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The Finest Hotels and Chalets

The Palace hotels, the hotels with MICHELIN Keys or a Forbes Five-Star rating, and the great staffed chalets.

Last checked October 2026.

A log chalet in deep snow facing the peaksPhotograph: Pexels

Hotels

France

  • Cheval Blanc CourchevelCourchevel 1850

    Holds three MICHELIN Keys and the French Palace distinction, and its restaurant Le 1947 under Yannick Alléno holds three MICHELIN stars. Visit website ↗

  • Airelles CourchevelLes Airelles, Courchevel 1850

    The first of the Airelles houses, with 44 rooms and suites in a building modelled on 19th-century Austro-Hungarian castles; it holds the Palace distinction and Forbes Five-Star. It reopens for the winter 2026–27 season after a renovation. Visit website ↗

  • Le K2 PalaceCourchevel 1850

    A ski-in, ski-out Palace at the foot of the slopes with 26 rooms, 3 suites, 6 suite-chalets and 4 chalets, holding three MICHELIN Keys. Visit website ↗

  • L'Apogée CourchevelCourchevel 1850

    An Oetker Collection hotel in the Jardin Alpin with rooms, suites, a penthouse and chalets, interiors by Kelly Wearstler and a La Prairie spa; it holds the Palace distinction and two MICHELIN Keys. Visit website ↗

  • Fouquet's CourchevelCourchevel 1850

    Groupe Barrière's Courchevel 1850 hotel, opened in 2016 as Hôtel Barrière Les Neiges, renamed Fouquet's Courchevel for winter 2025–26, and on France's 2026 Palace list.

  • Aman Le MélézinCourchevel 1850

    One of Aman's two Alpine ski hotels, with Aman Rosa Alpina in the Dolomites; 28 rooms, suites and apartments directly on the Bellecôte piste; winter only, two MICHELIN Keys. Visit website ↗

  • Rosewood Courchevel Le Jardin AlpinCourchevel 1850

    Rosewood's first mountain resort, opened in December 2025 with 51 rooms and suites designed by Tristan Auer; two MICHELIN Keys.

  • Four Seasons Resort MegèveMegève

    A 55-room ski-in, ski-out resort on Mont d'Arbois, inspired by the Edmond de Rothschild family, with three MICHELIN Keys; it received the French Palace distinction in 2026. Visit website ↗

  • Le K2 ChogoriVal d'Isère

    The Val d'Isère house of Le K2 Collections and the resort's only hotel with two MICHELIN Keys. Visit website ↗

  • Hôtel RoyalÉvian-les-Bains (Lake Geneva)

    The Belle Époque hotel of the Évian Resort above Lake Geneva, holder of the French Palace distinction.

Switzerland

  • Badrutt's Palace HotelSt. Moritz

    Opened in 1896 by Caspar Badrutt; three MICHELIN Keys, Forbes Five-Star and The Leading Hotels of the World. Visit website ↗

  • Carlton Hotel St. MoritzSt. Moritz

    Opened in 1913 and run since 1987 by the Tschuggen Collection; three MICHELIN Keys and Forbes Five-Star. Visit website ↗

  • Kulm Hotel St. MoritzSt. Moritz

    Founded in 1856 by Johannes Badrutt, where Alpine winter tourism began, with the Olympic bob run on its grounds since 1904; owned by the Niarchos family and raised to three MICHELIN Keys in 2026. Visit website ↗

  • Suvretta HouseSt. Moritz

    Opened in 1912 with its own ski lift, the only ski-in, ski-out hotel in St. Moritz; 181 rooms and 10 suites, open in winter and summer, two MICHELIN Keys. Visit website ↗

  • Grand Hotel KronenhofPontresina

    A Belle Époque grand hotel founded in 1848 and listed as Swiss cultural property of national significance; two MICHELIN Keys. Visit website ↗

  • Tschuggen Grand HotelArosa

    A mountain resort with the Mario Botta-designed Bergoase spa and its own lift into the ski area; two MICHELIN Keys.

  • The Alpina GstaadGstaad

    A five-star hotel with a Six Senses spa and indoor pool; three MICHELIN Keys. Visit website ↗

  • Gstaad PalaceGstaad

    Opened in 1913 on the hill above Gstaad and owned by the Scherz family since 1947; a member of The Leading Hotels of the World with two MICHELIN Keys. Visit website ↗

  • Le Grand BellevueGstaad

    In the centre of Gstaad, with suites up to 180 m² and a 3,000 m² spa; two MICHELIN Keys. Visit website ↗

  • Victoria-Jungfrau Grand Hotel & SpaInterlaken

    A grand hotel on the Höheweg facing the Jungfrau, and a Swiss Deluxe Hotels member; two MICHELIN Keys.

