CONCIERGE

Concierge Luxury news, openings and happenings across Switzerland in 2022 – and beyond.

A treat for the senses

Switzerland will welcome its first Six Senses property in 2022 with the opening of Six Senses Crans-Montana. Set in one of the nation’s top ski areas, the retreat will feature 47 rooms and suites, two restaurants, a sun terrace, bar and lavish spa specialising in alpine treatments.

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C’est magnifique

A beach club – in the Swiss Alps? Alila La Gruyère, By Hyatt is set to open in 2023 and will be located on an 18-hole golf course remodelled by Robert Trent Jones Jr. Boasting views of the Alps and comprising 85 rooms, a 3,000-square-metre spa and three restaurants, the resort’s most exciting feature is a private beach club with a bar and grill on the shores of Lake Gruyère.

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Snow bunnies, rejoice!

Marriott International has announced it will open the Ritz-Carlton Zermatt in 2026. The brand’s first ski resort in Europe, the retreat will comprise 69 guest rooms, two restaurants and bars, a spa, outdoor and indoor pools, and a terrace for alfresco dining with magnificent views of the Matterhorn.

A wonderful new Waldhaus

Everything old will be new again at the Dolder Waldhaus in 2023 when a brand-new construction will replace the original building, which has been a Zurich landmark since the 1970s. The new hotel will feature 97 rooms and suites and nine serviced apartments, and its elevated views over the city and Lake Zurich will be just as stunning.

Fit for royalty

From one palace to another. The legendary Hotel Palace Luzern, which has graced the shores of Lake Lucerne since 1906, is undergoing an extensive renovation and will re-emerge more beautiful than ever as the Mandarin Oriental Palace, Luzern, when it reopens in 2022. The multi-million-dollar project includes the restyling of all guest rooms and suites as well as a redesign of the public areas, restaurants, bars and gardens.

01 Alila La Gruyère, By Hyatt 02 Ritz-Carlton Zermatt 03 Dolder Waldhaus in Zurich 04 Zermatt’s Alpine X © Pedro Rodrigues 04 03

X marks the spot

Swiss mountain ingenuity knows no bounds with the 2022 opening of Zermatt’s ‘Alpine X’. This cuttingedge ‘3S’ (three ropes) cable car spans an altitude difference of 4,000 metres, the highest in Europe, connecting Testa Grigia and the Matterhorn glacier paradise. The one-hour journey completes the route from Zermatt in Switzerland to Breuil-Cervinia in Italy.