This blog is dedicated to a very special lady. If it wasn't for her, Grand Hotel Toplice would never have been built. Mrs. Jula Molnar was born as Julija Vovk in 1891 in Bled. In 1919 she bought the old, wooden hotel Luisenbad build in 1854. She did some renovations, she built a new lido and then she finally decided to do something very brave. She managed to get a lot of money, torn down most of the old hotel and build a completely new one according to the drawings by Austrian architect Franz Baumgartner.
Mrs. Molnar personally managed the hotel from 1919 until 1945. She was known as a very smart, competent manager, but also very much liked by her employees for being fair and kind.
Interestingly, Mrs. Molnar and myself are the only two women to have ever held the position of the manager of Grand Hotel Toplice since for more then 60 years after 1945, all managers were men.
Mrs. Molnar personally managed the hotel from 1919 until 1945. She was known as a very smart, competent manager, but also very much liked by her employees for being fair and kind.
Interestingly, Mrs. Molnar and myself are the only two women to have ever held the position of the manager of Grand Hotel Toplice since for more then 60 years after 1945, all managers were men.
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