Carlton Hotel St. Moritz

St. Moritz, Switzerland. Located in St. Moritz, one of the most prestigious ski resorts in the world, at an altitude of 1856 m.

Carlton Hotel St. MoritzSt. Moritz, Switzerland

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Opened: 1913
City: St. MoritzSwitzerland
Setting: Mountains & natureEurope

Practical information

Address: Hotel Carlton
Via Johannes Badrutt 11
7500 St. Moritz
Switzerland
Telephone: Switzerland 08183 6 70 00
International +41 8183 6 70 00
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At a glance

There are 60 junior suites and suites.
Romanoff restaurant, Da Vittorio - St. Moritz, Carlton Bar and sun terrace.
Exclusive 1200 m² spa with 6 treatment rooms and a private spa suite, indoor and outdoor pool, range of saunas and steam baths, separate ladies’ only sauna, state-of-the-art fitness room, hair salon, cellcosmet, Comfort Zone, OPI & La Biosthétique spa products.
Located in St. Moritz, one of the most prestigious ski resorts in the world, at an altitude of 1856 m.

History

23 dates from the archives of Grand Hotels of the World.

1912
Construction of the Hotel with the architect architect Emil Vogt.
1913
Xmas season opening of the Carlton Hotel.
1914 August 1
World War I is declared and makes times very difficult for the Hotel. The exiled Royal family of Greece stays at the Hotel during these years. due to economic difficulties of thoses times the Hotel becomes the property of the Volksbank of Switzerland.
1920s
Are short golden years for the Hotel. The Hotel is managed by Mr Ernst Scherz and his wife Silvia Clara Bezzola / Mrs Scherz (father of Ernst Scherz and grandfather of Andrea Scherz, present owner of the Palace Hotel in Gstaad).
1929 October 29
Black Thuesday the Wallstreet crash affects all the Palace Hotels of the World, times become difficult for the Carlton.
1938
The longtime director Mr Scherz leaves to Carlton to take the management of the Palace Gstaad.
1939 September
The Hotel Carlton closes due to World War II.
1947
The Olympic winter season is very successful.
1948
The Hotel Carlton closes again.
1956
Acquisition and Reopening of the Hotel Carlton and the Kulm Hotel by Albert Ernst von Pfyffer, (owner of the Palace Hotel in Lucerne).
1968
Grandhotels Engadinerkulm, mainly owned by Starvos Niachos buys the Kulm and the Carlton preventing a takeover of the Hotel by Club Mediterannée.
1971
Sale to an American consortium.
1972
Sale to Norbert Cymbalista and resale to the Banque de Paris and Pays-Bas.
1975
Sale to an Armenian businessman who renewed the roof and the facade.
1980
The German supermarket tycoon Kar Heinz Kipp realizes a childhoon dream and buys a Grand Hotel, the Tschuggen Grand Hotel, in Tschuggen, Switzerland.
1986
Mr Kipps supermarket chain Massa is introduced to the German stockmarket.
1987
Mr Kipp retires in Switzerland and has more time for his Hotel passion.
1988
Sale to the Carlton to Karl-Heinz Kipp, from Alzey, Germany and founder of the Massa departments stores. Kipp falls in love with the Hotel, invest significant money in a complete 18 month renovation and has the tenacity to relaunch the beautiful Hotel with it’s troubled past.
1989
Reopening of the Carlton Hotel.
1989
Acquisition of a sister Hotel in Ascona, the Hotel Eden Roc.
2006-2007
Second renovation of the Carlton with the architect Carlo Rampazzi.
2007 December
Reopening of the Carlton back to world class among the Palace Hotels of the World. the 386 m2 Carlton Penthouse suite on the top floor it is the largest suite in St. Moritz, ifnot Switzerland.
2013
The Carlton winns the World Ski award.