Hotel Luxor

Hotel Luxor
Mehrer Hotel
Große Freiheit in 2006. Hotel Luxor is on the left with the Mehrer sign.
Hotel Luxor is located in Hamburg
Hotel Luxor
Hotel Luxor
Location in Hamburg
AddressGroße Freiheit, St. Pauli
LocationHamburg, Germany
Coordinates53°33′2.0″N 9°57′27.0″E / 53.550556°N 9.957500°E / 53.550556; 9.957500
OwnerMehrer family
Genre(s)Brothel
Opened1948
Closed2008

The Hotel Luxor, also known as the Mehrer Hotel[1] was the oldest brothel in Hamburg until its closure in April 2008.[2][3] It was located on Große Freiheit in St. Pauli red-light district and first opened in 1948.[4]

  1. ^ Palmer, Carolyn (20 March 2008). "Hamburg's oldest brothel shuts as business slows". Reuters. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  2. ^ Marsh, Stefanie (20 March 2008). "Red light goes out on the Reeperbahn as Hamburg's oldest brothel closes". The Times. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Prostitution is legal in countries across Europe, but it's nothing like what you think". Business Insider. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  4. ^ Connolly, Kate (15 March 2008). "Hamburg's oldest brothel to close". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 July 2020.