20 years Landhotel Golf - History
Sonja and Patrizio Salzano look back on 20 years at the Landhotel Golf. The hotelier couple can be proud of what they have worked on and achieved over the last two decades together with their two sons Sandro and Fabian.
Sonja Brand from Gstaad and Patrizio Salzano from Marigliano near Napoli met in 1984, exactly 30 years ago, during a seasonal job at the Parkhotel Beau-Site in Zermatt. They still maintain very friendly contact with the director at the time and with the hotel.
Soon it was clear to the young hotel employees that they wanted to take over their own business. No sooner said than done. They ran the Hotel Alpina in Zernez, Lower Engadine, as tenants for seven years. The capable couple was then able to realize their dream of owning their own hotel. In 1994 they moved from Zernez to Interlaken.
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.
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Future carrier
Sonja Salzano is vocational trainer of the year
For the tenth time, the best vocational trainers of the year were honoured on 6 September 2021 at Zurich’s Kaufleuten theatre club.
Thanks to their above-average commitment, their enjoyment of their craft and their great social skills, they made it onto the podium.
Congratulations!
More info: www.zukunftstraeger.ch/
Video: Link on Youtube
September 06, 2021
Jungfrau newspaper
Sonja Salzano nominated as best vocational trainer
May 14, 2021
Jungfrau newspaper
The best advertisement for Bernese Oberland hospitality
September 15, 2020
Jungfrau newspaper
With forest scent and full flavor
At the SALZANO Hotel – Spa – Restaurant, it’s not just the dishes made from local ingredients that are homemade, but also the relaxation and regeneration area. It is the result of decades of passion that the owners share with their guests.
AUGUST 22, 2019
Jungfrau newspaper
The end of the working day can come
Sun worshippers can now get their money’s worth at the Salzano Hotel-Spa-Restaurant. The new Sunset Lounge is ready. The hosts agree: cocktails, drinks and finger food are a great way to relax.
OCTOBER 24, 2018
Jungfrauzeitung – LIFESTYLE
Hôtelière with heart and soul
Many people don’t know that Sonja Salzano is a genuine Bernese Oberlander. “When we came to Unterseen in 1994, we were told: ‘Here come the Engadiners’,” the 62-year-old remembers and laughs. Although the Salzano couple had lived in the Engadin for seven years before buying the “Landhotel Golf”, as the current “Salzano Hotel-Spa-Restaurant” was called at the time, Sonja Salzano grew up in Gstaad.
MARCH 28, 2019
Jungfrau newspaper
The “Landhotel Golf” era is over
The family business now presents itself as the “Salzano Hotel-Spa-Restaurant”. With the name change, hosts Sonja and Patrizio Salzano are paving the way for the next generation.
November 25, 2017
Jungfrau newspaper
Salzanos break new ground
Chef Stephan Koltes is also part of the party. Guests are already enthusiastic about the expanded philosophy of natural cuisine. What is served on the plate is the fine art of gastronomy.
November 17, 2017
Jungfrau newspaper
Lovers among themselves
For Sonja and Patrizio Salzano, Valentine’s Day at the Landhotel Golf was all about romance. She was responsible for the ambiance, he and Chef Jeremy Holenstein for the cuisine.
February 16, 2017
Jungfrau newspaper
Seven courses for eternity
Jeremy Holenstein is the new chef at the Landhotel Golf in Untersee. On Valentine’s Day, he passed the acid test in Patrizio Salzano’s kitchen. The guests and team colleagues were delighted.
February 15, 2017
helvetia Insurance – Blog Story
A PASSION FOR HOSPITALITY
Landhotel Golf & Salzano Spa: experience nature and hospitality
Sonja and Patrizio Salzano have been successfully running their own hotel in Interlaken-Unterseen for 22 years. Helvetia customers win over their guests with passion and cordiality as well as their natural alpine enjoyment and well-being concept.
January 31, 2017
Swiss garden
Creative flower and culinary delights
With the cooler days of November comes a desire for creative leisure. Under the expert guidance of master florist Esther Lefebvre (pictured) and hotelier Patrizio Salzano, the Landhotel Golf & Salzano Spa is offering a creative and indulgence workshop.
N°11 – November 2016
Ibikus customer magazine – Interview
Into the future with natural gas
At the Landhotel Golf in Unterseen, the Salzano family offers its guests not only modern rooms and culinary delights, but also pure wellness in the adjacent spa. Patrizio Salzano gives us a look behind the scenes and reveals in an interview why he also relies on natural gas as an environmentally friendly energy source.
