Eduard Sacher, son of the inventor of the Original Sacher-Torte, Franz Sacher, opened his first delicacies shop just next to what would soon become the Vienna State Opera in 1865. Its rapid success enabled the confectioner’s son to soon move on to bigger things, inaugurating the Hotel Sacher Wien in the Philharmonikerstraße in 1876. When Anna Sacher assumed the helm of the hotel’s leadership in 1892, after Eduard’s death, she did so with verve and vivacity. Known for her love of cigars and regular French bulldog companions, Anna Sacher instilled her unique charm and love of hospitality into the Hotel Sacher for almost four decades. Her boldness sometimes ruffled feathers, but precisely this quality endeared her to the hotel’s patrons. After Anna’s passing, the Gürtlers and Sillers ensured that the hotel remained in family hands, acquiring ownership in 1934. In 1988, Peter Gürtler bought the “Österreichischer Hof” hotel in Salzburg, rechristening it Hotel Sacher Salzburg in 2000. As such, the Hotel Sacher Vienna and Hotel Sacher Salzburg
