Chronicles of the Metropole Hotel |
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"The Great Giant", the Metropole Hotel, has become a landmark in Interlaken visible from afar.
| 1904 | 1904 The foundation for the Metropole Hotel was laid down. After the Second World War, the house needed renovating and the owner, the Bernese Kantonal Bank, decided to tear down the building and to replace it with a new structure. |
| 1969 - 1971 | The new Metropole Hotel was built in roughly two years and the opening took place on December 1971. |
| 1977 | Through renovating the former Hotel „Adler“ the Résidence Metropole was built. |
| 1984 - 1985 | All the rooms and bathrooms were renovated in the winter months. |
| 1988 | The open inner courtyard was covered with a glass roof, thus the current entrance hall was created. At the same time, the terrazzo and the swimming pool were renovated. |
| 1990 | The ownership changed to the family Zimmermann. The romantic Hotel “Wilden Mann” in Lucerne is also in their possession. |
| 1994 | The specialty Restaurant Bellini, formerly known as Restaurant "Charolais", was renovated. |
| 2000 | The quality seal, level 1 (Q) was achieved. |
| January 2001 | The quality seal, level 2 (QQ) was achieved. |
| February 2001 | The rooms from the 10th to the 14th floor were remodelled into Deluxe Category. As a novelty, there are now two suites. |
| April 2001 | The Metropole Hotel received „the Golden Fish“ award. |
| May 2002 | Membership to the "Swiss Quality Hotels International" organisation. |
| October 2002 | The Metropole Hotel received an award in the "Guide Bleu". |
| February 2003 | Expansion of the in-house laundry through the acquisition of the former laundry BWC |
| April 2003 | The rooms from the 7th through the 9th floor were remodelled into Deluxe Category. At the same time, “face-lifting” of the East-side entrance and the Panoramic Restaurant Top o’Met was taking place. |
| January 2004 | The internal laundry services were moved to the "Wäsche-Perle AG" |
| July 2004 | The Metropole Hotel became the first Nordic Fitness Hotel of the Jungfrau Region. |
| Season 2004/2005 | The Metropole Hotel became new co-sponsor of the local hockey club SC Unterseen-Interlaken and a B-club member of the soccer club FC Thun. |
| 28 December 2004 | The Metropole Hotel became successfully certified without concessions through the internationally known quality norms ISO 9001:2000. |
| February 2005 | The Metropole Hotel also received quality honour QQQ from Swiss Tourisms. |
| November 2005 | Distinction for the Best Award Hotel of the year 2005 at the annual gala event of CONNEX. |
| April 2007 |
The rooms in the Standard Category were renovated and impress through their functionality paired with comfort. |
| February 2010 |
The Hair Stylist and Beauty Salon "Designers" has reopended its door after a complete renvoation of the premises. The former meeting room (Salon) XI was divided into two offices: One is the administration office of the Beauty Salon "Designers" and the other one is occupied by Securitas AG. Additionally, the new Smoker's Lounge near the Metro Bar inaugurated.
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