No. 54 – November 2015
Jungfrau Newspaper
Hotel donates for children in need
The Salzano hotelier family from the Landhotel Golf & Salzano Spa kept their promise and collected 5810 francs for the Swiss children’s charity Kovive. The donation will be used for single mothers and their children.
No. 54 – November 2015
Sunday view
It’s a great place to live!
Lulled by the scent of pine and herbal steam: SonntagsBlick Vice Pfister in the Bechtelbad at the Salzano Spa.
March 22, 2015
Hotelier
The Salzanos
” YOU MUST DISTINGUISH YOURSELF FROM THE COMPETITORS. ” Sonja Salzano The story of a 3-star hotelier family in the Bernese Oberland…
November 2014
Golf Magazine
Salzano-Spa in the Landhotel Golf
In Interlaken, the new 450 square meter Salzano SPA has opened in the 3-star superior Landhotel Golf. The natural and alpine facilities and spa treatments differ from conventional wellness offers…
March 2014
Jungfrau newspaper
A bath for body, soul and spirit
The Salzano family of hoteliers is fulfilling a dream: in the presence of local, national and international guests, they opened the Salzano Spa in the Landhotel Golf…
March 2014
Gourmet – trade magazine for the hotel industry
The new Salzano Spa at the Landhotel Golf
In Interlaken, the new 450 square meter Salzano Spa has opened at the 3-star superior Landhotel Golf. The nature-oriented and alpine facilities and spa treatments differentiate themselves from conventional wellness offers.
March 2014
htr hotelrevue
New spa in the Oberland
The new Salzano Spa at the 3-star superior Landhotel Golf in Interlaken has been officially opened. Around 80 invited guests, including numerous industry representatives, were in attendance.
February 2014
Bernese Oberland
The Landhotel Golf now has a spa
The Salzano family has opened the Salzano Spa next to their Landhotel Golf. The natural and alpine facilities differ from the conventional wellness offers…
February 2014
Jungfrau newspaper
10-year anniversary
Open day at the Landhotel Golf Unterseen – This afternoon, visitors can look forward to an open day at the Landhotel Golf. From 14.00 to 17.00 you will be greeted with an aperitif in the garden.
MAY 10, 2004
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Sonja & Patrizio Salzano
Owner and host
SALZANO
Hotel – Spa – Restaurant
Seestrasse 108
CH-3800 Interlaken – Unterseen
Phone 033 821 00 70
Fax. 033 823 21 91
E-mail: welcome(at)salzano.ch
www.salzano.ch
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Jobs
You can also find some of our jobs and apprenticeships at www.hoteljob.ch.
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We are looking for exactly you!
Internship from April 2024, you will benefit from the know-how of former HTF students in a small hotel with great opportunities for tasks.
Intern Reception / Service
your tasks
- Check-in / Check-out
- Receipt of reservations and room assignments
- Professional reception, care of our international guests
- Correspondence and telephone calls in German, English and French
- Assistance with the planning and design of the offers
- Contingent maintenance from various Internet portals
- Taking care of the guests from the reception to the farewell
- The guests are important to you and are professionally pampered by you
- Active sale of the entire range
- Well-kept à la carte service, banquet service, breakfast service
We offer you
- A job in an innovative company (without groups)
- Dynamic working environment in a family atmosphere
- A young, cool, motivated team
- Varied activities
- Free use of SPA, special prices on treatments
- Work where others go on holiday and swim & chill by the lake in the room hour itself.
your profile
- Warm, charming, host with passion
- Good manners, positive charisma
- Entrepreneurial thinking and loyalty
- Sense of responsibility
- You are at an accredited hotel management school
- Good computer skills (MS-Office)
- Language skills in DE, EN, FR
Send your complete application documents (photo, curriculum vitae, references) by e-mail or post to Ms Sonja Salzano, Tel. 033 821 00 70, sonja@salzano.ch
We are looking forward to seeing YOU!
We are looking for YOU!
Host with passion. Professional service should be fun. A cool young team is waiting for you!
We offer our guests culinary highlights and experiences close to nature.
Taking up Alpine cuisine of the past and reinterpreting it with an eye to the future, close to nature, innovative, creative and full of surprises. Romantic moments with matching menus.
