BEATUS Wellness & Spa Hotel hosts seminars and conferences for 12 to 90 people in three daylight rooms. The hotel stands in Merligen on the north shore of Lake Thun, in the Bernese Oberland, and combines meeting rooms, overnight stays, a spa and a supporting program for teams.
Seminars and company events
The hotel has three seminar rooms of different sizes. It describes all of them as sunny and bright, with modern technical equipment. Salle Empire is the largest, with 105 m², a ceiling height of 3.05 m and a maximum of 90 people. Niesenblick measures 64 m² with a ceiling height of 2.77 m and takes up to 40 people. Salon Beau Site measures 30 m² with a ceiling height of 3.08 m and takes up to 12 people, which suits a board meeting or a small workshop.
Seminar packages and a seminar brochure can be downloaded from the hotel's website, and each event starts with a quote request. The team helps organizers build a supporting program around the working sessions.
Rooms and capacities
Salle Empire is the room for plenary sessions, presentations and larger groups. Niesenblick fits a mid-size training day or a split-off working group. Salon Beau Site is the room for a steering committee or a small group retreat. The hotel gives one maximum figure per room, so ask which seating layout that figure refers to when you plan a specific format.
The supporting program can include a Kneipp session barefoot in the park, followed by a dip in the cold water of Lake Thun and a warm-up in the saltwater pool. Therapists can also come to the seminar room for short physical exercises or neck massages. Other options are Nordic walking with a nature guide, guided hikes, bike tours with rental bikes, rowing, sailing, stand-up paddling and diving on the lake, skiing in the Bernese Oberland, and golf at Interlaken-Unterseen or Thun. Spa treatments can be booked and the wellness facilities used for an additional fee.
Accommodation
Participants can stay on site in rooms and suites with large windows, soundproofing and a view of the lake or the mountains. Categories run from Standard and Classic to Deluxe and Suites. The suites include the Eiger Junior Suite (39 to 42 m²), the Eigerli Junior Suite (32 m²), the Wellness suite (52 m²), the Tower suite (60 m²), the Senior Tower Suite (41 m²) and the ERMITAGE Suite (67 m²). The hotel does not state its total number of bedrooms on the pages we read.
The hotel lists the saltwater pool, the park, the sauna, the spa, the private beach and a daily exercise program among the services included for its hotel guests. The pool is heated to 35 °C and the shoreline measures 277 m.
Catering
Hotel guests are served gourmet half board: a Swiss breakfast, light dishes at lunchtime, cake in the afternoon and an evening menu built on seasonal and regional products, with vegan options. The hotel mentions three restaurants, including the Orangerie Restaurant and Bar and the Wellness Café Le Palmier. A fondue boat and a fondue hut offer another format for a group evening.
History and setting
The hotel sits on the sunny side of Lake Thun and states that it has the longest private waterfront of any wellness hotel in Switzerland. The grounds include a park and a private sandy beach.
Getting there
The address is Seestrasse 300, 3658 Merligen. The hotel puts Merligen 12 minutes from Thun and 20 minutes from Interlaken. Free parking is included when booking directly, and hotel guests receive public transport benefits with the PanoramaCard.
