Putting our hearts into it for generations: The Engelhorn Hotel, a family-run business

16. July 2026

Two smiling employees in the garden of the Hotel Engelhorn, leaning over a clipboard together.

A house that has grown with the family

The Hotel Engel­horn is more than just a place to stay. Our family has been running the hotel for many years and has been deve­lo­ping it step by step—always with the goal of offe­ring guests a stay where they feel welcome and well taken care of.

What started small has grown over the years. Our focus has never been on rapid growth, but rather on how we can develop our busi­ness in a meaningful way—with our guests, our employees, and the future in mind.

Ideas Become Spaces

Many areas of today’s Hotel Engel­horn were deve­lo­ped over time.

A prime example of this is our event venue, Eventum. Where a barn once stood, a modern venue for wed­dings, con­fe­ren­ces, cor­po­ra­te events, and family cele­bra­ti­ons has now been created.

Café Emilie is also part of this deve­lo­p­ment. It com­ple­ments the hotel by pro­vi­ding a place for people to gather—for hotel guests as well as for visi­tors from Leimen and the sur­roun­ding region.

Continuous Development Instead of Stagnation

For us, being a family-run busi­ness also means never stan­ding still.

That is why we regu­lar­ly invest in our hotel, moder­ni­ze rooms, develop new offe­rings, and create spaces that make our guests‘ stays even more enjoya­ble.

Many changes don’t happen over­night. They develop step by step—just as our house has grown over the past few decades.

The Next Generation Helps Shape the Future

We are espe­ci­al­ly pleased that the next gene­ra­ti­on is now step­ping up to take on respon­si­bi­li­ty and brin­ging new ideas to the Hotel Engel­horn.

New per­spec­ti­ves meet years of expe­ri­ence. This com­bi­na­ti­on helps us pre­ser­ve what has been proven effec­ti­ve while remai­ning open to change.

This is how the Hotel Engel­horn con­ti­nues to evolve without losing sight of its roots.

Values That Shape Our Everyday Lives

As a family-run busi­ness, values are par­ti­cu­lar­ly important to us.

These include honesty, relia­bi­li­ty, and trea­ting one another with respect and open­ness. This atti­tu­de shapes not only our team­work but also our inter­ac­tions with our guests, busi­ness part­ners, and event orga­ni­zers.

We want to be a place where ever­yo­ne feels welcome—whether they’re staying for one night, atten­ding a con­fe­rence, stop­ping by Café Emilie, or cele­bra­ting a special occa­si­on at Eventum.

A place where people come first

A smiling receptionist at the wooden reception desk of the Hotel Engelhorn hands a guest a card; behind her stands an antique cabinet

For us, being a family-run busi­ness means taking respon­si­bi­li­ty.

For our guests, who place their trust in us. For our employees, who con­tri­bu­te to our success every day. And for the next gene­ra­ti­on, who will carry on the legacy of the Hotel Engel­horn and enrich it with new ideas.

We look forward to con­ti­nuing on this journey together—with a home that evolves while retai­ning its family-fri­end­ly atmo­sphe­re.