Berlin, 31st August 2015
A&O HOTELS and HOSTELS Holding AG
Adalbertstr. 50
10179 Berlin
Round about 12 months were needed until the former Milchhof of
Stuttgart was completely gutted, renovated and finished. Overall 9.4
Oliver Winter
General Manager
fon +49 30 80 94 7 – 5012
fax +49 30 80 94 7 – 5091
[email protected]
million euros were invested to prepare the nearly 240 rooms.
“We already successfully opened our A&O Karlsruhe in BadenWürttemberg, so the next step is the state capital Stuttgart. Because of
our long-term cooperation with the Sparkasse a big part of the basic
occupancy is already guaranteed. We are excited and are looking
forward to the first feedback”, explains Oliver Winter, General Manager
of A&O.
A&O rents the property permanently for a time period of 30 years.
In addition to families and single travelers, the new building is also very
relevant for school classes. Stuttgart is known as the site of many
automotive brand as well as numerous musicals and good shopping
options.
Visit http://www.aohostels.com/en/stuttgart for further information.
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Dr. Astrid Nelke
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A&O HOTELS and HOSTELS Holding AG
Adalbertstr. 50
10179 Berlin
Founded in 1999, since the year 2000, A&O Hotels and Hostels has
operated 26 hostels in 17 cities and four countries (Germany, Austria, the
Netherlands and the Czech Republic). A&O Hotels and Hostels are
currently the largest independent hostel provider in Europe. The A&O group
has around 19,300 beds on offer to travellers, and in 2014 recorded over
2.7 million overnight stays and a turnover of approximately 80 million euros.
Currently, the chain has a growth rate of over 25 percent per annum and
further hotels are being planned. Planned openings for 2015: Stuttgart.
A&O combine hostel (book orange) and hotel (book blue) under one roof.
Seminar rooms, breakfast buffet, lobby and bars are available for both
categories. Around 15,000 school trips per year use the hostel section of
the chain, and 70 percent of guests book their accommodation online. A&O
target groups are leisure/city tourism (28 per cent), group/class trips (60
percent) and business tourism (12 percent).
The company carries out training at all its locations. A&O is QMJ certified as
4 star and DEHOGA certified as 2 star, certified by TÜV to "Youth Hostel
Quality Standard" and bears the Youth Travel Quality seal of the German
travel network. The chain is actively involved in sports and education, and
since 2004 has supported SOS Children's Villages, since 2010 supported 1.
FC Union Berlin junior sports, and since 2014 supported SK Sturm Graz
junior sports.
Oliver Winter
General Manager
fon +49 30 80 94 7 – 5012
fax +49 30 80 94 7 – 5091
[email protected]
Dr. Astrid Nelke
[email protected]
fon +49 177 703 74 12