Grand Resort Bad Ragaz

The Helenabad, the resort’s thermal hall, under 19th-century arches and a decorated ceiling.

A week here, month by month

I come to Bad Ragaz for thermal water right in the room: in the Tower it runs from the tap in every room. The outdoor Garden Pool, though, opens only from mid-April to mid-October: in winter the Thermal Spa keeps the Helenabad and the Sportbad.

The hotel website

Is it for you?

For 2, the choice is a Spa Suite in the Tower: sauna, whirlpool tub and steam shower are inside the suite.

I’d ask for
A Spa Suite in the Tower.
Worth knowing
Butler service is included only in the Top Suites; for a Spa Suite it is booked separately.
The freestanding tub of a Spa Suite in the Tower

Like a regular

Grand Hotel Quellenhof with the church tower and the mountains

13 min readHow we write the guide

  1. Dinner at Memories

    Sven Wassmer Memories, in Grand Hotel Quellenhof, opens for dinner Wednesday to Saturday, from 7pm to 9.30pm. Allow at least 3 and a half hours at the table; children are welcome from age 12.

  2. The underground garage

    Arriving by car, the resort parks it for you in the underground garage, for CHF 35 a night. Down there are also 14 charging points for electric cars, for a fee.

  3. Breakfast until 11

    Breakfast is included and served à la carte at verve by sven, daily from 7am to 11am. To start the morning somewhere more secluded, you can have it in the Grüner Salon (Green Salon).

What Grand Resort Bad Ragaz is

Grand Resort Bad Ragaz brings 4 hotels together, sharing restaurants, thermal baths and spa. All 6 categories at Grand Hotel Quellenhof are suites; Hof Ragaz, whose history goes back to 1868, has modern rooms and the Family Rooms; the Tower, on a hill above the resort, holds the spa suites. The Palais, built in 1774 as a governor’s residence, is the resort’s oldest building and has only a few rooms.1234

In the Lumina Guide

Lumina Guide 2027

In the guide because the thermal water of the Tamina Gorge, discovered in 1242, reaches all the way to the bath products in every room.

Distinctions

How we choose the hotels

The 5 things that matter, as guests tell them

What do Grand Resort Bad Ragaz’s guests say? They write it in their reviews, even those who only came for a drink or dinner: we read every one and tell the 5 things that matter, from the location to the bill.

  1. Location

    Every guest who mentions it is happy with it. Several guests describe the park with its sculptures and the mountains opposite. One uses it as a base for driving to Liechtenstein and Davos.

  2. Room

    9 in 10 guests who mention it are happy with it. Guests describe big rooms with a balcony and a view; in a Grand Deluxe, one also finds a choice of pillows. Two guests, though, hear the corridor or the lift through the door.

  3. Staff and service

    8 in 10 guests who mention it are happy with it. Staff kindness comes up often, from reception to the restaurants. 2 guests describe long waits, one on the terrace and one in the garden restaurant.

  4. Breakfast

    7 in 10 guests who mention it are happy with it. The choice and the table service are liked. One guest describes waiting for a table on a busy day; another finds the buffet more like a simpler hotel’s.

  5. Price

    Guests who mention price mostly cite steep bills: a CHF 8 cappuccino, a 0.5-litre bottle of thermal water at CHF 6.50, a fee for settling the bill in pounds. One guest who stayed a single night, though, finds it worth the money.

How we count
Grand Resort Bad Ragaz in numbers
WhatGuests’ scoreGuests who mention itHappy
Location8.833100%
Room7.94890%
Staff and service7.612177%
Breakfast6.83566%
Price–1414%

165 guests said so on Google, from 25 October 2024 to 22 October 2026. The reviews include visits to restaurants and bars without an overnight stay. The other hotels are assessed on the same 5 themes. The score is the average of what they say, from 0 if they speak of it very badly to 10 if they speak of it very well. Where only a few mention something, the score stays close to the guide’s average: a handful of voices does not make a reputation.

