Grand Hotel Belvedere

Style

Sweet valley highs

Setting

A yodel from the Jungfrau

Worlds-away wellness awaits at Grand Hotel Belvedere, a Beaumier Hotel luxury retreat deep in the Swiss Alps. This historic grand dame has had an eco-minded makeover, with art-nouveau flourishes restored and rooms reimagined as mid-century minimalist boltholes. Valley’s-end village Wengen is reachable only by cog railway, but world-class skiing, all-seasons adventures, and — when an overhauled brutalist spa opens in the spring — a whole lot of Alp-powered pampering will reward those who commit to the journey.

Facilities

Rooms

90, including 19 suites.

Checkout

11am. Earliest check-in, 3pm.

More Details

Rates at Grand Hotel Belvedere include an à la carte breakfast.

Also

Some rooms have been specially adapted for guests with limited mobility, including three Deluxe Rooms with Jungfrau Views on the first floor that are wheelchair accessible. All the hotel's communal areas are wheelchair accessible, too.

Fitness Center

Free Internet Access

Laundry

Pet Friendly

Pool

On-Site Restaurant

Room Service

Spa

At the Hotel

Ski room, private garden and forest, paid laundry service and free WiFi throughout. In rooms: TV, Bang & Olufsen Bluetooth speaker, coffee machine, tea-making kit, minibar, free bottled water and Grown Alchemist bath products.

Our Favourite Rooms

The suites each have extra living space and a sofa-bed, useful if you’re bringing tots in tow. Otherwise, pick based on your preferred view – private pine forest or the Jungfrau’s looming peaks.

Poolside

The blue-tiled heated pool, with both indoor and outdoor spaces (open 8am to 8pm), is framed by sleek, polished concrete for a minimalist touch.

Spa

The spa cuts a striking brutalist figure against the pine-blanketed mountain backdrop. Inside, it’s all softly-softly: a sauna and hammam, treatments using Susanne Kaufmann products from 10am to 8pm, and sustainably sourced Alpine botanicals taking centre stage. Two steamy onsen-style pools, one outdoors with panoramic mountain views offer further unwinding. There’s also Jungfrau-facing yoga and meditation, personal training in the gym and a walking trail that winds through the hotel’s private stretch of forest.

Packing Tips

The outdoor gear you’ll need will depend on the season, but don’t sleep on swimwear – thanks to the hotel’s two hot spring-style pools, a Hunza G bikini is a year-round staple.

Also

Sun-warmed alfresco evenings at Sonnenbad, the hotel’s terrace, are soundtracked by live concerts.

Children

All ages are welcome. There are suites with sofa-beds and connecting room options that will come in handy if you’re bringing the whole clan.

Gallery

Food & Drink

Top Table

With views like this, a window seat will always be a winner.

Dress Code

Swap the ski gear for something smarter – Brasserie Belvedere’s art nouveau flourishes pair well with a flowy, romantic silhouette.

Hotel Restaurant

Brasserie Belvedere is all about the bounty and beauty of the Alps. The Heimatstil dining room is designed to keep the focus on the forest-quilted view, and the menu spotlights traditional regional recipes, putting the finest of local farm produce and foraged ingredients to thoroughly feelgood use. Wood-fired comfort food and an abundance of Alpine-inspired light bites make for leisurely afternoon dining at Sonnenbad Lounge & Terrace.

Hotel Bar

The hotel's Bergwald Bar is a traditional Swiss-style café bar, where you’ll be able to settle at the counter for a speciality coffee. For intimate evenings, Belvi Salon infuses its creative cocktails with flowers and herbs straight from the garden, and touts an enviable selection of Swiss wines.

Last Orders

Brasserie Belvedere serves breakfast from 7am to 10.30am and dinner from 6pm to 9pm. Sonnenbad Lounge & Terrace opens daily for lunch from noon till 5.30pm; Belvi Salon pours noon till midnight, and Bergwald Bar is open between 1pm and 9pm.

Room Service

There’s a separate menu for in-room dining, in case hunger strikes before you’re ready to emerge from hibernation.

Planes

There’s a handful of airports within reach of Lauterbrunnen, the town from which you’ll hop on the train to Wengen. Zürich and Basel are both a two and a half hour drive away, and Geneva is three hours; the hotel can arrange transfers from all three.

Trains

Heritage cog railway the Wengernalpbahn has been traversing the mountains between Lauterbrunnen and Wengen for over 200 years, and is still the only way to reach the remote resort. It’s a gentle 12-minute ride, during which you’ll have panoramic Alpine views – tough journey, but someone’s got to make it. When you reach Wengen, you’ll be collected in an e-car at the station for the five-minute drive to the hotel.

Automobiles

Wengen is a car-free zone, so if you are bringing your wheels, you'll have to park in Lauterbrunnen.

Worth Getting Out of Bed For

If you’re buckling your ski boots the second you catch a glimpse of the Alps, Wengen has over 200 kilometres of slopes, including the World Cup-famous Lauberhorn run. Other winter highlights include snowshoeing, sledding and ice climbing. But your hopes of a high-octane mountain holiday don’t have to melt away with the snow. The hotel is surrounded by spectacular Alpine terrain, and staff can help arrange summer pursuits – both traditional (trekking, trail running, horse riding and biking) and pulse-raisinging (paragliding, canyoning, rafting and via ferrata). Peak-framed sailing sessions on Lakes Thun and Brienz can be sorted, for something a little more laidback. And there are few routes more apt for a hand-in-hand hike than the Romance Trail, which runs through mountain pastures between Männlichen and Alpiglen.

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. .