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Gstaad Palace
Gstaad, Switzerland · Independent · Grand Luxury
Gstaad Palace opened on 8 December 1913 as a hilltop château by architects Adrien van Dorsser and Charles-François Bonjour, Gstaad's first grand hotel after the Montreux-Oberland Bernois railway arrived. The Scherz family has owned it since 1947, now in a third generation under Andrea Scherz, and the house holds MICHELIN Two Keys. Ninety rooms remain after decades of combining; downstairs, the 1971 GreenGo club still wears Teo Jakob's original interior.
- 90 rooms
- Opened 1913
- Rooms from 301 sq ft (28 m²)
- Architect: Adrien van Dorsser and Charles-François Bonjour
- Interiors: Fischbach & Aberegg & Teo Jakob & Raffi Otto of Atelier 72, Zurich
About Gstaad Palace
- A 1915 summer tennis tournament staged to fill wartime rooms became today's Swiss Open Gstaad.
- During World War II a Swiss bank strong room under the terrace stored gold; that bunker is now La Fromagerie restaurant.
- GreenGo opened 22 January 1971 with an interior by Teo Jakob that has never been replaced.
- Exterior shots of the Palace appear in the 1975 film The Return of the Pink Panther.
- Andrea Scherz became chairman of The Leading Hotels of the World in 2022, a post his father held from 1974 to 1989.
The setting
2 km from Gstaad BDGAG-lge ski lift. 19 km from Golfclub Gstaad-Saanenland.
Restaurants and bars
- Gildo's al Fresco — Restaurant · Italian (light Italian summer fare, wood-fired pizzas)
- Gildo's Ristorante — Restaurant · Italian
- Le Grand — Restaurant · Swiss/international, table service
- GreenGo — Restaurant
- La Fromagerie — Restaurant
- «PISCINE» — Restaurant · informal food concept, Côte d'Azur touch
- La Grande Terrasse — Restaurant
Experiences
- Roy Emerson Tennis Weeks — Annual tennis week on the Palace courts, in its 52nd and final edition in summer 2026.
- Walig Hut — Alpine hut above Gsteig up to 1,700 m serving regional Swiss dishes and fondue over an open fire; sleeps up to four in summer.
- Gstaad Palace Challenge — Classic sports car rally organised by the hotel; 10th edition in August 2025.
- GreenGo nightclub — Hotel disco in its original form, hosting parties for over 50 years, with a digital membership.
- Seafood brunch — Weekly Sunday seafood brunch, a Gstaad institution.
- Le Grand restaurant — Renovated main restaurant with up to 90 seats and 75+ dishes, with table-side preparation.
Amenities
- Spa
- Indoor pool
- Sauna
- Hammam
- Hot tub
- Fitness center
- Kids' club
- Tennis
- Cigar lounge
- Pet-friendly
Awards
- Gault&Millau Hotel of the Year (Switzerland) (2026)
- MICHELIN Two Keys (2026)
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