A 640-page book entitled �The Dolder Grand� will be published at the beginning of May 2009. The photographic journal by photographers Nadja Athanasiou, Michael B�hler and Peter L�em documents the hotel�s metamorphosis, from its closure in 2004, its conversion and renovation, to its reopening in 2008. The result is a comprehensive book detailing the Dolder Grand�s evolution through over 400 photos.

The publication "The Dolder Grand" provides an unusual insight into the world of a luxury hotel. It is being published shortly after the first anniversary of the Dolder Grand�s reopening in April 2008 following a four year closure for conversion and renovation. The 640-page book with over 400 images is being published in English by Lars M�ller Publishers and will be available in bookshops for CHF 199.00 (EUR 119.00).

The three photographers Nadja Athanasiou, Michael B�hler and Peter L�em were commissioned at the end of 2003 by Urs E. Schwarzenbach, Chairman of the Dolder Hotel AG and joined forces under the name Nave to produce this book. The book�s photographic documentary begins a few months before the closure of the old Dolder Grand Hotel, at a time when the glory days of the fin-de-si�cle period were long past and only traces of the hotel�s glitz and glamour were still to be found.

An archive of thousands of images was built up over a period of five years. It took the photographers many sessions to select the pictures and choreograph the narrative and the result is a comprehensive photographic documentary that highlights the many facets of the metamorphosis. It also portrays the people who made it all possible. The photographic journal is not a linear documentation; instead it is a complex narrative, full of contrasts and associations of words and images.

The texts by journalist Judith Wyder pull back the curtain even further, they tell stories and anecdotes and give a hint of the immensity of the logistical operation involved in running a hotel. Details of the restoration sit side by side with the history of the hotel itself and the names of prominent guests.

An exclusive literary essay included in the book by the Dutch writer Cees Nooteboom begins with the question �What is a hotel?� It tells of travel, the hotel as a microcosm and temporary home and the phenomenon of the adoption of hotels by their guests.

About the Dolder Grand

The historic Dolder Grand dates back to 1899 as a Curhaus health spa and has been reborn following a four-year, US$400 million facelift styled by world-renowned London architects Foster and Partners.

The luxury city resort (www.thedoldergrand.com) with unrivalled views of the city, lake and the Alps now features 173 exceptionally luxurious rooms and suites within the historic Main Building and the two entirely new extensions, the Golf and Spa Wings.

Now positioned as a top-ranking international luxury city resort, The Dolder Grand is a member of The Leading Hotels of the World and Swiss Deluxe Hotels.

For more information about The Dolder Grand, visit: www.thedoldergrand.com.

* High resolution images available on request.

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