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LIVE YOUR BEST BOND LIFESTYLE AT THE LEGENDARY KULM HOTEL IN ST. MORITZ

By Kelli Delaney Kot @KDHamptons

High-octane glamour or peaceful tranquility? Switzerland’s Engadine escape, the Kulm Hotel St. Moritz offers both. Travelers are reacting differently to the last 18 months – some want to get out and celebrate after months of being cooped up, others want to retreat to a place of blissful tranquillity. Luckily, Switzerland’s Engadine valley can accommodate both. The glitzy resort village of St. Moritz will be staging a winter season of full-on, high-octane glamour once again, its low-key neighbour Pontresina will be welcoming visitors yearning for a quieter pace of life.

A member of The Leading Hotels of the World, Kulm Hotel St. Moritz has 164 rooms, five restaurants, and the extensive Kulm Spa St. Moritz.

The Kulm was the first hotel to be built in St. Moritz, opening its doors in 1856, and is where winter tourism first began. With its prime location 1,856 m above sea level, the Kulm Hotel offers the very best views of Lake St. Moritz and is situated in the heart of the village, indulging guests with the tradition of Swiss hospitality at a 5-star superior level.

Every view from the hotel offers the most stunning scenery. Twenty-nine peaks over 13,000 feet ring the property, including the infamous Matterhorn. All of the divinely renovated Engadine style rooms have mountain names and numbers which coincide with the altitude of their namesake mountains. Little luxuries like sinking in to freshly pressed pure linen sheets after an afternoon at the spa and fresh flowers in your room are what make your stay here so special.

Two of the resort’s most popular events will return for the 2022 winter season: The Snow Polo World Cup and the St. Moritz Gourmet Festival, which both launch on 28 January, with White Turf following fast on their heels with race dates on 6, 13 and 20 February.

The famous White Turf Horse Races which take place on the frozen lake at the base of the Kulm Hotel is the most glamorous social event of the winter season. A unique, exclusive, top-class event with exciting horseracing, gourmet dining, live music, and art exhibitions, all taking place in winter sunshine on the frozen lake. This spectacular event is not only just for the jet set, it’s also an annual event where racehorse owners, trainers and jockeys from all over the world come to compete.

LUX editor at large Kelli Delaney with Melanie Brandman at the last White Horse Turf Races.

An addition to the resort’s winter offering is “Amusements on the Lake” in the months of January and February, when frozen Lake St. Moritz will become a hub of activity for the whole family, providing the chance to ice skate, curl, skijore, crosscountry ski and/or play a little winter golf, in between hot chocolate stops and bites to eat. At the Kulm Hotel, guests will have a first chance to sample the delights of the superstar chef Mauro Colagreco, who opened his first venture in the Alps in the property’s gourmet restaurant the K in December 2020 and six weeks later won a Michelin star in record time.

Engadin offers a wide variety of winter sports in one region. with four main peaks and 350 kilometres of pistes, some 200 kilometres of cross-country ski trails and 150 kilometres of winter hiking trails.

The Kulm Spa offers a three-pillar wellness concept that unites relaxation, detoxification and regeneration. Deceleration for body and mind is achieved while finding your inner balance while overlooking the breathtaking snow capped mountain vistas.

Travelers who prefer to get away from the crowds in search of peace and quiet will want to head to the enchanting resort of Pontresina, which is less than a 10-minute drive from St. Moritz. The village offers the possibility to dip in and out of the glitzy lifestyle with charming restaurants and shops when the desire strikes.

A traditional mountain village lined with historic buildings and beautiful old homes adorned with sgraffito, Pontresina lies in a sunny, sheltered side valley of the Engadine. Local festivals, the sing-song tones of Romansch in the streets and the stunning natural environment, Swiss stone pine and larch forests, and wonderful views of the magnificent Roseg glacier further set it apart.

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The truffle pizza at CheCha (@checharestaurantandclub) mountaintop restaurant is a hero dish of this hotspot, not to mention the epic views.

Whether you are cheering along at the skijoring races with champagne in hand, enjoying a private tasting in chef’s kitchen, or gliding from the in-door pool into the outdoor jacuzzi spa at sunset...the whole experience of the Kulm Hotel is simply a fairytale.

For more information visit the Kulm Hotel at KULM.com