Twelve Rooms

Plans for sustainable tourist accommodation in Lultzhausen, on the shores of the Upper Sure Lake, are back on the agenda. Three years after the presentation of a feasibility study, Culture Minister Eric Thill has revived the project by publicly inviting interested operators to come forward. In a video posted on social media, he stressed the need for "sustainable, locally rooted ideas connected to nature, sport, well-being, and seminars".[1]

The 2023 study, commissioned by the General Directorate for Tourism, outlined a 12-room hotel for up to 32 guests, along with 24 lodges of different sizes offering a further 88 beds. The site would have a maximum capacity of 120 visitors. The plot covers more than one hectare and lies east of the N27, offering panoramic views of the lake. The sloping terrain, initially regarded as a constraint, was identified as an advantage that could create distinctive views.[1]

The concept is based on architecture designed to blend into the landscape, using local materials such as wood and stone, green roofs, and an extensive water-management system. Plans include rainwater collection, natural drainage, grey-water treatment, and the possible creation of natural pools. The project also includes 50 partially underground parking spaces, a bicycle storage facility, and a pedestrian and cycle bridge connecting the site to the village without requiring visitors to cross the main road.[1]

This morning, the residents of Lultzhausen said the lake was becoming a victim of its own success. Thousands of visitors, cars on the N27, parking names in Luxembourgish that French speakers cannot find. The barriers are up. The security is there. The infrastructure is from 30 years ago. This afternoon, the government announced a hotel. Twelve rooms. Twenty-four lodges. One hundred and twenty visitors. Fifty parking spaces underground. A bicycle bridge to the village. Rainwater collection. Grey-water treatment. Natural pools. The hotel is not the national plan the residents asked for. The hotel is a hotel. But it is also 50 underground parking spaces instead of 50 cars on the N27, and a bridge instead of a road crossing, and rainwater collection instead of runoff, and the sloping terrain is an advantage now. The study was in 2023. The minister posted a video in 2026. The operators have not come forward yet. The visitors are already there.[1]