The hotels we weigh it against among Swiss five-star hotels:

Price: for 2, the night of 24 January 2027, from 485 CHF on Google Hotels on 23 October 2026.

What a night costs, period by period

Late January to March 2027 is the cheapest stretch; prices stay higher until early January.

PeriodCHF a night
25 October 2026 to 9 January 2027519–1,010
10–23 January 2027577–784
24 January to 24 March 2027485–896
25 March to 18 September 2027533–951

One night searched alone for 2 adults, at the lowest seller on Google Hotels; room category, meals and taxes unspecified, read on 23 October 2026. The calendar ends on 18 September 2027. Booked together as 7 nights from 14 to 21 December 2026 for 2 adults, the lowest seller asked CHF 966 a night; the hotel’s own Google Hotels listing showed no rate.

The resort’s spaces

Salons, a room and pools filmed by I Like Switzerland.

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Where to linger

The wood-panelled Zollstube dining room

The Zollstube in the Palais

At the Zollstube, amid the Palais woodwork, fondue and raclette must be ordered by 2pm on the day of dinner. It is closed for renovation until 1 November 2026.12

An outdoor Tamina Therme pool among the rocks

Tamina Therme

Resort guests get into the public Tamina Therme for free: 7,300 m² of water and rest areas, with 8 pools indoors and out.12

Good to know before you book

  • The transfer from Zurich Airport is booked on request and starts at CHF 600. Source: grandresort.ch

  • The Tamina Therme sauna area is swimwear-free, and children under 13 are not admitted. Source: grandresort.ch

Choose your room

Deluxe Junior Suite in the QuellenhofDeluxe Junior Suite50 m²Up to 2 guests. Balcony over the garden or park; an accessible version is on the ground floor.View the room Corner Junior Suite in the QuellenhofCorner Junior Suite60 m²Up to 2 guests. 2 walls of windows and a balcony.View the room Suite in the QuellenhofSuite80 m²Up to 2 guests. Separate living room and 2 balconies.View the room Grand Suite in the QuellenhofGrand Suite100 m²Up to 2 guests. Living room, kitchenette and 2 balconies over the garden and park.View the room Royal Suite in the QuellenhofRoyal Suite200 m²Up to 2 guests. Grand piano, open fireplace and butler service.View the room King Suite & King Floor in the QuellenhofKing Suite & King Floor270 m²Up to 2 guests. 3 balconies towards the Falknis; with the floor’s 6 further rooms it reaches 600 m².View the room

Getting here

AddressBernhard-Simon-Strasse 20, 7310 Bad Ragaz

Your day

In the morning

The day’s class

Classes change daily, from yoga to Aqua Fit in the thermal water, and are included in the stay.

At lunch

At the golf club, gladys

From gladys, in the golf clubhouse open from March to December, you see the start and finish of the 18-hole course; hot food is served from 11.30am to 8pm.

In the afternoon

The signature treatment

The Tamina Flow is the Thermal Spa’s signature massage, head to toe: it costs CHF 270.

At dinner

Dishes to share

At IGNIV by Andreas Caminada the dishes arrive in the middle of the table to share, with paired regional and international wines.

After dinner

A gin at the casino

The Golden Wave Bar at Casino Bad Ragaz stocks about 140 gins from 34 countries; it closes at 3am from Sunday to Thursday and at 4am on Friday and Saturday.

Reviews of Grand Resort Bad Ragaz

Google

Guest voices

Google

In a bathrobe to the pools

A family with a 4-year-old daughter stays 4 nights. The little one loves the children’s pool, and they walk from the room to the Tamina Therme in their bathrobes.

Google · 2025-10-18Read the review
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Recognised at breakfast

A honeymoon couple stays 4 days: at breakfast, after a few days, the staff recognise them and stop for a chat. They are also struck that many of the staff are locals.

