Palace Hotel Gstaad - Where The High-End Society Spend Their Holidays
Location The Palace Hotel Gstaad is located in the town of Gstaad in the Bernese Oberland to the Southwest of Switzerland. The region Gstaad Saanenland is German speaking but right on the border of the French-speaking area. Transportation By Car From the Valais region: A9 highway Sierre-Lausanne: exit in Aigle: than take the main road over the Col du Pillon mountain pass-Gsteig-Gstaad. From the Lausanne region (West Switzerland) A9/A12 highway Lausanne-Vevey-Berne: exit in Bulle: than take the main road to Château d’Oex-Saanen-Gstaad. By Train From the central area: SBB Lucerne-Interlaken: change, SBB to Spiez: change, SEZ (Spiez-Erlenbach-Zweisimmen) to Zweisimmen: change, MOB: Zweisimmen-Saanenmöser-Schönried-Gstaad-Saanen. From the Valais region (Italy): SBB Domodossola-Brig: you may have to change, BLS to Spiez: change, SEZ (Spiez-Erlenbach-Zweisimmen) to Zweisimmen: change, MOB: Zweisimmen-Saanenmöser-Schönried-Gstaad-Saanen. From the Lausanne region (West Switzerland) SBB Lausanne-Montreux: change, MOB: Montreux-Saanen-Gstaad-Schönried-Saanenmöser-Zweisimmen. You see taking the train is a bit complicated and very time consuming because you have to change trains many times. For more information about train connections see the SBB Train Timetable. By air The Palace Hotel Gstaad offers their guests an exclusive Audi A8 and Audi Q7 limousine transfer from the airport of Bern/Belp or any other desired destination to the hotel and back. Airport Transfer (one-way) From Geneva CHF 500, 00 ($ 410) From Berne/Belp CHF 320, 00 ($ 262) From Zurich CHF 700, 00 ($ 574) Many guests that stay at the Palace Hotel Gstaad arrive at the Private Saanen Airport by either Private- or Business Jet. From there it takes only 10 minutes to the hotel. Since there is no website about this airport, I have a few basic informations. Location Details Type: Airport (Aerodrome, Airfield) Room Information The Palace Hotel Gstaad offers you 104 well-appointed bedrooms including 64 Single and Double Rooms, 29 Junior Suites, 4 Suites, 2 Two-Bedroom Tower Suites and a spectacular Penthouse Suite with 3 bedrooms. All the rooms and suites feature upscale finishes and are equipped with the state-of-the-art technology. The beautiful decor is characterized by a harmonious composition of Alpine elegance and luxury blending perfectly into the mountain environment. In Room Amenities All rooms and suites have wireless high-speed internet access and a new satellite system offers more than 200 TV-channels. Safe - Minibar - Hair Dryer - Data port - Ski Rental - Gift Shops. Small pets permitted. Hotel Facilities & Business Amenities Babysitting/Child Services - Bar/Lounge - Beauty Shop - Concierge - Meeting/Banquet Facilities - Pool - Room Service - Shops/Commercial Services - Fitness Center or Spa - Laundry/Valet Services. Dining & Entertainment The Palace Hotel Gstaad has five different restaurants, 2 bars and a nightclub. Le Grill, Rôtisserie - - Gourmet Restaurant Gildo's Ristorante - - Italian Restaurant La Fromagerie - - Swiss Specialties Le Restaurant - - International Cuisine La Grande Terrasse - - International Cuisine Le Bar du Grill - - Dining & Entertainment Le Lobby Bar - - All Day Snacks & Drinks GreenGo - - Nightclub Sport & Leisure Facilities at the property or nearby Sports facilities at the Palace are at the lower level such as an indoor and outdoor swimming pool, Jacuzzi, gym room, 4 outdoor tennis courts, squash, sauna, steam bath and many massage programs. Additionally the hotel offers also beauty and relaxation treatments, body and facial treatments, entomology, depilation and pedicure. Outside of the hotel area, there is an unlimited possibility to practice different sports or for leisure. Close to the hotel are 3 indoor tennis courts and 15 minutes from Gstaad is the 18-hole Golf course Gstaad-Saanenland. Of course you can practice first on the driving-range (45 knock offs) that is partially under roof. What else is there to do in the summer in Gstaad? How about Walking - Biking - Hiking - Paragliding - Adventure Walks - Jeep Safari - Canoeing - River Rafting - Water sports - Horse-Back Riding - Tobogganing - Deval Cart and many more... In the winter, Gstaad is a very beautiful ski paradise in the Bernese Oberland Alps. So besides Alpine skiing, there is also great cross-country skiing, ice skating, heliskiing, snowshoeing or just simply walking in the snow on a beautiful day. Rates Summer Winter * The US$ rate is for information purposes only. Breakfast is not included. The daily exchange rate will apply. These rates are for the rooms only and do not include city tax. Season The Palace Hotel Gstaad is closed from the end of March to mid-June and late September to shortly before Christmas (dates vary). Credit Cards DC, AE, MC, JCB International, VISA Parking Free parking in front of the hotel, 20 CHF in underground garage ($ 17) High-End Travel Switzerland's Review
The Palace Hotel Gstaad is where the celebrated come to be at rest. It has been like that since it opened in 1913 and was maybe a bit responsible for putting Gstaad on the map. Back in the early 1920's, French, Austro-Hungarian and Russian aristocrats would take whole floors for both the winter and summer seasons. They were not just accommodating themselves but their servants as well. Maybe through such long experience, the Palace Hotel Gstaad somehow manages to both reek of exclusivity and wealth while dodging gaudy ostentation. The public rooms are more on rustic Alpine wood paneling rather than on marble and gilding. The Gstaad Palace is not the most opulent hotel in the world, and it should stay that way says general manager Andrea Scherz. They want people to remember that they are on vacation up in the mountains - but for some not the cheapest one. Over the years many Celebrities and wealthy people have vacationed at the Palace. Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong and Maurice Chevalier played here in the fifties and sixties and than suddenly, more and more important names just kept coming. The times are gone when Richard Burton and David Niven used to play cards with the locals in the town centre. However, many more Famous People and the High-End Society visit the Palace Hotel Gstaad regularly. Well-known people like Robbie Williams - Michael Jackson - Roman Polanski - Liza Minnelli - Elisabeth Taylor - Roger Moore - European Royalty, American Billionaires and Russian Oligarchs appear every winter. So is it only for the wealthy and famous? Not at all, at $ 535 for during the summer or $ 620 during the winter for a double room, it is a good deal. One tip, during the Christmas Holiday season, it is almost impossible to book a room. I see you there! Return from Palace Hotel Gstaad to Swiss Hotels Return from Palace Hotel Gstaad to High End Travel Switzerland Home Page |
From the central area: Lucerne-Brünigpass-Brienzwiler: The A8 highway to Interlaken: take the main road along Lake Thun to Spiez: the A6 highway to Wimmis: than take the main road (Simmental) to Boltigen-Zweisimmen-Saanen-Gstaad.
