Classic class: Badrutt's Palace Hotel in St Moritz, Switzerland
When life gives you For Swiss St. Moritz, you might as well go for the most classic version, right? Badrutt's Palace Hotel in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Badrutt's Palace is the grand hotel of St. Moritz, the chic ski village in the Swiss Engadin. Caspar Badrutt opened it in 1896, and the Badrutt family remains the majority shareholder. The Neo-Gothic silhouette with its towers has been the village's calling card ever since, and staying there is, well, a dream. Do expect that uber-classic feel, though, and no, it isn't necessarily cheap, although the new hotels in the fabulous ski village are often even more expensive. Incidentally, the family helped write the history of St. Moritz itself: in 1864, Caspar's father Johannes bet his English summer guests that the winters here were sunny. They returned to the snow, and that is how St. Moritz became a winter sports village.
When you enter, you find yourself in Le Grand Hall, with wooden paneling, flowers, and antiques. The locals They call it the living room of St. Moritz, and that is accurate: even those who own a chalet here come to the lobby in the evening to see and be seen. The Palace has eleven restaurants, two bars, and King's Club, the oldest nightclub in Switzerland. Just try to match that.
For connoisseurs: IGNIV by Andreas Caminada holds two Michelin stars here, and Le Restaurant is the grande dame of the house. Next to the hotel stands the Chesa Veglia, a centuries-old Engadine farmhouse housing even more restaurants. Since 2025, a tunnel runs beneath the main street, featuring the second-longest escalator in Switzerland. Typically Palace.
In 2025, the new Serlas wing also opened, designed by the Italian firm of Antonio Citterio and Patricia Viel. This gives the old palace a fresh, contemporary look. The Palace is only open during the winter and summer seasons, and in the summer you can walk, cycle, or swim in the mountain lakes. The MICHELIN Guide awarded it three Keys, the maximum.
Zurich and Milan are both about a two-and-a-half-hour drive away. On Booking.com, Badrutt's Palace scores between 9,2 and 9,6.
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