  • The Chedi AndermattAndermatt

    Alpine chalet design with Asian influences, with The Japanese restaurant in the hotel and on the Gütsch; Forbes Five-Star and two MICHELIN Keys. Visit website ↗

  • CERVO Mountain ResortZermatt

    Two MICHELIN Keys, the highest rating in the resort. Visit website ↗

  • The CapraSaas-Fee

    A small chalet hotel in the car-free village and a Swiss Deluxe Hotels member; two MICHELIN Keys.

  • Six Senses Crans-MontanaCrans-Montana

    A ski-in, ski-out resort beside the Crans-Montana gondola with a large Six Senses Spa; two MICHELIN Keys. Visit website ↗

  • Hostellerie du Pas de l'OursCrans-Montana

    A Relais & Châteaux chalet hotel in Crans, home of the MICHELIN-starred restaurant L'Ours; two MICHELIN Keys.

  • Guarda Golf Hotel & ResidencesCrans-Montana

    A 29-key house next to the Severiano Ballesteros golf course and a Swiss Deluxe Hotels member; two MICHELIN Keys. Visit website ↗

  • LeCrans Hotel & SpaCrans-Montana

    A chalet-style hotel above the resort, with a MICHELIN-starred restaurant and panoramic views over the Rhône valley; two MICHELIN Keys.

  • 7132 HotelVals

    Beside the Vals thermal baths in Graubünden, with the two-MICHELIN-star restaurant 7132 Silver; two MICHELIN Keys. Visit website ↗

  • Grand Resort Bad RagazBad Ragaz

    A spa resort founded in 1869 on the thermal spring of the Tamina Gorge, with two five-star hotels, a thermal spa and Sven Wassmer's three-MICHELIN-star Memories; three MICHELIN Keys. Visit website ↗

  • Bürgenstock Hotel & Alpine SpaLake Lucerne

    The flagship of the car-free Bürgenstock Resort, reopened in 2017 above the lake and reached by funicular, with a 10,000 m² Alpine Spa; three MICHELIN Keys. Visit website ↗

  • Park Hotel VitznauLake Lucerne

    A lakeside hotel of residences and suites with the two-MICHELIN-star focus ATELIER and one of Switzerland's largest wine cellars; Forbes Five-Star and two MICHELIN Keys. Visit website ↗

  • Hotel Villa HoneggEnnetbürgen (Lake Lucerne)

    A 23-room hideaway above Ennetbürgen, known for its heated outdoor infinity pool over the lake; two MICHELIN Keys.

  • Mandarin Oriental PalaceLucerne

    The 1906 Palace on the lakeside promenade, reopened under Mandarin Oriental; Forbes Five-Star and two MICHELIN Keys.

  • Baur au LacZurich (Lake Zurich)

    The family-owned grande dame in its own park where the Schanzengraben meets the lake; three MICHELIN Keys. Visit website ↗

  • La Réserve Eden au Lac ZurichZurich (Lake Zurich)

    A Belle Époque lakefront hotel on the Utoquai, redesigned by Philippe Starck; two MICHELIN Keys.

  • The Dolder GrandZurich

    The castle-like resort on the Adlisberg above the city, with views over Lake Zurich; Forbes Five-Star and two MICHELIN Keys.

  • Widder HotelZurich

    Nine historic Old Town houses joined into one hotel near the Bahnhofstrasse; two MICHELIN Keys.

  • Villa Principe LeopoldoLugano (Lake Lugano)

    A former princely villa on the Collina d'Oro hill with panoramic views over the lake; two MICHELIN Keys.

  • Hotel Eden RocAscona (Lake Maggiore)

    A lakefront resort on the Ascona shore with a private beach, and a Swiss Deluxe Hotels member; two MICHELIN Keys.

  • Castello del Sole Beach Resort & SPAAscona (Lake Maggiore)

    A summer resort in a large private park on the Maggia delta, with its own vineyards and beach; two MICHELIN Keys.

  • Beau-Rivage PalaceLausanne (Lake Geneva)

    Founded in 1861 at Ouchy, owned by the Sandoz Family Foundation, where the Treaty of Lausanne was signed in 1923; raised to three MICHELIN Keys in 2026. Visit website ↗

  • Lausanne PalaceLausanne (Lake Geneva)

    An Art Nouveau palace open since 1915, home to the MICHELIN-starred La Table du Lausanne Palace; two MICHELIN Keys. Visit website ↗

  • Fairmont Le Montreux PalaceMontreux (Lake Geneva)

    A Belle Époque palace opened in 1906, listed as Swiss cultural property of national importance, with 236 rooms and a 2,000 m² spa; two MICHELIN Keys. Visit website ↗

  • Four Seasons Hotel des BerguesGeneva (Lake Geneva)

    On the Rhône where it leaves the lake, its Salle des Nations ballroom built for the first assembly of the League of Nations; Forbes Five-Star and two MICHELIN Keys. Visit website ↗

  • Hôtel Beau-RivageGeneva (Lake Geneva)

