--- type: "Article" title: "Luxury at its Best – The Chedi Andermatt" description: "The Chedi Andermatt Hotel is setting new standards in the luxury Alpine hotel business in the Swiss Alps. Check out our photo essay!" resource: "https://travelmemo.com/switzerland/the-chedi-andermatt" author: "Katja Birrer" publisher: "Travelmemo" photo_count: 22 tags: ["Alps", "Design", "Luxury", "Resort", "Spa-Wellness", "Swiss Deluxe Hotels", "Switzerland"] entities: - "https://travelmemo.com/ontology/places/switzerland" - "https://travelmemo.com/ontology/places/alps" - "https://travelmemo.com/ontology/places/andermatt" - "https://travelmemo.com/ontology/places/zuerich" - "https://travelmemo.com/ontology/topics/design" - "https://travelmemo.com/ontology/topics/luxury-travel" - "https://travelmemo.com/ontology/topics/resort" - "https://travelmemo.com/ontology/topics/wellness-tourism" - "https://travelmemo.com/ontology/topics/restaurant" - "https://travelmemo.com/ontology/topics/landscape" - "https://travelmemo.com/ontology/topics/culinary-tourism" - "https://travelmemo.com/ontology/topics/lodge" - "https://travelmemo.com/ontology/topics/winter-tourism" - "https://travelmemo.com/ontology/organizations/swiss-international-air-lines" - "https://travelmemo.com/author/katja-birrer" - "https://travelmemo.com/ontology/trips/glacier-express" generated: { by: "human:https://travelmemo.com/author/katja-birrer", at: 2026-07-05T18:08:21+00:00 } verified: - { by: "human:https://travelmemo.com/author/walter-schaerer", at: 2015-03-17T20:47:53+00:00 } sources: - id: photos resource: the-chedi-andermatt.md#photos title: "Original photography by Katja Birrer" author: "human:https://travelmemo.com/author/katja-birrer" timestamp: 2026-07-05T18:08:21+00:00 --- # Luxury at its Best – The Chedi Andermatt > The Chedi Andermatt is a five-star luxury Alpine hotel in the heart of the Swiss Alps, named the best winter hotel in Switzerland, blending oversized chalet architecture with sophisticated Oriental-Asian interior design and world-class amenities. ## Destination Andermatt, Uri canton, central Swiss Alps — directly opposite the Andermatt train station. ## Getting there Conveniently reached by rail, including as a stop on the Glacier Express route. ## When to go Open year-round; off-season rooms from CHF 700, Deluxe Suite in high season from CHF 1,400. ## Why visit A rare combination of glamorous, nonchalant elegance and genuine Swiss Alpine setting, with standout spa facilities, multiple restaurants, and tech-forward room comforts that set a new benchmark in Alpine luxury hospitality. ## What to see - **Lobby and bar** — Crystal designer lamps and a fireplace lounge create an immediately striking, glamorous arrival experience. - **Deluxe Suite** — Generous suite featuring iPad butler and room controls, freestanding bathtub, and a rain shower; standard rooms already measure 52 m². - **Cheese tower in The Restaurant** — A five-meter-high 'cheese cellar' display serves as a dramatic focal point in the main dining room. - **35-metre indoor pool** — Vast heated indoor pool complemented by a heated outdoor pool, cited as a personal highlight by the hotel's investor. - **Ski room** — An elegantly furnished ski storage room styled like a living room — described as unlike anything seen elsewhere. ## What to do - **Dine at The Restaurant** — Four show kitchens prepare Asian and European dishes in full view of guests, alongside an extensive top-tier breakfast buffet. - **Dine at The Japanese** — Authentic Japanese cuisine served at a tempura bar and sushi/sashimi bar within the hotel. - **Spa and wellness** — 2,400 m² spa with ten treatment cabins, bio and Finnish saunas, sole biosteam bath, and hydrothermal bath. ## Good to know The Chedi is the first completed milestone of the larger 'Andermatt Swiss Alps' resort development by Egyptian investor Samih Sawiris, which plans six hotels, 490 vacation apartments, and roughly 25 exclusive chalets. The hotel is part of the GHM Group, which has a strong Asian presence, reflected throughout the design and cuisine. ## Photos ```yaml photos: - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Lobby-Chedi-Andermatt.jpg" caption: "Bar with designer lights" - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Chedi-Andermatt.jpg" caption: "Lounge with fireplace in the reception area" - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Lobby-Cheminee-Chedi-Andermatt.jpg" caption: "Cozy lounge" - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Lobby-Orchidee-Chedi-Andermatt.jpg" caption: "Orchids flowers in the lobby" - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Wohnrau-Deluxe-Suite-Chedi-Andermatt.jpg" caption: "Generously-sized living area in the Deluxe Suite" - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Wohnraum-Deluxe-Suite-Chedi-Andermatt.jpg" caption: "Living room of our suite" - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Orchidee-Deluxe-Suite-Chedi-Andermatt.jpg" caption: "Deluxe Suite" - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Bad-Deluxe-Suite-Chedi-Andermatt.jpg" caption: "Bathroom of our suite" - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Badzimmer-Deluxe-Suite-Chedi-Andermatt.jpg" caption: "Bathroom with freestanding tub in the Deluxe Suite" - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Showkueche-Chedi-Andermatt.jpg" caption: "Restaurant with show kitchen" - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Kaeseturm-Chedi-Andermatt.jpg" caption: "Cheese tower attention-getter in The Restaurant" - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Egg-Benedict-Chedi-Andermatt.jpg" caption: "Delicious Eggs Benedict for breakfast" - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Restaurant-Chedi-Andermatt-2.jpg" caption: "Restaurant at Chedi Andermatt" - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Rindsfilet-Chedi-Andermatt.jpg" caption: "Beef filet with fregola" - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Patisserie-Restaurant-Chedi-Andermatt.jpg" caption: "Dessert" ```