kleiner Löwe – Stadthotel Bregenz
Architecture-forward, owner-operated, understated minimalism. Think curated rather than designed-within-an-inch-of-its-life. Warm without being fussy. Owners Lisa and Johannes live in the building, which shows.
Rooms 1 and 2 on the first floor are the biggest square-facing rooms at 29 sqm — book early
Why It Matters
Designed by Herzog & de Meuron — the same architects behind the Tate Modern and the Kunsthaus Bregenz directly across the square. Won Monocle's Best New Hotel 2025. Only eight rooms in a building with a 500-year history, reopened after a 2013 fire. Owners live on-site and run it with genuine personal warmth.
Eight rooms. One Herzog & de Meuron building. That's the whole story at kleiner Löwe, and somehow it's enough. Journalist Lisa Rümmele and entrepreneur Johannes Glatz bought a fire-damaged historic building on Kornmarktplatz in 2013, commissioned the Swiss starchitects to rebuild it, and opened in summer 2024. The result is a five-story, 8-metre-wide sliver of a hotel where Jugendstil arches meet a contemporary barrel-vault roof — and where guests share the ground-floor zinc bar with locals. Monocle named it Best New Hotel in the world for 2025.
Where You'll Stay
3 room types available
Family Room (Connected)
Rooms 3 and 4 can be connected to create a family suite of around 60 sqm. One side faces the square, the other the garden — so you get the best of both orientations. Keeps children close while creating a private living area. Not marketed as a dedicated family hotel, but children are genuinely welcome.
King (180 x 200 cm) plus additional bed · 60 sqm
Garden Room
Faces the green courtyard and the forested slopes of Pfänder mountain. Reddish-brown oak floorboards, floor-length curtains, soft morning light. Four rooms ranging 22–28 sqm with a balcony or loggia. Quieter than the square-facing rooms — guests consistently mention how peaceful they are.
King (180 x 200 cm) · 25 sqmSquare Room
Faces northwest onto Kornmarktplatz. Light shades of blue throughout, and the windows are big enough to sit in. First-floor rooms are the largest at 29 sqm with double sash windows and window seats. Upper-floor square rooms are slightly smaller but have loggias — a great perch for watching the square below. All furniture custom-designed by Herzog & de Meuron.
King (180 x 200 cm) · 29 sqmThe Property
Eat & Drink
1 venue on property
Restaurant
Spa & Wellness
Treatment Menu
On Property
How you'll actually spend your days.
Kornmarktplatz is Bregenz's cultural epicentre. Kunsthaus Bregenz (also Herzog & de Meuron) is directly on the square. The Vorarlberg Museum by Cukrowicz Nachbaur Architekten and the Vorarlberger Landestheater are all steps away. The hotel staff will point guests to the best spots.
The hotel secures a small allocation of well-positioned tickets to the famous Bregenz Festival floating-stage productions for hotel guests. The 2025 production is La Traviata (sold out publicly). Available dates include Sundays August 2 and August 16. Book your room and the hotel handles the tickets. The festival stage is just a few minutes' walk away.
Bregenz's local mountain Pfänder is on the doorstep with numerous hiking and biking paths. A cable car from town runs to the summit for panoramic Alpine and lake views.
The lake shore is a two-minute walk from the hotel. Swimming, lakeside cycling routes, walking promenades and boat trips are all easily accessible on foot.
Ten-minute walk from the hotel to a lakeside wellness facility with sauna on the water and direct lake access. The hotel's wellness package includes wristband admission to the sauna area, bathrobe, slippers, organic toiletries, and tea on return.
Amenities & Practical Info
The details that matter for planning.
Organic soap, shampoo and body care from producers in the Bregenzerwald region.
A small bar cart is positioned outside each room door with a fine selection of beverages.
No on-site pool. Nearest swimming is Lake Constance (2-minute walk) or Seebad Bregenz (10-minute walk).
Green garden courtyard behind the salon — visible from garden-facing rooms and accessible from the ground floor.
All rooms feature a sustainable heating and cooling system with constant fresh air supply. The building uses earth/geothermal heating.
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