Google · 2026-05-23Read the review
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No phones in the park

A guest with 2 sons loads newspapers and reading onto an iPad for the park loungers by the pool. There they learn phones are banned, and find the pool attendants who enforce it brusque.

Google · 2026-07-29Read the review

Before you travel

How much is a night?

One night for 2 adults: 16 November 2026, CHF 859; 12 January 2027, CHF 578; 16 March 2027, CHF 533. Room category, meals and taxes unspecified. Prices from Google Hotels, checked on 23 October 2026.

Do you need a car to get here?

No. Bad Ragaz station is about a kilometre away, a 10-minute walk, and the station transfer is free for resort guests; bus 456 also runs hourly to the Tamina Therme stop. By car, leave the A3 or A13 at the Maienfeld exit; the resort gives 60 to 75 minutes by car from Zurich Airport.123

Are dogs allowed?

Yes, for CHF 59 a night and always on a lead. They are not allowed in the Palais, though, and in the Quellenhof only on the 3rd and 4th floors. At verve by sven and the Zollstube they may sit only at certain tables, and on holidays and during special events they are not allowed in the restaurants.123

What should you allow for in times, tax and cancellation?

Check-in is from 3pm and check-out by noon. The tourist tax is CHF 4.60 per person per night. As a rule you can cancel free of charge up to 7 days before arrival; after that the whole stay is charged. Terms vary with rate, season and number of rooms: the date on your confirmation is the one that applies.12

Which restaurants are there?

The fine-dining restaurants are Sven Wassmer Memories, IGNIV by Andreas Caminada and verve by sven; then there is the Zollstube for Swiss cooking and gladys at the golf course. From December 2026, Nesso (Italian) and Sanook (Thai) open too.12

What happens on New Year’s Eve?

On 31 December 2026 the evening starts at 7pm with Champagne in the Quellenhof lobby, followed by dinner in one of the restaurants and fireworks in the spa park. Children have their own party in the Grüner Salon from 6pm to 11pm: CHF 130 per child with the buffet, booking by 30 December.12

Can you get married at the resort, and what does it cost?

Yes: civil ceremonies take place in the Rainer Maria Rilke Hall, for up to 70 people, Monday to Friday from 8am to 5pm; the drinks reception in the Green Salon takes up to 120 guests and dinner in the Bernhard Simon Hall up to 200 seated. In the October 2024 wedding brochure, the 4-course menu costs CHF 158 per person and the Champagne reception CHF 58 per person for the first hour.12

Is the Thermal Spa included? And for visitors staying elsewhere?

Yes: for resort guests, access to the Thermal Spa, Helenabad included, is part of the stay, as is the Family Spa. Visitors come in through a day spa: Morning Star, with breakfast, 5 hours in the baths and a massage or facial, starts at CHF 245 per person Monday to Thursday and CHF 275 Friday to Sunday, booked 48 hours ahead. Without a treatment there is the Spa Membership Essential: CHF 1,350 for 6 months or CHF 2,100 for 12, with entry Monday to Friday from 12pm to 8pm. At the Tamina Therme, a day pass costs CHF 57 Monday to Friday and CHF 64 at weekends and on public holidays.12345

Is the resort open all year?

Yes, the resort is open all year. Some outdoor places are seasonal: the Golf Bistro at Golf Club Heidiland opens from April to October, as does the mini golf in the spa park, free for resort guests.1

Are there offers or packages?

Yes. With the Early Bird, booking at least a month ahead takes 15% off the daily rate, with breakfast and the thermal baths included: a double starts at CHF 587 a night; it does not apply in June, July and August and cannot be cancelled free of charge. With «4 for 3», until 6 December 2026, you pay for 3 of 4 nights with breakfast and the baths, from CHF 2,730 per room, prepaid and non-refundable.12

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HUUS QUELL

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A Palafitte pavilion on its stilts above Lake Neuchâtel

Hôtel Palafitte

Palafitte’s pavilions stand on stilts on Lake Neuchâtel.

