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Book The Dolder Grand for an 'Autumn Aspiration' (Or a Cool Wine Festival)
Planning an Autumn get away? Do you aspire to head to Zurich, Switzerland? Then the "Autumn Aspiration" at the Dolder Grand might be up your alley. The package offers guests a savings of 30 percent at this luxury five star "city resort" just outside the city.
Included in the Autumn Aspiration are:
·Two nights in a Double Room Superior
·Continental breakfast in the Garden Restaurant daily for two people
·One 60 minute Kerstin Florian massage per person at the Dolder Grand Spa
·One three-course dinner for two people in the Garden Restaurant (excluding drinks)
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The Ultimate Swiss Drink: Baur Au Lac's Swisstini
We've kicked off our Summer Cocktails series where we profile fun new summer drinks that hotels are making. Got one we should know about? Send us the recipe with a photo of the drink. Otherwise, enjoy and @reply us when you're wasted!
Zurich's fancy Baur Au Lac has just got its $50m renovations done, and has decided to celebrate with a special end-of-summer cocktail called the Swisstini.
This is one delicious-sounding drink which mixes crème de framboise and raspberry puree with vodka – and has a fantastic Swiss touch by using pieces of white chocolate (Swiss, of course) to make the Swiss flag on top. You can get it for 18 Swiss francs (about $16) at the Terrasse rooftop bar, which means you sip away while looking over Lake Zurich.
The folks at Baur Au Lac are generous enough to suggest recreating the cocktail in your own home if you can't make it all the way to Zurich, or can't afford the starting-at-$750 room rates, but we think it won't taste quite the same outside Switzerland.
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Baur Au Lac's Refurb Makes Zurich Even Swisher
Zurich: it’s properly smoking at the moment. Not only was it voted the world’s most livable city last month, and not only have the likes of Cyndi Lauper and Mick Hucknall just been playing the Dolder Grand’s mini festival. Now, the uber-posh Baur au Lac back in town is about to complete a $50m renovation.
The restaurant — which only used to be open in the summer — will now be taking orders all year round, 32 rooms have been expanded into 22 suites, junior suites and deluxe rooms, and they’ve thrown in a rooftop patio looking over the lake for good measure.
Fixtures-wise, all rooms now have flat-screen TVs, iPod docking stations and WiFi — book a suite, and you’ll get a Bose sound system thrown into the mix as well. As well you’d hope, given that doubles start at $756, and junior suites $967. Let’s just hope the WiFi's free, yeah?
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Get Three Nights For Two At The Dolder Grand
Switzerland – there’s more to it than cuckoo clocks and snow, don’t you know? Or perhaps, maybe you don't know and that's presumably why The Dolder Grand is piquing your interest in its lovely country by offering three nights for the price of two on stays before 31 October.
It’s called their Summer Saver Package, and means you can get three nights in a double superior room for 1740 CHF (£988 or $1618). Yes it’s a lot, but think how much you’re saving.
Also, true fact – last week, Zurich, which the hotel overlooks, was voted the most liveable city in the world last week by Monocle magazine. Just in case the free night wasn’t doing for you.
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Plush Digs for Dolder Grand's 'Live at Sunset' Festival
Summer's here, Europe's calling, and it's music festival season. But the downside to festivals is all that grubby camping. Obviously the folks at the Dolder Grand outside of Zurich feel the same way, because they're offering up some decent digs for Dolder's very own Live at Sunset Festival from July 8-19 this year.
True, they're probably aiming for a different kind of clientele from the usual festy types – they've got Jamie Cullum (July 18th), Katie Melua (19th) and Simply Red (9th) on the festival books. But we're thinking the Cyndi Lauper gig on the 17th would make a pretty fine girly break.
There are two festival packages to choose from. The Live at Sunset Festival deal gives you a deluxe room, a three course dinner, breakfast and one gig, and costs from £293 ($443) per person. Money to burn? Book the Live at Sunset Superstar package and they'll give you all that, but stick you in a superior suite, and throw in a massage and a late checkout. But you'll have to fork out £812 ($1,230) each.
Still, who wouldn't want to pay £812 to see Mick Hucknall, right? To book, email reservations@thedoldergrand.com or call +41 44 456 60000.
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Giant Easter Egg on Display at The Dolder Grand
The Dolder Grand in Zurich is known to do things up big, like their opening party featuring Mary J. Blige and their Grand 100 Suite inspired by the Rolling Stones.So why should Easter be any different?
The hotel has constructed a giant Easter egg made out of 16,834 Chrysanthemums, standing over 8 feet tall and weighing over 2,200 lbs.
Now, if only someone could make an Easter egg out of that much chocolate for us.
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Dolder Grand Is Giving You Half Price Rooms For Its Birthday
It's almost a year since Zurich's fancy Dolder Grand Hotel had its grand reopening, so it's doing what any good marketing-minded hotel should: having an Anniversary Special.
