Brew and Renew: B2 Boutique Hotel & Spa - Zurich | 來釀酒廠泡湯：蘇黎世 B2 精品溫泉酒店
There's something about old buildings that hypnotizes me.
Maybe it's the uneven walls, the ornate patterns, or the earthy materials, architecture from the bygone era oozes a familiar aura that draws me inside to explore, to appreciate details created by bare human hands and minds before the world's collective reliance on technology.
老房子，在我眼裡，有一種說不出的美。
也許是喜歡它凹凸不平的牆壁，細膩的雕飾，或是樸實的建材，歷史建築總是散發著迷人的氣質，吸引我去深入探索，認真欣賞在沒有機器的時代，全部靠腦力與人力打造出的作品。
I like to create opportunities to cross path with unique structures that catch my eyes. In Zurich, that building is a 19th-century Swiss brewery converted into a hotel, called B2 Boutique Hotel & Spa.
旅遊時，我喜歡製造與獨特建築邂逅的機會。在蘇黎世，我的目標是一棟十九世紀釀酒廠改建的旅館：B2 精品溫泉酒店。
Set on a hilltop overlooking a repurposed industrial complex that houses Google’s Europe engineering hub, B2 Boutique Hotel & Spa's story mirrors Switzerland's developmental progress over the past 200 years:
Industrialization > Modernization > Sustainable Preservation.
Once crowned the largest brewery in Switzerland, the Hürlimann brewery shut down in 1996 after 130 years of operation.
16 years later, after undergoing a painstaking renovation (as documented in this wonderful video), it was reintroduced to the public as a modern boutique hotel, with a green conscience, homely feel, and Zurich's first thermal bath fed by an existing spring (a must visit!)
It's also here that you'll find the city's only rooftop thermal pool, offering an expansive view of Zurich's skyline.
My main motivation for staying at B2, however, is to see its stunning Wine Library.
With large cathedral-style windows and walls covered with more than 33,000 books (all available to hotel guests), it's an inviting space to enjoy a meal anytime of the day.
Glance up and you'll be rewarded with a spellbinding view of glittery chandeliers cleverly constructed with Hürlimann's very own beer bottles.
It's little bit Potteresque, with the dark woods and high ceilings and all, a proper hideout from the real world.
我承認，來B2精品溫泉酒店的主要動機，就是想看它美麗的葡萄酒圖書館。
The Wine Library ，顧名思義，是品酒與閱讀的地方，提供全天餐飲。
牆上有教堂風格的大扇窗與一排排的書架，裝滿了超過33,000本書籍，全都可讓酒店客人借讀。
最搶眼的就是天花板上高高掛的三座酒瓶吊燈，溫暖的銅色玻璃閃閃發光，打造出溫馨的懷舊空間。
室內設計有點 Potteresque，有哈利波特世界的感覺，若想逃離現實生活，就來這兒靜心吧。
Centrally located, B2 is a scenic 15-minute walk from Lake Zurich and the old town, 8-minute walk to the closest train station (Enge), and a 10-minute taxi ride from the main train station, Zurich HB.
The hotel's on-site spa attracts many outdoorsy types looking for some R&R at the end of an active day.
Our two-night stay coincides with Zurich's annual Ironman triathlon, so the hotel is booked to capacity, but you wouldn't know it from the smooth and attentive service.
Just by interacting with the hotel staff, one can't help but admire the Swiss and their cosmopolitan way of life. The multilingual staff are friendly to a fault and will happily share all they know about the city if you ask. One casual request for restaurant recommendations leads to enough information to fill a Top 10 list of #GoodEats in Zurich, for which we are very grateful!
We've checked out two of the places recommended by the hotel staff -- the legendary, artsy Kronenhall for rustic Swiss food, and Hiltl, the so-called first vegetarian restaurant in the world -- both are outstanding.
自酒店員工的態度與素質就可以清楚感受到瑞士的國際觀，每位服務人員都會說多種歐洲語言，德英法意都難不倒他們。工作認真，友善，高效率以外，讓我印象最深刻的就是隨口問問有哪些餐廳值得一試，結果得到的回答可以寫成一篇「蘇黎世美食精選集」。
照著酒店的建議，我們拜訪了蘇黎世最有名，像畫廊似的 Kronenhall 瑞士傳統餐廳，還有號稱是全球第一家素食餐廳的 Hiltl 。兩家都值得推薦。
瑞士人食量可能很大，因為我們光臨的每家餐廳食物份量都是巨無霸，幾乎與美國不相上下，而且餐餐幾乎都有馬鈴薯（是國菜嗎？）
Rooms
B2 Boutique Hotel & Spa has 51 rooms and 9 suites, and each is unique with bespoke furniture and decors. Although not large, our Boutique Room in the former brewhouse feels fresh and immaculate.
