Hotel Chetzeron

Style

Glam gondola station

Setting

Ain’t no mountain high enough

Hotel Chetzeron, a converted gondola station in Switzerland turned ski-in, ski-out boutique stay, looks out over alpine summits, from the towering Matterhorn to the peak of Mont-Blanc. This eco-friendly mountain-top stay has just 16 rooms, but each has breath-snatching views and a sleek, oak-lined interior. There’s a dainty spa with a tension-busting sauna, and a heated outdoor pool with serious snow-capped views. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are served in the traditional Swiss restaurant and in the cosy bar a fireplace crackles while drinks are poured. Do we love a ski stay with all home comforts? Yes we fondue…

Facilities

Rooms

16, including three suites.

Checkout

11am, but flexible, subject to availability. Earliest check-in, 3pm.

More Details

Rates include Continental breakfast (and made-to-order hot breakfast favourites). In the winter, rates include snowcat transfers and in the summer, transfer by four-wheel drive and gondola.

Also

One Deluxe Corner Room and one Valley Superior Room are specially adapted for wheelchair users.

Hotel Closed

The hotel closes annually from Easter weekend to the Feast of the Ascension and again from the end of October to Mid-December.

Free Internet Access

Laundry

Pool

At the Hotel

Free WiFi throughout, treatment room, steam room, infra-red booth and sauna. In rooms: TV and DVD player, free bottled water, minibar, sunhats and the hotel’s own-brand bath products.

Our Favourite Rooms

Every room is clad in locally sourced oak and has large picture windows (even the bathrooms) – it’s all about the views here. If you’re travelling with little Smiths or you’d simply like some extra space, spring for one of the Junior Suites.

Poolside

The outdoor pool is heated to a balmy 35 degrees and is perched on the ski slopes for sweeping views of the southern Alps with each dip. It’s family-friendly too, but may be a bit toasty for some little ones.

Spa

Mountain-top massage, anyone? Head to the hotel’s treatment room for tension-detangling sessions. There’s also a wellness area with a steam room, infra-red booth and sauna.

Packing Tips

Bring snow boots in winter, hiking boots in warmer months – you won’t want to miss any chance for outdoor adventures.

Also

The hotel is a converted gondola station – you can’t get much more ski-in, ski-out than that.

Children

Welcome. There’s an unsupervised play room stocked with Lego, games and a big screen, the pool is family-friendly and Junior Suites have a sofa bed that can sleep up to two children.

Gallery

Food & Drink

Top Table

Nab a table by the floor-to-ceiling window for views of the illuminated valley with your dinner.

Dress Code

Fair Isle knits and cosy après-ski kit.

Hotel Restaurant

Restaurant Chetzeron – where gondolas used to come in and out of the station – looks out over the valley below. It’s warming Alpine plates are made with ingredients sourced from local farms of the Valais. For lunch, warm up with a bowl of creamy pumpkin soup, renew your energy with a hearty burger or dive into a full fondue pot with your nearest and dearest. Start dinner with a plate of beet carpaccio with flower vinaigrette before mains of roasted wild seabass or ravioli with morels and kale. In the mornings, tuck into a Continental spread of home-made pastries, jams and fresh fruit. For piping-hot pancakes and eggs-made-to-order, pop by the chef’s stand and make your request

Hotel Bar

With a candlelit interior, a glowing fireplace and an alfresco terrace, Chetzeron Bar is the perfect setting to relax in after a long day of slaloming down mountains or hiking to the highest peaks. (Doesn’t hurt that the hotel has its own wine cellar too.)

Last Orders

The restaurant is open daily for breakfast from 8am to 10.30am, lunch from 12 noon to 3pm and dinner from 7pm to 9pm.

Planes

The hotel is around two-and-a-half hours by car from Geneva Airport; transfers for up to four people can be arranged for CHF520 each way. Zurich has the next closest airport; transfers for the four-hour journey – for up to four people – can be arranged for CHF800 each way.

Trains

Rail services from Geneva, Milan, Bern, Basel and Zurich pull into Sierre station, 20 minutes from the hotel; transfers for up to four people can be arranged for CHF75 each way.

Automobiles

It’s not possible to reach the hotel by car; the closest parking is 20 minutes away in the resort of Crans-Montana. The hotel will arrange your final 20-minute transfer – made by a combination of snowcat, ski, four-wheel drive and gondola, depending on the season.

Worth Getting Out of Bed For

Hotel Chetzeron is an ideal base for downhill skiing. Just ask at reception and all manner of ski equipment can be rented for you, ski packages arranged and expert instructors looped in to guide you down the slopes. Ease those ski-weary muscles at the end of the day with a pummelling session in the hotel’s treatment room or relaxing warm-up in the sauna.

In warmer months, climb every mountain (or at least those nearby) following the network of hiking trails that criss-cross the region. Feel the need for speed? Get your adrenalin hit by careening down the area’s winding mountain biking trails. Afterwards (and the order is really key here), settle in for a wine tasting of the best the Valais has to offer. Avid golfers can book a tee time at Crans-Sierre Golf Club, home of the European Masters. Pros are on hand to help up your golf game, taking you from novice to Switzerland’s answer to Jack Nicklaus, should you be so inclined.

Earn or Redeem Points with World of Hyatt

This Mr & Mrs Smith hotel participates in the World of Hyatt loyalty program. As a member, you can earn and redeem points and enjoy exclusive benefits for qualifying nights. .