GF tackles expansion of Klostergut Paradies
The Paradies Foundation is planning a comprehensive upgrade of the Paradies Monastery estate in Schlatt, including the construction of a new hotel and the environmentally friendly renovation of the existing restaurant. GF is investing around 10 million Swiss francs in the project, which includes 34 new rooms and year-round opening of the restaurant. Additionally, around 15 new jobs will be created. The planned construction work will begin in June and is expected to be completed by the end of 2025.
The Paradies Foundation, which belongs to GF, wants to upgrade its Klostergut Paradies estate in Schlatt. To this end, a hotel is to be built on the site of the GF conference and seminar centre and the existing restaurant is to be renovated and converted in an environmentally friendly manner, GF announced in a press release. The Schaffhausen-based industrial group is investing around CHF 10 million in the project.
The hotel will serve the company’s seminar and meeting guests. However, the planned 34 rooms will also be available to other guests, particularly at weekends and during holiday periods. The Paradies restaurant, which was previously only open in summer, will be open all year round following the renovation work. The new construction and remodelling will create around 15 new jobs in Schlatt.
In connection with the project, GF is examining the wish expressed by nature conservation and environmental organisations to renaturalise the banks of the Rhine near the restaurant and hotel together with the energy company SH Power, writes GF. The Müli stream has already been renaturalised during the preliminary work and a cold-water bay has been added.
Following the granting of the necessary building permits in recent weeks, construction work is set to begin in June. Completion is scheduled for the end of December 2025. The restaurant will remain closed during the construction work and will be replaced by a sunset bar at weekends during the summer months.