    Founded in 1865 and still run by the Mayer family, on the quai du Mont-Blanc; three MICHELIN Keys. Visit website ↗

  • The WoodwardGeneva (Lake Geneva)

    Geneva's first all-suite hotel, with 26 suites on the quai Wilson; three MICHELIN Keys. Visit website ↗

  • The Ritz-Carlton Hotel de la PaixGeneva (Lake Geneva)

    A lakefront hotel from 1865 whose Presidential Suite is named for Grace Kelly, once a regular guest; two MICHELIN Keys. Visit website ↗

  • Mandarin Oriental GenevaGeneva (Lake Geneva)

    A Swiss Deluxe Hotels member on the Rhône, close to the old town; Forbes Five-Star.

Italy

  • PassalacquaMoltrasio (Lake Como)

    An 18th-century villa on the lake's western shore and Lake Como's only hotel with three MICHELIN Keys. Visit website ↗

  • Villa d'EsteCernobbio (Lake Como)

    A Renaissance residence built for Cardinal Tolomeo Gallio in 1568 and a hotel since 1873, with its own golf club; two MICHELIN Keys. Visit website ↗

  • Grand Hotel TremezzoTremezzo, Tremezzina (Lake Como)

    An Art Nouveau grand hotel opened in 1910 on the lake's western shore; two MICHELIN Keys. Visit website ↗

  • Il SerenoTorno (Lake Como)

    A contemporary lakeside hotel with its own Riva boats and a water limousine with interiors by Patricia Urquiola; two MICHELIN Keys. Visit website ↗

  • Mandarin OrientalLago di Como, Blevio (Lake Como)

    A resort of villas in a lakeside botanical park, with a spa and a pool floating on the water; Forbes Five-Star.

  • Grand Hotel Victoria Concept & SpaMenaggio (Lake Como)

    An 81-room lakefront hotel run by R Collection Hotels, close to Menaggio's pedestrian centre; two MICHELIN Keys.

  • Forestis DolomitesPlose (Brixen)

    A forest retreat of tower suites on the Plose above Brixen, built around a former sanatorium; two MICHELIN Keys. Visit website ↗

  • Castel FragsburgMerano

    A Relais & Châteaux castle hotel of 20 suites above Merano, with the MICHELIN-starred restaurant Prezioso; two MICHELIN Keys. Visit website ↗

  • Villa EdenMerano

    A Leading Hotels of the World health and longevity retreat in a Merano park; two MICHELIN Keys.

  • Gardena Grödnerhof Gourmet Hotel & SpaOrtisei (Val Gardena)

    A gourmet and spa hotel in the centre of Ortisei; Forbes Five-Star. Visit website ↗

  • Lefay Resort & SPA DolomitiPinzolo (Dolomites)

    Opened in 2019 in Val Rendena near Madonna di Campiglio, with a 5,000 m² spa among the largest in the Alps; two MICHELIN Keys. Visit website ↗

Germany (Bavaria)

Austria

Private chalets

  • Le CollectionistParis

    Founded in 2014, with close to 400 chalets in the Alps (about 270 in the French Alps, 80 in Switzerland and 34 in Austria), from Courchevel, Megève and Val d'Isère to Verbier, Zermatt, Lech and St. Anton; concierge, transfers and on-site staff included; a certified B Corp since 2024. Bramble Ski (below) has been part of the group since 2021. Visit website ↗

  • Bramble SkiVerbier

    Founded in Verbier in 2005 and part of Le Collectionist since 2021, with staffed chalets in Verbier, Zermatt, Lech, St. Anton, Val d'Isère, Courchevel and Méribel, among them Chalet Marmottière in Verbier for 18 guests. Visit website ↗

  • Kings AvenueGeneva

    Founded in 2008, a chalet specialist strongest in Courchevel 1850 and also covering Méribel, Megève, Val d'Isère, Verbier, Zermatt, St. Moritz, Gstaad and Lech, with off-market homes and in-resort teams for chefs, chauffeurs and house managers; its flagship listing in Courchevel 1850 runs to 2,200 m². Visit website ↗

  • Leo TrippiSwitzerland

    A Swiss-based luxury chalet specialist with offices in the UK and Dubai, covering St. Moritz, Gstaad, Verbier and Zermatt as well as Courchevel, Méribel, Val d'Isère, Lech and Cortina; its catered chalets come with a private chef. Visit website ↗

  • Firefly CollectionVerbier

    A luxury chalet collection whose Verbier properties, among them Chalet Makini, are offered fully catered with a private chef. Visit website ↗

  • Oxford Ski CompanyManchester

    A specialist in catered luxury chalets since 1998, covering France, Switzerland, Austria and Italy, with a ski-in, ski-out collection and concierge service. Visit website ↗

That makes 82 entries in all: 76 hotels and 6 chalet specialists.

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