Schloss Schadau Hotel - Restaurant

What Schloss Schadau Hotel - Restaurant does

Schloss Schadau Hotel - Restaurant operates a historic 170-year-old castle on the shores of Lake Thun in Thun, Switzerland, functioning as an integrated hospitality venue. The property offers a 3-star superior hotel with lake-view rooms, a French-Mediterranean restaurant and terrace, a historic bar ('Au Milieu'), and event spaces accommodating 8 to 70 guests for weddings, corporate seminars, and private celebrations. Civil wedding ceremonies are conducted in the Rougemont Hall, with the option of boat arrivals via the castle's own landing stage through a partnership with BLS Navigation.

The business generates revenue through five primary streams: hotel accommodations, restaurant and bar sales (including breakfast at CHF 39, Sunday brunch at CHF 68, afternoon tea at CHF 36, and à la carte dining), event hosting (weddings, banquets, seminars), curated packages (e.g., breakfast with lake cruises at CHF 105–135, 15% discount for 3-night stays), and gift vouchers. Distribution is direct-to-consumer via the schloss-schadau.ch website, the RoomRaccoon booking engine, phone reservations, and walk-in dining, supported by partnerships with the Swiss Historic Hotels association and the cantonal civil wedding registry. Marketing reaches leisure travelers, wedding couples, and corporate clients through Instagram, Facebook, newsletter, earned media (NZZ, National Geographic, Condé Nast Traveller), and review platforms (TripAdvisor, Google, HolidayCheck).

The venue is owned and operated by Solbad Gastronomie AG, a Swiss Aktiengesellschaft registered in Basel with four owners: Andreas Uebersax, Sascha Brestler, Fabian Rutishauser, and Roger Lehmann. The company is privately held with no disclosed external investment, no proprietary technology, and a domestic-only geographic focus in the Thun/Canton of Bern region. The stated headcount of 6 employees is notably lean relative to the operational scope, suggesting either heavy reliance on seasonal/event staff or a reporting limitation.

Name

Schloss Schadau Hotel - Restaurant

Legal name

Solbad Gastronomie AG

Website

https://schloss-schadau.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1854

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Schloss Schadau is a 170-year-old castle hotel, restaurant, and event venue in Thun, Switzerland, operated by Solbad Gastronomie AG. It serves leisure travelers, wedding couples, corporate clients, and diners with 3-star superior rooms, French-Mediterranean cuisine, and ceremonies for up to 70 guests.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Boutique Historic Hotel & Restaurant

NAICS

Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (72111)

SIC

Hotels & Motels (7011), Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000)

akta.pro primary industry

Historic & Heritage Full-Service Hotels (THAGAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Heritage & Palace Luxury Hotels (THAGACAF), Heritage & Historic Boutique Hotels (THAGADAD)

Keywords

• Historic hotel services
• Castle wedding venues
• Fine dining restaurant
• Corporate event hosting
• Heritage hospitality

Headquarters

HQ city

Thun

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hotel Accommodations: 3-star superior hotel rooms with lake views, offering comfort and well-being amenities for overnight stays
2. Restaurant & Bar: French-Mediterranean cuisine served at restaurant, terrace, and Bar 'au milieu'. Includes breakfast (CHF 39), brunch (CHF 68), afternoon tea (CHF 36), and à la carte dining. Revenue from food and beverage sales daily.
3. Event Hosting: Wedding ceremonies and receptions, civil weddings, banquet events, seminars, and exclusive castle bookings. Catering services for private dinners and celebrations ranging from 8 to 70+ guests.
4. Packages & Special Offers: Curated packages combining accommodations with culinary experiences, such as Schloss breakfast with lake cruises. Special offers like 15% discount for 3-night stays.
5. Gift Vouchers: Voucher sales for dining, accommodations, and experiences as gifts

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Schloss Schadau operates a 3-star superior historic castle hotel on Lake Thun in Switzerland, offering overnight accommodations with lake views, a French-Mediterranean restaurant and bar, and event hosting services for weddings, corporate seminars, and private celebrations for 8 to 70+ guests. The property combines 170-year-old heritage architecture with modern comfort, including breakfast and brunch service, afternoon tea, and curated package offers combining rooms with culinary experiences.

Product overview

Schloss Schadau is a historic castle hotel and restaurant in Thun, Switzerland, operating as a single integrated hospitality establishment. The property offers a restaurant and bar serving French-Mediterranean cuisine, hotel accommodation with lakeside views (3-star superior classification), wedding venue and planning services, corporate and private event hosting, and special castle events. The hotel features multiple dining venues including the main restaurant, terrace, and Bar 'Au Milieu', plus meeting rooms and event halls accommodating 8-70 guests. The venue also offers exclusive castle bookings during winter months and maintains partnerships with review platforms for guest feedback.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Restaurant & Bar: Castle restaurant serving modern interpretations of French-Mediterranean classics
• Bar «Au Milieu»
• Frühstück & Brunch
• Afternoon Tea
• Hotel
• Weddings
• Celebrations & Seminars
• Events in the Castle

