Launching on 1st January 2020, Grand Resort Bad Ragaz, Europe's Leading Wellbeing & Medical Health Resort, is partnering with the Clinics of Valens, Switzerland's leading rehabilitation clinic, in a very special collaboration. Drawing on both establishments' different areas of expertise, together they want to offer a world-first: the very best clinical competence in neurological, internal-oncological and musculoskeletal rehabilitation, set in a luxurious five-star resort in the Swiss Alps.

Today, Clinic Bad Ragaz offers specialised medical services and integrates the resort's own thermal water, whose healing properties not only form the foundations of the Grand Resort Bad Ragaz but are also part of many of the therapeutic treatments. Meanwhile the renowned Clinics of Valens are certified by SWISS REHA who represent the very best in clinical services and successful rehabilitation. Fifty years ago, the thermal water became the foundation of the Valens Rehabilitation Centre, and since then, the healing properties of the thermal water have been combined with state-of-the-art, evidence-based medicine and up to date technology for effective rehabilitation.

The award-winning Grand Resort Bad Ragaz boasts dazzling Spa Suites with private saunas and mineral water on tap, a 6050 square metre spa with Swarovski crystal steam room, a refurbished medical centre with over 100 staff including specialist doctors & consultants and the public Tamina Therme (a natural thermal bath). This summer, the resort's Grand Hotel Quellenhof reopened following an extensive refurbishment costing over 35 million pounds just in time for the hotel's 150th anniversary. Maintaining the property's history and grandeur, the five-star hotel has consolidated its place on the Swiss fine-dining scene, having proudly opened two new innovative restaurants and bars, as well as ultra-luxurious accommodation and head-turning interior design throughout.

Patrick Vogler, CEO of the Grand Resort Bad Ragaz and Dr. Till Hornung, CEO of the Clinics of Valens are excited about the joint venture: “This collaboration allows us to develop existing services further and launch a unique premium service, without needing to increase our capacity.”

The new clinical leadership team of the Clinic Bad Ragaz is made up of three expert doctors: Dr Christian Schlegel (musculoskeletal rehabilitation), Dr Clemens Sieber (internal-oncological rehabilitation) and Dr Serafin Beer (neurological rehabilitation).

Nightly rates at Grand Resort Bad Ragaz start from CHF 500 / £392* per night, based on double occupancy. Rates include breakfast, welcome aperitif, use of the Thermal Spa area and Tamina Therme, fresh fruit and Ragaz water each day and daily fitness and relaxation lessons. Inclusive of VAT.

*Prices in Pound Sterling are according to today's exchange rate.

For further information and reservations, please contact Grand Resort Bad Ragaz on +41 81 303 3030 or visit www.resortragaz.de/en

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About the Valens Clinics

It all started with the water. That is to say the thermal water of the Tamina gorge, whose healing properties were discovered by monks in 1242 and have been used since the sixteenth century, starting with the physician and alchemist Paracelsus. Fifty years ago, the thermal water became the foundation of the Valens Rehabilitation Centre, and since then, the healing properties of the thermal water have been combined with state-of-the-art, evidence-based medicine. Today, the Clinics of Valens are made up of three rehabilitation centres (Valens, Walenstadtberg and Rheinburg Clinic Walzenhausen) plus the outpatient locations in Chur and St. Gallen and employ around 850 people. With their considerable expertise and the unique surroundings they provide, the Valens Clinics are among Switzerland's leading rehabilitation clinics. The Valens Clinics are specialised in the treatment of patients with functional impairments of the musculoskeletal system and nervous system. They offer neurological, rheumatological, internal and orthopaedic rehabilitation as well as pneumological, oncological and geriatric rehabilitation. Every year, 3,500 patients receive holistic rehabilitation based on the very latest scientific knowledge. This includes robot-assisted therapy with augmented reality and virtual reality. The Rehab Academy – an in-house further training and education facility – offers a diverse program for staff members, external professionals, and patients and relatives. It also recently received eduQa certification. 

About Grand Resort Bad Ragaz

Europe's Leading Wellbeing & Medical Health Resort consists of two five-star establishments, the Grand Hotel Quellenhof & Spa Suites and the Grand Hotel Hof Ragaz, as well as the Palais Bad Ragaz. The rooms and suites, from historic and princely to ultra-modern and purist, offer guests a stylish setting for their stay in Bad Ragaz. The spa resort, which has been awarded the Wellness Destination quality seal by Swiss Tourism, is located in the Heidiland holiday region of Eastern Switzerland. Eight restaurants, with a total of 48 GaultMillau points between them and 1 Michelin star, as well as a bistro and a café provide exquisite culinary delights. In addition, the resort also boasts two golf courses, the Kursaal Meetings & Events Centre, a broad range of cultural activities and its own Casino. Furthermore, Hotel Schloss Wartenstein has been part of the Grand Resort Bad Ragaz since 2016. The Blue Gold of Bad Ragaz, which was discovered in the nearby Tamina gorge in 1242, offers guests an extraordinary and authentic spa experience in the thermal spa and Tamina Therme, the publicly accessible thermal spa. The resort also offers evidence-based medical treatments at the internationally renowned Medical Health Centre and at the Swiss Olympic Medical Centre. In 2014, the outpatient medical facilities were expanded to include an inpatient rehabilitation clinic.