Blue hour in Gstaad: a path lit by lanterns runs through the snow to a larch chalet with warm windows

I · Arrival · Gstaad

17:06. The lanterns along the path come on one by one. Upstairs, your fire is already lit.

Hôtel Aurenne is a chalet of twenty-two rooms and suites above the village of Gstaad, open in winter and in summer. Old larch, wool, a fire in every room and the mountains at the window.

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What do you need?

Four short guides, one question at a time. You can go back or close at any moment, and your answers are kept.

Or call reception, day and night:+41 33 000 17 06

Still life: a brass key on a leather tag, a sealed envelope, dried flowers and leather gloves on wool — The key, the letter and a pair of gloves for the walk up.

The key

Your key is brass. It is already waiting.

When you write to us, a letter is prepared for your arrival: your name in ink, a note on tomorrow's weather and a brass key on a leather tag. Keep it in your pocket. It opens your door and nothing else.

A suite at night: a fire in the hearth, a wide bed with wool throws and moonlit peaks through tall windows

II · 22:40 · The suite

22:40. The fire settles. The peaks stay lit by the moon.

Every suite faces the valley. Larch walls, wool throws, a deep bed and a fire laid while you were at dinner. The curtains are open; close them only if you want to.

Rooms and suites

Four ways to wake up here.

Every room is panelled in old larch and faces the mountains. Rates are per night for two, with breakfast, and shown as an example for this concept.

Eggli Room

32 m² · up to 2 guests · balcony

A quiet room for two, with a window seat facing the Eggli and a small balcony for the first coffee.

From per night

Indicative, concept

Wispile Junior Suite

48 m² · up to 3 guests · fireplace

A sitting area by the fire and a bath with a view of the Wispile. Room for a third bed.

From per night

Indicative, concept

Wasserngrat Suite

75 m² · up to 4 guests · two bedrooms

Two bedrooms around a living room with a fireplace, and a long balcony over the valley.

From per night

Indicative, concept

Spitzhorn Suite

140 m² · up to 5 guests · private terrace

The top floor of the chalet: three bedrooms, a dining table by the fire, a sauna of its own and a terrace facing the Spitzhorn.

From per night

Indicative, concept

Rates are indicative for this concept and include breakfast and the spa. Nothing on this page is a real offer.

III · 07:20 · Morning

Breakfast comes to the window. The valley wakes up below.

Breakfast is served in your room or by the fire downstairs until eleven: warm bread, Alpine butter, mountain cheese and eggs as you like them. Take a blanket out to the balcony. The air is cold and very still.

A breakfast tray by a window at sunrise, with coffee, bread and fruit, and snowy mountains outside

A woman wrapped in a wool blanket on a wooden balcony, seen from behind, watching the sunrise over the mountains — 07:20, from the balcony of the Wasserngrat Suite.

The ski room: skis and boots on heated wooden racks under warm light

Winter, in practice

Warm boots at eight.

The ski room is on the ground floor, next to the door where the car waits. Leave skis and boots on the heated racks at night and find them dry and warm in the morning.

Heated racks: Boots and gloves dry overnight. Each room has its own locker.
Passes and lessons: Tell the concierge in the evening, and lift passes and an instructor can be ready in the morning.
To the lifts: The hotel car takes you to the valley stations of the Eggli, the Wispile and the Wasserngrat, and collects you afterwards.

A heated outdoor pool at dusk, steam rising over the water, with snow on the terrace and lit windows behind

IV · 16:45 · The pool

Snow at the edge. Warm water to the shoulders.

The outdoor pool is heated all year and steams in the cold. Inside are a larch sauna, a steam bath and two treatment rooms. The spa is open to hotel guests from 07:00 to 21:00.

The restaurant by candlelight: a sommelier pours red wine at a table set for two

V · 20:30 · Le Mélèze

Candlelight, a slow red, and nowhere else to be.

Le Mélèze serves a short menu from the valley and the lakes, cooked over wood. The sommelier keeps a cellar of Swiss wines, from Lavaux to the Valais, and pours by the glass.

VI · 23:47 · The concierge

A question at 23:47, answered in your language.

The concierge is an AI assistant. It answers at any hour in German, French, Italian, English, Spanish and Chinese, reserves a table or a spa time, and passes a ready summary to reception.

It is an assistant and does not replace reception. A person reads and confirms every request.

Aurenne conciergeExample conversation

23:47

Buonasera. Domani sera possiamo cenare alle 20:30? Siamo in due e mia moglie non mangia glutine.

Good evening. Can we have dinner tomorrow at 20:30? There are two of us, and my wife does not eat gluten.

Buonasera. Ho preparato la richiesta: Le Mélèze, domani alle 20:30, due persone, senza glutine. La reception la conferma entro le 08:00. Preferite un tavolo vicino alla finestra?

Good evening. I have prepared the request: Le Mélèze, tomorrow at 20:30, two people, gluten-free. Reception confirms it by 08:00. Would you prefer a table by the window?

Sì, grazie.

Yes, thank you.

For receptionTable · tomorrow · 20:30 · 2 peopleGluten-free · by the windowLanguage: ItalianReceived 23:47 · to confirm by 08:00

Getting here

By train or by road, up through the valleys.

Gstaad lies in the Saanenland, in the canton of Bern, at about 1,050 metres. You arrive by rail or by road, and the village centre is largely free of cars.

By train

Gstaad has its own station on the MOB line between Montreux and Zweisimmen. From Geneva or Lausanne, change at Montreux. From Bern or Zurich, travel via Spiez and change at Zweisimmen.

By road

From Lake Geneva, through Aigle and over the Col des Mosses, or through Bulle and Château-d'Oex, to Saanen. From Bern, take the A6 to Spiez and the Simmental road via Zweisimmen.

From the airport

Geneva and Zurich airports have their own railway stations, so you can continue by train. On request, a hotel car can meet you there instead.

Travel times change with the timetable and the season, so we do not quote them here. Plan your connection at sbb.ch.

Good to know

Seasons: Open from 11 December to 21 March and from 18 June to 12 September.
Arrival and departure: Your room is ready from 15:00 and yours until 12:00 on the day you leave.
Minimum stay: Three nights, or seven over Christmas and New Year.
Children: Welcome. Cots and extra beds on request.
Dogs: Welcome in some rooms. Please mention your dog when you book.
Parking: A covered garage with chargers. We park the car for you.

The chalet in winter at blue hour, the lantern path lit in the snow

The same chalet in early summer, among green meadows and wild flowers

VII · June · The same house

In June the snow is gone and the windows stay open.

From 18 June the meadows are cut, the pool is warm in the morning, and the path the lanterns lit in December leads to walks on the Wispile. The same house in another light.

A sealed envelope and a brass key on a leather tag

VIII · The key

The letter is ready to seal. The key is waiting for your name.

Choose your dates and reception writes back in person, with the details of your stay and a word on the weather. When you arrive, the brass key is in the envelope.

Contact

Hôtel Aurenne

Address

Chemin du Mélèze 7
3780 Gstaad
Switzerland

Seasons

Open from 11 December to 21 March and from 18 June to 12 September.

Reception, day and night+41 33 000 17 06

Reservationsreservations@aurenne.example

The lantern path to the chalet in the snow