TORNOES HOTEL

Hotel Description

The tornoes hotel was built in 1675 and restored in1998 into the lovely hotel it is today. This twofloor twenty-seven guest roomed hotel is perfectlysituated, near the harbour, in the small fishingtown of kerteminde. The hotel offers fine dining,in the hotel restaurant or the energeticsurroundings of cafe wenzel, hosting live musicevery weekend. Wonderful views of the great beltand the fjord blend with the indescribableatmosphere and the very real beauty of this town.Many fisherman?s cottages have been preserved as asign of respect in the old town centre, within theharbour and town the old merchant houses are stillstanding as proud monuments of an age gone by.-Property description-tornoees hotel has 38 lovely and recentlyrenovated rooms in light colours with cosyfurniture and bath- tv and wireless internet. Mostof the rooms have a view over the fjord and theharbour and there is a possibility of putting upan extra bed in most of the rooms. Mini holidays-weekend stays- sunday stays and golf holidays.Flexible party and meeting rooms with up to 200persons.Kerteminde got its municipal charter in 1413 andfor centuries the coat of arms of the town showeda three-masted ship. The find of the old shipladbyskibet right outside the town proves thatships have sailed here since the viking age and itwas exactly this viking ship which was theinspiration for the coat of arms of the newkerteminde municipality.Nowadays kerteminde is the quintessence of funenidyll. Many of the small fishermans houses and theold merchants houses in the centre of the townhave been preservedand because of the small sizeof the town you can reach everything on foot. Forinstance the beaches of the town- the beach withfishing nets- small skiffs and tarred sheds andalso the large marina with thousands of yachtingships.The old seaside hotel tornoees hotel can be tracedway back to the 1600s. Then it was a merchantshouse but in 1862 the builder and innkeeperwentzel tornoee bought the house and in 1865 heobtained a municipal license to run an inn. Thiswas the beginning of tornoees hotel which rightsince then has been one of the hallmarks of thetown. The view over the sea- the town and theharbour is wonderful. Here you can relax- bathe orjust sit holding hands and watch the moon that isreflected in the sea.In the restaurant of the hotel you can enjoy notonly the view of the fjord and the harbour butalso the skilled chefs menu comprising thetemptations in season. Along with the food you mayhave well-tasting beer from the hotels own smallbrewery called kerteminde bryghus.