Airport
The nearest airport is Zurich Airport (ZRH). For international flights, we advise to check in two hours early, for USA and Israel three hours.
Alcohol
Please don’t drink when you’re drunk! We do not sell alcoholic drinks nor are we under any obligation to supply alcoholic drinks to guests. Selling alcoholic drinks to minors is prohibited by Swiss Law.
Ambulance 144
The public ambulance service is reliable and will arrive fast.
Animals
We welcome pets. Kindly inform us about the type, size and number of pets before booking. We can arrange for dog trainers to take care of your dog (charges apply). Please do not leave pets unattended in the room while you are outside.
Airline
Palais Kraft recommends Singapore (SQ) and Turkish (TK – business class only) airlines.
Art
Please do not touch the art works in your guest room or apartment!
Nearest art museum: Kunsthaus Zürich (1.9 km) at the Kunsthaus stop of tram 5. Highly recommended!
Baby Sitter
We do not provide babysitters. Local babysitters can be found at babysitting24.ch.
Beds
Guest rooms have king size or queen size beds. We use synthetic anti-allergic pillows. Please mail or call if you prefer down pillows or need a special pillow. All blankets are synthetic and get washed in the hotel laundry machines. The comforters are synthetic and washable too. We use comforter covers.
Body Guards
We know reliable body guards. Please let us know early if you need personal protection or need an apartment with an electronic security system (see Security).
Breakfast
Please prepare your own breakfast! If you would like us to stock your fridge before your arrival, kindly inform us a few days before. We do not provide room service. Reliable delivery services are Uber Eats for many varieties of food, and Dieci for pizza.
Buddhist temples
There is a beautiful Thai temple in Gretzenbach (43 km). Please ask Alex or Wai for directions. A Tibetan temple is in Rikon (29 km).
Call abroad
We do not provice room phones. Kindly use your mobile phone. If you need a local prepaid SIM card or a local prepaid phone, please contact reception. To call abroad from Switzerland, please dial + or 00 followed by the country code and the local phone number. For international calls, we recommend using Whatsapp, Line, WeChat or Zalo.
Catholic Church
The catholic Saint Martin’s church is 550 meters above Palais Kraft on Krähenbühlstrasse 50.
Charities
We recommend (and donate to) the Kantha Bopha children’s hospital and the Menschen für Menschen charity because we know their work.
Children
We like kids very much and always have kids stay in the building with their parents. We can provice crib beds for small children. Please do not leave children below the age of 12 unattended in a guest room or serviced apartment (or roaming around the building).
Cinemas
In the center of Zurich there are many cinemas, you find the actualized programs at www.cineman.ch.
Clinics
There are two excellent clinics inside the Palais Kraft building:
White House Center for Liposuction
The leading private clinic in Zurich is Klinik Hirslanden, 3.9 km from Palais Kraft.
We often lodge patients from the famous specialist clinic Klinik Professor Sailer which is only 350m from Palais Kraft. Professor Dr. Hermann F. Sailer is an expert in the field of maxillofacial surgery.
Concerts
In Zurich there are concerts and recitals of classic music almost every day if not several concerts on the same date. The most prestigious venues are Opera House, Tonhalle, Zürcher Kammerorchester. There are also high level private concerts close to Palais Kraft, if you ask, we’ll try to get you invited.
Every month we have recital or concert in our music room. You are very welcome to attend (see Music).
Dentist
At Vorderberg tram stop (260 m) there is a good dental clinic for children and adults +41 44 252 83 00.
Below the main train station (2 km) there is a walk-in dental clinic open daily for urgent help, +41 43 300 30 03.
An excellent private clinic for facial, jaw, and oral surgery is Klinik Professor Sailer +41 43 268 30 70.
Doctor
There are public and private clinics close by. We can call an emergency doctor for you or book an appointment at one of the clinics for you.
Ambulance 144
University Hospital Emergency open 24/7, +41 44 255 11 11 and walk-in.
Children’s Hospital Emergency open 24/7, +41 44 266 71 11 and walk-in.
Bethanien Private Clinic +41 43 268 70 70.
Hirslanden Private Clinic +41 44 387 21 11.
Emergency doctor and psychiatrist 0800 33 66 55.
Dogs
See Animals
Dos and Don’ts in Switzerland
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Dress Code
There is no dress code at Palais Kraft. Please dress appropriate for an upscale residence.
Escorts
We believe that a hotel should be neither a monastery nor a brothel. For your protection, we reserve the right to check the ID (and age) of joining guests.
Fire 118
Kindly refrain from smoking in your room, your apartment, public areas. Smoking in elevators and in the garage is forbidden by Swiss law.
Fireplace
We provide free firewood for the fireplaces. Please ask staff to start the fire for you. Please always check that the chimney funnel is open!
Football / Soccer
The FIFA HQ is 2 km from Palais Kraft, the FIFA Museum 3.1 km.
Gay and Lesbian
We welcome every sex and every sexual orientation, every skin color, race, every religion, every political orientation… but not every behavior!
Hindu Temple
There is a Hindu Temple of the ISKCON (Hari Krishna) Sect at Bergstrasse 54, 8032 Zurich, 0.75 km from Palais Kraft. Just follow the smell of their delicious vegetarian food!
