The mother of actress Lilli Hollunder runs a hotel in the Bergisches Land. That only opened in mid-June – and has now been hit by the flood disaster. The extent of the damage cannot yet be foreseen.
The consequences of the storm catastrophe in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate are devastating: at least 100 people have lost their lives, 1,300 people alone are missing in the Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler district. Many fear for their houses, which are in danger of collapsing or have already lost all their belongings.
Sema zu Sayn-Wittgenstein, the mother of actress Lilli Hollunder, is also affected by the flood. Only in mid-June did she open her hotel “Altenberger Hof” in the Bergisches Land – now a lot is under water. “It rained for 24 hours. There is a tiny stream near the hotel that swelled many times over in a very short time and flooded everything. The water is one and a half meters high and pushes up from the cellar. We hope that not more is damaged “, Lilli Hollunder describes the situation in an interview with the stern.
Hotel opened in June
Her mother and her husband, Hubertus Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, had taken over the hotel and the adjoining restaurant “Küchenhof” only a few months ago, and everything was extensively renovated. The couple previously worked in forestry, but after years of drought, they decided to change industries and get involved in catering. Then Corona came and forced them to close for months – now the storm has caused severe damage.
“Dear guests, unfortunately the storms of July 15th hit us hard and caused considerable damage to the Altenberger Hof, affecting our cold stores and the electrical system, among other things,” it says on the. The telephone system is also affected, which is why nobody can be reached at the moment. The full extent of the damage cannot yet be foreseen.
A fire broke out during the flood
Because in addition to the water, a transformer fire hit the hotel complex. “The fire brigade could not extinguish it directly because there was a risk of explosion. How big the damage is is not yet entirely clear, but my mom said it smells all charred. She has put so much heart and soul into this hotel and is understandably completely finished cried the whole time I spoke to her on the phone, “says Hollunder. Guests were not in the hotel at the time of the storm, they were canceled in good time.
Despite everything, Lilli Hollunder says her family got off lightly. “It’s just property damage and my mother and her husband have natural insurance.” Renovation work is now starting again just four weeks after the opening.
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