Flora
Lucerne, Switzerland
Built 1866 · Last completed renovation 1977
Flora in Lucerne was last renovated in 1977, and originally built in 1866. Its HotelChrono freshness score is 0.5/10 — every date linked to a cited source.
Data check
- · Sources disagree on the opening year — under review
Renovation forecast · estimate
Likely due for renovation now
Past its typical ~8-year renovation cycle. A model estimate, not a sourced fact.
Location
Satellite view · Lucerne, Switzerland
Timeline
1948
Original Hotel Flora opened (different site, after demolition of Hotel Du Lac)
1977
Original Hotel Flora site demolished for new multi-purpose building
1979
Current Hotel Flora established at present location
How this score is computed
Every figure here traces back to the sourced renovation year above — no hidden weighting, no black box. Recompute it yourself. See the full methodology →
What changed in the 1977 renovation
“until in 1977 they had to give way to the construction of a multi-purpose building”— source · retrieved 2026-08-15
Scope is quoted verbatim from the cited source — we never guess what a renovation covered.
Facts
Stars
4★
Built
Sourced1866
Last completed renovation
Estimated1977
Sources
Our iron rule: no quote, no data. Every date links back to the exact sentence it came from.
“Established in 1979.”
“until in 1977 they had to give way to the construction of a multi-purpose building”
“the hotel of this name did not exist until 1948. At that time, the Hotel Du Lac was demolished.”
“AMERON Lucerne is housed in a building dating to 1866, one of the city's first hotels that was constructed in conjunction with the opening of Lucerne's original train station.”
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When was Flora built?+
Flora (Lucerne, Switzerland) was built in 1866.
How old is Flora?+
Flora is 160 years old — it was built in 1866 and last renovated in 1977. Age measures the building; the Chrono Score measures how fresh it feels today.
When was Flora last renovated?+
Its most recent completed renovation was in 1977.
What is the Chrono Score of Flora?+
Its Chrono Score is 0.5/10 (Tired) — a pure freshness metric, separate from its 4-star rating.