The Alpina Gstaad

The Alpina’s towers glow among the snow-covered fir trees. I would arrive back after dusk.

At the Alpina, I would step into Megu before dinner. Its whisky bar, among wooden shingles and bottles, is where I would start the evening.

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Is it for you?

As a couple, I would choose Grand Luxe Suite for its lounge, with a corner sofa facing the low table.

I’d ask for
Grand Luxe Suite with a private south-facing terrace.
Worth knowing
Cancelling a treatment without charge requires 24 hours’ notice.
Grand Luxe Suites — The Alpina Gstaad

Like a regular

The Alpina lounge and bar

8 min readHow we write the guide

  1. The Junior’s bathroom

    In Junior Suite, the bathtub and shower are separate. I would choose it for a long bath before bed, without giving up a quick shower on returning.

  2. A morning on skis

    The hotel shuttle reaches Eggli, Wispile and Wasserngrat lifts. Other lifts are reached by taxi transfers; Silversport beside the main entrance rents equipment for winter sports.

  3. Arriving and leaving

    The room is available from 3pm and must be left by 12pm. The general terms allow cancellation without charge up to 14 days before arrival; after that, the charge can reach the full stay.

What The Alpina Gstaad is

The Alpina is a 5-star Superior above Gstaad village, opened on 1 December 2012.11 Here, arriving by car takes you through a tunnel to an underground lobby.1

Outside are the gardens designed by Jean Mus; at the table, Megu is the Japanese restaurant led by Tsutomu Kugota.11

In the Lumina Guide

Lumina Guide 2027

I would choose the Alpina for its Six Senses Spa: a 25 m indoor pool and 2 jacuzzis.

Distinctions

How we choose the hotels

The 5 things that matter, as guests tell them

What do The Alpina Gstaad’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

    Nearly every guest who mentions it is happy with it. The Italian restaurant’s terrace is liked for its quiet setting and outlook over Alpine pastures. After a week here, another guest felt the distance from the centre.

  2. Room

    Every guest who mentions it is happy with it. Guests like the spacious rooms and calming decor.

  3. Staff and service

    9 in 10 guests who mention it are happy with it. A guest with children appreciated a town shuttle that could take a buggy without folding it.

  4. Breakfast

    The dim sum won over a guest who tried them towards the end of the stay.

  5. Price

    A visitor would come for a drink, but puts the rooms outside their price range.

Where The Alpina Gstaad leads

  • Room

    On the room it comes ahead of the 3 other hotels it is compared with in Gstaad and the Bernese Oberland.

How we count
The Alpina Gstaad in numbers
WhatGuests’ scoreGuests who mention itHappy
Location8.76495%
Room8.836100%
Staff and service8.316387%
Breakfast8.11593%
Price–1233%

277 guests said so on Google, from 25 January 2015 to 4 October 2026. The other hotels are the ones weighed for a stay in Gstaad and the Bernese Oberland: for each we read its latest 500 Google reviews with text, or all of them where there are fewer, as of 23 October 2026. 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 in Gstaad and the Bernese Oberland:

  • Gstaad Palace
  • Le Grand Bellevue
  • ERMITAGE Wellness- & Spa-Hotel
  • Lenkerhof

Price: for 2, the night of 14 December 2026, from 2,428 CHF on Google Hotels on 23 October 2026.

Winter at The Alpina

The snow-covered entrance, lounges and pools in The Luxury Travel Expert’s tour.

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The entrance in the snowfrom 4:42 · Luxury Travel Expert · 27 January 2024Watch on YouTube
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3 moments I would keep

The heated outdoor pool at The Alpina Gstaad

Water after the mountains

The outdoor pool is heated.1

Dinner at Monti

Dinner at Monti

At Monti, Italian food is served for sharing at the table.1

The salt room

The salt room

The Salt Room has orange walls.1

Good to know before you book

  • The fitness centre is open to guests aged 16 and over. Source: thealpinagstaad.ch

  • If staying with a dog, room cleaning must be scheduled for when the dog is out. Source: thealpinagstaad.ch

Rooms and suites

Deluxe Rooms at The Alpina GstaadDeluxe RoomsSchönried 33 m² · Gstaad 31 m²Schönried faces its namesake village.View room Junior Suites at The Alpina GstaadJunior Suites63 m²Sitting and dining areas, floor-to-ceiling windows and fireplace.View room Deluxe Suites at The Alpina GstaadDeluxe Suites77 m²Dressing room beside the bedroom; sitting area with fireplace. A period bookcase completes the sitting room.View room Grand Luxe Suites at The Alpina GstaadGrand Luxe Suites98 m²One bedroom, walk-in closet, dining area, fireplace and separate work area.View room Chalet Suite at The Alpina GstaadChalet Suite225 m² · 6 guestsEquipped kitchen and bar counter; the 2 dining tables seat 8 and 6 respectively.View room Panorama Residence at The Alpina GstaadPanorama Residence400 m² · 6 guestsDuplex on the top floors; kitchen and dining table for 8.View room

Getting to Gstaad

AddressAlpinastrasse 23, 3780 Gstaad
By airFrom Geneva, around 2 hours by car; from Zurich, around 3 hours.

