Hotels · Zurich, Switzerland

Baur au Lac

Zurich ★★★★ Forbes 🗝🗝🗝 MICHELIN

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND

Overview

Baur au Lac has the discerning tastes of its guests to thank for the leading position it has maintained since 1844 in the international luxury hotel industry. Extensive renovation upholds this tradition and guarantees continuity. Set in its own park, the hotel enjoys a unique location overlooking the lake and the Alps - and yet is still but a few minutes' walk from the Paradeplatz financial district and the Bahnhofstrasse, Zurich's celebrated shopping high street. The hotel is only a stone's throw away from all major cultural and tourist attractions, 20 minutes from Zurich international airport and 5 minutes from Zurich main station.

Every room is unique, exclusive, timelessly elegant design, inspired by Art Deco and Louis XVI and skilfully combined with contemporary elements, modern art and a pinch of glamour, make up the refined eclectic style of the 119 rooms and suites of the Baur au Lac.

The brasserie and bar Baur's takes the classic brasserie concept to a whole new level, blending contemporary chic with international grace in an artful, inviting ambience. It offers a fine selection of grill-room inspired dishes, modern takes on culinary classics and plant-based delicacies. Paired with a sophisticated wine list, curated by the world’s best sommelier. As well as welcoming Baur au Lac’s guests, the brasserie is a popular destination with Zurich’s locals, with an elegant bar, restaurant, buzzing dining counter and stylish cigar lounge.

Marguita is more than a restaurant: it is the beating heart of the hotel and the city that surrounds it. A place to share happy memories and delicious delights. Marking a new chapter in the hotel's long history of impeccable hospitality. Marguita offers a contemporary reimagining of our esteemed legacy, a celebration of skill and care passed down through generations.

Spectacular views of lake Zurich and the Alps make Baur au Lac's private park the ideal setting for the annual "Art in the Park" exhibition. Amid the sights, sounds and scents of early summer, monumental sculptures crafted by such artistic luminaries as Louise Bourgeois, Fernando Botero, Robert Indiana and George Condo are showcased here as a prelude to the world-renowned "Art Basel" art show. In the warmer months of the year, private parties and business functions begin here with an aperitif or cocktail reception in Zurich's most attractive private garden.

Sustainability Initiatives +

Our Commitment to Sustainability:

  • Implementation of sustainable management measures
  • Measures to conserve resources
  • Reduction of environmental pollution
  • Social and economic project work
  • Promoting and maintaining the Swiss culture
  • Sustainable purchasing policy
  • Support for local companies
  • Preservation of biodiversity, the ecosystem and the landscape in harmony with the company's own Baur au Lac Park
  • Circular economy: through cooperation with SapoCycle , a socially responsible recycling project. Fulfillment of SDGs 12 & 15
  • Composting: commercial food waste is converted into biogas. Fulfillment of SDGs 13 & 15
  • Food waste: food waste is recorded using an automated data collection and analysis tool. Fulfillment of SDGs 12 & 15
  • Use of water from Lake Zurich
  • Transportation from the airport by train highly recommended
  • Recommendations for bike rental on site and / or the use of public transport
  • Expansion of digitalization to reduce paper consumption
  • Sustainability program Swisstainable Switzerland Tourism Level 1 - committed (valid until 23.03.2025)
  • Energy: Voluntary climate protection and energy efficiency, certificate from the Swiss Energy Agency for Industry, CO2&kWh reduced. (fulfillment of SDG 7 & SDG 13)
  • Fundraising events and / or time support for organizations that pursue the goal of supporting socially and / or health disadvantaged persons

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