The stunning ensemble in Germany’s green heart Thuringia is something like the ultimate stage. Soon, a third golf course will be added.
Every room is said to breathe the spirit of its owner. Rarely is the personal touch of a property’s owners felt as clearly as at the Spa & GolfResort Weimarer Land. Located 20 minutes by car from the Goethe, Schiller, and Bauhaus city of Weimar, the Grafe family has created a retreat where even the smallest detail reflects the founders’ commitment to quality and style.
A Special Note of Personal Hospitality
This distinctive personal hospitality shapes the atmosphere of the entire complex: from the 94 rooms and suites in the hotel and the seven residences in the family building, to the LindenSpa wellness area—which was expanded to 3,000 square meters in 2023 with high-end offerings—and up to the resort’s now seven restaurants.
Seven Restaurants, Two with Michelin Stars
Over the Masters restaurant by Executive Chef Danny Schwabe and The First by Marcello Fabbri shines a Michelin star each, awarded for French-inspired and Italian haute cuisine respectively, making the Weimarer Land quite unique. The Güldene Zopf in nearby Blankenhain focuses exclusively on Thuringian specialties. Additionally, Grafe invites culinary stars every January for the Culinary Open, an annual walking dinner gathering of Michelin-star chefs.
Goethe and Feininger Courses, Each 18 Holes
Project architect Achim Reinmuth from Städler & Reinmuth Golf Design originally laid the 18 holes of what is today known as the Bobby Jones Champion Course into the picturesque Thuringian landscape where, over 200 years ago, Germany’s famed poet Goethe roamed. By 2012, the two half-loops were expanded into the wooded, artfully bunkered Goethe Course (5,971 meters, par 72) amidst Weimar’s hilly nature and the flatter Feininger Course (5,707 meters, par 71) featuring numerous water hazards and challenging greens. The original layout (6,280 meters, par 73) is preserved as essence and mainly used for major tournaments.
The resort complex rose simultaneously from the ruins of the former Slavic farm Gut Krakau and its stables: a four-sided courtyard hotel, a charmingly understated “GolfHütte” with golf reception, pro shop and ground-floor dining, a “Champions Dinner Hall” upstairs seating about 120 guests, the children’s “RabbitClub,” family apartments, and more. The new buildings were designed to appear a century old, per the architect’s brief. The resort opened in 2013.
Königin Louise 9-Hole Course and Indoor Simulator Hall
Completing the golf experience are the Königin Louise 9-hole course and the Luke Ross Hall with three Trackman simulators. There is also the Gut Krakau equestrian center. Head Greenkeeper Andreas Bußmann and his team maintain not only the golf courses but also one and a half soccer pitches built to FIFA standards.
Matthias