Schiff - Hotel, Restaurant, Bar

What Schiff - Hotel, Restaurant, Bar does

Hotel Restaurant Schiff, doing business as Schiff – Hotel, Restaurant, Bar, is an independent, owner-operated hospitality establishment located at Unterdorfstrasse 21 in Pfäffikon SZ / Freienbach, Switzerland, directly on the shore of Lake Zurich (Zürichsee). The business has operated continuously since 1917 and is hosted by Adrian Egloff. The property integrates three core offerings on a single site: a 30-room hotel with individually designed rooms featuring Hüsler Nest beds and chestnut parquet flooring; a restaurant specializing in fish cuisine and market-fresh seasonal dishes sourced daily from local fisherman Weber and his sons; and the Seerosenbar, an 80s-themed lakeside bar.

The business model is direct-to-consumer across all three verticals, with revenue generated from accommodation, restaurant dining, bar sales, event hosting (weddings, birthdays, corporate functions), and ancillary products including a Sleep & Dine package (from CHF 380), motorboat rental on Lake Zurich (from CHF 350 per day), and digital gift vouchers via the e-guma platform. Distribution operates through the company's own website (schiff-pfaeffikon.ch), integrated reservation platforms (SimpleBooking for hotel rooms, Aleno for table reservations), and physical walk-in traffic at the lakeside location. Marketing is conducted via Instagram (using #schiffpfaeffikon), Facebook, and a newsletter, targeting both business travelers and leisure/vacation guests in the Canton of Schwyz market.

The technology stack is conventional hospitality infrastructure — a standard CMS-driven website with booking integrations and e-commerce for vouchers. There is no API, mobile app, or proprietary technology; Hüsler Nest beds are the closest thing to a proprietary in-room product. The company is privately held with no disclosed parent, investors, or funding rounds, and operates as a single-location Swiss SME.

Name

Schiff - Hotel, Restaurant, Bar

Legal name

Hotel Restaurant Schiff

Website

https://schiff-pfaeffikon.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1917

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Hotel Restaurant Schiff is an independent, owner-operated hotel, restaurant, and bar established in 1917 on Lake Zurich in Pfäffikon SZ, Switzerland. It serves business and leisure travelers with 30 lakeside rooms, a fish-focused restaurant, an 80s-themed bar, and event hosting.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hotel and Restaurant Services

NAICS

Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (72111), Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (7224)

SIC

Hotels & Motels (7011), Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000)

akta.pro primary industry

Resort-Area Full-Service Hotels (Non–All-Inclusive) (THAGAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hotel & Resort Restaurants (THAFACAH), Rooftop Bars & Beach/Pool Bars (THAFAEAJ), Fine Dining Restaurants (THAFACAA)

Keywords

• Lakeside hotel accommodation
• Restaurant dining services
• Event venue hosting
• Motorboat rental services
• Hospitality and catering

Headquarters

HQ city

Pfäffikon SZ / Freienbach

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: 30 individually designed hotel rooms with Hüsler Nest beds, featuring chestnut parquet flooring, targeting both business and vacation guests
2. Restaurant Dining: Fish cuisine and market-fresh seasonal cuisine using regional, biological ingredients. Berufsfischer Weber supplies fresh fish daily from Lake Zurich.
3. Seerosenbar (Water Lily Bar): 80s-themed bar located on Lake Zurich, operating from late afternoon to late night
4. Packages and Special Offerings: Sleep & Dine packages combining accommodation with dining experiences. Motorboat rental services starting from CHF 350.
5. Events and Celebrations: Venue hosting for weddings, birthdays, and corporate events

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Schiff operates a multi-component lakeside hospitality business at Pfäffikon SZ on Lake Zürich. It runs 30 individually designed hotel rooms with Hüsler Nest beds, a restaurant serving fish specialties and market-fresh regional cuisine, and the Seerosenbar (Water Lily Bar). It also offers event hosting for weddings and corporate celebrations, motorboat rental, Sleep & Dine packages, and gift vouchers.

Product overview

Schiff - Hotel, Restaurant, Bar operates as a unified lakeside hospitality establishment with a multi-component offering. The core experience comprises a 30-room hotel with individually designed rooms featuring Hüsler Nest beds and lake views, a restaurant celebrated for its fish specialties and market-fresh regional cuisine, and the Seerosenbar (Water Lily Bar) themed around the 1980s. Additional offerings include an event venue for celebrations, motorboat rentals on Lake Zürich, Sleep & Dine packages combining accommodation with dining, gift vouchers, and leisure activities. The property, operational since 1917, positions itself as a destination for both business and leisure travelers seeking lakeside relaxation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Seerosenbar: The water lily bar (Seerosenbar) offering a journey back to the 1980s.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hotel Boldern, Männedorf: A boutique lakeside hotel and conference venue directly on Lake Zurich (Männedorf), within the same lake catchment. Comparable on size, lakeside positioning, and multi-revenue (rooms, F&B, events) mix.
• Park Hotel Vitznau: A luxury lakeside resort on Lake Lucerne with rooms, multiple restaurants, and event facilities. Comparable Swiss lakeside full-service hotel concept with strong F&B and event orientation.
• Hotel Storchen Zürich: A long-established Zurich full-service boutique hotel with rooms, restaurant and bar adjacent to the Limmat. Comparable on independent ownership, Swiss heritage, and integrated F&B program.
• Seehotel Hermitage Luzern: An independently operated lakeside hotel on Lake Lucerne offering rooms, lakeside restaurant and event spaces. Comparable as a Swiss boutique lakeside property combining accommodation and F&B.
• Romantik Hotel Seehof, Wangen/Schwyz area style: A Swiss boutique/historical full-service hotel with restaurant and event hosting in a smaller-town setting. Comparable on independent ownership, heritage positioning, and bundled rooms-F&B-events model.
• Bellevue Parkhotel Luzern: A lakeside Swiss full-service hotel in Lucerne offering rooms, restaurant, and event hosting. Comparable on integrated rooms, dining, and events at a Swiss lakeside location.

Regional players

• Hotel & Gasthaus Adler, Einsiedeln: A traditional hotel-restaurant in Einsiedeln, Canton Schwyz, the same canton as Schiff. Comparable on Swiss regional full-service hotel-restaurant offering in the immediate area.

Broad incumbents

• Baur au Lac, Zürich: A flagship luxury five-star hotel in central Zurich with Michelin-level dining and event spaces. Comparable as a Zurich full-service hotel with integrated fine-dining and banqueting, but at materially larger scale.
• Sorell Hotels (Swiss-Style Hotels Group): A Swiss group of mid-sized full-service hotels including properties in Zurich, Winterthur, and Rapperswil. Comparable on Swiss full-service boutique-to-mid-scale operations across multiple regions.
• The Dolder Grand, Zürich: A Zurich luxury resort hotel with fine-dining restaurant and event venues. Comparable on Zurich-region full-service hospitality and strong F&B identity, but at larger scale and higher price tier.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Hotel-Restaurant-Schiff-Pf%C3%A4ffikon-2214372308579845
• Instagraminstagram.com/hotelschiffsz
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/schiff---hotel-restaurant-bar

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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