The Dolder Grand (formerly known as Grand Hotel Dolder) is a

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in the Swiss city of

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. It is located on

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hill, some from, and above, the city centre. Built in 1899, the hotel spreads out over and offers 173 rooms and suites, two restaurants, a bar, 13 conference rooms and a spa. The hotel is connected to central Zurich by road, and by the

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, which has its upper terminus next to the hotel complex.

History

The Dolder Grand Hotel & Curhaus was built between 1897 and 1899, to a design by the architect Jacques Gros from

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for the restaurateur Heinrich Hürlimann. Hürlimann had previously developed the nearby Dolder Waldhaus hotel, also designed by Gros, and the Dolderbahn to serve it. The Dolder Grand opened on 10 May 1899, and was extended in 1924 and 1964. In 2001,

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became the majority shareholder, and in 2004 the hotel closed for an extensive renovation, reopening on 3 April 2008. The renovation was led by

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and cost

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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. The Dolder Grand began accepting

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as a form of payment in May 2019, making it the first Swiss luxury hotel to accept the

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as payment.

References

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