Overview
- Property owner Aroundtown SA and the GCH Hotel Group confirmed the decision to end operations, with GCH stating the hotel will shut on January 31, 2026 and offering no reasons.
- Maya Hotel Operations, engaged by GCH to run the property, acknowledged the shutdown date as reported, reflecting a layered ownership and operating structure.
- The NGG union criticizes what it calls short-term, profit-driven management and reports an investment backlog as well as an expired fire-safety approval, allegations the operator has not addressed.
- Roughly 40 workers, including seven trainees, face an unclear outlook, while Chemnitz city officials say they were not formally informed and are seeking talks on future options for the site.
- The 97-meter landmark opened in 1974 as an Interhotel, marked its 50th anniversary in 2024, and saw strong bookings during the Kulturhauptstadtjahr before this closure decision.