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Glärnischhof by Trinity
Zurich, Switzerland · Trinity · Near Luxury
Carl F. Eicher, a co-founder of the Storchen and its director for fourteen years, opened this house in October 1951 as Hotel Eicher, an apartment block on Claridenstrasse that the family had planned in 1949 and built through 1950 and 1951. By the early 1960s the name was Glärnischhof. The owners closed it at the end of March 2021 after more than sixty years of running it themselves, and the same address later returned as Glärnischhof by Trinity, a short walk from the Tonhalle.
- 62 rooms
- Opened 1951
- Neighborhood: Enge
- Rooms from 205 sq ft (19 m²)
About Glärnischhof by Trinity
- A full rebuild in 1996 left the Glärnischhof with sixty-two rooms, three of them junior suites.
- In 2000 the Swiss International Hotels cooperation named the house its Hotel of the Year.
- The original Hotel Eicher rooms ran from 22 to 43 square meters, each with a private bath, a telephone, and a radio.
- Entry-level rooms start at 205 sq ft (19 m²).
History
Planned in 1949 as an apartment house and built in 1950 and 1951, the hotel opened in October 1951 as Hotel Eicher under Carl F. Eicher, a co-founder and longtime director of the Storchen. It took the name Glärnischhof in the early 1960s, was fully rebuilt in 1996, and in 2000 was named Hotel of the Year by Swiss International Hotels. The owning family closed the operation at the end of March 2021. The address later reopened as Glärnischhof by Trinity, run by Holy-Trinity-Swiss GmbH.
The setting
Claridenstrasse 30, 8002 Zurich, in Enge, along the same street as the Tonhalle. Bahnhofstrasse is a few minutes west and the lake is just south.
Restaurants and bars
- Trinity — Restaurant
Amenities
- Air conditioning
- Free Wi-Fi
- LCD TV
- Coffee machine
- Online check-in
- Room upgrade (subject to availability)
Awards
- Swiss International Hotels Hotel of the Year (2000)
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