The splendid ensemble in Germany’s green heart, Thuringia, is like the ultimate stage. A third golf course is planned soon.
It is said that every space breathes the spirit of its occupant. Rarely is the signature of a living space’s owners as palpable as at the Spa & GolfResort Weimarer Land. Located just 20 minutes by car from the Goethe, Schiller, and Bauhaus city of Weimar, the Grafe family has established a refuge where even the smallest detail reflects the founders’ high standards and style.
A Special Touch of Personal Hospitality
This personal touch shapes the entire resort’s atmosphere: from the 94 rooms and suites of the hotel and the seven residential units in the family building to the LindenSpa, whose wellness area was expanded to 3,000 square meters in 2023 with high-end offerings, and to the now seven restaurants within the resort.
Seven Restaurants, Two with Michelin Stars
Over the Masters by executive chef Danny Schwabe and The First by Marcello Fabbri each shines a Michelin star for French-inspired and Italian haute cuisine, respectively, making Weimarer Land quite unique. The Güldene Zopf in the neighboring town of Blankenhain focuses exclusively on Thuringian specialties. Additionally, the Grafe family hosts the annual Culinary Open every January—a walking dinner event that gathers renowned Michelin chefs.
Goethe and Feininger Courses with 18 Holes Each
Originally, project architect Achim Reinmuth of Städler & Reinmuth Golf Design crafted the 18 holes of the original golf course, now known as the Bobby Jones Champion Course, nestled in Thuringia’s picturesque landscape once wandered by Germany’s poet Goethe two centuries ago. By 2012, the two loops were expanded into the wooded, artistically bunkered Goethe Course (5,971 meters, par 72) in the Weimar hills and the flatter Feininger Course (5,707 meters, par 71) featuring numerous water hazards and challenging greens. The “Original” (6,280 meters, par 73) remains as an essence mainly used for large tournaments.
Plans for a Third 18-Hole Golf Course on 110 Hectares of Forest
To complement the planned sports hotel and ensure year-round use beyond temporary bookings by soccer teams, a third 18-hole golf course is to be built in the resort’s northeast, promising to be as scenic as the existing two courses designed for the resort’s target clientele. Matthias Grafe has owned 110 hectares of forest for years, with approval processes underway. “The third course will make us unique,” Grafe says of his refuge. Piece by piece, the puzzle of the Grafe family vision for Weimarer Land comes together: the place is set to become a tourism hotspot in Thuringia. (www.golfresort-weimarerland.de).