The Tearoom Golf was built in the sixties on the site where the smart Swiss chalet-style hotel now stands. In 1964, the Interlaken-Unterseen golf course was built at the same time, which is why the café was already geared to the target audience of golfers at that time. The company was expanded in the following two decades. Various room wings were built as well as a small mini chalet, which is still standing today. In 1988, the Tearoom Golf changed hands. The house was demolished to make way for the new Landhotel Golf. The former owner of the tearoom kept the back of the hotel. He expanded the room capacity and ran his part as Motel Lehn. Thus, the property was divided into two parcels with two different owners.

The Landhotel Golf had 26 rooms with bath/WC. This included a restaurant with a separate Stübli, a terrace and a large garden. Sonja and Patrizio Salzano were able to purchase the Landhotel Golf and move into their own hotel with their two sons on April 15, 1994. Five-year-old Sandro and two-year-old Fabian were particularly looking forward to having their own large playground.

The lettering of the Landhotel Golf and the logo with the red squirrel were developed by the well-known Grisons artist Rudolf Mirer. The squirrel that now accompanied the Salzano family on all hotel documents could not have been more aptly chosen for the hardworking hotelier family. The connection with the Grisons is also evident in the loving details such as the sgraffito paintings that adorn the hotel entrance.

For the first six years in the Landhotel Golf, the hotelier family of four lived in two small rooms in the attic of the hotel. The rooms had only two small skylights. The two boys had to climb on a chair to look out the window. There was no heating or kitchen in the tiny apartment. Standing was only possible in the middle part due to the sloping roof. In 1999 the extension of the attic could be realized. A nice 5-room apartment was built and Sandro and Fabian finally got their own rooms.

Sonja Salzano-Brand’s parents moved from their home in Gstaad to Unterseen. Werner and Klara Brand support the young family from now on in the hotel. They helped mainly in the garden and with childcare and were a great help with errands.

Restaurant and hotel guests were always happy to return to the warm host family at the Landhotel Golf. The hotel and restaurant were well booked and so several renovations and extensions could be realized in the following years. In 1999 a modern induction cooker was installed in the kitchen, in 2000 a beautiful guest suite was built, in 2006 the terrace was extended, the breakfast buffet and the Piccolo bar were built. In 2007 the rooms on the 2nd floor and in 2008 the 5 rooms on the 1st floor were redesigned. In December 2009 Sonja and Patrizio Salzano were able to buy the former Motel Lehn and thus also the rear plot of land. In 2010 a massage room with an infrared cabin was installed and in 2011 the garden connecting the two plots was redesigned. A small pond was created there and a small putting green for golfers.

A great event in the history of the Salzano family was the birth of little Luca in October 2011, the son of Sandro and Angela and first grandson of Sonja and Patrizio, who brought young life into the hotelier family.

The hard work paid off. In 2009, the Landhotel Golf was awarded the hotelleriesuisse 3-star superior qualification and in 2012, the Landhotel Golf was voted “Swiss Golf Hotel of the Year”. The award is presented annually to a hotel and a golf club for special achievements in the field of Swiss golf tourism. The Landhotel Golf received further awards in 2000 and 2011 with the Q1 and Q2, the quality seals that are awarded to tourist businesses that give their best for the guest every day.

Another milestone in the hotel’s history followed in 2014. Sonja and Patrizio Salzano were able to realize their dream of a wellness facility for themselves and their guests after many years of planning and six months of construction. Patrizio and Sonja Salzano developed the concept and interior design of the 450-square-metre spa themselves, which includes a crushing bath, a pine wood bio-sauna, an old wood sauna with a view of the Eiger, a steam bath experience and a soft pack system for body wraps. The new wellness area was ceremoniously opened in February 2014. Since then, the hotel has borne the name Landhotel Golf & Salzano SPA.