The Alpinhotel Grimsel Hospiz in Guttannen, Switzerland, hosts seminars, banquets and weddings in the high Alps. The largest meeting room, the Turmsaal, holds up to 150 people in cinema seating, and two small rooms each take 12 around a table. The hotel belongs to the Grimselwelt, the visitor offer of the hydropower company Kraftwerke Oberhasli (KWO).
Seminars and company events
The Grimselwelt site presents the Hospiz as a place to work without interruption. Its seminar rooms are described as quiet spaces for developing strategy and making plans, and the team also arranges the side program, so the stay and the activities come from a single contact.
The Hospiz runs in two seasons, a summer hotel and a winter retreat at close to 2,000 meters above sea level, and each has its own seminar and banquet pages. Check which season your dates fall in when you send a request. Viewings of the rooms are possible by appointment.
Weddings and receptions
The official site lists weddings and banquets for the Hospiz in both seasons. No guest numbers are published for these, so ask the events team for the capacity of the room you have in mind and for the banquet documentation for the season.
Rooms and capacities
The Turmsaal is the main room: 170 m², 11.93 m wide and 14.27 m long, with a ceiling height of 2.70 m and two pillars. A fixed projector and screen are installed. Daylight is limited in winter. Capacities listed are 30 in seminar layout, 36 in a U shape, 48 around block tables and 150 cinema style.
The Pionierzimmer measures 29 m² and takes 12 people around block tables. It has a TV and opens onto a small terrace in summer, but gets no daylight in winter. The Bergsteigerstübli measures 21 m², also seats 12 in block layout, and works well for a break-out group or a board discussion.
Accommodation
The Hospiz is a hotel, with a summer room offer and a winter retreat offer. The official pages in the file do not give the number of bedrooms, so confirm it before you plan an overnight seminar. The sister hotel Handeck, also part of the Grimselwelt, has its own seminar rooms and a nature resort.
Catering
Meals are served in the hotel restaurant, and the winter retreat promotes its chef. Banquet menus are updated each spring, with a summer documentation available on request. Aperitif and wine lists are published on the site.
History and setting
The Grimselwelt presents itself as the place where Swiss hydropower pioneers worked, and the Hospiz has its own history page and a 360 degree tour. Power plant tours and cable cars in the area can be added to a group program.
Getting there
The hotel is on the Grimsel route above Guttannen. Directions are on the Grimselwelt contact and access page. Phone +41 33 982 26 14 for banquet, seminar and event questions.
