Jugendstil-Hotel Paxmontana in Flüeli-Ranft, canton of Obwalden, hosts seminars for up to 120 people, banquets and weddings, with a historic hall for 200 guests and about ten smaller rooms. The hotel and its sister inn have 99 guest rooms, so a group can meet, dine and sleep on the same hill above Lake Sarnen.
Seminars and company events
The hotel describes a modern seminar infrastructure and events from small groups to 120 people. It organizes team-building events, seminars and congresses. A hybrid meeting offer exists with a technology partner, with streaming packages and a light stage. Rooms available for work include the Grosser Salon (50 guests), the Raum der Stille (60), the Damensalon (40) and the three Gartensaal sub-rooms of 40 each: Huetstock, Nünalphorn and Widderfeld. The whole Gartensaal takes 130.
For a side program, the hotel suggests e-bike tours with a rental partner, guided visits to the house of Brother Klaus and the Ranft gorge, a visit to the Fürigen fortress, high-lake fishing, a tour of the Glasi glassworks in Hergiswil and a legend hike on the Älggi Alp. It can also organize programs with two local partners.
Weddings and receptions
The hotel can be rented exclusively, with all rooms at your disposal. To guarantee this, a minimum spend applies, and any shortfall is billed as hall rental. Ask the hotel for the current figure for your season. Receptions can use the Historischer Saal (200 guests), the Gartensaal and the Restaurant Veranda, with a large sun terrace, a hotel bar with a rose salon and a tower bar on the fourth floor on request. The hotel also takes birthdays, anniversaries and other celebrations.
Rooms and capacities
Historischer Saal, 186 square meters, 200 guests. Gartensaal, 104 square meters, 130 guests, or three parts of 35 square meters and 40 guests each. Grosser Salon, 50 square meters, 50 guests. Kleiner Salon, 26 square meters, 10 guests. Damensalon, 35 square meters, 40 guests. Restaurant Veranda, 172 square meters, 120 guests. Raum der Stille, 60 square meters, 60 guests. The hotel states space for up to 400 people in its banquet and seminar areas. The site gives one figure per room, without layouts such as theatre or banquet.
Accommodation
The main hotel has 83 renovated rooms and suites with 160 beds. Gasthaus Paxmontana, in the village about 100 meters from the main house, has 16 rooms with 32 beds. Room types include Grand Lit, Standard, corner double, Historisch, Suite and the tower suite of the inn.
Catering
The Restaurant Veranda seats around 100 to 120 guests, and a garden terrace and hotel bar with a sun terrace complete the offer. The inn has its own restaurant with a parlor and a sun terrace. The hotel gives banquet documentation on request and plans menus with you.
History and setting
The hotel was built in 1896 by Franz Hess-Michel as the Kurhaus Nünalphorn. It stands free on a hilltop with a view of Lake Sarnen and the Obwalden mountains. It is a listed building of regional importance, and the Hotel Paxmontana AG has owned it since 1953. Flüeli-Ranft is known as the home of Brother Klaus.
Getting there
The address is Dossen 1, CH-6073 Flüeli-Ranft. Parking is free at the hotel and in the village, about 100 meters from the main house, and there is a charging station for electric cars.
