08 October 2025
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The result of countless hours of evaluation by MICHELIN Guide Inspectors, our selection of Key hotels in Switzerland spans the country's most glamorous locations and its most overlooked, a collection of hospitality behemoths and little gems that rivals any location in Europe.
Like the MICHELIN Stars for restaurants, the MICHELIN Keys are our most outstanding hotels. Go straight to the list or check out some of the highlights of the 2025 Swiss Key hotels, below.
Browse by highlight or distinction:
The Best Settings in Europe
Many of the top hotels in Switzerland are the magnificent grand dames of the 19th-century. Those that made Inspectors' Key selections in 2025 — among them Two-Key Victoria-Jungfrau Grand Hotel & Spa and Lausanne Palace — have kept up with the times, an unrivaled match of historic feeling with modern amenities.And of course, too much cannot be said for their settings. With Switzerland's combination of Alpine and lakeside treasures, many of the historic hotels find themselves perched among the most spectacular scenery in the world.
Great rooms at Two-Key Beau-Rivage Palace look out over the Alps from private balconies; spaces at Three-Key Carlton Hotel look over Lake St. Moritz.
Head here for every Three-Key in the country in photos.
The Key Ski Resorts
Half of the country's Two and Three Key hotels are located in the mountains, hardly a surprise considering the appeal of the Alps. Set amidst scenes of glaciers and mountain lakes, they're a popular destination for tourists from all over the world in both winter and summer.
In addition to traditional hotels and palaces in St. Moritz or Arosa, find gems in less internationally known locations, such as the Two-Key 7132 Hotel in Vals — with direct access to a thermal spa designed by Swiss star architect Peter Zumthor — or The Capra in Saas-Fee, surrounded by 4,000-meter peaks.
Of the 27 Key ski hotels in Europe with MICHELIN-starred restaurants, Switzerland leads the way with eight.
The Tiniest Keys in Switzerland
Just a small handful of the 87 Key hotels in Switzerland feature 15 rooms or fewer. The advantages of these intimate hotels are obvious: individually attentive service, tranquility and exclusivity. These are the retreats away from the mainstream.Take the wonderful nine-room, One-Key Schloss Schauenstein, which dates back to the 12th-century and underwent a painstakingly detailed renovation. Or Hotel-Restaurant Valrose, where each of its 12 excellent rooms features views of the mountains. And then there's the intimate LeCrans, with 15 rooms and a One-Star restaurant on-site.
If you're looking to explore other tiny hotels that thrive in the wintertime, we've put together 10 special spots around the world.
Bad Ragaz: Grand Resort Bad Ragaz
Basel: Hotel Les Trois Rois
Bürgenstock: Bürgenstock Resort
Geneva: Beau-Rivage Geneva
Geneva: The Woodward
Gstaad: The Alpina Gstaad
St. Moritz: Badrutt's Palace Hotel
St. Moritz: Carlton Hotel St. Moritz
Zurich: Baur au Lac
Andermatt: The Chedi Andermatt
Arosa: Tschuggen Grand Hotel
Arosa: Valsana Hotel & Appartements
Ascona: Castello del Sole Beach Resort & Spa
Ascona: Hotel Eden Roc
Bern: Hotel Bellevue Palace Bern
Crans-Montana: Guarda Golf Hotel & Residences
Crans-Montana: Hostellerie du Pas de l'Ours
Crans-Montana: LeCrans Hotel & Spa
Ennetbürgen: Hotel Villa Honegg
Geneva: Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues
Geneva: The Ritz-Carlton Hotel de la Paix, Geneva
Gstaad: Gstaad Palace
Gstaad: Le Grand Bellevue
Interlaken: Victoria-Jungfrau Grand Hotel & Spa
Lausanne: Beau-Rivage Palace
Lausanne: Lausanne Palace
Lugano: Villa Principe Leopoldo
Luzern: Mandarin Oriental Palace, Luzern
Montreux: Fairmont Le Montreux Palace
Pontresina: Grand Hotel Kronenhof
Regensberg: Boutique Hotel Restaurant Krone Regensberg
Saas-Fee: The Capra
St. Moritz: Kulm Hotel St. Moritz
St. Moritz: Suvretta House
Vals: 7132 Hotel
Vitznau: Park Hotel Vitznau
Zermatt: CERVO Mountain Resort
Zermatt: Matterhorn FOCUS
Zurich: La Réserve Eden au Lac Zurich
Zurich: The Dolder Grand
Zurich: Widder Hotel
Adelboden: The Brecon
Adelboden: The Cambrian
Ascona: Giardino Ascona
Basel: Hotel Märthof
Basel: Volkshaus Basel
Bern: Hotel Schweizerhof Bern & THE SPA
Brail: IN LAIN Hotel Cadonau
Champex-Lac: Au Club Alpin
Chardonne: Le Mirador Resort & Spa
Crans-Montana: Aïda Hôtel & Spa
Davos: AMERON Davos Swiss Mountain Resort
Engelberg: Kempinski Palace Engelberg
Frutt: Frutt Mountain Resort
Fürstenau: Schloss Schauenstein
Geneva: Hotel d'Angleterre
Geneva: Hôtel Les Armures
Geneva: Mandarin Oriental Geneva
Geneva/Bellevue: La Reserve Geneve Hotel & Spa
Grindelwald: Bergwelt Grindelwald - Alpine Design Resort
Grindelwald: Boutique Hotel Glacier
Gstaad: Ultima Gstaad
Klosters: Hotel Piz Buin Klosters
Lausanne: Royal Savoy
Locarno: Giardino Lago
Lugano: Splendide Royal Lugano
Lugano: The View Lugano
Meisterschwanden: Seerose Resort & Spa
Morcote: Relais Castello di Morcote
Mürren: Eiger Mürren Swiss Quality Hotel
Neuchâtel: Hotel Palafitte
Rougemont: Hotel de Rougemont & Spa
St. Moritz: Giardino Mountain
St. Moritz: Hotel Grace La Margna St. Moritz
St. Moritz: Kempinski Grand Hotel Des Bains
Verbier: La Cordée des Alpes
Vevey: Grand Hotel du Lac Vevey
Villars-sur-Ollon: Chalet RoyAlp Hotel & Spa
Villars-sur-Ollon: Villars Palace
Vitznau: Hotel Vitznauerhof - Lifestyle Hideway
Zermatt: 22 SUMMITS Boutique Hotel
Zermatt: Backstage Hotel Vernissage
Zermatt: Boutique Hotel Matthiol
Zermatt: Grand Hotel Zermatterhof
Zermatt: Mont Cervin Palace
Zermatt: Monte Rosa Boutique Hotel
Zermatt: Schweizerhof Zermatt
Zermatt: The Omnia
Zurich: Mandarin Oriental Savoy
Zurich: Storchen Zürich
Hero Image: ©Bürgenstock Resort, Bürgenstock, Switzerland
