Wengen, Switzerland

Grand Hotel Belvedere

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Style

Sweet valley highs

Setting

A yodel from the Jungfrau

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Worlds-away wellness awaits at Grand Hotel Belvedere, a luxury retreat deep in the Swiss Alps set to open in September. 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 a whole lot of Alp-powered pampering will reward those who commit to the journey. 

Please note Don’t let our enticing gallery deceive you, these images for Grand Hotel Belvedere are in fact computer generated. Apologies, real-life photographs will be with us soon…

 

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Facilities

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Need to know

Rooms

90, including 19 suites.

Check–Out

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.

At the hotel

Spa, gym, ski room, private garden and forest, paid laundry service and free WiFi throughout. In rooms: TV, Bang & Olufsen Bluetooth speaker, Nespresso 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.

Spa

The spa cuts a striking brutalist figure against the pine-blanketed mountain backdrop. But it’s all softly-softly within these concrete walls, with two saunas and a hammam in the works, and treatments set to use Susanne Kaufmann products spotlighting sustainably sourced Alpine botanicals. There’ll also be two steamy onsen-style pools, one outdoors with panoramic mountain views. For further nature-focused relaxation, you can join Jungfrau-facing yoga, Pilates and meditation sessions. Plus, personal training will be available at the gym, and a walking trail weaves 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 set to be soundtracked by live concerts – stay tuned for a full programme.

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.

Food and Drink

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Top Table

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

Dress Code

Swap the ski gear for something smarter – wool tailoring will suit Restaurant Waldrand’s modernist dining room especially well, and Brasserie Belvedere’s art nouveau flourishes pair well with a flowy, romantic silhouette.

Hotel restaurant

Brasserie Belvedere’s dining room calls on the hotel’s Belle Époque past, with sun-streamed arches and hand-painted alcoves. Expect brasserie staples with a gourmet Bernese twist, such as Swiss beef and gruyère cheeseburgers and crisp röstis topped with alpine caviar. Restaurant Waldrand is all about the bounty and beauty of the Alps. The minimalist dining room is designed to keep the focus on the forest-quilted view, and the menu will spotlight traditional regional recipes, putting finest local farm produce and foraged ingredients to thoroughly feelgood use. Case in point: Älpermagronen, a local speciality consisting of macaroni and potatoes doused in cheese sauce and sprinkled with caramelised onions, which has been warming cockles since snow-chilled shepherds masterminded it centuries ago. And for an alfresco bite, you’ll be able to tuck into fondue, tartes flambées and platters of cured meats at Sonnenbad, the hotel’s mountain-facing terrace.

Hotel bar

The hotel has two bars in the works. One is an intimate post-piste spot serving Swiss wines and craft cocktails laced with botanicals fresh-picked from the garden. The second is a traditional Swiss-style café bar, where you’ll be able to settle at the counter for a speciality coffee and a slice of zingy, almond-flaked Zigercake.

Last orders

Breakfast is served at Brasserie Belvedere and Restaurant Waldrand from 7am to 10.30am, lunch from noon to 2pm and dinner from 6.30pm to 9.30pm.

Room service

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

Location

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Address
Grand Hotel Belvedere
Galliweildi 1440E
Wengen
3823
Switzerland

Grand Hotel Belvedere is a skip from the slopes and trails of Wengen, a pretty, pedestrianised village in Switzerland’s Lauterbrunnen Valley.

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, but the hotel provides a valet service in Lauterbrunnen, so your wheels will be well cared for while you’re whisked away into the valley.

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.

Local restaurants

For contemporary Swiss cuisine, there’s little need to stray from the hotel’s three restaurants. If you fancy switching things up, it’s worth strolling down the road to Ristorante da Sina, an authentic pizzeria where romance of the red gingham and rustic exposed beam variety runs high.

Local cafés

For a caffeine fix on the fly, To Go Kaffeehaus is run by two sisters who keep Wengen supplied with cookies, cakes and quality coffee.

Local bars

The ambience is casual at On the Rocks, but when it comes to cocktails, the mixologists are dead serious. Their signature creations include a ginger-spiked hot toddy made for frosty nights and Liquid Therapy, a blend of gin, sake, cucumber, lime and sesame so packed with antioxidants it's basically good for you. At laidback apres-ski spot Tanne Bar, servers are as quick with an entertaining anecdote as they are with a craft gin recommendation. As the night wears on, friendly chatter fades into dance-floor-filling beats.

 

Reviews

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By Mr & Mrs Smith

Every hotel featured is visited personally by members of our team, given the Smith seal of approval, and then anonymously reviewed. As soon as our reviewers have returned from this pine-scented hotel in the Swiss Alps and unpacked their windbreakers and Bally knitwear, a full account of their back-to-nature break will be with you. In the meantime, to whet your wanderlust, here's a quick peek inside Grand Hotel Belvedere in Wengen…

As blank canvases go, hotel group Beaumier had a pretty stellar one with Grand Hotel Belvedere. A Belle Époque grand dame gazing down over a remote Alpine valley, with Wengen’s world-renowned slopes in reach and occasion to whip out the Patagonia in all seasons, whether to follow trails into fairytale forest, cycle mountain passes or sail peak-framed lakes – really, they could’ve dusted a few mantelpieces, called the job a good’un and cast the doors open.

But that’s not how Beaumier rolls. A mindful renovation process has blended the group’s deep respect for nature and local tradition with a dash of modern luxury. Rooms marry cool modernism with centuries-in-the-making Swiss craftsmanship. In the restaurants, pared-back contemporary design puts the focus firmly on seasonal, local ingredients – and that mountainous view. The spa is a shock of brutalism against the children’s book backdrop, but within, everything works in wild-herb-scented harmony with the natural surroundings. OK, so maybe the canvas wasn’t so blank after all; but see it as a collab with Mother Nature, and Grand Hotel Belvedere has the makings of a masterpiece.

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