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Widder Hotel
Zurich, Switzerland · Independent · High Luxury
Nine medieval townhouses in Zurich's Augustiner quarter, spanning 700 years of guild masters, gentry, and merchants, were fused into a single hotel over a decade by architect Tilla Theus, completed in 1995. She threaded connecting passages between Gothic lintels and Roman wall fragments, then furnished them with design classics by Eames, Mies van der Rohe, and Le Corbusier; a site-specific Robert Rauschenberg piece, commissioned for the opening, still hangs in the Penthouse Suite.
- 49 rooms
- Opened 1995
- Neighborhood: Seefeld
- Rooms from 226 sq ft (21 m²)
- Architect: Tilla Theus
- Interiors: Tilla Theus
About Widder Hotel
- Fuses nine medieval townhouses spanning 700 years of guild masters, gentry and merchants into a single hotel.
- One building housed the guild 'Zum Widder' (The Ram) since 1401, lending the hotel its name.
- Architect Tilla Theus spent roughly a decade completing the painstaking conversion of the medieval buildings, finished in 1995.
- Furnished with pieces by Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe, Eileen Gray and Eames alongside Biedermeier antiques.
- Entry-level rooms start at 226 sq ft (21 m²).
History
Nine medieval townhouses in Zurich's Augustiner quarter — spanning 700 years of guild masters, gentry, and merchants — were fused into a single hotel over a decade by architect Tilla Theus, completed in 1995.
The setting
Widder Hotel is assembled from nine medieval townhouses along Rennweg 7 in Zurich's Augustiner quarter, spanning 700 years of occupation by gentry, guild masters, and merchants. Architect Tilla Theus linked the houses through interconnecting passages, pairing Gothic lintels and Roman wall fragments with mid-century furnishings by Eames, Mies van der Rohe, and Le Corbusier in a 1995 restoration. The hotel name references the Zum Widder butchers' guild on nearby Widdergasse since 1401. Lindenhof is three minutes on foot; Fraumünster five minutes; Grossmünster seven minutes. Steps from Bahnhofstrasse and in a dense cluster of luxury properties, the address fuses the Old Town's medieval grain with Zurich's premier shopping and banking axis.
Restaurants and bars
- Widder Restaurant — Restaurant · Two MICHELIN Stars
Amenities
- Fitness center
- Pet-friendly
Awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star (2026)
- MICHELIN Two Keys (2026)
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