The St. Moritz Hotel La Margna can be comprehensively renovated and expanded. The voters in St. Moritz have accepted the rezoning of the historic hotel into a new hotel zone with a yes share of over 88 percent. Construction is due to start next spring — the hotel is due to reopen at the end of 2017 as part of the Grace Hotels Group.
With 873 in favour against 112 against, the voters of St. Moritz have very clearly approved the rezoning of the hotel area at the train station into a new hotel zone. The rezoning has yet to be approved by the Graubünden government.
The historic hotel, which is closed today, can then be comprehensively renovated, rebuilt and expanded with a new building. The building application is already being prepared and should be submitted in autumn so that construction can begin in spring 2016 at the latest. Due to the preparatory work for the renovation, Hotel La Margna cannot be opened next winter.
From the end of 2017, 60 modern rooms, three restaurants and a spacious spa area will be available to guests of the hotel. Since 2013, Hotel La Margna has been owned by the globally active Grace Hotels Group, which operates boutique hotels on four continents and markets it itself worldwide. The group intends to maintain Hotel La Margna in the long term and to manage it itself.
“We would like to thank the municipal council, and of course the voters for this vote of confidence. The clear yes is a sign of St. Moritz's openness to innovations in the village,” says Constantine Logothetis, whose family owns the Grace Hotels Group. “We're excited to start a new chapter for this popular hotel and introduce a new generation of visitors to the beauty and charm of this unique valley.”
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Christian Gartmann
La Margna Holding GmbH Media Office
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christian@gartmann.biz
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The Hotel La Margna St. Moritz
Opened in 1907, Hotel La Margna is one of St. Moritz's most distinctive hotel buildings. Nestled between the lake and the village center, the Swiss Historic Hotel offers a unique backdrop between Belle Epoque and Engadin living culture.
The building was built by well-known architect Nikolaus Hartmann and contains many rooms and elements worth protecting. The hotel offers wonderful views of Lake St. Moritz and the mountains of the Upper Engadin. It was acquired by Grace Hotels in 2013. www.lamargna.ch
Grace Hotels
Grace Hotels is an award-winning group of boutique hotels for discerning guests in selected destinations and cities around the world. Each Grace Hotel is characterized by a unique architecture and offer, which is geared to the respective environment and combines modernity with tradition. Gastronomy is an important part of every Grace Hotel, combining the best local ingredients with international influences.
The Grace Group is part of the Libra Group, an international group of companies owned by the Logothetis family. www.gracehotels.comwww.libra.com/en
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