Tschuggen Grand Hotel

In the Arosa resort above the Schanfigg valley in Graubünden at 1,800 metres, Tschuggen Grand Hotel occupies a position in the oldest Swiss resort of its elevation, with the Arosa Weisshorn ski domain accessible directly from the hotel’s ski room and the Mario Botta-designed Tschuggen Bergoase wellness extension — a structure of Alpine crystal forms that rises organically from the mountainside — providing what is widely regarded as one of the most architecturally significant spa additions to a European mountain hotel. The 155 rooms and suites have been equipped to the standard expected of a Leading Hotels of the World property in the Swiss Alps, and the hotel’s scale and facilities — the indoor and outdoor pools, the tennis courts, the children’s programme, and the extensive wellness offering — make it one of the most complete family mountain hotels in the German-speaking Alps.

The Tschuggen Bergoase spa’s five floors descend through the mountainside in a structure of glass and light whose interior spaces draw on the visual qualities of the Alpine crystal formations that characterise the geological landscape of Graubünden, with treatment rooms, relaxation pools, and movement studios that use the mountain views as the primary design element. The restaurant’s menus draw on the culinary traditions of the Graubünden Bündner cuisine — the Bündnerfleisch dried beef, the barley soups and maluns potato dishes of the Engadin valley — alongside the broader Swiss-international culinary landscape. Summer hiking on the Arosa’s extensive trail network and the Arosa Weisshorn’s gondola access give the resort a quality year-round programme beyond the skiing season.

Tschuggen Grand Hotel’s relationship with the Arosa resort includes its participation in the car-free movement that has made Arosa one of the Swiss Alps’ most committed pedestrian resort towns, accessible only by the Rhaetian Railway from Chur, and the hotel’s investment in the resort’s cultural and environmental programming reflects a genuine commitment to the community’s long-term viability as a mountain destination.