Mandarin Oriental Palace, Luzern

Lucerne, Switzerland. Located on the National Quai on the north shore of Lake Lucerne, overlooking the lake.

Mandarin Oriental Palace, LuzernLucerne, Switzerland

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Practical information

Address: Mandarin Oriental Palace, Luzern
Haldenstrasse 10
6002 Lucerne
Switzerland
Telephone: +41 41 588 1888
Official website: www.mandarinoriental.com
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Rooms, family rooms and a collection of suites, signature suites and exceptional suites.
Colonnade (French), Minamo (Japanese), the MOzern brasserie and afternoon tea in the Belle Époque veranda.
Spa treatments and a fitness centre, plus meeting and event spaces.
Located on the National Quai on the north shore of Lake Lucerne, overlooking the lake.

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

1903
Hotel pioneer Franz Josef Bucher buys a 3,285 m² plot on the National Quai for 880,000 Swiss francs, a record price.
July 1904
Construction begins to designs by architect Heinrich Meili-Wapf.
7 May 1906
The Palace Hotel Luzern opens; it cost four million francs and offers 120 private bathrooms, then a rare luxury.
1914 – 1919
The hotel closes during the First World War and reopens after the Treaty of Versailles.
1939 – 1945
During the Second World War it serves as a medical centre and a store for essential supplies.
1946
After a two-year, 1.5-million-franc renovation, the hotel reopens in its former luxury.
1993 – 1994
The top two floors are rebuilt, adding 48 rooms and suites.
October 1997
Victoria-Jungfrau Collection, owner of the Interlaken grand hotel, takes over the Palace.
2011
The building is sold to a Credit Suisse investment fund in a sale-and-leaseback deal.
2019
The hotel closes for a full renovation.
24 Sept. 2022
It reopens as the Mandarin Oriental Palace, Luzern.