Jobs
Palais Kraft is a non-discriminating employer. Please inquire by mail if you would like to join our hospitality team.
Kitchen or Kitchenette
Laundry
We share the laundry service with several other four or five-star hotels in Zurich. We apologize that Swiss laundry services are slow… There is no same day service. All our apartments (except the Coolidge Studio) come with washing machines and dryers. If you tell us in time, our housekeeping staff will assist you with laundry and ironing.
Limousine Services
We work with reliable, safe and comfortable limousine services. For security reasons, cars and drivers look plain. We recommend Kurt Bamert and Alexei Antohi +41 79 221 19 52 (Whatsapp).
Manners
To protect other guests and our employees, we ask you to refrain from profanities in the public areas of Palais Kraft.
Massage
We can call experienced, well trained, almost painfully serious Oriental or Western masseurs for you.
Museums
Nearest art museum: Kunsthaus Zürich (1.9 km) at the Kunsthaus stop of tram 5. There are many, many museums in Zurich.
Music
We organize recitals or chamber music in Palais Kraft. All guests are invited. The recitals last about 45 minutes, are free, and you’ll have the chance to meet the artist(s) after the performance. If you would like us to add you to our Whatsapp group for invitations and programs, kindly send us a message. If you would like to perform at Palais Kraft, kindly send us a mail with a YouTube link. Our programs include compositions from 1820 to 1920, we prefer the lesser performed pieces.
Musicians
We have special room rates for (mainly classic) musicians who are ready to perform in our concerts, please inquire by mail.
Opera
The Zurich Opera House is 3 km from Palais Kraft at Bellevue (tram 6).
Pets
See Animals
Pianos
There is a Petrov IV grand piano in the Madison Apartment, Baldwin console pianos in the Fillmore Apartment and the Wilson Studio. In the Washington Apartment there is a Steinweg upright from 1898 and in the Monroe there is Gaveau grand piano. For recitals we have a Blüthner 1912 grand piano an Erard 1929 in the Music Room and a Bösendorfer on Level 4. If you need an apartment with a grand piano, please inform us before booking and we’ll try to accommodate your wishes.
Private Jets
Palais Kraft recommends Vistajet and Netjets private jets.
Protestant Churches
There are two protestant churches within a few hundred meters Palais Kraft at Vorderberg and Kantstrasse. Just follow the sound of their loud bells!
Public Transport
Just above Palais Kraft is the tram and bus stop “Toblerplatz” (130 m) with trams 5 and 6 and bus 33. About 100 meters below Palais Kraft at Vorderberg (260 m) there is the tram and bus stop “Kirche Fluntern” with trams 5 and 6, and buses 33 and 751. The ticket vending machines accept credit cards. We recommend using day passes. Never ever use public transport without a valid ticket! (We told you!)
Radio
The main local radio stations can be received with your TV, most other radio stations can be received through any computer or smart phone.
Safe
The rooms have hotel safes. Some apartments have high-security safes for longterm residents.
Sauna
There is a small sauna on Level 4 which you may use free of charge (exclusive use). Please inform us before and we will reserve and prepare the sauna for you.
Schools
There are several public and private schools (Kindergarten to High School) close to Palais Kraft. Die Freie Privatschule Zürich is an excellent private German language school close to Palais Kraft.
Shopping
At Toblerplatz (130 m) there are Migros and Spar supermarkets, a drug store and a paper shop. A good bakery and coffee shop, pharmacies, dry cleaning, coop supermarket and PickPay supermarket with post office are below Palais Kraft at Vorderberg (260 m).
Smoking
All rooms and apartments are strictly non-smoking. As a favor to other guests please refrain from smoking in your room or in the halls of Palais Kraft. Smoking in the elevators and garages is prohibited by law.
Squash and Gym
On Level 2 there is standard squash court and a small gym. If you would like to book the squash court kindly inform Reception. We know professional personal trainers.
Taxi
Taxis from the airport to Palais Kraft costs about CHF (Swiss Francs) 60 including tip. For short distances taxis are reasonably priced. For longer distances, e.g. to Basel or Lucerne, we can arrange limousine service for you which will be cheaper than a metered taxi. The most useful taxi phone numbers are +41 44 444 44 44 and +41 44 777 77 77. Uber works well in Zurich.
TV
The guest rooms and serviced apartments have flat screen TV’s with digital channels.
Universities
The federal technical university (ETH) and the state university (Universität Zürich) are 1.5 km from Palais Kraft.
Veterinarian
The excellent University Veterinarian Clinic “Tierspital” is 3.4 km from Palais Kraft at Winterthurerstrasse 260, 8057 Zurich.
WiFi
We provide free WiFi in all public areas, rooms and apartments. The open WiFi network is PALAISKRAFT. Every room or apartment comes with a private WiFi network and password. You find the ID and password in your room.
Worship
In Zurich there are places of worship of many religious groups. Please inquire before your arrival and we will find out for you where you can worship.
Zoo
The Zurich Zoo is 2.1 km from Palais Kraft. Wonderful place for kids!