Portrait & History
Hotel Donatz
An exceptionally warm, personal atmosphere awaits you here at the Donatz. We run our family business with immense passion and commitment. The hotel features 25 spacious rooms, beautifully furnished with bespoke Swiss pinewood, a gourmet Restaurant, and a famous Wine Bar. Awarded 14 Gault Millau points, the Restaurant Donatz treats diners to exquisite culinary delights.
Treat yourself to a break with us in the Engadine. Be it an extended gourmet holiday in the Engadine mountains or a short break, we greatly look forward to welcoming you at the Hotel Donatz.
![[Translate to English:] Cornelia & René Donatz](https://api.hoteldonatz.ch/fileadmin/_processed_/0/a/csm_hotel-donatz-samedan-besitzer-lounge_694f9459a3.jpg)
Family tradition since 1974
The passion and pride are palpable when René and Cornelia Donatz talk about their family business. They took over the Hotel Donatz in 2008 and, with their Wine Bar concept, created a veritable wine-lovers’ paradise. The couple met through celebrity chef Jacky Donatz, René Donatz's uncle. But their shared passion for good food and the hotel industry began earlier than that:
Cornelia and René both completed culinary training. While René subsequently stirred things up aboard cruise ships, Cornelia worked as a seasonal employee in the Zermatt and Zurich hotel industry. In the meantime, the third generation is already waiting in the wings to carry on the family tradition.