The Dolder Grand

Zurich, Switzerland. Located on the Adlisberg, overlooking Zurich some 200 metres above the city centre, linked to it by the Dolderbahn rack railway.

The Dolder GrandZurich, Switzerland

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175 rooms and suites across the historic building and two modern wings.
The Restaurant, Saltz, Mikuriya and blooms, plus the Canvas Bar.
A 4,000 m² spa with indoor pool, fitness and medical services, and 13 conference rooms.
Located on the Adlisberg, overlooking Zurich some 200 metres above the city centre, linked to it by the Dolderbahn rack railway.

8 dates, written by Grand Hotels of the World from the sources below.

1897 – 1899
The Dolder Grand Hotel & Curhaus is built to designs by Basel architect Jacques Gros for the restaurateur Heinrich Hürlimann.
10 May 1899
The hotel opens on the hillside, served by the Dolderbahn that Hürlimann had built for his nearby Waldhaus hotel.
1924
A first extension is added to the building.
1964
The hotel is extended a second time.
2001
Urs Schwarzenbach becomes the majority shareholder.
2004
The hotel closes for a complete renovation led by Norman Foster, costing CHF 440 million.
3 April 2008
The Dolder Grand reopens: later additions are removed, the 1899 appearance restored, and two new wings built alongside.
May 2019
It becomes the first Swiss luxury hotel to accept bitcoin as payment.