On the other hand, he has always suffered under his strict and distant father. "My father was a patriarch who did not allow any other opinion. We were 4 children and I was the youngest. The oldest two siblings were allowed to study and attended higher schools. My father quickly dismissed my dream of becoming an interior designer and ultimately got me an apprenticeship as a cook/waiter," Guido continues, sipping a glass of white wine. "There was always something going on at our house, we had visitors every day and the door was always open. My parents were excellent hosts and I always liked to bake cakes when I was growing up. "So I guess my father thought I would be better off in the hospitality industry," he continues. But training as a cook/waiter at the then Hotel 3 Mohren in Lermoos (now Hotel Mohr Life) actually didn't hurt him either. Guido quickly felt at home in the kitchen and in service, and after 4 years of apprenticeship, Guido was even employed in his training company for another 10 years. Soon after, a tempting offer beckoned him to become a restaurant manager. But nothing came of it, because Guido's mother fell seriously ill and had to be cared for. He took heart and came back home to Lechtal to support his mother and also his father. "I certainly wouldn't be living in the Lech Valley today and my life would probably have been very different if I hadn't taken over the care of my mother back then," Guido continues.

In addition to his passion as a restaurateur and club man, Guido is first and foremost a family man and father of two children. His son Florian and his daughter Katharina are his everything. "At some point in my life, I was a single parent and thus also had to take on the role of a mother. The children were still very small at the time, and I was also involved in the business full time because of my restaurant. It wasn't always easy, but I always tried to do my best to be a good father to my children. My good friend and neighbor Irma always helped me with the children. The little free time I had, however, always belonged to my children. For problems, worries or even banal things like a found ladybug, I always took time and listened to my children. I also never let myself be deprived of certain daily and evening rituals. When it was time for bed, the kitchen would stand still for a few minutes. I put my children to bed myself, sang with them or prayed with them. No one can take those moments away from me today, and I remember those times with love," Guido reminisces. The fact that the family has a loving relationship with each other can also be seen in the fact that the restaurant is family-run after all these years. "Ninety-nine percent of the people who work here are family. Florian and Katharina are there every day and help out. My children-in-law and even my grandchildren are also on hand. That's wonderful and I'm always aware of how lucky I am to have a cohesive family," Guido says, beaming.

When Guido opened his restaurant about 45 years ago, he already had innovative ideas that were still quite unconventional for the time, but also for the region. Nevertheless, many still remember the legendary foam parties or even the beach party with a cubic of sand in the Urbanstube. Guido was often a pioneer and he himself has also remained unconventional. He is who he is and does not allow himself to be bent. He stands by his word and also addresses things. If you also talk to the passionate restaurateur, for example, about the tourist path of the Lechtal, he is undoubtedly of the opinion that only one path suits the valley - namely that of a tourism that is close to nature as well as original and authentic. "If you say or advertise something, then it must be so. Otherwise it's better to leave it alone. Mass tourism and party tourism simply don't fit here. But we still don't have to hide in the Lech Valley. Tourism with common sense, so to speak - that's my motto," Guido says.