Christoph Hoffmann & Grit Rister

Christoph Hoffmann, founder of 25hours Hotels and Co-Founder and CEO of Bikini Island & Mountain Hotels, is a creative visionary in the hospitality sector. As a passionate storyteller, he crafts unique hotel experiences by collaborating with local partners and leveraging his extensive network of chefs, designers, and artists. After starting his career in tourism in New York and studying hospitality in Switzerland and at Cornell University, Hoffmann established 25hours Hotels in 2005, revolutionizing urban hotel culture across Europe. He later co-founded Ennismore, achieving significant growth within the hospitality lifestyle industry. Hoffmann also co-owns properties in Mallorca and Zermatt, and serves on advisory boards, while enjoying life in Zurich and the Swiss mountains when not traveling.

Grit Rister is the General Manager of the 25hours Hotel Indre By and 25hours Hotel Paper Island. The Berlin native is no stranger to the 25hours cosmos. Since 2019, she has very successfully managed the 25hours Hotel The Circle in Cologne, before she was drawn to Scandinavia. Before joining 25hours, the General Manager completed her training in Berlin at the Ku’Damm 101 Hotel. After working for InterContinental in Berlin and Cologne, Rister’s path led her back to the Spree to Kempinski Bristol, where she worked as a shift manager and front office manager. In 2012, she took over as manager of top chef Holger Stromberg’s daytime restaurant KUTCHiiN in Munich. Rister then returned to her roots and led the Bold Hotel in Giesing as General Manager.