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Swiss-Chalet Merlischachen - Romantik Schloss-Hotel am See
Merlischachen, Switzerland · Independent · Near Luxury
When the Hotel Linde filled up in the 1950s, Josef and Margrith Seeholzer let rooms in their geranium-covered farmhouse to people driving the old Gotthard road toward Italy. Their sons renamed the tourist home Swiss-Chalet in 1969, and on April 2, 1980 they opened a new Schloss-Hotel beside it with a knight's feast, the guests in costume. It is a castle the family built, on Luzernerstrasse in Merlischachen, and the Astrid Hall still remembers Queen Astrid.
About Swiss-Chalet Merlischachen - Romantik Schloss-Hotel am See
- Before the chalet had its name, the old cidery slept up to thirty people on straw at one franc a person, and a board by the road was enough to say a room was free.
- Queen Astrid of Belgium died in the crash between Merlischachen and Küssnacht. On the fiftieth anniversary King Baudouin, Queen Fabiola, Prince Albert, and Paola came for the ceremony, and the hotel opened the Astrid Hall at that reception.
- Josef Seeholzer called himself Prince Joseph the First. On April 30, 2014 he sold the Schloss-Hotel, the chalet, and the Jagdschloss to a local holding so the houses would stay in Swiss hands.
- The Jagdschloss opened in 1991 on the old barn site, a few days before the 700th anniversary of the Confederation, and was split off at the end of 2019 for long-term rental.
History
In the 1950s the Hotel Linde in Merlischachen was full of travelers on the old Gotthard road, and the landlord asked neighbors Josef and Margrith Seeholzer to let the empty rooms in their geranium-covered farmhouse. A cidery dormitory slept thirty on straw for one franc. Their sons Josef and Ernst renamed it Swiss-Chalet in 1969. On April 2, 1980 they inaugurated a new Schloss-Hotel with a knight's feast. The Astrid Hall, in a rebuilt trotte, remembers Queen Astrid, who died on the road between Merlischachen and Küssnacht. Josef, who styled himself Prince Joseph the First, sold the business on April 30, 2014 to Hotel Merlischachen Holding. The Jagdschloss, opened in 1991, was spun off at the end of 2019.
The setting
Luzernerstrasse 204, 6402 Merlischachen, is on Lake Lucerne, a walk from Merlischachen station, in the village united with Küssnacht since 1440. The Schloss-Hotel park runs down to the water. The village name is said to mean a little blackbird wood. The Astrid crash site on the road toward Küssnacht is the somber neighbor.
Restaurants and bars
- Restaurant Swiss-Chalet — Restaurant
- Bränte — Restaurant · ächti Schwyzer-Chuchi
- Chalet Bar — Bar
Amenities
- Lake park with access to the lake (castle hotel park with lake access)
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