21st century
2000
Katja Newman (née Trescher), the daughter of Dr. Klaus and Gabriele Trescher, the 16th generation of the family, takes over sole management at the age of 33. Displaying a great sense of responsibility, perseverance and panache, she brings the hotel back to the top of the luxury hotel sector in Germany. After moving from Munich to Hinterzarten and taking over the hotel, she and her partner James (Jimmy) Newman, an American musician, get married at the Adler Parkhotel. She takes on his name in 2007. Her father retains an important background role as initiator and supporter of her projects. Nothing is done without first convening the "family council" which includes the parents and Katja's brother.
2004
Deutsche Fachverlag, the German publishing company, honours Katja Newman, who at that time still went under the name of Katja Trescher, with the coveted industry prize of "Hotelier of the Year", commending her commitment to having preserved a milestone in German hotel history. The award is presented for the 15th time at a ceremony in Munich attended by 1,000 leading representatives from the hotel sector. She expresses her thanks with a performance, together with her husband Jimmy and his band, rocking the hall with “Fire” and “Can't get enough.”. Singing is her second pet project, or you could say, her way of creating a “skillful work/life balance”.
2005
The former small horse stable in the park is converted into a cosy and rustic, event location for around 30 guests. This will now be used for celebratory events, with the terrace used for barbecues and receptions, e.g. for weddings.
2006
Dr. Klaus Trescher fulfills a long-held dream and has a Vienna-style coffee house built in the form of a glass pavilion with wonderful views of the small Lake Adler and the surrounding area. The name "Café Diva" is created by Katja Newman who is also in charge of the Art Nouveau interior. The culinary offering is the equal to that of a coffee house in Vienna in every way. The quaint feature about this is that the building was constructed more or less around the historic bar which Dr. Trescher had bought at auction. The coffee house business ran for a full 13 years until it was ceased in 2019. The building has had a new purpose since 2020.
2007
Joyful event for the family: Son Louis Oscar Joe Newman is born! In the same year Katja takes on the surname of her husband Jimmy Newman.
2008
The four meeting rooms are renovated from the ground up and now offer a contemporary meeting ambience with modern technology.
2011
After a period of work lasting 18 months, the Adler Parkhotel completes the total renovation of all the accommodation in April 2011. As part of this renovation programme, the rooms and suites were enlarged, the family suites created and the seven rooms in the Black Forest House have now been fully customised to meet the needs of allergy sufferers. Katja Newman is in charge of the planning for and choice of interior design. The grand hotel style that characterizes the traditional establishment, has been preserved in the Belle Époque building: however, colours, fabrics and furnishings now present a contemporary, creative and elegant design whilst the Black Forest House offers a sophisticated, country house style.
2012
The Adler Parkhotel joins the “Small Luxury Hotels of the World”, currently the largest hotel alliance between international boutique hotels and resorts. Membership is tantamount to an award.
2013
The new outdoor pool plus lounge deck is opened, increasing the size of the wellness area to a total of 1,800 m2.
2017
The Black Forest roof is renewed and – although the period leading up to the major operation did cause some jitters - the result is impressive. Designed in the historic style and yet obviously new, it provides the refined finishing touch to the building.
2018
For the first time since the 1960s, the restaurants in the Black Forest House undergoes a complete renovation, with Katja Newman once again providing the ideas, directing the conversion work and selecting the interior design. The new style is elegant, modern and yet cosy and the opening is held in mid-May. The new "Oscars" fine-dining restaurant follows on the 1st August 2018. Katja Newman chooses the name in memory of her grandfather who was extremely popular with people in the local area because of his "accessibility".
2019
The Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labour and Housing Construction awards Katja Newman the Enterprise Medal. The “Pavilion Diva” is closed as a coffee house and, after undergoing conversion work, is reopened at the beginning of 2020 as a conference venue.
2020
Katja Newman celebrates 20 years as hotel manager and sets another milestone for the future as a modern boutique resort hotel: New residential units are being created, the lobby is to be completely rebuilt, the bar integrated and the “Adler Stuben” restaurant will be expanded by the addition of the “Bergkristall” area. The children's area is undergoing a complete overhaul and the colour and interior design concept of the wellness area is to be given a facelift.
From now on the luxury full-board package will be included in the price for an overnight stay. Guests will now take breakfast in the "Adler Stuben" because the old meeting rooms, the breakfast pavilion and the "French Hall" events room have had to make way for the expansion of the bedrooms.
Corona crisis:
following the closure for the renovation on 1.3.2020, we had anticipated reopening in April but because of the crisis and the associated guidelines issued by the Baden-Württemberg regional government, we were only able to finally reopen the restaurant and hotel for business on 29.5.2020. The good news: we succeeded in safeguarding all the jobs. However, one radical change had to be made as a consequence of the crisis: for business reasons, the “Oscars” fine-dining restaurant, which had only just been awarded a Michelin star in March, has had to be shut down. The second lockdown from November lasted a whole seven months – a seemingly endless period for everyone!
2021
Enthusiastic feedback from guests and four new awards in the “Romantic Holiday Hotels”, “Historic Hotel Buildings”, “Family Holidays” and “Digitalisation” categories prove to us just how extremely well the new concept of Boutique-Resort-Hotel together with the newly introduced luxury full-package has been received.
2022
All categories in the existing traditional style in the Belle-Époque main building have been renovated.
