Hotel War on the Baltic Sea: Radisson in Rostock becomes scan hotels!

Hotel War on the Baltic Sea: Radisson in Rostock becomes scan hotels!

Rostock, Deutschland - The Situation around the Radisson Blu Hotel in Rostock is currently causing a lot of attention. With the planned restart under the new "Scanhotels" brand on July 16, 2025, owner Friedemann Kunz would like to bring a breath of fresh air to the hotel and reflects on more individuality. As reported daily menu.

Kunz, who is a prominent entrepreneurial personality in Rostock and also the founder of the prefabricated house provider Scan Haus Marlow, has terminated the existing contract with Radisson. According to [dmm.travel, the reason for the renaming is not only an economic way-it strives for more independence. Meanwhile, the influence of Radisson is questioned, since the company considers the termination of the contracts to be ineffective.

legal arguments on the march?

Radisson reacted surprised to the statements of Kunz and brought his legal steps to the table to protect the contractual and brand -related rights. A central reason why Radisson draws attention to the situation is the success of the hotel in Rostock, which with its 251 rooms is one of the leading houses in the region.

Since July 10, 2025, Radisson has no longer accessed the hotel's central systems, which has devastating effects on ongoing hotel operations. However, the hotel can still be booked for guests, even if new bookings via the Radisson website are no longer possible, such as dmm.travel. The house is now operated independently by FH Rostocker Hotelbetriebs GmbH, a subsidiary of Kunz ’Family Foundation.

Current trends in the hotel industry

Statista , a number of users in the hotel segment of almost 1.4 billion people will be forecast by 2028, with a significant increase in sales in the entire industry. Germany currently has around 12,200 hotels that employed around 257,000 people in 2022.

summarized, the case of the Radisson Blu in Rostock shows how dynamic and challenging the hotel is. The legal uncertainties and the changes associated with the restart will certainly also be interested in other hoteliers and guests in the region. The coming days will show us whether the move to "Scanhotels" is a successful step for Friedemann Kunz or whether Radisson can ultimately claim his position.