Switzerland

Set in Zurich, The Dolder Grand takes a restrained approach to the stay. This hotel works as a practical base, with the character of the destination doing most of the work.

Badrutt’s Palace rises above Lake St. Moritz with the theatrical grandeur of a winter-season legend. Storied halls, lake-facing rooms and exacting service preserve the rarefied Alpine world once inhabited by Coco Chanel and generations of international icons.

Walliserhof Grand-Hotel & Spa brings chalet warmth, polished five-star service and a restorative spa to the glacier village of Saas-Fee. George Michael and the Wham! crew based themselves here for the 1984 Last Christmas shoot; his former suite now turns an Alpine stay into a particularly irresistible piece of pop history.

Hotel d'Angleterre feels like a private Geneva residence dressed for the red carpet, with only 45 rooms facing the lake and Mont Blanc. Michael Jackson is among its best-known former guests, and the lavish Presidential Suite remains linked to his stay.

Location is the defining pleasure at Baur Au Lac, set in the Zurich district. The hotel offers an unfussy well-placed base with Zurich close at hand.

Kulm Hotel is a five-star hotel in St. Moritz. The experience is deliberately straightforward, giving guests a composed base while the destination itself supplies the sense of occasion.

Set in Geneva, La Réserve Genève Hotel and Spa places a spa at the centre of a five-star stay. The address keeps guests closely connected to Geneva.

The proposition at Suvretta House is a clear one: a five-star hotel in St. Moritz and a composed place to return to after a day in the destination.

Hotel Schweizerhof puts its setting first in central Zurich. It is a well-placed retreat with an easy relationship to the streets and character of Zurich.

At Olympia Bob Run, the emphasis is on a hotel stay in St. Moritz. The hotel keeps the mood understated, leaving the wider destination at the centre of the trip.

At Hotel Alex Zermatt, the emphasis is on a four-star hotel stay in Zermatt. The hotel keeps the mood understated, leaving the wider destination at the centre of the trip.

Corviglia Ski Resort offers a four-star resort base in St. Moritz. Its role is simple: a calm place to return to between time spent discovering the destination.

At Via Serlas, the emphasis is on a four-star hotel stay in St. Moritz. The hotel keeps the mood understated, leaving the wider destination at the centre of the trip.