The Alpina Gstaad

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Your day

At breakfast

The first choice

At breakfast, I would order eggs Benedict and Bircher muesli.

In the afternoon

Pause between treatments

The relaxation area has fresh fruit, light snacks and a selection of teas.

In the afternoon

The Juice Bar

The Juice Bar is beside the pool, with a vertical garden, sofas and beds for resting.

Before dinner

Arrive without rushing

For a treatment, the spa asks guests to arrive 30 minutes early.

At dinner

A Swiss evening

Swiss Stübli serves raclette and fondue among carved wood.

Reviews of The Alpina Gstaad

Google605 ratings4.7/5

Guest voices

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Water and Ricola for the journey home

After the stay, the guest finds water and Ricola sweets in the car for the journey home. It is one of the gestures they remember, along with the bedside lamp.

Google · 2026-09-13Read the review
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Waiting on the terrace

During a stop for food and drinks, the guest insists on sitting outside. They then describe a long wait for the order to be taken.

Google · 2026-09-05Read the review
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The minibar and bathroom television

After a week, the guest remembers the minibar and television in the bathroom.

Google · 2026-04-04Read the review

Before you travel

When does the winter season run?

The winter season runs from 11 December 2026 to 7 March 2027.1

What does one night cost?

One night for 2 adults: CHF 2,428 on 14 December 2026, CHF 2,444 on 28 February 2027 and CHF 2,444 on 3 March 2027. Room category, meals and taxes are not specified. Prices from Google Hotels, checked on 23 October 2026.1

Can I use the spa without staying?

Day Spa costs CHF 160 and includes the gym, sauna, saunarium, hammam, Juice Bar, wet facilities and pools.1

Can I bring my dog?

A dog stays for CHF 80 a day, excluding food. Megu and Monti accept small dogs up to 10 kg. Dogs are accepted in the Lounge and on its terrace until 7pm; afterwards, only small dogs in a basket or carrier under the table.123

What happens if I arrive late for a treatment?

A late arrival does not extend the treatment time.1

How does parking work?

Covered parking costs CHF 30 per car per night, with valet service. Electric charging costs extra.1

What are the spa and treatment hours?

The spa opens daily from 8am to 8pm; treatments run from 10am to 8pm. Outside guests can enter from 9am to 8pm, on request and subject to availability. Advance booking is recommended to secure a preferred treatment time.1

Which treatments can I choose, and what do they cost?

Deep Tissue Massage costs CHF 290 for 60 minutes or CHF 390 for 90 minutes. Personalized Facial using Biologique Recherche costs CHF 325 for 60 minutes or CHF 385 for 90 minutes. Prices include VAT.1

Is there a children’s menu?

A winter children’s menu is available.1

If you are still choosing

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

In Schönried the brine pool runs outdoors; inside, the Stuben and cake table slow the day.

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.

BEATUS on Lake Thun with its landing stage

BEATUS Wellness- & Spa-Hotel

I would arrive at BEATUS from the lake: the façade stretches along the water, with the landing stage in front of the hotel.

The indoor pool and broad windows

Mont Cervin Palace

At Mont Cervin Palace, I would swim beneath the little pool bridge, facing the broad windows.

The outdoor pool facing the Matterhorn

Riffelalp Resort 2’222m

At Riffelalp, I’d swim facing the Matterhorn.

The illuminated Schweizerhof Bern façade at dusk

Hotel Schweizerhof Bern & Spa

At Schweizerhof Bern, I would look up before going in: above the illuminated façade sits a small tower with the Swiss flag.

The indoor pool between stone and timber

The Capra

At The Capra, I would pause by the fire before leaving the spa.

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.

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

A park between city and lake, Le Hall under glass and Zurich just beyond the trees.

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.

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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

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The Alpina Gstaad in snow at dusk
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The Alpina lounge and bar
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The heated outdoor pool at The Alpina Gstaad
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Dinner at Monti
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The salt room
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Deluxe Rooms at The Alpina Gstaad
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Junior Suites at The Alpina Gstaad
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Deluxe Suites at The Alpina Gstaad
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Grand Luxe Suites at The Alpina Gstaad
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Chalet Suite at The Alpina Gstaad
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Panorama Residence at The Alpina Gstaad
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Grand Luxe Suites — The Alpina Gstaad
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Chalet Suite — The Alpina Gstaad
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Panorama Residence — The Alpina Gstaad
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Deluxe Rooms — The Alpina Gstaad
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