St. Moritz

The resort that invented the winter season, and still the only one selling January at July rates. Two houses hold three MICHELIN Keys; the calendar runs on White Turf, the Snow Polo World Cup and a client list that repeats for generations.

Hotel stock: 7 properties, 2 in the MICHELIN Key selection, 907 rooms recorded

GroupMICHELIN KeysGradeRoomsGroup
Badrutt's Palace Hotel◆◆◆5★155Badrutt's Palace
Carlton Hotel St. Moritz◆◆◆5★60Tschuggen Collection
Kulm Hotel St. Moritz—5★164Kulm Hotels St. Moritz
Suvretta House—5★181independent
Grace La Margna St. Moritz—5★79independent
Grand Hotel des Bains Kempinski—5★184Kempinski
Hotel Schweizerhof St. Moritz—Unclassified84independent

Starred tables

Da Vittorio – St. Moritz ★★ · Ecco St. Moritz ★★ · Talvo ★

Events

Snow Polo World Cup (Jan) · White Turf (Feb) · Festival da Jazz, Auftakt (Jun) · Festival da Jazz (Jul)

Access

Airports in the canton: Engadin Airport Samedan (SMV). From Bern by rail: 4:30, with a change.

The most distant canton by time: St. Moritz is four and a half hours from Bern. The Rhaetian Railway is metre-gauge, with the Albula and Bernina sections under UNESCO protection. Samedan aerodrome at 1,707 metres is the highest in Europe and takes business aviation.

In Graubünden

A confirmed 5,679,939 overnights in 2025 — the largest canton by volume and second only to Valais in upper-tier concentration. St. Moritz holds two of the country's nine three-Key houses. Note: annual growth was announced at two different figures, +2.8% and +1.0%; the discrepancy is unresolved.

Seasonality
Two peaks: Dec–Mar and Jul–Aug
Overnight stays, 2025
5 679 939 · confirmed
Access
The most distant canton by time: St. Moritz is four and a half hours from Bern. The Rhaetian Railway is metre-gauge, with the Albula and Bernina sections under UNESCO protection. Samedan aerodrome at 1,707 metres is the highest in Europe and takes business aviation.
Airports in the canton
Engadin Airport Samedan (SMV)
From Bern by rail
4 h 30, with a change
Destinations nearby
Davos, Klosters, Arosa, Lenzerheide, Flims, Laax, Pontresina, Celerina, Scuol, Unterengadin, Samnaun, Vals
Events in the canton
World Economic Forum (Jan), Snow Polo World Cup (Jan), White Turf (Feb), Chalandamarz (Feb), Engadin Skimarathon (Mar), Festival da Jazz, Auftakt (Jun), Festival da Jazz (Jul), Spengler Cup (Dec)
Other sites on file
Schweizerischer Nationalpark (150 000), Therme Vals — 7132 (100 000)
Starred tables in the canton
Schloss Schauenstein ★★★, La Brezza, Arosa ★★, Da Vittorio – St. Moritz ★★, Ecco St. Moritz ★★, 7132 Silver ★★
Upper-tier stock
47 properties, 6 in the MICHELIN Key selection, 4 065 rooms recorded

Assembled from the same register as the master tables; verified 28 August 2026. Counts are matched on the town name, so a destination spread over several communes reads low here.