Zurich: Ameron takes over Bellerive au Lac
The German hotel group Althoff takes over the traditional Zurich hotel Bellerive au Lac. It will be managed under the Ameron brand in the future.
From January 2020, the Bellerive au Lac, which until now has belonged to the Steigenberger Group, will be completely refurbished. It is scheduled to reopen in the fourth quarter of 2020 as the third Ameron hotel in Switzerland and the first Ameron boutique hotel in the country - it will then comprise 60 rooms and suites, experience gastronomy and conference facilities.
As representative of the owner, UTO Real Estate Management had commissioned SPG Intercity Zurich and Monoplan, an architectural firm specializing in the hotel industry, to find a new operator for the traditional hotel.
"We have been looking for a location in Zurich for some time to expand the portfolio of the Ameron brand in Switzerland," says Thomas H. Althoff, founder and owner of Althoff Hotels.
The Bellerive au Lac is one of the most famous hotels in Zurich. It is situated in a prime location directly on Lake Zurich and is only a few minutes' walk from Sechseläutenplatz with the Opera House and from Bahnhofsstrasse.
The Ameron brand includes eight four-star hotels in Germany and Switzerland: in Berlin, Hamburg, Cologne and Bonn, as well as in Davos, Lucerne and Hohenschwangau, near Neuschwanstein Castle. Two new openings are planned in Frankfurt and Munich by 2020. (ah)
