Falstaff Magazin International Nr. 3/2022

travel / SKI RESORTS

travel / SKI RESORTS Talvo: A particular highlight of this starred restaurant inside a 17th-century farmhouse is the cavatelli with mussels. talvo.ch RESTAURANT ECCO The Ecco in the Hotel Giardino Mountain is regarded as one of the best fine dining restaurants in St Moritz – not least because of its two Michelin stars. Executive chef Rolf Fliegauf and his team offer perfectly executed fine dining. The aroma cuisine takes seasonal ingredients and turns them into unpretentious yet unusual menus, available with four to seven courses and an excellent selection of wines. Four-course menu from £199 per person. giardinohotels.ch BADRUTT’S PALACE The combination of traditional elegance and contemporary luxury makes this hotel on the shores of Lake St Moritz one of the best in town. With no less than ten restaurants, some of them award-winning, the hotel is considered a gastronomic hotspot. The wellness area with its breathtaking scenery is dedicated to your health and wellbeing. Doubles from £658. badruttspalace.com SUVRETTA HOUSE Suvretta House dominates the winter landscape like a fairy-tale castle. A private ski lift takes guests directly to the expansive Corviglia ski area and to Trutz, the hotel’s own mountain restaurant. From the Trutz, you can enjoy the view over the lakes while you wait for one of the exclusive wellness treatments that will give your body the relaxation it deserves at the end of the day. Doubles including breakfast from £372. suvrettahouse.ch KULM HOTEL It is said you can trace the history of winter sports in St Moritz back to the opening of the Kulm Hotel in 1856. Guests can use the hotel’s ice and curling rink and in summer tee off on its golf course. Each of the rooms has a dream view overlooking either the lake or Piz Nair. Doubles with half board from approx. £1,100. kulm.com Photos: Gian Giovanol, Daniel Martinek Photography, supplied 56 falstaff winter 2022/23

travel / SKI RESORTS COURCHEVEL The palatial Les Airelles, which opened in 1992, is one of the region’s leading luxury hotels. A name with a reputation – Courchevel in the French Alps is also known as the St Tropez of winter sports. With 600 kilometres of slopes, Les Trois Vallées, of which Courchevel is a part, is the largest ski resort in the world, boasting an impressive number of five-star hotels, and its many exclusive chalets combine sophistication with local colour. Exclusive boutiques and starred restaurants are the norm in this resort, which is divided into three parts, each named after their altitude in metres: Courchevel 1550, Courchevel 1650 and Courchevel 1850. The airport attracted the jet set early on; they arrived by private plane and helicopter. Even the airport approach is an adventure: Courchevel Airport is considered to have the steepest asphalted runway in the world – and you touch down in the middle of a fascinating mountain panorama. There is no shortage of celebrities, either. The Prince and Princess of Wales, singer Robbie Williams and Hollywood actor George Clooney have all stayed here. Courchevel 1850 was created with the aim of delivering a quality rather than a mass tourism experience. It was a winning decision: the town offers an incredible diversity of skiing options. Two-thirds of the slopes are set aside for beginners, with about 30 percent rated as intermediate and only ten percent as difficult. But skiing isn’t the only attraction; many people visit Courchevel to experience fine dining in one of its temples of haute cuisine. The lifts close at 4pm, which is when the champagne starts flowing – from an elegant keg. 58 falstaff winter 2022/23