History of the hotel

Few hotels can be proud of such a rich history as Hotel Růže in Český Krumlov. In 1584, William of Rožmberk, the Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece and the highest burgrave of Prague, brought Jesuits to his seat in Český Krumlov and decided to build them a residence. The foundation stone of the college was laid on 19 March 1586, and on 16 May 1588 William handed over the keys to the finished building together with the foundation charter to the representatives of the Order.

The Jesuit Order was abolished by Pope Clement XIV in 1773 and the College was transferred to military administration. From 1777 until 1887, when the army was withdrawn from Krumlov, the building was used as a barracks. On 3 September 1889, the new owners opened Hotel Růže in this building, which is one of the largest and most beautiful in the city. It flourished until 1938 when the German occupation of the Czech borderlands drove almost the entire Czech population out of the town. During the Second World War the building was used by German officers and after the war it became a popular restaurant and café.

However, nobody wanted to reconstruct the dilapidated building and so it was closed in 1950. After the fall of the communist regime in 1989, the house searched for a new owner for a long time until it found one in Mr. Jan Horal. He renovated it in just six months and on 28 June 1999 he inaugurated the five-star Hotel Růže. During its existence, the hotel has hosted a number of important statesmen and famous artists from all over the world, making it one of the most unique residences of Český Krumlov, which today rightly ranks among the legends of South Bohemia.