Chef de Rang out of passion
your tasks
- Running your own station with debt collection
- à la carte service (no groups)
- Serving guests with passion, professionally
We offer you
- Dynamic, innovative working environment with great guests in a family atmosphere (no groups)
- A young, cool, motivated team
- Paid continuing education
- Free use of SPA, special prices on treatments
- Desired service? We do the best we can!
your profile
- A charming young personality who carries out the profession with love
- Neat appearance
- Completed vocational training as a catering specialist EFZ
- Professional experience in upscale gastronomy
- German mother tongue, French & English
- Attention to detail
- Guest-oriented, professional work
- Sales talent
Send your complete application documents
(photo, resume, references) by e-mail or mail to Ms. Sonja Salzano, tel. 033 821 00 70, sonja@salzano.ch
We are looking forward to seeing YOU!
We are looking for YOU!
Host with passion. Professional service should be fun. A cool young team is waiting for you!
We offer our guests culinary highlights and experiences close to nature.
Taking up Alpine cuisine of the past and reinterpreting it with an eye to the future, close to nature, innovative, creative and full of surprises. Romantic moments with matching menus and you recommend the right wine to go with it.
(Beginning) Sommelier & host with passion
your tasks
- A say in the selection of wines
- Maintenance of the wine and drinks list
- Organization of training courses for colleagues on the subject of wine, spirits & beverages Advising our guests on the selection of wine and beverages
- Active cooperation in the evening service
We offer you
- Dynamic, innovative working environment with great guests in a family atmosphere (no groups)
- A young, cool, motivated team
- Paid continuing education
- Free use of SPA, special prices on treatments
your profile
- A charming young personality who carries out the profession with love
- Neat appearance
- Completed vocational training as a catering specialist
- Languages: German native language, English and French advantageous
- Reliable, able to work under pressure, team-oriented, persevering and quality-conscious
Send your complete application documents
(photo, resume, references) by e-mail or mail to Ms. Sonja Salzano, tel. 033 821 00 70, sonja@salzano.ch
We are looking forward to seeing YOU!
From April or May 2024
If you want to learn a lot and love innovative concepts, join us!
Taking up Alpine cuisine of the past and reinterpreting it with an eye to the future, close to nature, innovative, creative and full of surprises. Romantic moments with matching menus. Professional service should be fun and not a must, are you with us?
Warm, professional, strong service, always with a “real” smile and respectful. The guest should feel our honest hospitality!
Intern Service
your tasks
- very neat à la carte service, we teach you everything, you just have to enjoy it!
- Banquet Service
- run a separate station
- Taking care of the guests from the reception to the farewell
- Active sale of the entire range
- Breakfast service
We offer you
- Dynamic, innovative working environment with great guests in a family atmosphere (no groups)
- A young, cool, motivated team
- Varied activities
- Free use of SPA, special prices on treatments
- Work where others go on holiday and swim & chill at the lake in the room hour itself
your profile
- Warm, charming, host with passion
- You are at an accredited hotel management school
- Languages: German native language, English and French advantageous
- Reliable, able to work under pressure, team-oriented, persevering and quality-conscious
We look forward to receiving your application!
Send your complete application documents (photo, curriculum vitae, references) by e-mail or post to Ms Sonja Salzano Tel. 033 821 00 70, sonja@salzano.ch
We are looking forward to seeing YOU!
We need reinforcements:
masseuse, employee spa wellness
immediately in annual position
Workload approx. 60% or by arrangement
Would you like to work in one of the most beautiful places in the Bernese Oberland and do you love variety?
Your area of responsibility
- Professional treatments
- Massages | Packs etc.
- The care of the guests in the wellness/spa area
- Spa Reception
- Competent advice and active sales
- Advice, information, reservation and sale
Your qualification / experience
- Professionally sound training in the field:
Massages and wellness treatments / possibly cosmetics - Professional and industry experience
- German mother tongue, good knowledge of English, French an advantage
your requirements
- Good manners, friendliness,
Cordiality and positive charisma - Well groomed appearance
- Entrepreneurial thinking and loyalty
- Sense of responsibility
- Service oriented and sales strong
Send your complete application documents (photo, curriculum vitae, references) to
by e-mail or post to Mrs. Raffaela Toriello, SPA Manager Tel. 033 821 00 70, spa@salzano.ch
We are looking forward to seeing YOU!
