Usually trotted out into the lobbies of all the top Parisian hotels during fashion week, the colorful little Macaron treats are now showing up more and more often both outside the City of Lights and during all seasons. It's almost a full-blown hotel trend, these little tasty tidbits, and...
November 17, 2009
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...
October 07, 2009
Zurich: its properly smoking at the moment. Not only was it voted the worlds most livable city last month, and not only have the likes of Cyndi Lauper and Mick Hucknall just been playing the Dolder Grands mini festival. Now, the uber-posh Baur au Lac back in town is...
July 27, 2009
Switzerland theres more to it than cuckoo clocks and snow, dont 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....
July 17, 2009
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...
May 13, 2009
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,...
April 10, 2009
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,...
March 04, 2009
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...
July 02, 2008
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...
May 22, 2008
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...
April 28, 2008
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...
April 02, 2008
We've been waiting since 2004 for the Dolder Grand Hotel to finish its renovations and reopen in one of our favorite European cities, Zurich. After spending around $400 million on the transformation, we're guessing it'll probably be worth the wait.The Dolder Grand is what they like to call a...
February 12, 2008
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