exposed stone walls meet large glass sur­faces, creaking flo­or­boards meet unt­reated steel, and old beams meet plywood. Com­bined with plenty of light, open space, exciting sight­lines and an impressive mountain backdrop. Despite the mini­malist approach, a warm, cosy atmo­sphere emerges. The wooden floor, the recurring interplay of light and dark ele­ments, and the natural mate­rials form the perfect foun­dation for this.

Whether it’s Nordwand, Berg­fried, Gar­ten­zwerg or Som­merloch – each of the 17 apart­ments, with their aptly chosen names, boasts its own charm and cha­racter, ranging in size from 25 to 140 square metres, some even fea­turing an airy mez­zanine. And for true mini­ma­lists, three of the apart­ments are tiny houses in the adjoining garden. Pure freedom, in other words.

All the quarters – with two excep­tions – are equipped with a kitchen for self-catering. Each fea­tures sel­ected art, a small but fine library and simple designer fur­niture. Inside and around the house, visitors will find even more lite­rature, a sun deck in the cottage garden and a boules pavilion. After all, you don’t need much to live. But what you do have is all the more special for it.

What to do

Hiking, climbing, cycling, skiing, paragliding, rafting & canyoning, swimming in the Chiemsee or natural swimming pool, boat trips and SUP on Lake Chiemsee, Schloss Herrenchiemsee, Festivo Chamber Music Festival, Tyrolean Festival in Erl, Herrenchiemsee Festival, Gallery for Contemporary Art in the Festhalle Hohenaschau, mobile cinema Filmriss Aschau.

Why we like this house

A house with character: consistently simple and simply special.

This house is great for

Solo travelers, couples, groups. The Große Stube can be rented by groups of up to 25 people for events, parties, off-site meetings or workshops (catering on request).

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