Grand Hotel Kronenhof

Pontresina, Switzerland. A 2,000 m² spa with indoor pool and whirlpool, facing the mountains, plus the panoramic Salon Roseg.

Grand Hotel KronenhofPontresina, Switzerland

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112 rooms and suites, some redesigned by Pierre-Yves Rochon.
The Grand Restaurant with its baroque interiors, the Kronenstübli and the Kronenhof Bar.
A 2,000 m² spa with indoor pool and whirlpool, facing the mountains, plus the panoramic Salon Roseg.
Located in the Laret quarter of Pontresina, beside the San Niculò church; listed as Swiss cultural property of national significance.

9 dates, written by Grand Hotels of the World from the sources below.

1848
Andreas Gredig buys the Gasthaus Rössli for his son Lorenz, who renames it Krone and gradually enlarges it into a hotel.
1896 – 1898
Architects Jakob and Georg Ragaz create the three-winged, horseshoe-shaped building around a cour d’honneur crowned by a dome.
c. 1898
With the expansion, the hotel takes the name Grand Hotel Kronenhof und Bellavista, later shortened to today’s name.
1914
The First World War halts further expansion; the wine shop and farming keep the business afloat through the crisis years.
1989
After more than 140 years, the heirs of the Gredig family sell the hotel to two Swiss private investors.
2004
Grand Hotels Engadinerkulm, owner of the Kulm in St. Moritz, acquires the Kronenhof and begins a renovation that preserves its Belle Époque character.
2006 – 2007
Major works add 28 rooms, an underground garage and a spa of over 2,000 m²; the hotel is closed from April to November 2007.
2014
TripAdvisor’s Travellers’ Choice Awards name the Kronenhof the best hotel in the world.
2016
French architect Pierre-Yves Rochon refurbishes thirteen double rooms and junior suites.