New hotels in Switzerland: from Zurich to the Alps, what’s open and what’s coming

Next comes the Fouquet’s Gstaad, in Gstaad, which opens on 4 December; then the Le Clay opens in spring 2027, in Puidoux, Lavaux. This is Fouquet’s balcony, above Gstaad’s snow-covered rooftops.

Photo: Fouquet’s balcony, with Gstaad and the mountains beyond the railing. · Fouquet’s Gstaad

Updated 31 October 20263 min readHow we write the guide

Fouquet’s Gstaad’s timber balcony above the village’s snow-covered roofs

Crystal, vineyards, snow

In Zurich, Villa Florhof restores a building whose origins reach back to the fifteenth century; the crystal panels and lighting are by Lalique Interior Design Studio.³

In Lavaux, Le Clay plans 2 restaurants and 2 bars.⁷ In Gstaad, Fouquet’s announces a Zuma pop-up.¹

Opened since December 2025

Fred Hotel Central

Leonhardstrasse · open since 1 October 2026.² The former Leoneck reopens after several months of refurbishment, now rated 4 stars.²

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Villa Florhof

open since 1 August 2026.³ The bar and brasserie open onto a garden terrace.³ For a stay where dinner has the same intimate scale as the hotel.

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Photo: Villa Florhof

Moxy Zurich

Badenerstrasse 537 · open since 9 December 2025.⁴ 162 rooms near Letzigrund stadium.⁴

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Switzerland’s opening calendar

4 December 2026

Fouquet’s Gstaad

11 suites and 6 apartments, plus a private chalet with 9 bedrooms: Fouquet’s brings room for groups to stay together in Gstaad.¹

Spring 2027

Le Clay

100 rooms and a large indoor training pool: Le Clay brings an active holiday to Lavaux.⁷

Summer 2027

The Park Gstaad, A Four Seasons Hotel

The Park in Gstaad becomes a Four Seasons: 75 rooms, 18 of them suites.⁵ It was due in late 2026.⁸

2028

URBAN LOFT Zürich

173 rooms planned in the former RED office building on the Löwenbräu brewery site.⁹

If you visit Switzerland before then

2 hotels from the guide, for Zurich and Lake Geneva.

The Dolder Grand

For swimming in a 25-metre indoor pool.¹⁰

The trade-off

Breakfast is excluded from the base rate.¹⁰

Why choose it

The Curhaus towers and Norman Foster’s wings sit on the hill above Zurich.¹⁰

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Beau-Rivage Palace

For gardens leading down to the Ouchy promenade.¹¹

The trade-off

City and Garden View rooms do not give you the full lake outlook: choose the category for its view.¹¹

Why choose it

The Guerlain Spa has heated indoor and outdoor pools.¹¹

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