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Awards for the Tschuggen Grand Hotel

SILVER IOC/IAKS AWARD 2009 FOR THE TSCHUGGEN BERGOASE

Mario Botta’s Masterpiece has been awarded in Cologne at the end of October with the architecture prize of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Association for Sports & Leisure Facilities (IAKS). Since 1987 every two years this award is given to outstanding sports & leisure facilities from all over the world for their exemplary good designed structure and for their outstanding functionality.

 

Concierge-Award

Marcus Reimer- from the “BILANZ” Magazine awarded as “Concierge of the year”.
In it's September 2009 edition the renowned Swiss economic magazine “BILANZ” awarded Marcus Reimer from the Tschuggen Grand Hotel as “Concierge of the year”. The rock in the shore of the hotel lobby is always prepared for everything and nothing makes him loose his composure. With high personal engagement and eye twinkling understatement he takes care of the discreet fulfilling of every special request.

 

SonntagsZeitung

In the great Hotel rating 2009 the Swiss Sonntagszeitung mentioned the Tschuggen Grand Hotel for the first time in the category as “Wellness hotel” and it reached third place from the start. For the Sonntagszeitung the five star hotel can be considered “thanks to Botta’s spectacular Bergoase as one of the best Wellness hotels in the alpine region.”

 

Geo Saison Hotelranking 2009

In his February 2009 edition the renowned German Travel magazine GEO SAISON awarded again the 100 best Hotels in Europe. The Tschuggen Grand Hotel has been awarded under the category “Wellness hotels” among the best eight houses. The jury confirmed the five star house “a fine ambience in which luxury and hospitality are not a contradiction.”

 

Tages-Anzeiger Winterhotel Rating

On 5 December 2008 the Tages-Anzeiger awarded in his yearly Winter Hotel rating the Tschuggen Grand Hotel as best placed house from15 five-star-hotels situated in great winter sport regions. As a reason the Tschuggen Bergoase by Mario Botta was remarked, for the Tages-Anzeiger it is a “Wellness temple of overwhelming beauty.”

 

Hardy’s Skiing & Snowboarding Guide 2009

The Tschuggen Grand Hotel in Arosa has been awarded by the authors of the English Winterport’s guide “Hardy’s skiing and snowboarding guide 2009” as “Best ski spa” in Europe.

 

Bilanz

In the ranking of the best Swiss vacation Hotels 2008, that was published by the economic magazine Bilanz on the 26 September, the Tschuggen Grand Hotel improved itself from last year’s eleventh rank to fourth rank . Bilanz-author Claus Schweitzer remarked the worldwide Attraction which the house gained with his “Knock-Out Spa”. As uniquely the travel specialist pointed out “the joy of hospitality with which the guests are received.”

 

SonntagsZeitung

In the great Hotel ranking published by the SonntagsZeitung on the 25 May 2008. The Tschuggen Grand Hotel has been classified for the first time and became with the tenth rank a top ten ranking among the best vacation resorts. The SonntagsZeitung praised the Tschuggen Bergoase as “a win for the Swiss hospitality industry.”

 

SonntagsZeitung

In the ranking of the best 20 Swiss golf hotels published by the SonntagsZeitung the 20 April 2008 the Tschuggen Grand Hotel achieved the eleventh rank. By that the Tschuggen Grand Hotel is on top of the three listed hotels in Arosa.

 

Gala Spa Award (NOMINATION)

The GALA SPA AWARDS have been given out on Saturday 15 March 2008 for the twelfth time on behalf of the German Premium People magazine GALA in Baden-Baden. The Tschuggen Bergoase was nominated in the category “innovative Spa concepts” and runned under the best three European Spas in this important contest.

 

HALFBOARD RATING IN THE TAGES-ANZEIGER

In the 2008 Half board rating the Tschuggen Grand Hotel was rated rank eleven of 25 tested Swiss Hotels. The kitchen, the service and the ambience were tested.

 

Aphrodite

For the fifth time the ”Freizeit Verlag Landsberg”, which produces the special illustrated TOPHOTEL, honored in Basel the best Wellness hotels in German speaking Europe. The luxurious Tschuggen Bergoase with its 5000 square meters huge Wellness area has been awarded with the big Aphrodite. In 2006 the Tschuggen Bergoase was already nominated in this category, one year later General Manager André Salamin could take the Aphrodite to Arosa.

 

Leading Spa

Only 94 Spas worldwide are acclaimed with the wanted “Leading Spa” quality seal of the international association” The Leading Hotels of the World”, which counts 420 members. Since September 2007 the Tschuggen Bergoase is part of this exquisite circle among the relaxation centers.

 

Senses Wellness Award

In the year 2007 the Tschuggen Bergoase received the Senses Wellness Award as “World’s best Spa resort” in the category “Personal favourite & Overall Winner”.

 

Gault Millau

2007 the Tschuggen Grand Hotel received for the culinary offer of the gourmet restaurant “La Vetta” 14 points from the GaultMillau-testers.

 

Bilanz

After only one and a half years since the complete renovation the Tschuggen Grand Hotel reached, according to the Bilanz, the “Super League” and started in the ranking of the best Swiss vacation destinations from zero to eleven. The Tschuggen Grand Hotel pointed according to author Claus Schweitzer with” a polished service and a crazy spa”.

 

Tages Anzeiger Winterhotels Rating

In the ranking published in November 2007 of the 25 best Winter hotels of Switzerland the Tschuggen Grand Hotel reached rank eleven.

 

International Architecture Award des Chicago Athenaeum

Prof. Mario Botta won in 2007 for the Tschuggen Bergoase the renowned architecture award of the Chicago Athenaeum, Museum of Architecture and Design and Metropolitan Arts. www.e-architect.co.uk

 

Sunday Times Travel Magazine

The Sunday Times published in his September 2007 edition again the “100 best places to stay”. In different categories under which the “10 best spas to try” was also recommended, the Tschuggen Grand Hotel in Arosa with its Tschuggen Bergoase achieved to get into this Favourite’s-List of the renowned travel publication.

 

Condé Nast Traveler

The renowned travel magazine “Condé Nast Traveler” has put the Tschuggen Bergoase into his “Hot List Spas 2007”.

 

CASH-Winterhotelrating

In the Cash-Rating of the best 25 winter hotels of Switzerland the Tschuggen Grand Hotel marked rank 14. PDF download