Hotel Albris

What Hotel Albris does

Hotel Albris AG is a family-owned, three-star alpine hotel and integrated bakery-confectionery business operating in Pontresina, Switzerland, and held by the Kochendörfer family for four generations. The hotel offers 37 rooms with 72 beds across seasonal operations (summer 12 June to 25 October; winter 4 December to 29 March), a restaurant and Arvensaal with head chef Claudio Della Pedrina specializing in fish preparation, and a wellness area renovated in 2023 featuring Swiss stone pine from the Engadin. It serves individual leisure travelers and families seeking authentic alpine hospitality, with a base of long-term repeat guests, and uses direct booking via SimpleBooking and SimpleBooking's integrated booking engine, plus Foratable for restaurant reservations, with no use of OTAs or intermediaries. Distribution is centered on direct relationships, complemented by an annual holiday newspaper (Kochendörfer's Ferienzeitung) and an Instagram presence.

The vertically integrated Kochendörfer bakery, founded in 1896, produces approximately 39 types of bread via a four-deck oven, rotary oven, fermentation stop system, and Häussler wood-fired furnace, with sourdough resting up to 30 hours. It supplies wholesale to ~35 B2B accounts (hotels in Pontresina and Samedan, local shops including Hauser and Gianottis), runs an on-site retail shop, and operates a WooCommerce online shop shipping within Switzerland via Swiss Post. The confectionery produces proprietary cakes including the original Engadiner Torte (invented circa 1930, ~22,000 pieces sold per year at CHF 31-45) and the Pontresina Ibex Cake (launched 2016, CHF 29), both sold via the online shop and retail. Pricing is in CHF inclusive of VAT; room revenues range from CHF 340-460 per night for garden rooms, with seasonal packages bundling mountain railways or discounted ski passes.

Revenue mechanics span three streams: hotel accommodation (seasonal, direct and via SimpleBooking), restaurant and dining (half-board and à la carte), and bakery and confectionery retail/wholesale. The company is privately held, with no debt or equity funding disclosed, and is currently led by directors Claudio and Stephanie Kochendörfer since 2001. Customer segments include individual leisure travelers (mid-market), wholesale B2B bakery customers (35 enterprise accounts concentrated in the Upper Engadine), and retail bakery/confectionery consumers across Switzerland.

Name

Hotel Albris

Legal name

Hotel Albris AG

Website

https://albris.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1896

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Hotel Albris is a family-owned three-star alpine hotel in Pontresina, Switzerland, operated by the Kochendörfer family for four generations. It offers 37 rooms, a restaurant, wellness, and a vertically integrated bakery-confectionery serving individual leisure travelers, ~35 wholesale B2B accounts, and Swiss online retail customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Boutique Alpine Hotel Hospitality

NAICS

Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (72111), Bread and Bakery Product Manufacturing (31181), Baked Goods Retailers (445291)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000), Bakery Products (2050), Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTHAGAAAJ

Ski & Mountain Full-Service Hotels

Travel & Hospitality/Lodging & Accommodation/Hotels (Full-Service)

SECONDARYTHAFAFAF

Wholesale / Commercial Bakeries (B2B Supply)

Travel & Hospitality/Foodservice & Beverage (Restaurants, Cafes, Bars)/Bakeries & Patisseries

SECONDARYCRAHAGAC

Bread & Pastry Specialty Stores

Consumer Products & Retail/Grocery & Food Retail/Specialty Food Stores (Deli, Cheese, Gourmet, Bakery)

Keywords

• Alpine boutique hotel
• Family hotel hospitality
• Artisan bakery confectionery
• Traditional Swiss cuisine
• Engadin regional specialties

Headquarters

HQ city

Pontresina

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Hotel Accommodation: The hotel operates seasonally with two main seasons: Summer (12 June to 25 October) and Winter (4 December to 29 March). Room categories include standard rooms, garden rooms (with private outdoor hot tub), and renovated pine rooms. Rooms are booked via SimpleBooking platform or directly. The hotel has 36-37 rooms and 72 beds.
2. Restaurant and Dining: The Kochendörfer restaurant and Arvensaal serve hotel guests (half-board and à la carte) and external diners. The restaurant specializes in fish preparation. The Arvensaal serves hotel guests. The restaurant was fully renovated in 2021 with new kitchen equipment (2024 renovation). Breakfast is served in the pine dining room. Open Tuesday to Sunday, 09:00-17:00 and 18:00-23:00.
3. Bakery and Confectionery Retail: The on-site bakery and confectionery sells fresh bread (39 types, ~335 loaves per night), pastries, and specialty cakes directly to consumers at the in-house shop and via online WooCommerce store. Products include Engadiner Torte (CHF 31-45), Pontresina Ibex Cake (CHF 29), Bündner Nusstorte (CHF 16-44), Bündner Birnbrot (CHF 12-16). Shipping within Switzerland via Swiss Post.
4. Bread and Pastry Wholesale Delivery: Approximately 90% of baked goods are delivered wholesale to ~35 customers: hotels in Pontresina and Samedan, shops including the local dairy and Paun e Chaschöl, and partners such as Hauser and Gianottis. This is the origin of the family business, started by Fritz Kochendörfer as a hotel baker. Partners submit orders online or by fax.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Hotel Albris is a family-owned three-star alpine hotel in Pontresina, Switzerland, offering seasonal accommodation (37 rooms, 72 beds), an in-house restaurant, a wellness area, and an integrated bakery and confectionery (Konditorei Kochendörfer). The bakery produces 39 bread varieties daily, signature cakes (Engadiner Torte, Pontresiner Steinbock Torte, Bündner Nusstorte, Bündner Birnbrot), and supplies ~35 wholesale B2B customers. Products are sold on-site, via an online shop shipping within Switzerland, and through wholesale delivery to local hotels and shops.

