The Alps
The Alps combine mountain villages, high peaks and a longstanding outdoor recreation culture. Skiing shapes winter stays, while hiking and scenic excursions draw visitors in warmer months.
Hotels in This Destination
Built around Peter Zumthor’s extraordinary thermal baths in Vals, 7132 is as much an architecture pilgrimage as a hotel, combining Alpine isolation, mineral water, and serious design.
A turreted ski-in, ski-out palace in Courchevel 1850, Les Airelles combines storybook Alpine design, direct Trois Vallées access, exceptional family programming, and lavishly generous service.
A ski-in, ski-out retreat at the foot of Val d’Isère’s slopes, Airelles blends Savoyard architecture, refined contemporary comfort, and highly polished family-focused service.
The Alpina Gstaad is a discreet Alpine hideaway above the village, combining chalet-inspired craftsmanship, serious wellness and polished service without old-school stiffness.
Badrutt’s Palace is the grand dame of St. Moritz, combining lake-and-mountain views, Belle Époque theater, destination dining and a social scene that still defines Alpine glamour.
High above Lake Lucerne, Bürgenstock Resort is a vast Alpine destination with extraordinary views, a celebrated spa, historic architecture and enough dining and recreation for a full resort stay.
With only 60 rooms high above Lake St. Moritz, Carlton Hotel delivers rare intimacy, panoramic Engadine views, two-Michelin-starred dining and a substantial three-level spa.
The Chedi Andermatt blends Alpine wood, Asian-inspired design, fireplaces in every room and a vast spa into one of Switzerland’s most polished year-round mountain hotels.
Cheval Blanc Courchevel is an ultra-intimate ski-in/ski-out palace with just 36 rooms and suites, exceptional Guerlain wellness and one of the Alps’ most important dining rooms.
Now presented as Fouquet’s Courchevel, the former Hôtel Barrière Les Neiges is a 42-key ski-in luxury retreat on the Bellecôte slope with fireplace suites and a 1,000-square-metre spa anchored by a 20-metre pool.
Kempinski Palace Engelberg is a restored Belle Époque mountain hotel with 129 rooms, a rooftop spa and pool, and an enviable position in the heart of the Swiss Alps.
Kulm Hotel St. Moritz is a storied Alpine resort dating to 1856, combining lake-and-mountain views, extensive wellness and generations of winter-sports tradition.
A playful, highly polished Gstaad grand hotel pairing colorful contemporary interiors with an enormous spa, intimate dining, a private cinema and easy access to village life and skiing.
A restored Belle Époque palace on Lake Lucerne, Mandarin Oriental Palace Luzern combines elegant lake-view rooms, Michelin-recognized dining, refined Swiss design and an intimate wellness program beneath a dramatic Alpine panorama.
A 30-room contemporary mountain lodge carved into the rock above Zermatt, THE OMNIA pairs Matterhorn views, minimalist rooms, an indoor-outdoor pool and serious wellness with a remarkably intimate atmosphere.
An all-suite hideaway directly on Lake Lucerne, Park Hotel Vitznau pairs castle-like architecture with an infinity pool, serious fine dining and extraordinary wine cellars in a deliberately private setting.