Baur au Lac has been family-owned since 1844, set inside its own private park by Zürich's Bahnhofstrasse with views over the lake — a position and a continuity of ownership that very few European luxury hotels can match. The property is a quiet, deeply confident grand hotel rather than a statement building.
The spa floor includes a Finnish sauna, a steam bath, and private treatment rooms, paired with a fitness centre on site. The wellness offering is intentionally intimate at the scale of a family-owned grand hotel — calm, well-equipped, and matched to the rest of the property rather than designed as a showcase.
The Michelin-starred Pavyllon and the Rive Gauche bar handle the dining and drinks side, and the 119 rooms and suites carry the same understated luxury through their fit-out. For travelers who want a sauna inside a genuine Zürich landmark hotel with proper character, Baur au Lac is the obvious answer.
