Fear of the designer chairs: Hotel on the North Sea does not let fat guests in

After several complaints, she only wanted to avoid false expectations, hotel owner Angelika Hargesheimer clarified. "The guests should be able to enjoy their stay," she told the German Press Agency on Friday. It is far from her to discriminate against people.

"You saw the designer chairs"

Radio Bremen had described that "fat people are not welcome" in the hotel; the hotel owner had been critical of the overweight in the report. The website of the hotel states: "For liability reasons, we would like to point out that the interior is not suitable for people with a body weight of more than 130 kg."

Hargesheimer had previously said to the regional magazine “Buten und Binnen”: “You saw the designer chairs downstairs, they are real classics. If a person over 130 kilos sits on it, they'll sit there with a buttock and the chair won't last long. ”Hargesheimer wants to“ have a designer hotel, so I want nice furniture – and not so oak brutally."

"… that I have to endure such a sight"

The reason for the notice on the homepage was a collapsed hotel bed in which an overweight guest had slept. The man had sued for damages and had been settled out of court, said Hargesheimer. Other overweight guests would have criticized not being able to fit in the shower of the boutique hotel with rather small rooms or sitting too uncomfortably on the chairs in the breakfast area.

From a legal point of view, the hotel owner's approach is not discrimination. The German anti-discrimination law, which actually applies in such cases, does not mention overweight. Hargesheimer said "Buten and Binnen": "Well, I find it personally discriminatory that I have to endure such a sight – to be honest."