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Zermatt: hotels and chalets

Zermatt is not short on luxury hotels and chalets - Leander Wenger
Zermatt is not short on luxury hotels and chalets - Leander Wenger

Expert guide to Zermatt

  1. Overview
    Overview

    Overview

  2. Ski area
    Ski area

    Ski area

  3. Hotels
    Hotels

    Hotels

  4. Restaurants
    Restaurants

    Restaurants

  5. Après ski
    Après ski

    Après ski

  6. Snow reports
    Snow reports

    Snow reports

Think carefully about location when picking accommodation, as the town is spread out. The three lift stations, which access different parts of the mountain, are the Gornergrat railway (next to the main railway station), the Sunnegga funicular, beyond the river, and the Matterhorn Express towards Furi and Matterhorn glacier paradise, upriver more than half a mile from the station. Although there are efficient buses to all parts of town, walking distances can be long and there's no ski-in/ski-out, centrally located accommodation.

Unless stated otherwise, prices are per person, based on two sharing a double or twin room, half-board, for seven nights, including flights and transfers.

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Hotel Astoria

Next to the Plan Maison cable car Hotel Astoria is a family-run traditional hotel. It serves Italian home-cooked style meals and has a bar and lounge area with a sun terrace. From £887 with Crystal

Hotel Alphubel

Comfy, modest and quiet, and set back from the main street, the Hotel Alphubel is a family-run two-star that's hard to beat for value, and its three-course set dinner is generous and tasty. Rooms from around 200CHF per night, including breakfast.

Hotel Testa Grigia

With neutral décor, sparkling bathrooms and a few patterned flourishes, the Hotel Testa Grigia s a good-value choice on the main street. Rooms from around 189CHF per night, including breakfast.

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Hotel Walliserhof

Unmistakably Swiss yet fresh, the Hotel Walliserhof is a friendly four-star place on the main street offering good food in its Theodors Stuba restaurant. Rooms from 240CHF per night, including breakfast.

Cervo

Modern Swiss in style, the Cervo is themed around deer and accessed by an elevator in the Sunnegga tunnel. Rooms are spacious and arranged in six five-room chalets, each with a sauna, steam room and outdoor hot tub. From £2,471 b&b with Ski Independence.

Hotel Alex

A characterful Zermatt institution near the station, Hotel Alex has colourful, warm, sometimes eccentric décor, excellent food, a 25m pool, a spa, gym, squash court, badminton and indoor tennis. From £2,178 with Inghams.

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Mont Cervin Palace

The giant five-star Mont Cervin Palaceis is bang in the centre of town, and has a rich history, a grand interior (refurbished in 2012), and an attractive indoor-outdoor pool and spa. There are also three in-house restaurants. From £2,235 b&b with Ski Safari.

The Omnia

Sleek, minimalist and perched above the main street, the Omnia has floor-to-ceiling windows, wood floors, Tempur mattresses, an indoor-outdoor pool and spa and extras such as yoga. It’s accessed by a softly-lit tunnel and lift direct from the main street. Rooms from 500CHF per night, including breakfast.

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