The German Federal government needed to host foreign guests and by 1955 started to rent out the Hotel Petersberg (then managed by the Hotel Breidenbacher Hof of Düsseldorf).
When the lease expired in 1969, the Hotel Petersberg quickly ran into economic difficulties and was closed shortly thereafter.
The buildings were then maintained only as far as preventing them from falling into ruin.
In 1978, the government bought the Petersberg with its buildings from the Mülhens family for 18.5 million DM to develop a representative guest house for its visitors.
A five-year reconstruction was completed in 1990 following the plans of Horst Linde.
Most heads of states that visited the Federal Republic, while Bonn was its capital, have stayed on the Petersberg.
A helicopter pad provides easy access.
The fact that the mountain has only one access road facilitates security matters.
Renovations took place 2017-18.

After the German government moved to Berlin, the Petersberg continued in use as an official guest and conference house and has been dubbed the "German Camp David."
In December 2001 the Petersberg was the place of the first Bonn Agreement.
Also its follow-up conference took place here on December 2, 2002.

The Hotel is open to the public and managed by the Steigenberger Hotel Group that was rebranded as Deutsche Hospitality in 2016.
Michael Schumacher married his wife Corinna on the Petersberg in 1995.
Daniela Katzenberger and Lucas Cordalis got married at the hotel in 2016.
The German Federal government needed to host foreign guests and by 1955 started to rent out the Hotel Petersberg (then managed by the Hotel Breidenbacher Hof of Düsseldorf). When the lease expired in 1969, the Hotel Petersberg quickly ran into economic difficulties and was closed shortly thereafter. The buildings were then maintained only as far as preventing them from falling into ruin. In 1978, the government bought the Petersberg with its buildings from the Mülhens family for 18.5 million DM to develop a representative guest house for its visitors. A five-year reconstruction was completed in 1990 following the plans of Horst Linde. Most heads of states that visited the Federal Republic, while Bonn was its capital, have stayed on the Petersberg. A helicopter pad provides easy access. The fact that the mountain has only one access road facilitates security matters. Renovations took place 2017-18.
After the German government moved to Berlin, the Petersberg continued in use as an official guest and conference house and has been dubbed the "German Camp David." In December 2001 the Petersberg was the place of the first Bonn Agreement. Also its follow-up conference took place here on December 2, 2002.
The Hotel is open to the public and managed by the Steigenberger Hotel Group that was rebranded as Deutsche Hospitality in 2016. Michael Schumacher married his wife Corinna on the Petersberg in 1995. Daniela Katzenberger and Lucas Cordalis got married at the hotel in 2016.
Hotel Petersberg