Five-star Two MICHELIN Keys Adlisberg, Zurich
The Dolder Grand
An 1899 château on the Adlisberg, 200 metres above the city, with two wings by Norman Foster, a spa of 4,000 square metres and a two-star restaurant.
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- MICHELIN
- Two Keys, 2026
- Opened
- May 1899; reopened April 2008
- From the airport
- About 20 minutes by car
The hotel
A château on the hill, and Foster around it.
Heinrich Hürlimann, a Zurich restaurateur who also developed the Dolderbahn and the Dolder Waldhaus, commissioned a grand hotel on the hill. The Basel architect Jacques Gros designed it as a turreted château, and it opened on 10 May 1899 on the Adlisberg, about two kilometres from the centre and two hundred metres above it. Guests came up from the city on Hürlimann's rack railway, whose upper station is still next to the hotel.
The hotel closed in 2004. Norman Foster restored the château to its 1899 look and wrapped two new wings around it, and it reopened on 3 April 2008 after an investment of CHF 440 million. The spa alone covers 4,000 square metres. Heiko Nieder's The Restaurant has two Michelin stars, and in 2026 the MICHELIN Guide gave the hotel two Keys. A hotel shuttle now runs into town every hour as well.
- The spa Four thousand square metres, with a 25-metre indoor pool kept at about 28 °C. It opens from 6 am to 10 pm, and the gym never closes for hotel guests.
- The Restaurant Heiko Nieder's creative cooking, with two Michelin stars in the current Swiss guide.
- Into town The Dolderbahn runs down to Römerhof, and a hotel shuttle leaves for the centre every hour.
Dining
Two stars and a Golf Wing.
Restaurants and bars as listed by the hotel; the Michelin stars are from the MICHELIN Guide Switzerland 2025, still the current edition. Shown for information.
- The Restaurant Two Michelin stars Creative Heiko Nieder
- Saltz Restaurant In the hotel
- Mikuriya Restaurant In the hotel
- blooms Restaurant Third floor of the Golf Wing
- Canvas Bar Bar Live music on Friday and Saturday evenings
Good to know
Before you go.
- Arrival Check-in from 3 pm, check-out by noon.
- Children Welcome at any age. Children up to three stay free in a cot; extra beds are charged from four.
- Pets Accepted, with a possible charge.
- Parking A garage of 240 spaces, with direct access to the hotel.
Getting there
Flying to Zurich.
Zurich Airport is about 20 minutes away by car, and the hotel can send a limousine. Private jets use the General Aviation Center at the same airport, where Jet Aviation runs the executive terminal.
- Nice 55 min
- Paris 1 h 00
- London 1 h 25
- Dubai 6 h 35 long-range jet
- New York 8 h 40 long-range jet
Questions
What guests ask first.
- How many MICHELIN Keys does The Dolder Grand have?
- Two, in the 2026 Swiss selection.
- How do you get from the Dolder Grand into Zurich?
- By the Dolderbahn, the rack railway that stops next to the hotel and runs down to Römerhof for trams 2 and 3, or by the hotel shuttle, which leaves every hour.
- How big is the spa at the Dolder Grand?
- About 4,000 square metres, with a 25-metre indoor pool.
- Can SkyCourtage arrange the flight to Zurich?
- Yes. We arrange Business and First Class seats on scheduled airlines and private jet charter to Zurich, with one final price, our margin included. The hotel is booked with the hotel or through our booking partner.
Also in Zurich
Other hotels worth the trip.
- Baur au Lac Opened in 1844 and still run by the Baur family, in its own park by the lake, close to the Bahnhofstrasse.
- La Réserve Eden au Lac Forty rooms in a century-old building on the lake, reworked by Philippe Starck, with a bar on the roof.
- Widder Hotel Nine medieval townhouses joined by the architect Tilla Theus, with a jazz bar and a two-star restaurant.
- Mandarin Oriental Savoy The oldest grand hotel in Zurich, opened in 1838, reopened by Mandarin Oriental in December 2023.
Staying at The Dolder Grand?
Book the room, then the flight.
Rates and availability come from the hotel itself. For the journey to Zurich, a Business or First Class seat or an aircraft of your own: tell us the date and we come back with one final price, our margin included.
Opens the hotel's own website. We have no arrangement with the hotel.