{"id":9132,"date":"2026-10-01T07:33:29","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T05:33:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.waldhotelheppe.de\/?page_id=9132"},"modified":"2026-10-04T16:58:24","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T14:58:24","slug":"ueber-uns","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.waldhotelheppe.de\/en\/ueber-uns\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"
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About us \u00b7 Fourth-generation family hotel<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Hosts with passion<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

For generations, we have welcomed guests in the heart of the Spessart region \u2013 now in our fourth generation, with the same warmth as back then.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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Your hosts<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Family-run for four generations<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

With us, you are a guest in a genuine family business \u2013 and you will feel that from the very first moment.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Today, siblings Marina M\u00fcller and Michael Bauer run the Waldhotel Heppe, together with Marina's husband Marko and their mother Anne Bauer. We are hosts with heart and passion and are delighted to welcome our many regular guests as well as everyone who discovers us for the first time.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Your families Bauer and M\u00fcller<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\"Familien\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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Our story<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

From Heppenh\u00fctten to the Waldhotel<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n
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The beginnings<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Krausenbach looks back on over 700 years of history. The Elector of Mainz loved the hunting grounds in the Spessart region and settled twelve families in the Dammbach valley, who in return performed corv\u00e9e labor in hunting. One of these families was the Weing\u00e4rtner family \u2013 the ancestors of today's Bauer family.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\"Historisches\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Around 1900<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Above today's hotel lay a small charcoal burners' settlement of four huts, the Heppenh\u00fctten. When coke from the Ruhr became cheaper than charcoal, the families grew poor and emigrated to the USA. Great-grandmother Gertraud, known as \u201cLochtreut\u201d, stayed: she served hikers homemade apple wine and cooked with whatever the garden and farm provided \u2013 the first rest stop at the Heppe.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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1933<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Against the resistance of the other innkeepers, Josef and Maria Bauer opened a small tavern for hikers. The war and the loss of Josef brought everything to a standstill. Nevertheless, the young married couple G\u00fcnther and Lina Bauer dared to become self-employed instead of working on the highway construction and moving away \u2013 and paid off their debts with great difficulty.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\"Historisches\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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From the 1960s onwards<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

The inn is transformed into a holiday destination: the first three guest rooms are added in 1961. Roland Bauer, born in 1957, later earns his master craftsman's certificate and, together with his wife Anne, carefully guides the establishment into a new era. When he becomes mayor of Dammbach for 18 years, the family establishes a limited partnership (KG), and his children Marina and Michael assume responsibility and management of the hotel at an early age.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\"Familie\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Today<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Siblings Marina M\u00fcller and Michael Bauer run the hotel in its fourth generation, together with Marko M\u00fcller and Grandma Anne. Grandpa Roland takes care of their own forest \u2013 and everything else that needs doing.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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2027<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

The extension will create new rooms, a tower with a sky suite and a spa above the treetops \u2013 the next chapter of our story.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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From the family album<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Historical postcards and photos from the beginnings of our house \u2013 from the inn in the valley to the first holiday guests.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Brick by brick<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

How our hotel grew<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n
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1961<\/strong>The first 3 guest rooms, each with 2 beds<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

1971<\/strong>6 additional rooms and a new dining room<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

1977<\/strong>14 guest rooms and a swimming pool measuring 13 x 8 meters \u2013 huge for the time.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

1989<\/strong>7 guest rooms, a seminar room and another dining room<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

2004<\/strong>Wood chip heating: Oil consumption drops from around 100,000 liters per year to zero.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

2012<\/strong>6 superior rooms, 5 suites, the large sun terrace and 5 renovated, enlarged rooms<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

2020<\/strong>Two tiny houses on the edge of the forest<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

2027<\/strong>Extension with new rooms, tower, lobby and spa above the treetops<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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Good to know<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Where does the name "Heppe" come from?<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Of the charcoal burners' huts, only the name of the valley remains: Heppeloch. Over time, this simply became "die Heppe." Linguists suspect it derives from the Middle High German word "Hippe" for goat \u2013 the Hepps would therefore have been goatherds in the Middle Ages.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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What we stand for<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Nature all around. Welcome all around.<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n
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Surrounded by forest and nature<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Our house is surrounded by unspoiled nature, which is very dear to us. Hiking trails, bike paths and trails start right at the doorstep.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Hospitality in action<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Spacious rooms, generous portions and cakes made according to grandma's recipe \u2013 for us, hospitality is not just a phrase, but a family tradition.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Responsibility with a sense of proportion<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

As a GreenSign-certified hotel, we operate consciously \u2013 from heating with wood to regional sourcing \u2013 and pass this attitude on to our children.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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Become part of our story<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

We look forward to welcoming you \u2013 whether it's your first time or your twentieth.<\/p>\n\t\t

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\u00dcber uns Gastgeber aus Leidenschaft Seit 1836 empfangen wir G\u00e4ste mitten im Spessart \u2013 heute in f\u00fcnfter Generation, mit derselben Herzlichkeit wie damals. Ihre Gastgeber Famili\u00e4r seit f\u00fcnf Generationen Bei uns sind Sie Gast in einem echten Familienbetrieb \u2013 und das sp\u00fcren Sie vom ersten Moment an. 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