Product overview

Hotel Albris is a family-owned three-star hotel in Pontresina, Switzerland, operated by the Kochendörfer family for four generations. The product portfolio comprises hotel accommodation (37 rooms with Swiss stone pine furnishings), a fine dining restaurant (Kochendörfer Restaurant & Arvensaal) with a dedicated head chef and wood-burning oven, an in-house bakery producing 39 types of bread and pastries daily (supplying around 35 B2B partners), and a confectionery producing signature tortes including the original Engadiner Torte (invented ~1930s, ~22,000 sold/year) and Pontresiner Steinbock Torte. The hotel also offers wellness facilities, seasonal summer and winter activity packages, and a WooCommerce-based online shop for home delivery of bakery products. All operations are vertically integrated within a single family business spanning hotel, restaurant, bakery, and confectionery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Restaurant & Arvensaal: The hotel's main restaurant serving fresh cuisine with high-quality products, specializing in perfect fish preparation.
• Backstube (Bakery)

Products and services

• Hotel Accommodation Three-star alpine hotel accommodation with 37 rooms (72 beds) furnished with local Engadine wood and Swiss stone pine (Arve) sleep systems. Room categories include Best rooms with Arvenholz beds, Garden Rooms with private garden access and outdoor whirlpool, and renovated attic rooms. Open seasonally: Summer 12 June to 25 October; Winter 4 December to 29 March.
• Restaurant & Arvensaal Fine-dining hotel restaurant with à la carte and half-board service for hotel guests and external diners. Specializes in fish preparation under head chef Claudio Della Pedrina. Includes a wood-burning oven for fresh bread service. Open Tuesday to Sunday, 09:00-17:00 and 18:00-23:00. Sommelier-led wine program.
• Bakery & Confectionery (Konditorei Kochendörfer) In-house bakery producing approximately 39 types of bread daily (including 30-hour sourdough and specialty breads), rolls, croissants, and pastries. Confectionery department produces cakes, tortes, chocolates, and sweet delicacies. Standard production is 335 loaves and 896 small baked goods per night; peak season runs four times this volume with five bakers. Supplies approximately 35 B2B wholesale customers.
• Kochendörfer's Engadiner Torte (Original) Multi-layer signature cake with shortcrust pastry bases, butter-almond-vanilla cream, cherry schnapps (Kirsch), and Florentine lid with almonds and pine nuts. Available in small (CHF 31), medium, and large (CHF 45) sizes, including 2.6% VAT. Approximately 22,000 pieces sold annually.
• Pontresiner Steinbock Torte (Ibex Cake) Signature cake featuring Japonais crust, fluffy chestnut biscuit, hazelnut cream, hazelnut liqueur, and Florentine topping. Stable for at least two weeks for transport and shipping. Price: CHF 29.00, 600g, 20cm diameter.
• Bündner Nusstorte (Grisons Nut Cake) Classic Graubünden cake with walnuts and caramel filling. Made with butter, honey, cream, eggs, tree nuts (22%), almonds, and milk. Available in mini, small, medium, and large sizes, CHF 16 to CHF 44.
• Bündner Birnbrot (Grisons Pear Bread) Traditional Grisons specialty accompaniment to cold cuts and cheese platters. Contains dried pears (22%), tree nuts (22%), hazelnuts, pine nuts, raisins, and pear jam. Available with or without dough in small and large sizes, CHF 12 to CHF 16.
• Wellness Area Hotel wellness facility with Finnish sauna (80°C, 5-10% humidity), Finarium bio sauna (50°C, 55% humidity), steam bath (43°C, 100% humidity), and a relaxation room with mountain views. All areas feature Swiss stone pine (Arve) wood from Engadin forests. Available to hotel guests.
• Summer Packages Seasonal accommodation packages combining hotel stay with summer activities (hiking, mountaineering, mountain biking, golf, Nordic walking) in the Engadin region. From summer 2026 (12 June to 25 October 2026), mountain railways included free for stays of 2+ nights.
• Winter Packages Seasonal winter accommodation packages for winter season (4 December 2025 to 29 March 2027). Includes benefits such as discounted ski passes (CHF 55/person/day for stays of 2+ nights) and free use of public transport in the Upper Engadine region.
• Online Shop (Kochendörfer's Specialties) Direct e-commerce shop selling Kochendörfer's bakery and confectionery products (tortes, cakes, pear bread) for home delivery. Uses WooCommerce. Ships within Switzerland via Swiss Post Priority (1-2 days). Payment via TWINT, PostFinance Pay, Visa, Mastercard through Saferpay gateway. International shipping by prior telephone arrangement only.

