The 7 Best Luxury Hotels in Switzerland for 2027

Switzerland's grand hotel tradition goes back more than 150 years, and these properties helped shape what we mean by hospitality. Here are my 7 picks, each showing a different side of Swiss luxury.

What are the best luxury hotels in Switzerland? My top two are Bürgenstock Resort above Lake Lucerne and Badrutt's Palace in St. Moritz. Then The Chedi Andermatt, Beau-Rivage Palace in Lausanne, The Omnia in Zermatt, Victoria Jungfrau in Interlaken and La Réserve Genève. For a first trip, I'd pair Bürgenstock, The Omnia and Badrutt's Palace by scenic train.

Key facts

• Most dramatic setting: Bürgenstock Resort, about 500 meters above Lake Lucerne.
• Most history: Badrutt's Palace, St. Moritz (opened 1896).
• Best Matterhorn view: The Omnia, Zermatt.
• For the Jungfrau region: Victoria Jungfrau Grand Hotel & Spa, Interlaken (1865).
• How to connect them: Switzerland's scenic trains. See my Swiss Alps train guide.

1. Bürgenstock Resort, Lake Lucerne

Rating: 10/10

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The most dramatic setting of any hotel in Switzerland. It sits about 500 meters above Lake Lucerne, with Europe's highest outdoor elevator (the Hammetschwand Lift) and an infinity pool that seems to pour into the lake below. The 10,000 square meter Alpine Spa has indoor and outdoor pools and is one of the best in the country.

2. Badrutt's Palace, St. Moritz

Rating: 10/10

The Badrutt family is credited with starting winter tourism in the Alps, and the Palace (opened 1896) has hosted guests from Alfred Hitchcock on. The rooms mix Belle Époque grandeur with modern comfort, and King's Social House is where St. Moritz goes at night. The Corviglia ski area is a short ride up the mountain.

Photo: Andrés Dallimonti / Unsplash

3. The Chedi Andermatt

Rating: 9/10

Designed by Jean-Michel Gathy, The Chedi pairs Japanese calm with Alpine warmth. The 2,400 square meter spa has a 35-meter indoor pool and Swiss Alpine treatments, and the glass-walled cheese and wine cellars are a treat.

4. Beau-Rivage Palace, Lausanne

Rating: 9/10

Looking across Lake Geneva to the French Alps, this palace hotel (opened 1861) is Swiss-French elegance at its best. PIC, the celebrated French chef Anne-Sophie Pic's restaurant here, holds two Michelin stars. Her partnership with the hotel ends in December 2026, so ask me what's in that dining room when we plan your 2027 stay.

Photo: Jeton Bajrami / Unsplash

5. The Omnia, Zermatt

Rating: 9/10

A design hotel on a rocky ledge above Zermatt, reached through a tunnel and elevator cut into the mountain. The Matterhorn view from the terrace is one of the best hotel views in the Alps.

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6. Victoria Jungfrau Grand Hotel & Spa, Interlaken

Rating: 9/10

The gateway to the Jungfrau region and one of Switzerland's most historic grand hotels (1865). The spa is enormous, and the location between Lake Thun and Lake Brienz is ideal for excursions to Grindelwald, Lauterbrunnen, and Jungfraujoch.

Photo: Dimitri Schuettel (dimitri.photography) / Unsplash

7. La Réserve Genève, Geneva

Rating: 9/10

Michel Reybier's lakeside hotel brings Jacques Garcia's safari-lodge interiors to the shores of Lake Geneva. Its Chinese restaurant, Tsé Fung, has held a Michelin star and is my favorite Chinese meal in the country.

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How to Choose

Claire's Pick

For a first Switzerland trip: Bürgenstock (2 nights) for the pool and spa, The Omnia in Zermatt (2 nights) for the Matterhorn, and Badrutt's Palace in St. Moritz (2 nights) for grand hotel history. Connect them by scenic train and let the week be easy. My Swiss Alps train guide has the routes, the budget and my full seven-night formula.

We don't run a Switzerland group trip, so this one is planned privately around you. Book a free consultation and tell me which view you want to wake up to.

Claire B. Soares, 6X Condé Nast Traveler Top Travel Specialist

Cover photo: the Bürgenstock Hotel on its cliff above Lake Lucerne. Connor / Unsplash