Grand Hotel Zermatterhof

Zermatt, Switzerland. Located in the centre of car-free Zermatt, reached by horse-drawn carriage from the station, with views of the Matterhorn.

Grand Hotel ZermatterhofZermatt, Switzerland

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Address: Grand Hotel Zermatterhof
Bahnhofstrasse 55
3920 Zermatt
Switzerland
Telephone: +41 27 966 66 00
Official website: www.zermatterhof.ch
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69 individually decorated rooms and suites, 29 of them suites.
Three restaurants: the Michelin-starred Prato Borni Alpine Gourmet, Brasserie Lusi and saycheese!; plus several bars and lounges, including the Stars Bar.
Vita Borni Alpine Wellness, renovated in 2025, with indoor pool, Finnish sauna, steam bath, whirlpool and private spa suites.
Located in the centre of car-free Zermatt, reached by horse-drawn carriage from the station, with views of the Matterhorn.

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

1876 – 1879
Zermatt families build the hotel through unpaid communal labour, their work counted as capital to be repaid in dividends if it prospered.
1879
The Zermatterhof welcomes its first guests, in a village made famous by the first ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865.
1880
The hotelier Alexander Seiler takes the first lease on the hotel.
1891
The Brig–Visp–Zermatt line and the Gornergrat railway bring prominent visitors; Walt Disney is among the guests the hotel later recalls.
1920
The Burgergemeinde, Zermatt’s community of citizens, takes over the running of the hotel.
1927
Zermatt opens its first winter season.
1951
Martin Julen, a waiter at the hotel, wins the Swiss skiing championship.
2025
The Vita Borni Alpine Wellness area reopens after renovation.