The Beau-Rivage lit at dusk, with Lake Neuchâtel behind it

Beau-Rivage Neuchâtel

The Beau-Rivage stands on the shore of Lake Neuchâtel, in the centre of town.

Chenot Palace and its turreted villa seen from the lake

Chenot Palace Weggis

Chenot Palace stands on the shore of Lake Lucerne at Weggis, facing the Rigi and Pilatus: from its private beach you can swim in every season.

The Dolder Grand from the air at sunset: the turreted 1899 building between its two curved modern wings, on the wooded hillside above Zurich

The Dolder Grand

Curhaus towers above Zurich, art in the corridors and warm water facing the city.

The Belle Époque façade on Rue du Grand-Chêne: red awnings, wrought-iron balconies and the carved gable above the columned entrance porch lettered “Lausanne-Palace”, with flags; the brasserie’s green awning on the left

Lausanne Palace

Lausanne climbs behind the palace; from the right rooms, the lake appears beyond the rooftops.

Steam rising in the morning from the outdoor sports pool, with frost on the shrubs and the garden, the chalet wings with their wooden balconies on the right and rocky peaks against a clear sky on the left

ERMITAGE Wellness- & Spa-Hotel

At Ermitage, the afternoon means cake at Bärgblick.

The palace lit up at blue hour in winter, its towers above the snow-covered chalet roofs of Gstaad, with ski slopes on the mountain behind

Gstaad Palace

The palace Gstaad looks up to, from fondue in an old vault to music at GreenGo.

The Alpine Spa’s outdoor infinity pool at dusk: two bathers at the edge, a lit fountain bowl, and the lake and its shores under a pink and violet sky

Bürgenstock Hotel & Alpine Spa

From boat to ridge, Lake Lucerne returns in the view from the warm pool.

The view over the hotel’s roofs in summer: flags over the park, the Schanzengraben canal lined with boats, and Lake Zurich with the Alps on the horizon

Baur au Lac

Johannes Baur opened the hotel in 1844.

The tower and green roofs of Badrutt’s Palace under a pale pink sky, with a Swiss flag and the snow-covered Engadin mountains behind.

Badrutt’s Palace Hotel

163 rooms and suites in the Badrutt family’s towered grand hotel of 1896, with 11 restaurants, 2 pools and Via Serlas at the door; open in winter and summer

Park Hyatt Zurich exterior seen from above with the city and lake beyond

Park Hyatt Zurich

Classic rooms from 36 m² and new Deluxe categories; a redesigned Lobby Lounge between the financial quarter and lake, with refurbishment continuing.

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The Helenabad pool beneath its arches
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Grand Hotel Quellenhof with the church tower and the mountains
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The wood-panelled Zollstube dining room
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An outdoor Tamina Therme pool among the rocks
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Deluxe Junior Suite in the Quellenhof
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Corner Junior Suite in the Quellenhof
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Suite in the Quellenhof
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Grand Suite in the Quellenhof
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Royal Suite in the Quellenhof
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King Suite & King Floor in the Quellenhof
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Comfort in the Hof
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Deluxe in the Hof
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Grand Deluxe in the Hof
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Deluxe Suite in the Hof
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Grand Deluxe Suite in the Hof
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Family Room in the Hof
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Two-Bedroom Suite in the Hof
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Superior Spa Loft in the Tower
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Spa Loft Deluxe in the Tower
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Spa Suite in the Tower
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Presidential Suite in the Tower
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Penthouse Suite & Penthouse Floor in the Tower
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Comfort in the Palais
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Deluxe Room in the Palais
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Suite in the Palais
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Swan Room in the Palais
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Palais Suite in the Palais
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Imperial Suite in the Palais
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The freestanding tub of a Spa Suite in the Tower
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The door between the 2 rooms of the Family Room
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From the living area into a bedroom of the Two-Bedroom Suite
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The bed of a Comfort room in the Palais
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