{"id":659,"date":"2011-01-06T18:20:11","date_gmt":"2011-01-06T17:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oatridge.co.uk\/nic\/?p=659"},"modified":"2011-01-07T23:30:42","modified_gmt":"2011-01-07T22:30:42","slug":"the-best-luxury-hotels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oatridge.co.uk\/nic\/accommodation\/the-best-luxury-hotels\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Luxury Hotels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"(c) www.MySwitzerland.ch\" src=\"http:\/\/images.gadmin.st.s3.amazonaws.com\/n18993\/images\/keyvisuallg\/di_sdh_web.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"280\" \/>As somebody who is happy to stay in Switzerland&#8217;s excellent Youth Hostels and budget accommodation, I do get to stay once in a while in somewhere a little bit up-market. Unfortunately I don&#8217;t get to go often or to many, so it was interesting to see what the Swiss newspapers (or at least Zurich&#8217;s Tages-Anzeiger, 9\/12\/2010) reckon as the best hotels for winter breaks. Here is their list with ranking and previous year ranking in brackets, firstly for 5-star hotels:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1 (1) Badrutt&#8217;s Palace, St. Moritz,<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Dbl from 895 Fr,\u00a0Tel. 081 837 10 00,\u00a0www.badruttspalace.com<br \/>\n<strong>2 (2) Tschuggen, Arosa,<\/strong><strong> <\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Dbl from 665 Fr,\u00a0Tel. 081 378 99 99,\u00a0www.tschuggen.ch<br \/>\n<strong>3 (4) Gstaad Palace, Gstaad,<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Dbl from 1020 Fr,\u00a0Tel. 033 748 50 00,\u00a0www.palace.ch<br \/>\n<strong>4 (3) Kulm, St. Moritz,<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Dbl from 935 Fr,\u00a0Tel. 081 836 80 00,\u00a0www.kulmhotel-stmoritz.ch<br \/>\n<strong>5 (7) The Carlton, St. Moritz,<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Suite from 1400 Fr,\u00a0Tel. 081 836 70 00,\u00a0www.carlton-stmoritz.ch<br \/>\n<strong>6 (6) Riffelalp Resort, Zermatt,<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Dbl from 1060 Fr,\u00a0Tel. 027 966 05 55,\u00a0www.riffelalp.com<br \/>\n<strong>7 (10) Kronenhof, Pontresina,<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Dbl from 590 Fr,\u00a0Tel. 081 830 30 30,\u00a0www.kronenhof.com<br \/>\n<strong>8 (8) Grand Hotel Bellevue, Gstaad,<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Dbl from 650 Fr,\u00a0Tel. 033 748 00 00,\u00a0www.bellevue-gstaad.ch<br \/>\n<strong>9 (9) Suvretta House, St. Moritz,<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Dbl from 835 Fr,\u00a0Tel. 081 836 36 36,\u00a0www.suvrettahouse.ch<br \/>\n<strong>10 (5) Waldhaus Flims, Flims Waldhaus,<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Dbl from 715 Fr,\u00a0Tel. 081 928 48 48,\u00a0www.parkhotel-waldhaus.ch<br \/>\n<strong>11 (12) Le Crans Hotel &amp; Spa, Crans-Montana,<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Dbl from 800 Fr,\u00a0Tel. 027 486 60 60,\u00a0www.lecrans.com<br \/>\n<strong>12 (11) Lenkerhof Alpine Resort, Lenk,<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Dbl from 710 Fr,\u00a0Tel. 033 736 36 36,\u00a0www.lenkerhofch<br \/>\n<strong>13 (14) Kempinski Grand Hotel, St. Moritz,<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Dbl from 710 Fr,\u00a0Tel. 081 838 38 38,\u00a0www.kempinski-stmoritz.com<br \/>\n<strong>14 (13) Mont Cervin Palace, Zermatt,<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Dbl from 870 Fr,\u00a0Tel. 027 966 88 88,\u00a0www.seilerhotels.ch<br \/>\n<strong>15 (neu) Ferienart Resort &amp; Spa, Saas-Fee,<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Dbl from 626 Fr,\u00a0Tel. 027 958 19 00,\u00a0wwa.rferrienart.ch<\/p>\n<p>The best rated 4-star hotels were:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1\u00a0(4) Wellnesshotel<\/strong><strong>, <\/strong><strong>Pirmin Zurbriggen, Saas-Almagell<\/strong><br \/>\nDbl from 290 Fr., Tel. 027 957 23 01. www.zurbriggen.ch<br \/>\n<strong>2 (3) Guarda Val,<\/strong><strong> <\/strong><strong>Lenzerheide-Sporz<\/strong><br \/>\nDbl from 470 Fr., Tel. 081 385 85 85, www.guardaval.ch<br \/>\n<strong>3 (1) Le Grand