News & tips from the Swiss ski resorts
News from the Swiss ski resorts
New top hotel in Crans-Montana
Just in time for the ski season, Crans-Montana is celebrating the most exciting new opening of the winter in Switzerland in December. The Six Senses Crans-Montana is located in the Valais winter sports resort in a perfect ski-in ski-out position on the edge of the forest. The hotel offers 45 terrace rooms and suites in a cozy yet alpine style. Lots of local wood, slate and quartz stone create a feel-good atmosphere. After a long day of skiing, you can relax wonderfully in the 2000 square meter Six Senses Spa. In addition to the large indoor pool, there is a second pool with a dream panorama on the roof of the chalet-style hotel. The culinary flagship next to the Wild Cabin brasserie is the Japanese restaurant Byakko. The resort's signature restaurant is named after a mystical white tiger that is said to live in the highest peaks of the Japanese Alps. It is doubtful whether the legendary tiger really exists, but the sushi and meat delicacies at Six Senses Crans-Montana are quite real. www.sixsenses.com
Vail Resorts buy Andermatt ski resort
The American ski group Vail Resorts is coming to Europe. The ski giant bought a majority stake in the Andermatt-Sedrun ski resort for around 148 million euros in the summer. The Americans are thus getting involved in one of the most exciting ski resort projects in the Alps. Egyptian-born investor Samih Sawiris had revitalized the sleepy village in the canton of Uri after the Swiss army had largely closed its bases there. Sawiris invested hundreds of millions of euros in the top Chedi Hotel, the Radisson Blue Hotel, a golf course and the ski resort, which was merged with Sedrun. Sawiris remains active in Andermatt with his hotel and real estate projects. Vail Resorts is taking over the ski resort and is announcing further investments of around 350 million euros there and in the village within three to five years. Vail Resorts operates more than 40 ski resorts in North America and Australia, including world-class ski resorts such as Vail and Beaver Creek in Colorado, Park City in Utah and Whistler Blackcomb in Canada.
St. Moritz: Resurrection of a hotel legend
The GRACE LA MARGNA opens in St. Moritz this winter. The boutique luxury hotel with 74 rooms and suites is located directly above the Rhaetian Railway station with a fantastic view over the lake and the Engadine peaks. London-based Divercity Architects have transformed the traditional Art Nouveau-style building from the early 20th century into a modern Alpine hideaway. A modern extension has been added to the historic La Margna Hotel to create space for a spa and eight bar and restaurant locations. The GRACE BAR, with its Art Nouveau elements and large arched windows overlooking the lake, is sure to be the heart of the hotel. www.gracestmoritz.ch
Upgrade in Samnaun: Relais & Châteaux Chasa Montana Hotel & Spa now a 5-star hotel
The Swiss side of the Ischgl-Samnaun ski resort is getting its first 5-star hotel. The Relais & Châteaux Chasa Montana Hotel & Spa opens in December after extensive renovations. The number of rooms has been reduced, but they have been significantly enlarged. The traditional hotel now has 25 double rooms and 20 suites with lots of Swiss stone pine and granite. The hotel's three restaurants - including the Michelin-starred La Miranda - have also undergone a makeover. www.hotelchasamontana.ch
