Traditional Eigenthalerhof - excursion restaurant at the foot of Pilatus for rent
The traditional Eigenthalerhof is located at an altitude of around 970 m above sea level at the foot of Pilatus, often above the fog line. The restaurant has around 50 seats, a flexibly usable hall with another 48 seats, and a sunny terrace with around 100 seats and an adjacent playground.
The infrastructure includes a spacious gastro kitchen, storage and cooling rooms, a goods lift, guest toilet facilities, and staff changing rooms with showers. The restaurant has 20 private parking spaces. Further public parking facilities and a post bus stop are located in the immediate vicinity.
Eigenthal is a well-known local recreation area with numerous opportunities for hiking and biking, as well as cross-country skiing and snowshoeing in winter. This location offers ideal conditions for a traditional excursion and family restaurant, as well as for private and business events. eigenthal.ch
Individual rooms or a separate 2.5-room apartment can be rented additionally if required.
We look forward to your application. On Saturday, 10 October 2026, there is the opportunity to visit the Eigenthalerhof. Please arrange a appointment with us in advance.
Strengths of the property
Location at around 970 m above sea level, often above the fog line
98 seats indoors, including 48 in a flexibly usable hall
Around 100 terrace seats and adjacent playground
20 private parking spaces and further public parking facilities
Post bus stop immediately at the restaurant
Spacious gastro kitchen, storage and cooling rooms, and goods lift
Year-round local recreation area: hiking and biking in summer, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing in winter
Suitable for families, groups, associations, and private and business events
Rooms / space offer
Restaurant ground floor:
- approx. 92m², 50 seats and openly combinable with hall
- Hall ground floor: approx. 59m², 48 seats and divisible
- Kitchen: approx. 56m²
- Guest toilet: approx. 27m²
- Staff changing rooms/shower: approx. 17m²
Further:
- Sunny terrace with 100 seats and playground
- Storage basement including lift to kitchen
- Cooling rooms basement (cooling and deep-freezing cell)
- 20 private parking spaces
- Parking spaces in the surroundings approx. 80 spaces
The apartments and rooms on the upper floor are not included in the rent, but can be rented additionally if required.
Rental conditions
- The monthly rent is CHF 3,500.- plus ancillary costs. This corresponds to a rent share of around 8% based on an assumed minimum annual turnover of CHF 525,000.-.
- The rent includes the restaurant premises, the hall, the gastro kitchen, the terrace, the storage and ancillary rooms, and 20 outdoor parking spaces.
- The existing small inventory can be taken over at attractive conditions. The rent deposit will be determined by agreement.
- Individual rooms or a separate 2.5-room apartment can be rented additionally if required. The conditions will be agreed separately.
Takeover: by agreement
It is essential to note that it is a fixed rent of CHF 3,500.- and not an additional turnover rent of 8%.
Possible business concept
Possible business concept
The Eigenthalerhof could become a traditional excursion and family restaurant, a meeting point for young and old. To attract guests to Eigenthal and make them want to return, recurring culinary offers and events are a good idea:
- Homemade Spätzli as a specialty of the house: classic, with cheese, mushrooms, or seasonal ingredients
- Chicken from the large grill: for example, on fixed weekends in summer
- Seasonal specialties: asparagus dishes in spring, Metzgete and game dishes in autumn
- Social events: Stubeten, music evenings, an Oktoberfest, and cozy Sunday lunches
- Offers for excursionists: simple lunch dishes, coffee and cake, and a Zvieriplättli after a hike
- Offers in winter: warm dishes and drinks for cross-country skiers and snowshoers
- Parties and groups: family celebrations, association events, and company dinners in the restaurant or in the flexibly usable hall
- Travel groups: pre-bookable coffee breaks,
- lunch or Zvieri offers
A manageable, seasonal menu could be the basis. The mentioned offers are initial ideas for a possible business concept that the future tenant can develop according to their own ideas.
Permits and innkeeper's patent
A gastronomic operating permit from the canton of Lucerne is required to run the restaurant. The future tenant also needs a recognized innkeeper's patent or a gastronomic competence certificate in the canton of Lucerne. The cantonal innkeeper's exam, corresponding diplomas from a gastronomic vocational school, or recognized competence certificates from other cantons are recognized. The personal permits and proofs must be obtained by the tenant before the start of operations. The existing operational and structural permits will be disclosed during the application process.
