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History
RESIDE IN A HOTEL OF REPUTE WITH A HISTORY …
Toward the end of the 19th century, the remote small mountain village of Zermatt had become an up-and-coming summer health resort.
During this period, the priest of Zermatt, Josef Ruden, arrived at the unconventional idea that Zermatt's old and established families should build a hotel for their own benefit.
Thereafter, the burghers of Zermatt realised in stone in the years 1876 - 1879 the vision of the indefatigable Priest Ruden: the Grand Hotel Zermatterhof – with its 94 rooms and around 150 beds, then the largest hotel in the village.
In order for the community not to have to bear an excessive debt burden, the Zermatt burghers had to agree to contribute their labour on a voluntary basis during the construction of the hotel. In return for their non-profitable labour, the use of the hotel however became an anchored right, a right which even today remains embedded in the hotel's principle of operation.
Today, Zermatt is a modern resort of international standing. Mountain rail- & cableways that provide access to the world's most picturesque mountains and glaciers, both through the summer and winter, as well as numerous sports and cultural events make this holiday paradise and business resort at 1659 metres a.s.l. a highly popular destination.
Ever since it was built, the Grand Hotel Zermatterhof has accommodated well-known personalities from the world of politics, art and finance.
