Bürgenstock Resort: Opening is imminent
The extensive construction work for the heart of the over one kilometer long tourist destination and the majority of the 30 listed as well as newly designed buildings will then be completed. The following hotels and facilities will start operating:
- Bürgenstock Hotel (5* Superior)
- Palace Hotel (4* Superior)
- Grand Residence Suites
- Panorama Residence Suites
- 10 out of a total of 12 restaurants and bars
- Diamond Domes (Event & Tennis)
- Personnel houses
- Museums and cinema
- All squares and panoramic terraces
Already open for some time are the "Taverne 1879" (3*), the Blockhaus, the Spycher, the 9-hole golf course, the Hammetschwand lift and the Felsenweg. Finally, the opening of the Waldhotel - Health & Medical Excellence (5*) with its restaurant "Verbena" and the Alpine Spa with its spa restaurant "Oak Grill & Pool Patio" will follow in autumn. The grand opening celebration for the new Bürgenstock Resort (Grand Opening) will take place in spring 2018. The hiring process at the resort is in full swing. More than 200 employees are already under contract. And there are more every day. By the time it opens in August, the Bürgenstock Resort will need around 400 employees. The human resources managers are confident that this goal will be achieved. After the opening, the workforce will be continuously expanded. By the time it is fully operational in 2020 at the latest, the Bürgenstock Resort will have around 800 employees.Rail and shipOn August 28, 2017, the public transport connections will also start operating. The shuttle boat from Lucerne to Kehrsiten-Bürgenstock and the Bürgenstock Railway, which was completely rebuilt according to historical models, from Kehrsiten-Bürgenstock directly into the heart of the resort ensure accessibility by boat and train. And that from early in the morning until midnight at 1.5-hour intervals. In time for the grand opening in spring 2018, the timetable will be extended with a new shuttle ship, connecting the resort with the city of Lucerne at 1-hour intervals. From then on, the travel time from Lucerne train station to the Bürgenstock Resort will be reduced to around 30 minutes.Those who prefer to travel by road to the new Bürgenstock Resort can conveniently board the bus at Stansstad train station. The bus stops at four different stops in the resort. The cantonal road from Stansstad to the Bürgenstock Resort has been specially extended and widened in recent months. For motorists, parking is limited. The resort offers a total of 700 outdoor and indoor parking spaces. The extensive area of the resort is car-free.Sustainability and value creationThe resort's sustainability concept is exemplary. It covers energy generation, construction methods and logistics. In doing so, those responsible were guided by the pioneers of the resort, Franz Josef Bucher and Josef Durrer: These resourceful minds had already obtained a concession to extract drinking water from the lake in 1888. The same concept is used today for energy production with lake water. 80 percent of the heating requirements and 100 percent of the cooling requirements for the new resort are distributed from an energy distribution center via long-distance lines. This energy distribution center is already in operation and ensures that the energy supply is almost CO2-neutral. For the construction as well as concrete production, in turn, rock from the Bürgenberg was used. Stone baskets (gabions) were used to replace concrete walls. The gabions create valuable habitats for fauna and flora. In addition, mixed forest was planted throughout the site as part of the forest maintenance concept. In terms of logistics, truck trips were reduced by using the company's own excavated material: 165,000 cubic meters of the company's own excavated material saved 18,400 truck trips to the valley. The value-added potential of the Bürgenstock Resort is great, as a study by BAK Basel Economics shows: By 2020 at the latest, the resort will generate around 140 million Swiss francs in gross value added annually for Central Switzerland when in full operation (100 million resort, 40 million suppliers). It will create jobs for a total of 1,100 people (employees and suppliers), making it the second-largest employer in the canton of Nidwalden.
