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Villa Schuttersveld was built in Enschede in 1834 by a Belgian textile baron, Charles de Maere. It is an elegant neoclassical mansion surrounded by a park in English landscape style.
After de Maere's period, the estate came into the possession of the Van Heek family, one of Enschede's best-known textile families. They expanded the complex with factory buildings and used it as a director's residence as the centerpiece of their enterprise. Today, Villa Schuttersveld is a national monument and the headquarters of Pay.
Also on the estate is the Coach House. Formerly home to horses and carriages, it is now a space for knowledge sharing and developments. It is used for trainings, inspiration sessions and team days. It is also a space to get together and have lunch or dinner together.
Before Pay. occupied the Coach House, it was for many years a well-known restaurant: Het Koetshuis Schuttersveld. Led by chef Fred Böhnke, it received a Michelin star in 1987, which it retained for more than a decade. Since 2022 it has been owned by Pay. and used daily. The conservatory of the coach house, overlooking the monumental vegetable garden has also remained intact.
