> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.eingecheckt.de/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Jazz, gin and a lobby that turns into a dance floor at Hotel Rosenstock - URL: https://www.eingecheckt.de/en/hotel-rosenstock-fischen-jazz-gin-clubbing-hotel-bar/ - Published: 2026-10-23T08:30:10.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-27T15:12:23.000Z - Description: At Hotel Rosenstock, staff dance with guests. Jazz and clubbing nights bring holidaymakers and locals together. - Author: Michael Külbel - Tags: #en, #magazin_en, #pair_rosenstock_gin_jazz, Guest Experience, #format_interview Key points - Hotel Rosenstock in Fischen in the Allgäu region has hosted the GIN & JAZZ event series since 2020\. The sixth edition takes place on 30 October 2026. - Around half of the people attending the events are hotel guests; the other half come from Fischen and the surrounding area. - For some visitors, the clubbing nights are a reason to book a weekend at the Rosenstock. The Christmas concert “Swinging Christmas” has also been fully booked for years. - Admission to GIN & JAZZ is free. Owner Stefan Karg sees the value of the events above all in the encounters and the connection with the region. **When the lobby at Hotel Rosenstock turns into a dance floor, staff from very different departments may suddenly be dancing alongside the hotel guests. And sometimes the hosts themselves are right in the middle of it: Anja and Stefan Karg. What would be rather unusual in many hotels has become part of event life at the Rosenstock in Fischen in the Allgäu. Yet the story began quite differently – with the decision to turn the family-run hotel into an adults-only hotel.** That was in December 2019\. Stefan Karg and his family wanted to develop the hotel further, offer their guests special experiences and at the same time bring people from the area into the house. It is not necessarily an obvious combination. After all, a hotel that positions itself as adults-only could quite easily limit itself to meeting the wishes of its overnight guests. The Rosenstock chose a different path. A year later, in 2020, GIN & JAZZ celebrated its premiere. A piano, a double bass, a hotel bar and the idea of hosting an evening where it makes no difference whether someone is staying at the hotel or just dropping by for the music. Today, six years later, it has become far more than an occasional concert. ## Half the audience has not even booked a room A look at the audience shows how well a hotel can open up to the people around it. Roughly half of those attending the events come from Fischen and the region. The other half are hotel guests. “It is precisely this mix that makes our events so special,” says the managing owner. [The hotel bar thus becomes a meeting place](https://www.eingecheckt.de/en/does-a-modern-hotel-still-need-a-traditional-hotel-bar/) for people whose paths might otherwise never have crossed. Holidaymakers spend an evening with locals, and those from the area experience the hotel from a different perspective. For Karg, this openness has become a natural part of the Rosenstock's character. On Friday, 30 October 2026, the sixth edition is on the programme. Andreas Kopeinig on piano and Tiny Schmauch on double bass play bossa novas, swinging jazz classics and their own compositions. To go with the music, the bar offers more than 20 gins from around the world, including alcohol-free ones. Admission is free.¹ ![Hotel bar with illuminated gin shelves, a chalkboard, bar stools and armchairs with fur throws beneath a crystal chandelier](https://storage.ghost.io/c/d1/eb/d1eb58be-ccd0-43e1-b101-0e16365e0b9f/content/images/2026/10/hotel-rosenstock-hotelbar.jpg) The bar at Hotel Rosenstock with its gin selection and cosy seating areas. Photo: STUDIO 27 Fotodesign Tobias Burger ## At some point, guests book because of the event There are hotels that offer their guests an evening entertainment programme. At the Rosenstock, the relationship has been reversed, at least for some visitors: they do not happen upon an event because they are staying at the hotel. They book the hotel because something is happening there. “Our clubbing nights in particular are even a reason for some guests to book a weekend at Hotel Rosenstock,” says Karg. This is a development that is also interesting from a business perspective. An event evening, initially intended as an additional offer, becomes a reason for an overnight stay in its own right. Alongside GIN & JAZZ, the hotel also organises “Rosenstock's Clubbing” and the Christmas concert “Swinging Christmas”. The formats appeal to different visitors, but they have one thing in common: they bring people into the hotel who are specifically interested in these events. This is particularly clear with the Christmas concert. “Swinging Christmas” has been fully booked for years, even with a waiting list. It is especially popular with locals. That is a remarkable development. While many hotels work hard to get guests to visit their restaurants and bars, part of the Rosenstock's audience has long since got used to coming back regularly for particular events. ## When a lobby suddenly becomes a different place The hotel bar and the adjoining lounge areas are not just rooms where drinks are served. Their role changes depending on the event. This is most visible at the clubbing nights. Then people dance in the lobby, and the line between guests, hosts and staff fades into the background for a while. On these nights, DJ Daniele Burgarella takes care of the music. ![Black-and-white portrait of DJ Daniele Burgarella in a patterned short-sleeved shirt, leaning against a stone wall](https://storage.ghost.io/c/d1/eb/d1eb58be-ccd0-43e1-b101-0e16365e0b9f/content/images/2026/10/hotel-rosenstock-dj-daniele-burgarella.jpg) DJ Daniele Burgarella plays at the clubbing nights at Hotel Rosenstock. Photo: Daniele Burgarella Stefan Karg particularly enjoys looking back on these moments. > “We realised that Hotel Rosenstock is more than a place to stay the night: our events bring people together.” It is not only the guests who benefit. When staff from different departments are on the dance floor together, working life in the hotel also gains a different side. ![Bright lobby with a skylight, a large wire-ball crystal chandelier, white sofas with fur throws and the bar in the background](https://storage.ghost.io/c/d1/eb/d1eb58be-ccd0-43e1-b101-0e16365e0b9f/content/images/2026/10/hotel-rosenstock-lobby.jpg) The spacious lobby of Hotel Rosenstock becomes a dance floor during clubbing events. Photo: STUDIO 27 Fotodesign Tobias Burger Over the years, personal relationships with the performing artists have also developed. For Karg, many of them are now almost part of the hotel family. It fits that Andreas Kopeinig and Tiny Schmauch are once again performing at GIN & JAZZ. The two musicians have been playing together in various line-ups for many years. Their repertoire ranges from jazz standards and Latin sounds to blues and funky soul.¹ ![Double bassist in a jacket and pianist at an electric piano playing next to the wood-panelled bar](https://storage.ghost.io/c/d1/eb/d1eb58be-ccd0-43e1-b101-0e16365e0b9f/content/images/2026/10/hotel-rosenstock-gin-jazz-duo-bar.jpg) Tiny Schmauch on double bass and Andreas Kopeinig on electric piano performing together. Photo: Elias Wassermann-Kopeinig ## Admission is free. The bill still arrives. However appealing the idea of a lively hotel bar and dancing guests may be, a very practical question remains for the business: who pays for it all? Musicians do not perform for free. Events have to be organised, and the staff have their tasks on these evenings too. Even so, the Rosenstock does without admission fees for GIN & JAZZ. For Stefan Karg, that is no contradiction. > “For us, these events are a matter close to our hearts. Admission is free, and of course organisation and artists cost money. But it is about more than revenue: we create encounters, strengthen our connection with the region and offer experiences that stay in people's memories.” Of course, the bar business plays a part too. Anyone attending a jazz evening can choose their favourite from more than 20 gins. But Karg does not measure the success of the events solely by how many drinks are sold in an evening. The benefit shows elsewhere. Guests come specifically for the programme, people from the region get to know the hotel, and regular events give them a reason to come back. His experience shows why a hotel can consider such an effort worthwhile. Anyone who has enjoyed an evening they like to remember associates more with the place than just an overnight stay or a restaurant visit. For hoteliers, there is an idea here that goes beyond live music: spaces that are a natural part of hotel operations during the day can, with the right event, become interesting for people who would otherwise have no reason to walk through the door. ## Why Stefan Karg ends up on the dance floor himself For all the business considerations, it would be too simplistic to see the events programme merely as a strategy for winning guests. Stefan Karg talks about these evenings far too personally for that. He loves the jazz concerts, enjoys the relationships that have grown with the artists and is delighted when guests plan their stay around the events. And then there are those evenings when, at some point, he is no longer just the host. > “At the clubbing nights, later in the evening, I am on the dance floor myself with my wife Anja. That is when we know why the effort is worth it.” Perhaps this sentence explains better than any revenue statement what the Rosenstock wants to achieve with its events. The Karg family does not just want to offer rooms and organise a little entertainment on the side. They want people to enjoy coming to their hotel, to spend an evening together and to have a reason to return. On 30 October, Andreas Kopeinig and Tiny Schmauch will once again take care of the music. The programme includes pieces by George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Antonio Carlos Jobim and Herbie Hancock.¹ Whether someone comes down from a hotel room or travels in specially from Fischen will hardly matter on the night. After all, that is exactly the idea GIN & JAZZ started with six years ago. GIN & JAZZ 2026 – At a glance 1. **Venue:** Hotel Rosenstock, Fischen im Allgäu, Germany 2. **Date:** Friday, 30 October 2026 3. **Time:** 7 pm to approx. 10.30 pm 4. **Musicians:** Andreas Kopeinig (piano) and Tiny Schmauch (double bass) 5. **Admission:** free 6. **Reservations:** requested on +49 8326 364560 7. **Dining:** Dinner at the hotel can be added on request with advance booking by phone. READY TO CHECK IN? ### Hotel Rosenstock Check current rates and availability directly with the property. [Visit hotel website → ](https://www.hotel-rosenstock.de/en/home?ref=eingecheckt.de) Direct link to the official hotel website. Sources This article is based on the following sources: 1. [FUCHS PR & CONSULTING (2026) ](https://fuchspr.de/6-auflage-von-gin-jazz-im-hotel-rosenstock/?ref=eingecheckt.de) *6\. Auflage von „GIN & JAZZ“ im Hotel Rosenstock* Press release for Hotel Rosenstock, 12 October 2026\. Date, programme, musicians, gin selection, admission and reservations. Original publication in German. **Original editorial source:**Written interview with Stefan Karg, managing owner of Hotel Rosenstock, October 2026\. Answers and quotations were translated from German by the eingecheckt® editorial team.