PARK HYATT ZÜRICH
Beethovenstrasse 21, Zürich hotel.qantas.com.au/parkhyattzurich This 138-room five-star hotel in the financial district is one of Zürich’s key business hotels. It’s beautifully situated near Lake Zürich and a short walk to Paradeplatz. The spacious lobby, original artworks and elegant soft furnishings have a boutique feel and the recently refurbished interiors are a calming oasis of oatmeal, wheat and olive hues with dark-oak details and marble-everything bathrooms. ↓
Business facilities A business hub with printers is available. Or you could set up camp in The Lounge. The coffee and spirits bar, as well as good burgers, means it’s the ideal place to work, eat, repeat. Wi-fi Fast and free.
Food and drink Parkhuus – with its open kitchen, relaxed dining room and alfresco terrace – prides itself on provenance, sourcing produce from nearby fields and forests. Adjacent is Onyx, one of Zürich’s most popular high-end bars.
Fitness and wellbeing The 24-hour gym may be on the small side but the equipment was updated a year ago. There’s also a steam room and a sauna (open 7am to 11pm).
Run route Head south and cross the river via the Quaibrücke for a five-kilometre run along the pretty lake foreshore to Zürichhorn park.
Coffee nearby Around the corner, the coffee window at Ona Poké (onapoke.ch) peddles gipfeli (croissants) and cappuccino with silky foam.