TheDolder Grand (formerly known asGrand Hotel Dolder) is aluxury hotel in the Swiss city ofZurich. It is located onAdlisberg hill, some 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from, and 200 metres (660 ft) above, the city centre. Built in 1899, the hotel spreads out over 40,000 square metres (430,000 sq ft) and offers 175 rooms and suites, two restaurants, a bar, 13 conference rooms and a 4,000-square-metre (43,000 sq ft) spa.[1][2][3]
The hotel is connected to central Zurich by road, and by theDolderbahnrack railway, which has its upper terminus next to the hotel complex.[1][3][4]
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The Dolder Grand Hotel & Curhaus was built between 1897 and 1899, to a design by the architectJacques Gros fromBasel for the restaurateur Heinrich Hürlimann. Hürlimann had previously developed the nearbyDolder Waldhaus hotel, also designed by Gros, and the Dolderbahn to serve it.[5] The Dolder Grand opened on 10 May 1899, and was extended in 1924 and 1964.[6][7]
In 2001,Urs Schwarzenbach became the majority shareholder, and in 2004 the hotel closed for an extensive renovation, reopening on 3 April 2008. The renovation was led byNorman Foster and costSFr 440 million. The restoration maintained the original appearance from 1899, and demolished all extensions that had been made after 1899. Two new wings were added, adjacent to the old building, whilst two additional floors were added below the existing building.[2][6][8]
The Dolder Grand began acceptingbitcoin as a form of payment in May 2019, making it the first Swiss luxury hotel to accept thecryptocurrency as payment.[9]
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