Products and services

• Restaurant & Bar Full-service restaurant and bar offering French-Mediterranean cuisine (modern interpretations of classic dishes) with lakeside views, including lunch, dinner, afternoon service, and terrace dining in summer. Serves hotel guests and external visitors.
• Hotel accommodations Historic castle hotel with rooms and suites offering lake views, classified as a 3-star superior establishment. Includes breakfast and modern comfort amenities in a 170-year heritage setting.
• Weddings Wedding venue and planning services including civil ceremonies, outdoor park ceremonies, banquet facilities, wedding documentation, and aperitif/banquet proposals. Adjacent Scherzligen Church (documented since 762) used for church ceremonies.
• Celebrations & Seminars Event hosting services for corporate events, seminars, and private celebrations in various castle halls and rooms, accommodating 8 to 70 guests, with banquet options, menu suggestions, and aperitif proposals.
• Events at the Castle Special events including Jazz-Dinner Pianistico, wedding dress parties, Christmas & New Year's Eve celebrations, and themed dinner events hosted within the castle.
• Bar "Au Milieu" Historic castle bar offering an extensive wine selection, special sherries, and port wines; open to overnight guests and external visitors.
• Breakfast & Brunch Morning dining services including Schloss breakfast (CHF 39 per person, étagère with delicacies, sparkling wine, egg dish) served Monday to Sunday 08:30-11:00, and Sunday brunch (CHF 68 per person) from 11:00-14:30.
• Afternoon Tea Afternoon tea service Monday to Sunday 15:00-17:00, featuring savory and sweet selections, scones, macarons, and Sirocco Bio tea at CHF 36 per person (Champagne upgrade +CHF 12). Reservation required 24 hours in advance.
• Schadau Castle Venue (Exclusive Castle Bookings) Exclusive full-castle booking for private events, available November to March, with park access and lakefront location. Includes the entire venue for buy-out events.
• Gift Vouchers Gift certificates for dining, accommodations, and experiences at Schloss Schadau, sold via the Express Gutscheine online voucher platform.

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Swiss Historic HotelscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of Swiss Historic Hotels association, which promotes traditional and historic hotels throughout Switzerland. Association provides marketing support and credibility for heritage hospitality establishments.
• BLS Navigation (BLS Schifffahrt)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership for 'wedding on board' experiences - couples can arrive by boat to the castle's own landing stage. BLS offers navigation services for events on Lake Thun.
• Scherzligen ChurchminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHistoric church adjacent to Schloss Schadau (first documented in 762) offers additional wedding ceremony venue with capacity for up to 140 people. Partnership for complete wedding experiences.
• RoomRaccooncoreTechnology or IntegrationBooking engine platform integrated into the hotel's website for online room reservations and availability management.
• Solbad Gastronomie AGcoreOthersParent company and operator of Schloss Schadau. Registered in Basel with four owners: Andreas Uebersax, Sascha Brestler, Fabian Rutishauser, and Roger Lehmann.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Park Hotel Vitznau: Five-star heritage/palace-style resort on Lake Lucerne with comparable lakeside positioning, French-Mediterranean-leaning fine dining, and curated event/wedding programming — a luxury-tier analog competing for the same high-end Swiss heritage guest.
• Badrutt's Palace Hotel: Iconic Swiss heritage palace hotel with full F&B, bar, wedding, and event programming on a lake/alpine setting — sets the upper-bound pricing benchmark for heritage-positioned Swiss hospitality.
• The Dolder Grand: Heritage luxury city-resort hotel with castle-like origins, multiple restaurants and bars, and a strong weddings/events vertical — directly competes for the same high-end heritage Swiss guest, but at urban luxury scale.
• Hotel Victoria-Jungfrau: Grand heritage hotel in Interlaken (Bernese Oberland region) serving the same broader Swiss leisure and wedding market as Schloss Schadau, but at a significantly larger 5-star scale with broader conference/wedding capacity.
• Hotel Beau-Rivage Palace: Historic palace hotel on Lake Geneva with lakeside wedding and event positioning, French-Mediterranean-influenced dining, and a century-long heritage-driven brand — comparable 'historic palace on a Swiss lake' archetype.
• Grand Resort Bad Ragaz: Heritage luxury resort in eastern Switzerland combining a 5-star hotel, multiple restaurants and bars, banquet/wedding facilities, and curated experiences — comparable multi-vertical model at a larger luxury scale.

Direct peers

• Château Gütsch: Castle-style heritage hotel overlooking Lucerne with a comparable 19th-century building, full-service restaurant, bar, wedding/event positioning, and membership in the Swiss Historic Hotels collection — the closest structural analog in scale and offering.

Regional players

• Hotel & Palace Hohenstein: Heritage castle/palace-style hotel in Switzerland's Bernese Oberland offering rooms, restaurant and events in a historic building — closely mirrors Schloss Schadau's regional competition set for weddings and heritage weekends.

Others

• BLS Navigation (BLS Schifffahrt): Not a hotel peer, but a strategic ecosystem partner — operates the Lake Thun boat services used in the 'wedding on board' package that delivers guests directly to Schloss Schadau's own landing stage, making it a comparable adjacency for lakeside-event-driven revenue.
• Swiss Historic Hotels: Industry association of which Schloss Schadau is a member; the group of ~30 member properties collectively represents the most direct cohort of boutique historic Swiss hotels competing for the same heritage-leisure guest and wedding couple.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/SchlossSchadauThun
• Instagraminstagram.com/schloss_schadau
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/schloss-schadau-hotel-restaurant

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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