Terms and conditions
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
SALZANO Hotel – Spa – Restaurant
These terms and conditions apply if no other terms and conditions have been agreed with the booking. (e.g. bookings via partners or booking platforms)
1. included in the room rate
(if the reservation is booked directly through the hotel)
Rich breakfast buffet
Parking lot in front of the hotel
Free access to SALZANO Spa for guests of SALZANO Hotel
Reduced entrance fee to SALZANO Spa for guests of SALZANO Basic Rooms
Use of our large hotel garden with sun loungers and pavilion
2. cancellation conditions
If for any reason you cancel your holiday with us, this can be done free of charge up to six days before arrival.
Cancellations 05 – 00 days before arrival will be charged with 100 % of the total price.
Cancellation costs will only be charged if the room cannot be re-rented. This can be clarified after the end of the booking period. The same applies in the event of late arrival and early departure.
We recommend that our guests take out cancellation insurance.
We ask for your understanding that reservations without written cancellation are considered confirmed.
3. price changes
In the following cases the hotel can change the advertised prices:
Newly introduced or increased government levies (e.g. value added tax, visitor’s tax, etc.)
Clearly explainable printing errors
4. liability for damages and liability
SALZANO Hotel is not liable for damages in cases of intent or gross negligence. Liability for items brought in by the guest is excluded to the extent permitted by law. Claims must be made in writing to the owner family SALZANO immediately, at the latest 7 days after departure; otherwise the claims are considered expired.
5 Use of the hotel room/chalet/apartment
The hotel room/apartment/chalet is to be used and treated with the greatest care by the guest. It may only be used or occupied by the number of persons (including children) specified in the contract. The guest is not permitted to leave hotel rooms rented in the SALZANO Hotel to third parties for their use. The guest is liable for any damages, unless he can prove that these were caused without his fault (or the fault of other users). Damage must be reported immediately to the owner family SALZANO. The hotel reserves the right to check the condition of the hotel room/chalet/apartment at any time. In case of additional expenses, the owner family SALZANO takes the liberty to charge the additional expenses. The rooms/chalet/apartment are ready from 2pm on the day of arrival. On the day of departure the rooms must be vacated by 11 am.
6. SALZANO Spa
The hotel declines any responsibility, the use is at your own risk. The owner family SALZANO assumes no liability.
The use of the SPA area is reserved for persons in good health or for those who have no medical restrictions for its use. This both in the knowledge or ignorance of a medical limitation.
Do not use the sauna if you have a fever or a cold, acute inflammation of internal organs, severe cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, varicose veins or hyperthyroidism.
7. massages and appointments
Appointment cancellations or postponements are free of charge 24 h before the start of the treatment.
We decline any liability for massages on pregnant women. The responsibility lies with the guest.
8. non-refundable reservations
For non-refundable reservations, the hotel takes the liberty of charging the total amount (including tourist & accommodation taxes) to the credit card on the day of the reservation. These reservations can no longer be cancelled free of charge.
9. data protection
The SALZANO family of owners undertakes to comply with the applicable data protection legislation in the handling and processing of all customer data and customer usage data.
Customer information is used only to maximize operational security or in the interest of sales promotion, product design, crime prevention, collection of key economic data and statistics, and billing.
The guest has the right to know what happens with his data. The guest can also demand the deletion of the collected data. The guest can demand that his data is not used for advertising purposes. (mailings)
10 Applicable law and place of jurisdiction
Swiss law is exclusively applicable to all contracts concluded with the SALZANO family of owners under these GTC. The exclusive place of jurisdiction for any disputes arising from such contracts is Interlaken.
11 Payment
You can pay with cash, (Swiss Francs and Euro) EC-Direct, Visa, Maestro, Mastercard, American Express and Postcard.
12. pets
Pets only on request: from CHF 15.00 per day, without food
(for anti-allergic cleaning of the room for the “successors”).
In special cases we reserve the right to charge for final cleaning.
13. surcharge half board
CHF 59.- per person and day for the 4-course pampering menu
Status: 2022, Interlaken-Unterseen
Imprint
SALZANO
Hotel – Spa – Restaurant
Seestrasse 108
CH-3800 Unterseen
+41 33 821 00 70
welcome(at)salzano.ch
VAT CHE-222.815.158
Webmaster:
Sandro Salzano
Design & Graphics:
Sandro Salzano
Texts:
Sonja Salzano
BOLD
Hotel Marketing Group – Lucie Heim
Photos:
SALZANO, Dolores Rupa, Daniel Schmuki, Monika Oberli, Interlaken Tourismus, Interlaken Golf Course, Lauberhorn Race Wengen, Shutterstock
