Corona disaster for Bayerischer Hof: The boss grants an insight that shows how serious the situation really is

Like the entire hotel and catering industry, the Bayerischer Hof was hit hard by the Corona crisis.

A double-digit million sum is already missing.

And maybe it will soon go to court.

• The Bayerischer Hof is one of Munich's flagships - this is where stars come and go in normal times.

• During the corona pandemic, however, the hotel is losing a double-digit million sum.

• In addition, a legal dispute threatens to end in court.

Munich - Innegrit Volkhardt had it all: celebrities and politicians, music and film stars have already been to the

.

The hotel on

is world famous.

But since

, the boss has been plagued by worries.

“We have extreme

” says Volkhardt.

The

gives you an exclusive insight into your pandemic balance sheet.

"The 81 days in which we had to close due to the lockdown since mid-March have

cost

us exactly

." The

is heavy.

But the results of the last six months are even worse.

"The pandemic has

us a total of

so far," said Volkhardt.

“The situation is extremely serious.

But it is far from over. "

Bayerischer Hof in Corona crisis: More than a third of employees are already on short-time work

Most of the employees are on

: currently 260 out of 700, although not all 100 percent.

"But now there are even more because the

has to close at 10 p.m."

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Innegrit Volkhardt is really busy with the Corona crisis.

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Volkhardt says: “The time after the

was really tough.

You can see that in the numbers.

The

recovered well afterwards - my great hope lies in it. "It has deteriorated again," but I hope that

stabilize. "In the meantime, 50 percent of all rooms at the Bayerischer Hof were booked again , the occupancy has dropped back to

, says the hotel manager.

Because of the Corona crisis, only registered people are allowed to visit the Christmas market on Marienplatz

Bayerischer Hof in Corona crisis: Legal dispute with Allianz over the damage caused by the lockdown

Several million euros are at stake for the Bayerischer Hof before the

.

Innegrit Volkhardt recently

because the insurance company

does not want to

cover the

.

“We have a

closure insurance with Allianz

.

In the 2019 financial year, we had a

, converted to daily turnover, we took out the policy. "This includes the operational loss of revenue for a total of 30 days - as is the case with

who are currently arguing with their insurance companies in court.

"We are asking for

from Allianz," says Volkhardt.

The

are included here.

But the insurance is reluctant.

“We are of course disappointed.

Because our policy clearly states that

exists if the company has to be closed due to the authorities.

And this is exactly what happened. "

Bayerischer Hof in Corona crisis: restaurateurs have already received millions of sums from insurance

Restaurateurs had argued in court about this point.

In the case of

the regional court ordered the Bavarian Insurance Chamber to pay one million euros *.

had demanded 1.1 million euros, he reached an out-of-court settlement with Allianz.

In the case of the Bayerischer Hof, the insurance company now has until October 28 to respond to the complaint.

There is no

yet.

A total of 88 corona lawsuits are currently pending at the regional court.

regarding the closure of the company

.

Despite the complaint, Volkhardt looks positively into the future: “If everyone adheres to the

, you can hold conferences with us and live without any problems.” For the winter, she hopes, “that we will all remain cautious, but

and the

is coming.

We can't afford to lock ourselves up and wait for everything to get back to normal. ”The Bayerischer Hof in particular cannot do that.