Rumours are circulating in Saanenland regarding the Park Gstaad, including the hotel's potential sale, extended closure for renovations, and even a complete shutdown.

Rumours are circulating in Saanenland regarding the Park Gstaad, including the hotel's potential sale, extended closure for renovations, and even a complete shutdown.

Future cannot be predicted. It will be characterized by transformation, automation, standardization and digitization. The competitive advantage will remain with those companies that also focus on the personal needs of their clients and are familiar with more than just the digital world. In ...

Future cannot be predicted. It will be characterized by transformation, automation, standardization and digitization. The competitive advantage will remain with those companies that also focus on the personal needs of their clients and are familiar with more than just the digital world. In ...

Once destined for curio cabinet displays, today’s interior design magazines show beautifully preserved natural wonders taking pride of place on the other side of the glass. In line with the Green and circular economy trends, owning a fossil that is several million years old has become the ...

Once destined for curio cabinet displays, today’s interior design magazines show beautifully preserved natural wonders taking pride of place on the other side of the glass. In line with the Green and circular economy trends, owning a fossil that is several million years old has become the ...

Unlike in other parts of the world, the Swiss private boarding school tradition is one of close-knitted, familial connection. It isn’t easy leaving parents and siblings behind, but knowing they will find the same care and attention in their new home makes the experience easier. In fact, their ...

Unlike in other parts of the world, the Swiss private boarding school tradition is one of close-knitted, familial connection. It isn’t easy leaving parents and siblings behind, but knowing they will find the same care and attention in their new home makes the experience easier. In fact, their ...

Cross-country skiing is a versatile workout for sports enthusiasts and a flow experience for connoisseurs.

Cross-country skiing is a versatile workout for sports enthusiasts and a flow experience for connoisseurs.

The first week of January, this year, must have been an exceptionally slow news week since the joint media squad jumped on the heliwaggon! Besides local Swiss newspapers covering the helicopter snow-dumping that happened on 27 December, the international press also picked up on the story that ...

The first week of January, this year, must have been an exceptionally slow news week since the joint media squad jumped on the heliwaggon! Besides local Swiss newspapers covering the helicopter snow-dumping that happened on 27 December, the international press also picked up on the story that ...

A temporary restaurant solution was built only three months after the fire at the Botta restaurant on Glacier 3000. A Carnotzet with space for 70 indoor, and just as many out on the terrace.

A temporary restaurant solution was built only three months after the fire at the Botta restaurant on Glacier 3000. A Carnotzet with space for 70 indoor, and just as many out on the terrace.

GstaadLife takes a look at what is new since last time. So if you need new inspiration for going out, look no further, have a glance at our selection and try something new!

GstaadLife takes a look at what is new since last time. So if you need new inspiration for going out, look no further, have a glance at our selection and try something new!

Beauty is in the eye of the Beholder.
Someone recently reminded me of this quote, mainly because we disagreed on it. Not on the quote itself but on the beauty in question. How do you measure beauty?

Beauty is in the eye of the Beholder.
Someone recently reminded me of this quote, mainly because we disagreed on it. Not on the quote itself but on the beauty in question. How do you measure beauty?

300 kilometres of trails for mountain bikers. 200 kilometres of pistes for skiers. Countless slopes for touring skiers. And perhaps the most versatile cross-country skiing area in Switzerland. The destination of Gstaad offers every kind of natural bliss. But the sport is only really fun if ...

300 kilometres of trails for mountain bikers. 200 kilometres of pistes for skiers. Countless slopes for touring skiers. And perhaps the most versatile cross-country skiing area in Switzerland. The destination of Gstaad offers every kind of natural bliss. But the sport is only really fun if ...

Things are becoming more and more concrete: The board of the Friends of the Rellerli Association has worked diligently over the past year with the help of experts to ensure that a new mountain railway will become a reality. “We have made good progress and maintained a good relationship with ...

Things are becoming more and more concrete: The board of the Friends of the Rellerli Association has worked diligently over the past year with the help of experts to ensure that a new mountain railway will become a reality. “We have made good progress and maintained a good relationship with ...

As the winter snow begins to fall and the ski slopes of the Saanenland open for the 2023 season, so do Lovell International Camps. Of course, wintertime is one of the most impressive seasons in the Saanenland, with beautiful views and great opportunities to ski. This is the perfect time of ...

As the winter snow begins to fall and the ski slopes of the Saanenland open for the 2023 season, so do Lovell International Camps. Of course, wintertime is one of the most impressive seasons in the Saanenland, with beautiful views and great opportunities to ski. This is the perfect time of ...

THE COMMERCE OF ART & THE ART OF COMMERCE

THE COMMERCE OF ART & THE ART OF COMMERCE

Giuseppe Colella and Romuald Bour have had a long-standing friendship. They once dreamed of being work colleagues. Now it’s a reality: the chef and the hotel director are living out their dream at the Ermitage Wellness & Spa Hotel.

Giuseppe Colella and Romuald Bour have had a long-standing friendship. They once dreamed of being work colleagues. Now it’s a reality: the chef and the hotel director are living out their dream at the Ermitage Wellness & Spa Hotel.

For over half a century, Graff has operated at the very pinnacle of the high jewellery industry, discovering and crafting diamonds of brilliance and rarity, transforming the hidden wonders of the earth into spectacular pieces of jewellery that move the heart and stir the soul.

For over half a century, Graff has operated at the very pinnacle of the high jewellery industry, discovering and crafting diamonds of brilliance and rarity, transforming the hidden wonders of the earth into spectacular pieces of jewellery that move the heart and stir the soul.

Antonella Curioni moved to Gstaad in 1997 and set up her own boutique ten years later. The business has grown and strengthened beyond its initial focus on cashmere, proving that independent fashion can compete against the biggest brands. GstaadLife met with Antonella to talk fashion, design ...

Antonella Curioni moved to Gstaad in 1997 and set up her own boutique ten years later. The business has grown and strengthened beyond its initial focus on cashmere, proving that independent fashion can compete against the biggest brands. GstaadLife met with Antonella to talk fashion, design ...

Marc Stebler knows a thing or two about watches. He is a fourth-generation Stebler-Iff, a family with a long watchmaking and jewellery industry tradition. Following the family’s acquisition of Villiger Gstaad in 2019, Marc now heads up the boutique, renamed Stebler Gstaad.

Marc Stebler knows a thing or two about watches. He is a fourth-generation Stebler-Iff, a family with a long watchmaking and jewellery industry tradition. Following the family’s acquisition of Villiger Gstaad in 2019, Marc now heads up the boutique, renamed Stebler Gstaad.

In March 2012, the second home initiative was accepted. A study now suggests that the regulations have mainly been detrimental to mountain communities with a strong focus on tourism. Moreover, the initiative has further increased the unequal distribution of wealth.

In March 2012, the second home initiative was accepted. A study now suggests that the regulations have mainly been detrimental to mountain communities with a strong focus on tourism. Moreover, the initiative has further increased the unequal distribution of wealth.

Next summer, the Hotel Bernerhof Gstaad will take over the Hotel Weisses Kreuz in Abländschen and run it under the new name Zur Sau (literally To the Sow).

Next summer, the Hotel Bernerhof Gstaad will take over the Hotel Weisses Kreuz in Abländschen and run it under the new name Zur Sau (literally To the Sow).

According to HotellerieSuisse, the second pandemic wave is hitting the hotel industry hard. A wave of redundancies is already in full swing.

According to HotellerieSuisse, the second pandemic wave is hitting the hotel industry hard. A wave of redundancies is already in full swing.