ZURICH, Switzerland, September 5 /PRNewswire/ --      From today, rooms and banqueting premises are available for
booking at the Dolder Grand. In spring 2008, Zurich will get one of its
premier features back. Originally a "Curhaus" - health spa - , the Dolder
Grand has transformed itself into a luxury-class city resort. International
partners have undertaken the architecture, interior design and spa layout.
The former Dolder Grand Hotel closed for conversion back in 2004.

The Dolder Grand is open for bookings, and with immediate effect. From
April 2008 it will again be possible to stay overnight in the five-star
hotel. A city resort of luxury class awaits guests who sign in at the Dolder
Grand. The categories of the 173 rooms and suites range from single rooms to
deluxe rooms and suites variously dimensioned and appointed. Four top suites
aim to cater for individual extravagance. Largest of the top suites is the
Maestro, housed in the tower of the historic Main Building. A stay here, on
two floors totalling 400 square metres, including lounge-terrace, is bound to
be a memorable experience.

Symbiosis of tradition and modernity

Leading London architects Foster and Partners have combined the Dolder
Grand's historic Main Building with the innovations of modern architecture.
As originally planned in 1899, guests can once again enter the hotel from the
south side, through the restored stone hall. All the accretions added after
1899 have been demolished. Two new wings, the Spa Wing and the Golf Wing, now
cling to the Main Building. Interior architects United Designers, also from
London, have shaped new living spaces. In the Main Building their refined,
eclectic configurations instil a sense of history, while the two wings
epitomize the spirit of the modern age. The 4000 square metres of the spa
area are laid out to a plan by the American expert Sylvia Sepielli. The spa
comprises a spacious pool, men's and ladies' spa, workout, movement and body
studios, and 21 treatment rooms.

Cuisine and banqueting

The two restaurants and bar are open both to hotel guests and the general
public. The terraces afford a magnificent view of the city of Zurich, the
lake and the Alps. Perhaps most eye-catching of the banqueting rooms is the
great ballroom, topped with its unusual cupola.

Lavish building and restoration work

The old Dolder Grand Hotel closed in summer 2004. In the space of six
months, more than 110,000 cubic metres of material was excavated from around
the historic Main Building, to reach the necessary depth for the new
buildings. During this work the façade, a listed architectural monument, was
laboriously propped in a steel corset. The shell as a whole was finished in
February 2006. Despite the doubling of the usable area from 20,000 to 40,000
square metres, geothermics have cut the Dolder Grand's energy consumption by
half. This entailed sinking 70 earth probes 150 metres deep into the earth.

The work on the Dolder Grand has been costed at 440 million Swiss francs.
The additional project for the "east plot" comprises two rented apartments
and an events room, and the architectural integration of the Dolder mountain
railway station.

The Dolder Grand is still undergoing conversion. Illustrated hotel
literature will be available early in 2008.

Media contact:

    Vanessa Flack
    Public Relations Manager
    The Dolder Resort
    Tel +41-44-456-66-40
    pr@thedolderresort.com