INTERVIEW

Hotel “L’Europe” becomes “besttime Hotel Boppard

The Tahir Group, which has been successfully expanding for years, has taken over the traditional “Hotel L’Europe” in the south of the romantic Rhine town of Boppard, between Bundesstraße 9 and the banks of the Rhine. Sufiyan Tahir, Managing Director of Tahir Investments GmbH, explained in an interview which ideas are to be implemented in the youngest member of the “besttime Hotels” group.

Mr Tahir, the “besttime Hotel Boppard” is facing considerable investments. What are you planning to do there?

The hotel, which was taken over by our company, has been undergoing careful reconstruction and fundamental renovation since February. It gets attractive floor coverings and completely new furniture. All sanitary areas are equipped with high-quality Hansgrohe fittings. The 85 rooms are all being renovated and will soon be able to pamper their guests with ground-level rain showers, comfortable box-spring beds, flat-screen TVs and fast WiFi with internet access.

What room rates can guests look forward to?

Inexpensive standard double rooms will be available in the low season for as little as 60 euros. But we also offer particularly attractive comfort rooms with impressive views of the Rhine and the other side of the river, some with balconies.

What will your offer for the physical well-being look like?

We have developed a new concept for the “besttime Hotel Boppard”: In the morning, a rich breakfast is offered for 11.90 euros, where you can enjoy the view of the Rhine valley from the breakfast room. In the evening, our guests can enjoy the dishes of a changing buffet: The reasonable price of 24.90 euros also includes the non-alcoholic drinks.

When will you be able to feel really good again at the “besttime Hotel Boppard”?

We want to reopen the house on Monday 05 June. This is an ambitious goal, and we hope that all craftsmen will be able to keep their promises. Given the still existing supply shortages for some building materials and inventory, this will not be easy. But we are very confident at the moment.

What tip do you give your guests who want to book their overnight stay online or by phone?

Our group works with all the well-known booking portals. But guests who book their overnight stays via the hotel’s own booking portal (www.besttimehotel.de) or also via our own reservation centre by phone 06742 / 8020 get a ten percent discount on our standard rates. It’s worth it…

What are the further plans of the Tahir Group?

We would like to expand further in the area of the Rhenish Slate Mountains: Further hotel projects are already in the pipeline. In doing so, we pursue the goal that the “Besttime Hotels” can offer their guests a carefully prepared itinerary – from house to house in the Eifel, the Westerwald, the Bergisches Land as well as the Rhine and the Moselle.

Mr Tahir, we wish you every success for the future!