St. Moritz owes its existence as a winter resort destination in large part to a wager made at the Kulm Hotel in 1864, when hotelier Johannes Badrutt bet a group of English summer guests that they would enjoy the Engadine in winter — and paid their return fares himself. That bet founded ski tourism, and the hotel that hosted it has been defining the upper register of Alpine hospitality ever since. The ochre-yellow Belle Époque facade extends across a full block of the town centre, its layered wings and regularised fenestration carrying the confident massing of a late-nineteenth-century grand hotel expanded well into the twentieth century. The 164-room property spreads across multiple interconnected buildings, and a contemporary spa pavilion — visible in the aerial image as a low glass structure tucked into the snow-laden grounds — anchors a thermal pool whose infinity edge dissolves into the Engadine valley at dawn. The interiors show two distinct registers living comfortably alongside each other. Rooms finished in aromatic Swiss stone pine — Arven timber panelling lining the walls in warm, knot-rich honey tones — sit beside more conventionally appointed doubles dressed in burgundy and taupe, with plaid curtains and lacquered writing desks in the manner of a well-upholstered London club. The Roo Bar, with its deeply carved antique counter, crimson banquette seating, and trophies mounted against scarlet walls, functions as a kind of compressed museum of the resort's sporting mythology, framed black-and-white photographs of Cresta Run competitors completing the picture.

2hr 30min drive from Zurich airport (ZRH); 2hr 30min drive from Milan Malpensa airport (MXP); 3hr 30min train ride from Zurich; 2hr 10min train ride from Chur; 10min drive from Engadin airport (private / charter flight airport)

The Kulm Hotel St. Moritz is located in the heart of St. Moritz and offers breath-taking views of Lake St. Moritz and the Engadine Valley. The 5* superior hotel has an incomparable air of luxury, tradition, modern comfort and warm hospitality. The property is renowned for its exceptional culinary offerings, outstanding service standards, magnificent 150 rooms and suites and its wide-ranging health and fitness offering, including its spectacular modern spa on 2000m2 with outdoor pool, whirlpool, sauna and children’s pool. A nine-hole golf course, three tennis courts and a natural ice rink in winter complete the offer. Furthermore at disposal six conference rooms with space for up to 500 people. The Kulm Hotel offers carefree family holidays, ensuring that children as well as parents enjoy every moment of their stay. In the free, in-house Wunderwald Kids Club children have a great time, whether making pizzas or mocktails, learning arts and crafts, playing games or skating outside on the ice rink or playing tennis. St. Moritz lies in the Engadine, the highest valley of the southern Alps, in the Swiss canton of Graubünden at an altitude of 1800 metres. The chic, elegant and exclusive resort attracts a sophisticated, cosmopolitan crowd thanks to its glamorous events. Additionally, the region is a real paradise for sports enthusiasts and those seeking rest and relaxation, with St. Moritz’s location in pure nature with pristine mountain forests, quiet Alpine meadows and rushing mountain streams, plus a unique landscape of lakes and a centuries-old culture, combining to make the region one of the most attractive holiday destinations in the Alps.