Little did confectioner Maria Elisabeth Burmester know that her marriage to the Huguenot Louis Jacob in 1791 would eventually bring about . The French landscape architect set out to add a beautiful lime tree terrace to the confectionery. Cake and wine came with a great view over the mighty Elbe river ─ a formula that proved successful. In the late 19th century the family business was turned into a hotelÌýand the rest is history. Ìý
Today, the 85 room riverside palace combines tradition and modernity. The beautiful hotel is protected as a historic monument and the interior still evokes turn of the century elegance, though itsÌýluxurious spa, rooms and wine barÌýare fully state-of-the-art. This combination has made Louis C. Jacob the first choice of many A-listÌýcelebrities over the decades. Robert Redford even got married here in 2009.
The pride and joy of the five-star hotel, however, is . Two Michelin stars bear witness to the kitchen’s grandeur, where North German local produce meets French haute cuisine ─ much like when a certain Huguenot settled by the Elbe river.
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