On October 9, 2024, The MICHELIN Guide revealed the brand new One, Two, and Three Key distinctions for the most outstanding hotels in Switzerland.
This announcement comes four years into a comprehensive refresh of our hotel selection. The MICHELIN Guide now includes over 5,000 hotels across the world, and not a single one is simply a room for the night. These are places that significantly add to your experience as a traveler, each vetted and judged excellent in five categories: architecture and interior design, quality and consistency of service, overall personality and character, value for the price, and a significant contribution to the guest experience in a particular setting.
Which brings us back to the Keys. The culmination of countless hours of evaluation by our Inspectors, the Key hotels below represent the highlights of our broader selection. Like the MICHELIN Stars for restaurants, the MICHELIN Keys recognize our most outstanding hotels.
In total, the 2024 MICHELIN Guide hotel selection for Switzerland includes nine Three Key hotels, 32 Two Key hotels, and 46 One Key hotels. Want to know more about the MICHELIN Key? Here's everything you need to know. Or head below to see all the Keys.
Highlights of the Switzerland 2024 Hotel Key List
Jump straight to the list or take a deeper dive into select Key hotels.
On this page, you'll find all of our Key distinctions, sorted by number of Keys and their location within Switzerland. Click on any hotel to go straight to the hotel page and learn more about the special qualities of each property. Alternatively, you can read any number of in-depth pieces about the various aspects that make up a Key hotel over on our magazine page. Scroll down for more insights into the Swiss hotel Keys of 2024.
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Traditional Palaces and Magnificent Viewpoints
What would Switzerland be without its magnificent hotels from the 19th century, which offer historical charm and modern luxury at the same time? Every single one of these hand-picked Key hotels is as in tune with the times today as it was back then. And of course, Switzerland's enticing combination of a unique alpine landscape and picturesque lakes means many of these hotels find themselves in truly spectacular locations.For the most magnificent views, check out: One Key hotels Le Mirador Resort & Spa and the Grand Hotel du Luc Vevey; Two Key hotels Victoria-Jungfrau Grand Hotel & Spa, Beau-Rivage Palace Lausanne, and Lausanne Palace & Spa; and Three Key hotels Beau-Rivage Geneva, Badrutt's Palace Hotel, and the Carlton Hotel St. Moritz.
See more: Every Three Key Hotel in Switzerland
Outstanding Ski Resorts
The Alps are a huge part of Switzerland's appeal, set amidst scenes of glaciers and mountain lakes. In both summer and winter, they're a popular destination for tourists from all over the world. So it's no wonder that a large proportion of Switzerland's most exceptional hotels are located in the mountains, namely half of the country's Two and Three Key properties.In addition to traditional hotels and palaces in St. Moritz or Arosa, expect hotels in less internationally well-known locations, such as the Two Key establishment 7132 Hotel in Vals, with direct access to a thermal spa designed by Swiss star architect Peter Zumthor; The Capra in Saas-Fee, surrounded by 4,000-meter peaks; or the luxury hotel the Chedi Andermatt, where Alpine tradition and Asian-inspired decor merge at the foot of the Gemsstock.
Intimate Key Hotels with Under 15 Rooms
Seven 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. They are retreats away from the mainstream.A wonderful example is the One Key hotel Schloss Schauenstein in Graubünden, which dates back to the 12th century and has been restored with great attention to detail; there are just nine rooms here. Other highlights among our tiny Keys are the Two Key LeCrans Hotel & Spa in Valais and the One Key Relais Castello di Morcote in Italian-speaking Switzerland.
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Click below to jump to each distinction:
The Three Key Hotels
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
The Two Key Hotels
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 Hôtel & Résidences
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
Gstaad: Park Gstaad
Interlaken: Victoria-Jungfrau Grand Hotel & Spa
Lausanne: Beau-Rivage Palace
Lausanne: Lausanne Palace and Spa
Lugano: Villa Principe Leopoldo
Luzern: Mandarin Oriental Palace, Luzern
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
The One Key Hotels
Adelboden: The Cambrian
Ascona: Giardino Ascona
Basel: Hotel Märthof
Basel: Volkshaus Basel
Bern: Hotel Schweizerhof Bern & THE SPA
Champex-Lac: Au Club Alpin
Chardonne: Le Mirador Resort & Spa
Crans-Montana: Aïda Hôtel & Spa
Davos: AMERON Davos Swiss Mountain Resort
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
Rougemont: Hotel-Restaurant Valrose
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: 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
