102 rooms from £378 per night
“A luxurious lakeside hotel that ticks all the boxes for a spoiling ‘special-occasion’ stay: flawless service, elegant contemporary-classic bedrooms, marble bathrooms, quiet terrace and a choice of dining including Michelin-star.”
“A luxurious lakeside hotel that ticks all the boxes for a spoiling ‘special-occasion’ stay: flawless service, elegant contemporary-classic bedrooms, marble bathrooms, quiet terrace and a choice of dining including Michelin-star.”
Hotel Review
As one of Europe’s great ‘grande dame’ hotels – founded 1844, and still family-owned – you’d expect Baur au Lac to command an enviable position, be sumptuously luxurious and offer flawless service. That’s all true, but it’s done in a smoothly, low-key way; if you want glitz and bling this is not the place for you. In a lakeside position, with a large terrace and garden, the hotel is conveniently close to Bahnhofstrasse’s designer shops yet screened by trees. Rooms are softly luxurious with a contemporary elegance: understated furnishings, big wall-mirrors, thick silk curtains and the occasional flash of boldness in a vintage black-and-white photograph. All the expected extras are there: free mini-bar, tablet to order up services, bowls of fruit and orchids while marble bathrooms – many with natural light – offer shower as well as a bath.
Be aware, only the deluxe junior suites and above have lake views; standard doubles look on to the street or inner-courtyards though some (ordinary) junior suites overlook the canal on the non-street side.
There’s a choice of eating from brasserie-style in Baurs and lighter dishes in the summer-only Terrace to exquisite two-Michelin-star dining in the Pavillon. Neither fussy nor tricksy, the latter is just exceptionally skilful: the silkiest of sea-bass in the crunchiest of skin with chartreuse, for example. Have a decent aperitif before to steady your nerve when reading the prices. But this is a special occasion place, and spoiling yourself is the order of the day.
Recommended For
- Sights nearby
- The Old Town sights including the Fraumünster and Grossmünster churches
- Museums
- Visit Kunsthaus art museum which includes the Alberto Giacometti gallery
- Designer Shopping
- A stone's throw from the Bahnhofstrasse
- Safari
- Take a scenic lake cruise or river trip
- Yoga
- Business meetings
- City Style
- Spa breaks
- Free wifi
- Conference facilities
- Gourmet
- Roof terrace
- Cinema
- Outstanding location
- Good wine list
- Private Hot Tub
- Grand Hotel
- Lakeside
- Landmark
- Historic
- Gym
- Antiques
- Romantic
- 5* Luxury
- Disabled access
- Wellbeing
- Traditional
- Luxury
Facilities
- Suites
- Rooms have individual styles - Art deco, Louis XVI, English Regency combined with comtemporary features
- Restaurant
- Dynamic cuisine from head chef Laurent Eperon in the Michelin-Star Pavillon restaurant
- Sit-out Terrace
- Afternoon tea or cocktails on the terrace with views of lake Zurich and the Alps
- Spa
- Superb roof top spa with all the amenties
- Views
- Overlooking Lake Zurich
- Cinema
- Business Centre
- Conference facilities
- Safe
- Bar
- Roof terrace
- Airport transfer
- In room DVD
- Outdoor dining
- Private Hot Tub
- Good wine list
- Internet
- Sauna/Steam
- Hairdresser/Beauty Salon
- Meeting Room
- Massage
- Library
- Garden
- Gym
- Room service
- Free wifi
- 24 Hour room service
- Disabled access
- Hot Tub
- Satellite / Cable TV
- In room music system
- Air conditioning
- Wifi
Activities
- Sights nearby
- The Old Town sights including the Fraumünster and Grossmünster churches
- Museums
- Visit Kunsthaus art museum which includes the Alberto Giacometti gallery
- Safari
- Take a scenic lake cruise or river trip
- Designer Shopping
- A stone's throw from the Bahnhofstrasse
- Yoga
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