The Anniversary Delight: Be Our Guest package, apart from having a somewhat less-than-snappy name, is actually a good deal. Basically, it's a pay-for-one-night, get-one-night-free deal valid for up to an eight night stay (for the price of four). Given that a double room for one night usually costs you a not-too-measly 870 Swiss francs ($740), getting two for one will make it affordable (we use that term loosely) for a few extra guests.
This offer is valid during their anniversary month, which means from April 3 to April 30, 2009. It's as good a time as any to try out the Dolder's snail showers or get a peek at their Rolling Stones-inspired suite.
[Photo: leumund]
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Radisson SAS Zurich Has Europe's Tallest Wine Tower
We are pretty easily impressed by anything that's a world's biggest or world's tallest, and so it's no wonder that the Radisson SAS Zurich Airport has caught our eye. It's got Europe's tallest wine tower.
Like we said, we're easily impressed, but then we had to stop and wonder what a wine tower actually is. If you're a touch ignorant like us, we can now enlighten you: this wine tower is a tall glass structure where wine is stored, like this picture of a similar Radisson SAS wine tower at Stansted Airport near London. Apparently the tower includes a system to keep wines at exactly the right temperatures.
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Sweet Suite :: Dolder Grand's Suite 100 Inspired by The Rolling Stones
The hits keep on coming for the Dolder Grand Hotel in Switzerland.
Aside from having a mega-opening day, techno-funky spiral showers and a performance by Mary J. Blige, the hotel has just unveiled its four Top Suites, one of which was inspired by the Rolling Stones.
Called Suite 100, after The 100 Club in London, the suite is surely to make any rocker happy.
Also located on the top floor of the Spa Wing, the most surprising feature of the one-bedroom Suite 100 (1,770 square feet) is its unconventional extravagance.
The mood of the interior is set by retro-style furniture and a predominantly black and pink décor reminiscent of the "Swinging Sixties."
A highlight of the suite is the spacious black marble bathroom with a whirlpool, sauna and steam shower beneath a cracked mirror ceiling. The living room features rosewood panelling, and two unique pink DeSede sofas - the same model that Mick Jagger once owned.
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Mary J. Blige Gets Crunk At The Dolder Grand Re-Opening Party
Was the re-opening of the Dolder Grand Hotel like the biggest thing ever to happen in Zurich? First, people lined up by the hundreds to see the hotel's new renovations. Now the hotel capped off the re-opening celebration with a party hosted by owner Urs Schwarzenbach for 240 people (all his closest friends, no doubt) which featured a private concert by Mary J. Blige.
The hotel's rep writes us:
The $450 million transformation of the hotel took four years so naturally the opening events would be just as extravagant. Mary J Blige performed a private concert at the reception, held in the hotel's grand ballroom (which has a gold cupola).
We're guessing as a way to say thank you for performing (along with a huge check) the hotel put Mary up in the Dolder Grand Suite which has fireplaces in both the living room and the bedroom, views over the city, the lake and the Alps, and a small tower with a lounge and a roof terrace.
If you're not a soul/hip&hop queen, regular room rates start at around $523 USD (540 CHF.)
Thanks Kristin!
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Zurich's Dolder Grand Has Its Own Version of Spiral Showers
We do love a good shower when we're away from home, so it's really no wonder that we've been slightly obsessed with the cocoon spiral showers of Donovan House. But if you're not anywhere near Washington DC and still want to test out these kinds of showers, we've received another tip: head to the Dolder Grand in Zurich, Switzerland.
Yes, as well as being very green after their recent renovations, the Dolder Grand is also home to similar showers. The only difference is that they call them snail showers because the shape is like a snail shell. Fair enough, but snails seem to have a few negatives going for them, and we're happier with the cocoon spiral label, to be honest. Just the same, we'll be happy to test these showers out for style next time we're passing through Switzerland.
[Photo: zrrdavatz]
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Snapshot :: The Dolder Grand Hotel Re-Opens and Thousands Show Up To See
This here's a snapshot of the Dolder Grand Hotel in Zurich, Switzerland which will have its official re-opening ceremony tomorrow. The hotel has been closed for four years to undergo a $400 million renovation by renowned architects Foster and Partners.
Apparently, the city and its residents were so eager to see the results of the makeover the hotel opened its doors over the weekend for public viewing days. It is estimated about 20,000 people showed up to get a sneak peek. Hmmm...if only we had been in Zurich yesterday instead of New York.
In other news:
· The London West Hollywood: The hotel opened yesterday and we'll have a review for you first thing in the morning.
· Citizen M Hotels: The booking engine is live at citizenM.com. Book a stay at the Amsterdam Schipol for visits later than June 21, 2008. Online bookers get 15 percent off too.
· DC Hotels: Our nation's capital might be getting another chic hotel.
· Avalon Beverly Hills: The hotel is hosting a special prix-fix Earth Day dinner at the blue on blue restaurant from April 21-26. It's $55 per person, not including drinks, tax and gratuity.
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