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The Hotel and Restaurant Goldener Pflug now has a ten-year history of success.
In the past, the team at the Goldener Pflug has always endeavored to offer its guests better and better service and to have the right solution for every requirement.
This will continue in the future.
Bettina and Wilhelm Köhle had been toying with the idea of taking over the former Hotel Stahl and restaurant at Dorfstraße 4-6 for some time. “We saw potential in the location,” recalls the senior couple. “Our son Christian was 14 years old at the time and his career path was still uncertain. In 1998, we celebrated his confirmation in the Baroque Room, which is still very popular today. Our interest in the property was secretly awakened on that day.” Six years later, in spring 2004, the Köhle couple entered into negotiations with the Stahl sisters, the owners at the time. Christian Köhle, now 20 years old, had trained as a banker and gained some experience in the hospitality industry. “The best prerequisites for taking over a hotel and restaurant,” say Bettina and Wilhelm Köhle.
In August 2004, Köhle-Hotel-Betriebs GmbH was founded with Christian Köhle as managing director.
The opening on October 1, 2004 was approaching.
“The dress rehearsal was a pre-opening party for the renovated hotel,” recalls Christian Köhle. “Many guests came and raved about the new Goldener Pflug hotel and restaurant.
It was a great success.”
Small bumps on the way to the top
The Goldener Pflug suffered its first setback at Christmas. “We underestimated the rush of guests,” recalls the Köhle family. “There were considerable delays and long waiting times in the restaurant.” Unfortunately, word got around quickly – in a negative sense – and the Pflug had to overcome a long dry spell. “But as we all know, every crisis also presents an opportunity,” emphasizes Managing Director Christian Köhle. “Of course, we quickly learned from these mistakes. Since then, we have only worked a two-shift system on public holidays and national holiday. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank our guests, who have remained loyal to us from the very beginning.”
Fortunately, word has also gotten around that the Goldener Pflug is not only a good place to stay, but also a place where you can enjoy excellent food and pleasant hours with professional and friendly service.
This also aroused the interest of companies in the beautiful guest rooms.
The recently built parking lot and the staff apartment had to make way for new rooms and additional function rooms.
So after the Ludwigsburg municipal council approved the hotel extension with underground parking in summer 2006, the diggers moved in again.
The Goldener Pflug continued to grow and once again cleaned itself up.
The extension was completed in March 2007 and was occupied on the evening before the confirmation in Pflugfelden.
“It would be so easy if everything went smoothly without any unforeseen complications,” says Christian Köhle. Because, he explains, that night from Saturday to Sunday, a car crashed into the new extension. This terrible news spread like wildfire in Pflugfelden. The rooms and the new bar had been so badly damaged that the planned confirmation celebrations could not take place, it was said. “On that Sunday, churchgoers made a pilgrimage to our church to see the situation for themselves,” recalls Chris-
tian Köhle.
“The fact was that the car hadn’t managed to negotiate the bend at excessive speed.
Fortunately, nothing happened to the driver, but nothing happened to the extension either.
The celebrations went ahead as planned.
They were not affected.”
Summer 2007 marks another highlight in the company’s history.
The German Hotel and Restaurant Association DE-HOGA awards the Goldener Pflug four stars.
“The stars were confirmed for the third time in summer 2013 for a further three years,” emphasizes Christian Köhle. “The constant investments and innovations have paid off.”
In 2010, Christian Köhle’s wife Claudia joins the team and provides support wherever there is a need. In 2011 and 2012, sons Sebastian and Benjamin are born. “Perhaps two potential successors,” says Christian Köhle. Because, he says: “We hope that the third generation of our family will also steer the fortunes of the Goldener Pflug in the future.”
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