History of Hotel Europe

1866–1868

Together four gentlemen, Dr. Alexander Spengler, Judge Hans Peter Fopp, Landschreiber Paul Müller and the Dutch businessman Willem Jan Holsboer, built the Curhaus in Davos.

1872

On January 22nd, the hotel, which had meanwhile been extended by a transverse wing, fell victim to fire and burned to the ground.

1873

Willem Jan Holsboer had Curhaus rebuilt. The enlarged house was ceremoniously handed over to its destination.

1881

Willem Jan Holsboer commissioned Gaudenz Issler to build a magnificent theater on the north side of the hotel. Its traces can still be admired.

1885

Curhaus got its first winter garden. This popular garden experienced a great renaissance.

1873-1898

In the 25 years that Curhaus had been under the management of Willem Jan Holsboer, the house experienced several renovations, extensions and new buildings as well as its first heyday.

1930

The founder’s son gave the house the character that is still recognizable today with a number of structural features. Curhaus became the Palace Hotel & Curhaus.

1955–1987

The A. Flühler family ran the traditional Palace Hotel with a lot of passion as a modern, well-maintained Hotel Europe.

1988

After restoration, including a conversion and extension in which the highlights of the hotel’s past were invigorated with great attention to detail, Erich Schmid took over Hotel Europe.