Villars Palace

Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland. Located in the heart of Villars-sur-Ollon, at around 1,300 m in the Vaud Alps.

Villars PalaceVillars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland

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Address: Villars Palace
Route des Hôtels 28
1884 Villars-sur-Ollon
Switzerland
Telephone: +41 24 496 22 96
Official website: www.villarspalace.ch
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105 rooms and suites, seven meeting rooms and three event venues.
Maison 1913 rôtisserie, Le Bar du Palace, La Galerie du Palace, Le Peppino trattoria and Le 1870 for Swiss cuisine.
The historic theatre, a ballroom and the KAEA Villars Alpine Spa with pools, sauna and hammam.
Located in the heart of Villars-sur-Ollon, at around 1,300 m in the Vaud Alps.

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

1865
Auguste Petter-Genillard buys the land on which the Grand Hôtel du Muveran will stand.
1895
The Grand Hôtel du Muveran adds a festival hall, the first theatre in the Vaud Alps.
24 December 1913
Built for Charles Genillard by two architects from Bex, the Villars Palace opens on Christmas Eve.
1928
A sports building and a swimming pool are added.
After 1945
Major renovations follow the war; the neighbouring Grand Muveran burns down, and only its theatre survives, later part of the Palace.
December 1968
Club Med buys the Palace and reopens it as one of its villages.
2007
A complete refurbishment raises the village to Club Med’s 4-Trident category.
2018
After some fifty years, Club Med leaves; Jérôme de Meyer and Marco Dunand acquire the property.
24 June 2022
Following a two-year refurbishment, the Villars Palace is inaugurated as a five-star hotel.