Chalet,<\/strong><strong> <\/strong><strong>Gstaad<\/strong><br \/>\nDbl from 450 Fr., Tel. 033 748 76 76. www.grandchalet.ch<br \/>\n<strong>4 (2) Castell, Zuoz<\/strong><br \/>\nDbl from 310 Fr., Tel. 081 851 52 53, www.hotelcastell.ch<br \/>\n<strong>5 (5) Waldhotel National,<\/strong><strong> <\/strong><strong>Arosa<\/strong><br \/>\nDbl from 520 Fr., Tel. 081 378 55 55, www.waldhotel.ch<br \/>\n<strong>6 (8) Romantik-Hotel Schweizerhof,<\/strong><strong> <\/strong><strong>Grindelwald<\/strong><br \/>\nDbl from 460 Fr., Tel. 033 854 58 58, www.hotel-schweizerhof.com<br \/>\n<strong>7. (new) Guardaval, Scuol<\/strong><strong>,<\/strong><br \/>\nDbl from 310 Fr., Tel. 081 861 09 09, www.guardaval-scuol.ch<br \/>\n<strong>8 (9) Alex, Zermatt<\/strong><br \/>\nDbl from 500 Fr., Tel. 027 966 70 70, www.hotelalexzermatt.com<br \/>\n<strong>9 (new) Wellnesshotel<\/strong><strong>, <\/strong><strong>Chasa Montana, Samnaun<\/strong><br \/>\nDbl from 260 Fr., Tel. 081 861 90 00, www.hotelchasamontana.ch<br \/>\n<strong>10 (10) Parkhotel Bellevue &amp; Spa,<\/strong><strong> <\/strong><strong>Adelboden<\/strong><br \/>\nDbl from 460 Fr., Tel. 033 673 80 00, www.parkhotel-bellevue.ch<br \/>\n<strong>11 (11) Mirabeau Alpine Residence,<\/strong><strong> <\/strong><strong>Zermatt<\/strong><br \/>\nDbl from 574 Fr., Tel. 027 966 26 60, www.hotel-mirabeau.ch<br \/>\n<strong>12 (12) Vereina, Klosters<\/strong><br \/>\nDbl from 470 Fr., Tel. 081 410 27 27, www.vereinahotel.ch<br \/>\n<strong>13 (14) Alpenhof, Zermatt<\/strong><br \/>\nDbl from 596 Fr., Tel. 027 966 55 55, www.alpenhofhotel.com<br \/>\n<strong>14. (new) Cervo, Zermatt<\/strong><br \/>\nDbl from 390 Fr., Tel. 027 968 12 12, www.cervo.ch<br \/>\n<strong>15 (15) Walther, Pontresina<\/strong><br \/>\nDbl from 510 Fr., Tel. 081 839 36 36, www.hotelwalther.ch<\/p>\n<p>Best of the 3-star Hotels:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1 (1) Waldhaus am See,<\/strong><strong> <\/strong><strong>St. Moritz<\/strong><br \/>\nDbl from 310 Fr., Tel. 081 836 60 00, www.waldhaus-am-see.ch<br \/>\n<strong>2 (5) Romantik Hotel Sch\u00f6negg, Wengen<\/strong><br \/>\nDbl from 360 Fr, Tel. 033 855 34 22, www.hotel-schoenegg.ch<br \/>\n<strong>3 (4) Krone, La Punt<\/strong><br \/>\nDbl from 260 Fr., Tel. 081 854 12 69, www.krone-la-punt.ch<br \/>\n<strong>4 (2) Jungfrau, Wengernalp<\/strong><br \/>\nDbl from 420 Fr., Tel. 033 855 16 22, wwwwengernalp.ch<br \/>\n<strong>5 (3) Misani, Celerina<\/strong><br \/>\nDbl from 230 Fr., Tel. 081 839 89 89, www.hotelmisani.ch<br \/>\n<strong>6 (6) Hotel Kernen,<\/strong><strong> <\/strong><strong>Sch\u00f6nried-Gstaad<\/strong><br \/>\nDbl from 300 Fr., Tel. 033 748 40 20, www.bruno-kernen.ch<br \/>\n<strong>7 (7) Sporthotel, Pontresina<\/strong><br \/>\nDbl from 260 Fr, Tel. 081 838 94 00, wwwsporthotel.ch<br \/>\n<strong>8 (9) Chesa Grischuna,<\/strong><strong> <\/strong><strong>Klosters<\/strong><br \/>\nDbl from 430 Fr., Tel. 081 422 22 22, www.chesagrischuna.ch<br \/>\n<strong>9. (new) Hohnegg Alpine Resort, Saas Fee<\/strong><br \/>\nDbl from 340 Fr., Tel. 027 958 10 70, www.hohnegg.ch<br \/>\n<strong>10 (8) Bodmi, Grindelwald<\/strong><br \/>\nDbl from 294 Fr., Tel. 033 853 12 20, www.bodmi.ch<br \/>\n<strong>11 (10) Parkhotel Sch\u00f6negg,<\/strong><strong> <\/strong><strong>Grindelwald<\/strong><br \/>\nDbl from 340 Fr., Tel. 033 854 18 18, www.parkhotelschoenegg.ch<br \/>\n<strong>12 (12) Elenw\u00e4ldli, Engelberg<\/strong><br \/>\nDbl from 280 Fr., Tel. 041 637 19 49, www.eienwaeldli.ch<br \/>\n<strong>13. (new<\/strong><strong>) Bella Vista, Zermatt<\/strong><br \/>\nDbl from 235 Fr., Tel. 027 966 28 10, www.bellavista-zermatt.ch<br \/>\n<strong>14 (14) Des Alpes,<\/strong><strong> <\/strong><strong>Samnaun Dorf<\/strong><br \/>\nDbl from 330 Fr., Tel. 081 868 52 73, www.hotel-desalpes-samnaun.ch<br \/>\n<strong>15. (new) Alpine Lodge,<\/strong><strong> <\/strong><strong>Saanen-Gstaad<\/strong><br \/>\nDbl from 380 Fr., Tel. 033 748 41 51, www.alpinelodge.ch<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As somebody who is happy to stay in Switzerland&#8217;s excellent Youth Hostels and budget accommodation, I do get to stay once in a while in somewhere a little bit up-market. 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