# Grand Metropolitan Hotels > Grand Metropolitan Hotels is an independent hospitality group headquartered in Zurich, with roots traced to London in 1934. It works with hotel owners, investors and developers across a diverse portfolio of 600+ hotels through operating, franchise and affiliation models, and considers leases selectively. Its international team works from Zurich, Dubai, Lucerne, Delhi NCR and London. Expertise spans hotel management, investment and asset strategy, development and repositioning, hotel real estate, brand strategy, and F&B and wellness concepts. Its ten brands and collections, from upscale to ultra-luxury, are each offered through Management or Affiliate and include Signature Hotels & Resorts, Vela Hotels and Voile d’Or. Grand Metropolitan Hotels Group is headquartered at Bahnhofstrasse 24, 8001 Zurich, Switzerland. The website is written for hotel owners, investors and developers. Brand, service and leadership information on these pages is the approved public source. ## Company - [Grand Metropolitan Hotels | Independent Hospitality Management](https://grandmethotels.com/): Grand Metropolitan Hotels partners with owners, investors and developers to operate, position and grow distinctive hospitality businesses. - [Our Story & Heritage](https://grandmethotels.com/about): Explore Grand Metropolitan Hotels’ international hospitality heritage, owner-aligned perspective and independent approach to hotel operations. - [Hotel Portfolio & Brands](https://grandmethotels.com/portfolio): Explore hotels with character—from city stays and coastal escapes to heritage properties and independent collections—and the hospitality expertise that supports them. - [Leadership Team](https://grandmethotels.com/team): Meet the international hospitality, commercial, finance, development, technology and strategy leaders behind Grand Metropolitan Hotels. ## Services - [Hotel Management, Investment & Development](https://grandmethotels.com/services): Discover owner-aligned hotel management, investment, development, real-estate and partnership capabilities tailored to each opportunity. - [Affiliation](https://grandmethotels.com/services/affiliation): Affiliation suits hotels that want to keep their identity and operating control while choosing brand recognition, reservations, distribution, marketing, purchasing or specialist support through an agreed network. - [Brand Strategy](https://grandmethotels.com/services/brand-strategy): We help owners decide whether an independent identity, a collection, a proprietary concept or a third-party franchise best suits the hotel and its market. We then connect that positioning with the guest experience, operating responsibilities and route to market. - [Development & Repositioning](https://grandmethotels.com/services/development-repositioning): For new hotels, we connect the guest proposition with operating requirements, design, pre-opening and launch. For existing hotels, we help reposition the hotel while keeping day-to-day operations running smoothly. - [F&B & Wellness Concepts](https://grandmethotels.com/services/fb-wellness-concepts): Restaurants, bars, spas, wellness and thermal experiences can shape demand, guest memory and the economics of a hotel. We help owners move from a broad opportunity to a concept, operating brief and launch plan grounded in the property and market. - [Franchise](https://grandmethotels.com/services/franchise): A franchise gives an owner access to an agreed brand, its standards and commercial support, while the franchisee remains responsible for running the hotel. We start with the hotel, its market, the owner’s capabilities and the intended guest experience. - [Hotel Management](https://grandmethotels.com/services/hotel-management): We lead day-to-day operations on the owner’s behalf for independent hotels, new openings and repositioning projects. Local hotel leadership works with commercial, financial and specialist support, with scope and governance agreed around each hotel. - [Hotel Real Estate](https://grandmethotels.com/services/hotel-real-estate): Hotels are operating businesses as well as real estate. For acquisitions, disposals and repositioning, we connect asset condition, market relevance and operating potential with the owner’s objectives. - [Investment & Asset Strategy](https://grandmethotels.com/services/investment-asset-strategy): For an acquisition, a repositioning or a business plan, we review the hotel’s market, concept, operating assumptions and performance priorities. We clarify the operating case alongside your appointed legal, tax, valuation and investment advisers, not in place of them. - [Lease](https://grandmethotels.com/services/lease): A lease creates a direct operating relationship between property owner and hotel operator. We consider it selectively, reviewing the hotel, market, capital responsibilities, operating proposition and governance before taking a discussion further. ## Brands - [Hotel Brands & Collections](https://grandmethotels.com/brands): Explore ten Grand Metropolitan Hotels brands from upscale to ultra-luxury, and see whether each is offered through Management or Affiliate. - [Brionj Luxury Hotel Collection | Luxury Brand Portfolio](https://grandmethotels.com/brands/brionj-luxury-hotel-collection): Private luxury residences and destination experiences, shaped around personalisation and mindfulness. - [Castlewood Hotels & Resorts | Upscale Brand Portfolio](https://grandmethotels.com/brands/castlewood-hotels-resorts): Countryside, castle and wellness hotels shaped by family travel, landscape and regional tradition. - [Grand Metropolitan Hotel Collection | Luxury Brand Portfolio](https://grandmethotels.com/brands/grand-metropolitan-hotel-collection): A luxury collection for boutique, resort, urban, conference and residential hotels, with food, drink and wellness concepts, shaped around each hotel’s own character. - [Private Selection Hotels & Tours | Upscale Brand Portfolio](https://grandmethotels.com/brands/private-selection-hotels): Privately run European hotels and curated tours, joined through affiliation and centred on nature, wellbeing and personal hosting. - [Signature Hotels & Resorts | Luxury Brand Portfolio](https://grandmethotels.com/brands/signature-hotels-resorts): Distinctive hotels where thoughtful design and local character shape the guest stay. - [Swiss Hospitality Collection | Upscale Brand Portfolio](https://grandmethotels.com/brands/swiss-hospitality-collection): An affiliation that gives independent hotels sales, marketing, sustainability and talent support, while their own identity stays visible. - [TOP International Hotels | Upscale Brand Portfolio](https://grandmethotels.com/brands/top-international-hotels): An affiliation that gives independent hotels distribution, reservation technology and strategic marketing support, while each keeps its own identity. - [Vela Hotels | Luxury Brand Portfolio](https://grandmethotels.com/brands/vela-hotels): A contemporary Baltic proposition shaped by waterfront settings, light-filled design, natural materials and space to restore. - [Voile d’Or | Ultra-Luxury Brand Portfolio](https://grandmethotels.com/brands/voile-dor): Understated Riviera luxury, defined by discretion, privacy and attentive service. Its name means “Golden Veil.” ## Contact - [Contact Our Team](https://grandmethotels.com/contact): Contact Grand Metropolitan Hotels about hotel management, investment, development, real estate, franchise, lease or affiliation opportunities. ## Languages - English: https://grandmethotels.com/ - French: https://grandmethotels.com/fr - German: https://grandmethotels.com/de - Italian: https://grandmethotels.com/it - Arabic: https://grandmethotels.com/ar - Chinese (Simplified): https://grandmethotels.com/zh-hans ## Optional - [Full text of every page](https://grandmethotels.com/llms-full.txt) - [Cookie Policy](https://grandmethotels.com/cookies): Read GMH’s Cookie Policy: the essential storage this website uses and how to change your cookie choices. - [Imprint](https://grandmethotels.com/imprint): Find corporate disclosure, company address, editorial contact, copyright and image-source information for Grand Metropolitan Hotels Group, headquartered at Bahnhofstrasse 24, 8001 Zurich, Switzerland. - [Privacy](https://grandmethotels.com/privacy): Read how Grand Metropolitan Hotels Group handles personal information submitted through enquiries on its website, and the rights you have. - [Website Terms](https://grandmethotels.com/terms): Read the website terms for Grand Metropolitan Hotels, covering enquiries, website content and external sites. - [Sitemap](https://grandmethotels.com/sitemap.xml)