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Via dal Bagn 54, 7500 St.Moritz
Tel +41 (0) 81 837 07 07
Fax +41 (0) 81 837 07 00
GPS: Lat. 46.497, Long. 9.838
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Schweizerhof Hotel Welcome to the Schweizerhof in St.Moritz, the 4-star superior hotel rich in tradition, situated in the village centre, with a superb view over the lake and just 3 minutes' walking distance from the Chantarella funicular station.
Here is where you will be thoroughly spoiled, where you can forget everyday life in original Belle Epoque surroundings and yet enjoy all the comforts of the new century. We have a lot to offer our guests incluidng a varied local cuisine with that certain touch of refinement.
The beginning
The guesthouse "Suisse" (Hotel Schweizerhof) opened in July 1898. It was built by the joint partnership company "Hotel & Pension Suisse", which is still today in the hands of the von Gugelberg family of the Salenegg mansion in Maienfeld.
Location
In the centre of St.Moritz, 3 minutes' walk from the Chantarella funicular station
Ownership
The hotel is owned by a family company, the Schweizerhof AG
History
The foundation stone for today's Schweizerhof in St.Moritz was laid in 1897 by Emil Rouseette and Conradin von Flugi - both of whom were property owners and ran guesthouses - and Gian Töndury-Zender, the then manager and co-owner of the Engadiner Bank in Samedan. Architects were Chiodera and Tschudy. The 4-storey Hotel Suisse, as the Schweizerhof was then known, opened in July 1898.
It was an excellent choice of position for the new hotel: sunny, central and protected from the wind
The tram, which connected St.Moritz village with the spa resort of St.Moritz Bad from 1896 to 1931, passed in front of the hotel entrance.
In 1900, the young 29-year old Adolf Angst took over the management of the hotel.
In 1904, when extensive reconstruction was underway at the hotel, Gottardo Segantini, eldest son of the famous alpine artist Giovanni Segantini, painted a decorative birch grove on the ceiling of the bright dining room; his payment was CHF 2000.
On January 27th 1906, the Hotel Schweizerhof celebrated the 48th birthday of Emperor Willhelm II.
In 1909, during the extension of the east lobby, the reading room was lavishly panelled and newly-painted
The fateful year of 1910 saw the deaths of both of the founders and owners, Emil Roussette and conradin von Flugi. Hans Luzius von Gugelberg, the young nephew of Conradin von Flugi from Maienfeld, became the new owner.
His wealth of ideas were to make a considerable mark on the hotel during the subsequent years. For instance, during the years of World War I, when no hotel could afford to keep up an orchestra, he let hotel guests make music themselves and he himself set the example.
The hotel and the entire region flourished in the golden years of the 1920s
In 1927, Adolf Angst died and his successor was J.Genelin.
The end of the heyday came shortly after the New York stock exchange crash in 1929 and the subsequent worldwide economic crisis. At the time of the slight upturn in the mid 1930s, Gian Töndury-Zender, the last of the founders, died on March 13th 1937. His son, Gustav Töndury-Tester, followed in his footsteps
The winter Olympic Games of 1948 ushered in a new era for St.Moritz and the Schweizerhof following the gloomy years of World War II. The period in which the town had been a prominent health resort receded into the background and winter sports conquered the region.
In 1964, the hotel's fifth floor, which had been planned from the beginning, was added.
In 2000, a spa area was installed on the roof, with a breathtaking view.
In 2006 The Hotel Schweizerhof was reclassified as 4-star Superior, the first one in St.Moritz. The term "superior" is used to indicate a finer differentiation - in other words, for a selection of hotels which surpass
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St. Moritz is a winter-sports and health resort town in the Northeastern Switzerland. It lies on the Inn River in the Upper Engadine valley.
At first the town was famous for its thermal and therapeutically springs but since the early 20th century has been Switzerland’s leading winter-sports resort.
In September of 1864 an unusual wager between Johannes Badrutt, a St. Moritz Hotel pioneer and four British tourists marked not only the start of winter tourism in St. Moritz but the start of winter tourism in the whole of the Alps.
St. Moritz hosted the Winter Olympic Games twice, in 1928 and 1948. Also, it has hosted a lot of winter sports championships as Alpine World Ski and many other sport events like a golf tournament or a polo tournament on its frozen lake.
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