Zehnder’s of Frankenmuth was founded in 1856, originally as a hotel called The Exchange. It was sold several times over the years, until it landed in the hands of the William Zehnder in 1927. He remodeled the hotel to look like Mount Vernon. After World War II, the hotel added a restaurant. Due to demand, the restaurant kept growing larger and larger.
Today, Zehnder’s has one of the largest restaurants in the US, seating 1500 persons. The restaurant is famous for large, family style chicken dinners and good service. In addition to the hotel and restaurant, the company also operates a water park, which includes an indoor water park, a video arcade, a restaurant, a gift shop, an indoor swimming pool, and spa facilities, as well as retail shops, which include food stores, a bakery, gift and yarn shops, and a sweet shop, as well as offers wedding cakes and gift cards.
Zehnder’s is still owned and operated by the Zehnder family, as well as the hotel across the street, the Bavarian Inn.
Zehnder'sZehnder’s of Frankenmuth was founded in 1856, originally as a hotel called The Exchange. It was sold several times over the years, until it landed in the hands of the William Zehnder in 1927. He remodeled the hotel to look like Mount Vernon. After World War II, the hotel added a restaurant. Due to demand, the restaurant kept growing larger and larger.
Today, Zehnder’s has one of the largest restaurants in the US, seating 1500 persons. The restaurant is famous for large, family style chicken dinners and good service. In addition to the hotel and restaurant, the company also operates a water park, which includes an indoor water park, a video arcade, a restaurant, a gift shop, an indoor swimming pool, and spa facilities, as well as retail shops, which include food stores, a bakery, gift and yarn shops, and a sweet shop, as well as offers wedding cakes and gift cards.
Zehnder’s is still owned and operated by the Zehnder family, as well as the hotel across the street, the Bavarian Inn.