It was at this time that Reinhold Buck and his wife Hildegard decided to finally take the plunge into self-employment. He, a trained chef and hotel manager, and she, a trained housekeeper, had dreamed of having their own restaurant since their youth. The two of them come from the Swabian Alb, travelled for many years, worked in various restaurants and finally in Lindau. So they were already familiar with Langenargen and Lake Constance, and when the opportunity arose in 1988, the two of them initially took over the Löwen restaurant.

Their courage was rewarded and the restaurant developed splendidly. In 1997, the Buck family, now three in number with daughter Stefanie, acquired the entire ensemble and took over the management of the hotel. Since then, the hosts have been successfully continuing the history of the traditional hotel directly on Langenargen harbour.

Stefanie Menzi-Buck is now part of the management team. After leaving school, Stefanie initially trained as a restaurant specialist in a 5-star hotel in the Black Forest. She then went on to work in various establishments before adding a degree and completing a bachelor's degree in business administration specialising in hotel and catering management at the Cooperative State University in Ravensburg. With this training and her hospitality gene, she is ideally prepared to manage the family business Akzent Hotel Löwen, now in its second generation.