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27.05.2019

Andrea Scherz: Early Years of the Hotelier of the Year 2019

If anybody thinks that for a young man from a good home, even a palace, everything just falls into their lap, then they are mistaken. Andrea Scherz (50), chosen this evening as the Hotelier of the Year 2019 and proud proprietor of the Gstaad Palace, had to work hard to earn his spurs. Here are five merry episodes from his early years.

21.03.2019

2291 – a book with seven seals?

2291. A magic number. 2291 stands for 1,000 years of Switzerland. What will it be like then, what will our country, what will Gstaad look like at that time? Many people ask themselves this question. And I did too when I had the privilege of writing an article for the book "2291 – 70 Swiss personalities describe Switzerland on its 1,000th birthday".

30.01.2019

Kalispera! Greek top chef Yannis Baxevanis makes a guest appearance at «Gildo‘s»

From 27 February to 9 March 2019, the Cretan lifestyle will find its way into the Palace

«Kalispera» instead of «Buonasera»: For ten days., Greek will be spoken at «Gildo’s Ristorante». Because star chef Yannis Baxevanis – who is also seen as the Jamie Oliver of Greece – will celebrate the Cretan lifestyle par excellence in the Palace kitchen during the Greek weeks. The Palace is also breaking new ground with the White Party to close the festival on 9 March – with a fiery finale at «GreenGo» .

28.11.2018

THE SILK ROAD NOW LEADS TO GSTAAD

Family business is programme in the Palace. And family tradition also runs the work of our partners. The most current example is only a few minutes’ walk away from our hotel: The Boghossian family of jewellers will be opening its new boutique in the middle of December 2018 opposite the tourism office. The family’s eventful history reaches back into the 1860s, when the young Ovannes Boghossian sets up his jeweller’s workshop on the Silk Road in 1868. A journey through time with a successful family of entrepreneurs - from Mardin to Gstaad.

30.10.2018

A wonderful swap

In summer it stands beautifully prominently in front of the main entrance, polished to a mirror finish every day, not one piece of dust, one spot, nothing. Even though it’s getting on a bit now, it’s still got it: the Rolls Royce Phantom (built 1952). The hotel’s flagship has already experienced a great deal. It has played a part in films, chauffeured royalty and political figures around. And the Phantom actually ended up at the hotel more by chance.