Quantifiable outcome

• Engadiner Torte: ~22,000 pieces sold per year
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Alig Grossküchen (Chur)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2025Alig Grossküchen from Chur managed the renovation of both the restaurant kitchen (2024) and the bakery (completed spring 2025), providing professional catering equipment installation and renovation services.
• Rominger Joinery (Pontresina)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 June 2021Rominger joinery from Pontresina executed all woodwork for the new Kochendörfer restaurant opened June 2021. Project manager Guido Manzoni oversaw wall paneling, acoustic ceiling, and custom furniture in local larch wood from Ramosch. The joinery also supplied Swiss stone pine furniture for hotel rooms.
• Nepallai (Swiss-Nepal charitable association)minorOthersHotel Albris financially supports the Nepallai association which builds earthquake-resistant schools in Nepal. The partnership was initiated through long-term hotel guest Hannes Bissig who volunteered on the project. The hotel supports because 'every franc goes directly to the site without bureaucracy' according to director Stephanie Kochendörfer.
• Hotels in Pontresina and Samedan (Bakery Wholesale)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe bakery delivers approximately 90% of its baked goods (335 loaves per night) to about 35 wholesale customers including hotels in Pontresina and Samedan. This wholesale network is described as 'central' to the business and originates from the founding of the family business by Fritz Kochendörfer.
• Paun e Chaschöl, Hauser, Gianottis (Local Shops)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal shops in the Engadine region that receive daily wholesale deliveries of bread and pastries from the Kochendörfer bakery. These partnerships distribute bakery products to the broader community beyond hotel guests.
• Engadin St. Moritz Tourismus AGminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe hotel references and links to Engadin St. Moritz Tourismus AG for destination information, activity planning, and tourism services. Video credits on seasonal pages cite this tourism organization.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Hotel Engadinerhof Pontresina: Long-established hotel in Pontresina targeting a similar seasonal leisure and ski clientele. Same village, similar star-rating positioning, and directly comparable on amenities such as restaurant and wellness.
• Hotel Walther Pontresina: Adjacent family-run hotel in Pontresina, operated by the Walther family (parents of the new head of confectionery Annina Walther). Directly comparable in scale, service style, and location to Hotel Albris, with shared regional guest flow in the Upper Engadine.
• Hotel Saratz Pontresina: Historic 4-star family hotel in Pontresina with comparable size (around 100 rooms) and shared access to the same Engadine St. Moritz destination. Operates year-round and provides a direct higher-tier benchmark for the family-hotel segment in the village.
• Hotel Steinbock Pontresina: Sibling hotel of Hotel Walther in Pontresina, also operated by the Walther family. Same village, similar 3-star positioning, similar family-owned hospitality model targeting ski and hiking tourists in the Upper Engadine.
• Grand Hotel Kronenhof Pontresina: Five-star luxury hotel in Pontresina with extensive family-friendly facilities, spa, and multiple restaurants. Anchors the upper end of the village's accommodation mix and is a direct location competitor for high-spend leisure travellers in the Upper Engadine.

Others

• Confiserie Sprüngli: Switzerland's most recognised luxury confectionery brand, with broad retail and online distribution of premium cakes, chocolates, and pastries. Relevant comparable for Konditorei Kochendörfer's specialty cake and chocolate business, especially the online shop growth angle.

Regional players

• Carlton Hotel St. Moritz: Five-star hotel in St. Moritz operating area, positioned higher than Hotel Albris but with overlapping seasonal leisure travellers. Provides a regional benchmark for the boutique luxury tier in the same destination.
• Hotel Laudinella St. Moritz: Upper-midscale hotel in St. Moritz Bad, with comparable 3-star pricing tier and multiple on-site restaurants. Competes for the same Upper Engadine leisure/Ski market from a neighbouring municipality.

Broad incumbents

• Kulm Hotel St. Moritz: Iconic 5-star hotel in nearby St. Moritz, mentioned in Hotel Albris staff biographies as a career reference point. A broader incumbent in the same regional destination, delivering upper-luxury hospitality and dining that competes for the same premium leisure Traveller.
• Badrutt's Palace: Legendary luxury hotel in St. Moritz (different village, same Engadin St. Moritz destination). Provides the upper bound of ADR and service expectations in the region and competes for the same destination traveller as Hotel Albris.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/hotelalbris_pontresina
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hotel-albris

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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