It feature a warehouse-sized window that lets in plenty of light and looks out onto the hills and the Google office below.
Small design touches pay tribute to the building's past, and the minibar is filled with complimentary water, juices and two bottles of -- what else? - cold Hürlimann beer.
房間裡處處可見有工業氣息的懷舊裝飾，迷你吧除了提供礦泉水與飲料外，當然也少不了兩瓶 Hürlimann 啤酒，向老釀酒廠致敬。
The semi-open plan bathroom is on the small side, with a standing shower and a separate toilet. But it comes with everything you need, including a powerful hairdryer and nice toiletries by FAIR CosmEthics. I especially like its shampoo, which adds incredible fullness to my hair and leaves it touchably soft. But the conditioner is a bit too watery and doesn't do much for me.
半開放的浴室也是小巧玲瓏，有站立式淋浴和獨立的廁所，馬力大的吹風機，還有 FAIR CosmEthics 衛浴用品。
我很喜歡這公平貿易品牌的洗髮精，讓頭髮變得蓬鬆柔順。不過它的潤絲精太稀了，沒什麼效果。
Breakfast @ The Wine Library
The hotel is keen to use locally sourced ingredients whenever possible, and my stay has opened my eyes to how self-sufficient Switzerland is as a country, especially when it comes to food production.
早餐 @ 葡萄酒圖書館
住在B2酒店，讓我深刻體驗到瑞士這個國家，凡事都希望能自給自足的態度。
Breakfast is served at the Wine Library, and the buffet - with all kinds of fruits, yogurts, specialty cheeses and dried meats - is a proud display of #GoodEats, Swiss style.
he coffee -- however -- is from Italy. Rightfully so.
酒店裡所使用的東西幾乎都是國產的，早餐 buffet 有多樣化的新鮮水果，優格，起司和風乾肉，全都插著紅底白十字旗，標示出產地。
咖啡倒還是來自義大利（嗯，有品味）。
Important Information: When in Switzerland, drink Swiss wine, because it's so good that hardly any of it gets exported!
Hence Zurich wine is a big selling point at the Wine Library, a perfect accompaniment to Swiss delicacies available throughout the day.
我想慎重地提醒大家，來到瑞士，一定要嚐嚐瑞士出產的葡萄酒。
因為瑞士酒的品質優良產量又不多，在國內就被消耗掉了，所以幾乎沒有外銷的機會。因此蘇黎世葡萄酒是B2酒店 Wine Library 的一大賣點。
Thermal Baths & Spa
The hotel is located right above the Thermalbad & Spa, well-known for its Irish-Roman bath fed by the Aqui spring. For a fee of 25 CHF, B2 guests can have direct access to the spa's private facilities via the hotel lift.
The spa looks like a secret underground oasis out of an ancient Rome movie, where turquoise water shimmers in the grotto in the vaulted stone walls of the old brewery, with flowy curtains shielding heated stone lounger from prying eyes.
溫泉 & 水療中心
蘇黎世著名的 Thermalbad 溫泉水療中心，位於B2酒店正下方，有門票（25 CHF）的房客可以通過酒店的電梯直接進入spa，使用所有水療設施。
Thermalbad & Sp 的前身也是酒廠的一部份，有厚實的拱形石牆，還有大酒桶改建成的温泉池。
來自蘇黎世地底深處的天然泉水在水晶吊燈下閃爍著，像極了古羅馬電影裡的地下神秘洞穴。
The self-guided Roman-Irish spa ritual lasts about two hours, and after 10 steps of wet and dry procedures, you're guaranteed to feel soft and relaxed.
The rooftop thermal pool is beautiful too, although it can get crowded in the evening when lovebirds tend to congregate for the spectacular sunset over Zurich.
Spa 建議客人花個兩小時，照著羅馬愛爾蘭浴儀式的十道步驟，經過乾，溼，冷，暖的程序來放鬆全身。
地下溫泉浴完畢，別忘了上屋頂的溫泉區欣賞蘇黎世的天際線，泡湯看夕陽。
Back in our room, with a bottle of Hürlimann in hand, we look out from the window and admire this hardworking, environmentally conscious, perfectly kept city that has an eye for the future, and a foot in the past.
Now we understand why time and time again, Zurich has been voted one of the best places to live in the world.
MY RATING: 9.5 / 10
The thermal spa alone would be good enough a reason to stay at B2 Boutique Hotel & Spa. But here the therapeutic energy comes from more places than one: comfortable room, nostalgia design, locally sourced foods, and the incredible staff.
It is truly an all-star hotel.
我的評價：9.5 / 10
光是羅馬溫泉浴就值得來B2精品酒店小住，但這家旅館還有許多其他讓人微笑的亮點：舒適現代的房間，懷舊情懷，愛用瑞士國貨，以及高素質的員工。
這的確是一家全明星酒店。