
RESIDENCE NATIONAL - summary of services
- Stays ranging from one month to 30 years, tailored to the guest’s needs
- 22 fully furnished suites including 1.5, 2, 3, 4 rooms as well as a penthouse-style arrangement
- Various restaurants and bars in the Grand Hotel National
- Front desk, 24-hour concierge and room service
- Limousine and car rental service
- Internet tailored to individual requirements
- Housekeeping services tailored to individual requirements
- Indoor swimming pool, sauna, massage and solarium
- Choice of four 18-hole golf courses in the region
- Eight minutes’ walk from the railway station; 12-hour shopping
- 60 minutes from Zurich airport: direct flights to Paris, Milan, London, Frankfurt
Grand Hotel National: world-famous tradition since 1870
The original Hotel National was built in the Renaissance style in 1870, and renamed Grand Hotel National in 1899. A place
of historical significance, it was Lucerne’s first palace hotel and now ranks amongst Switzerland’s foremost hotel
establishments. Historically important parts of the building - the lobby, the old dining room, the staircase and the
east atrium - are original. Over the decades, the Grand Hotel National has witnessed a good deal of Lucerne’s history
unfold within its walls. Notable personalities to have paced its corridors include César Ritz, its former director who
went on to become a household name, and legendary chef Auguste Escoffier. Guests arriving at this incomparable lakeside
location are greeted by stylish grandeur with a dash of tradition and modernity. To establish the Résidence National,
the hotel’s current owner and architect, Umberto Erculiani, converted some of the west wing’s former suites into 22
elegant residences offering every possible comfort. The hotel itself occupies the east wing and comprises 41 guest
rooms and suites. All are lovingly designed to reflect the refined grace of the 19th century with the benefit of
21st-century facilities.
