Thursday, October 17

[Update] Dorint Hotels & Resorts broadens its Swiss portfolio

The German hotel group is continuing its tactical growth in Switzerland with the acquisition of the Parkhotel Bad Zurzach from 1 February.

Presently running 60 hotels in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the German hotel group has actually signed a lease arrangement with the owner, a Credit Suisse Funds AG residential or commercial property fund. The Dorint Group will take control of the 70 approximately workers, and in order to guarantee long-lasting operation, significant financial investment is prepared to revitalise the existing hotel.

This acquisition belongs to Dorint’s growth method in Switzerland, expanding its portfolio with a 6th facility in the nation. It will sign up with other members such as the Dorint Blüemlisalp Beatenberg/Interlaken, the Essential by Dorint Basel City, the Dorint Airport-Hotel Zurich, in addition to the 2 Essential by Dorint Interlaken (opening April 2024) and Dorint Resort & & Spa Locarno/Riazzino (opening summertime 2024) which are presently under building.

The top-notch hotel uses 111 spaces, 13 suites, reception locations, a dining establishment with balcony, a bar with lounge, and an indoor salt water swimming pool. Visitors likewise have direct access to the Zurzach thermal baths.

The addition of the Parkhotel Bad Zurzach enhances Dorint’s position in the DA-CH markets (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) and the Dorint Group’s variety of vacation locations in Switzerland.

“After the conventional Dorint Blümlisalp Beatenberg, the Parkhotel is the 2nd full-service resort for households and active holidaymakers in Switzerland. With this health and medspa centre, we can now place ourselves much more highly in the DACH markets as a vacation company.” – Rob Bruijstens, Managing Director of Dorint Hotels & & Resorts Schweiz GmbH

The freshly opened Dorint Resort & & Spa Locarno/Riazzino, situated near Locarno on the Lake Maggiore, provides a retreat for both holidaymakers and organization tourists. The Mediterranean-style resort boasts 82 spaces and suites, a dining establishment called “Sei,” a bar with lounge, and 3 occasion areas that can host approximately 100 visitors. Visitors can likewise take pleasure in a medspa location including an outside swimming pool, sauna, and treatment spaces.

“The development of the Dorint hotel group continues in a regulated way and with it the growth of our franchise portfolio with our cooperation partner in Switzerland, Dorint Hotels & & Resorts Schweiz GmbH,” – Jörg T. Böckeler , CEO of DHI Dorint Hospitality & & Innovation.

The Essential by Dorint Interlaken, which likewise just recently opened its doors, brings an extra 115 spaces and houses to the Dorint portfolio. Tactically situated near Interlaken-West train station, the hotel is created to serve both leisure and company visitors.

Both of these openings become part of Dorint’s wider growth technique in Switzerland, where the hotel group sees considerable capacity.

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