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Jun 12, 2026 - Aug 30, 2026
Jun 12, 2026 - Aug 30, 2026
The Deluxe Lake Side Single Room is a charming and modern accommodation option. It comes in two styles. One is in the historic main building,...
The Standard Village Side Room is a cosy 27 sqm (290 sqft) space. It combines a bed and living area. The room features a bathroom...
The Superior Village Side Room is a charming space styled in a traditional Engadine manner, spanning 32 sqm or 344 sqft. It features a cosy...
The Traditional Superior Village Side Room is a charming 21-square-meter accommodation. It is decorated in Engadine style. The room features a single bed, which can...
The Superior Lake Side Room offers stunning views of St. Moritz Dorf, Lake St. Moritz, or Piz Nair and Corviglia. This room features beautiful furnishings...
The Superior Village Side Room is truly impressive. It features beautiful furniture and local artistry. The room offers ample space with large wardrobes and shelves....
The Deluxe Village Side Room offers a cosy 38-square-meter space, perfect for a comfortable stay. The room features a combined bed and living area, with...
The Deluxe Lake Side Room is spacious, covering 38 sqm/409 sqft. The rooms vary in style from charmingly playful to alpine-modern. They provide a panoramic...
The Junior Lake Side South Suite is 42 sqm large. It features a combined bed and living area. There is a spacious sitting lounge. The...
The Deluxe Junior Lake Side Suite, covering 53 sqm / 570 sqft, offers a delightful Engadine-style design. It combines a bed and living area with...
The Piz Nair Village Side Suite is a modern and stylish space designed by Pierre-Yves Rochon. It is 47 square meters, or 505 square feet,...
The Superior Suite at the Kulm Hotel St. Moritz offers stunning views of the lake and mountains. Its living room leads to a beautiful marble...
The Deluxe Lake Side Suite, designed by Pierre-Yves Rochon, offers a modern and spacious experience. The living area is cosy, facing the beautiful lakeside, while...
The Rosatsch Lake Side Suite offers a beautiful space with breathtaking views. Its size is 104 m2 and features either king-size or twin beds. Guests...
The Presidential Lake Side Suite in St. Moritz is a luxurious residence that spans 176 m². Guests can choose between a king-size bed or twin...
The 2 Bedroom Superior Suite offers a stunning view of the lake and mountains from its balcony. One bedroom faces the serene lake on the...
Kulm Hotel St. Moritz is not just a grand hotel in the Engadine. It is one of the places that helped make St. Moritz famous. Johannes Badrutt opened the hotel in 1856, when Alpine travel was still mainly a summer idea. His later winter promise to English guests became part of the town's legend. Today, the hotel still stands above Lake St. Moritz, close to the village center, with views toward the water, Corviglia, and the high Engadine light.
The hotel suits travelers who want St. Moritz with heritage at the center. This is not the most discreet ski-in hideaway in town. It is a social, historic, full-service alpine address with 164 rooms and suites, several restaurants, a large spa, its own parkland, and direct ties to the sports culture that shaped the resort. Guests choose it for location, history, views, and a strong sense of place.
The Kulm story matters because it is not a decorative detail. The hotel was the first hotel in St. Moritz. It also became a stage for several local firsts. In 1879, electric light was introduced in the Grand Restaurant, a landmark moment for Swiss hospitality. Kulm Park and the hotel's sporting grounds later became linked with the Olympic Winter Games of 1928 and 1948. This history is easy to feel on property. The hotel is large, formal in parts, and full of reminders that St. Moritz grew around winter sport, society, and mountain air. The Cresta Run, the Olympia Bobrun, the old skating culture, and the town's winter calendar all sit close to the Kulm identity. A stay here makes the most sense for guests who enjoy that context, not for travelers seeking a blank modern resort. The location is one of its greatest strengths. Kulm Hotel St. Moritz sits above the lake and near the center of the village. Guests can walk into town, reach shops and galleries, and stay close to the Corviglia funicular. In winter, the setting works well for ski days and social evenings. In summer, the same position gives access to lake walks, mountain trails, golf, tennis, and long Engadine views.
The hotel has 164 rooms and suites. They vary in size and outlook, so room choice matters. Lake-facing rooms are the most rewarding for many guests, because the view over Lake St. Moritz gives the hotel its clearest sense of place. Other rooms may face the village, mountains, or inner areas. Travelers who care about the view should choose carefully rather than treating all rooms as equal. The interiors mix grand-hotel character with newer alpine comfort. Some spaces feel formal and traditional. Others have been refreshed with lighter materials and a cleaner feel. That mix is part of the Kulm identity. It is not trying to be a design hotel in the style of newer Alpine openings. It is a historic 5-star hotel in St. Moritz that has kept updating while still holding on to its old role. Families can use the hotel well because the property has scale, service, and the Wunderwald Kids Club. Couples may prefer the lake-view rooms and spa access. Multi-generation trips also fit, especially when one guest wants skiing, another wants shopping, and someone else wants the spa or a quiet lounge. Guests who want a small boutique hotel may find Kulm too large.
Dining is one reason Kulm feels more complete than a simple winter base. The Grand Restaurant remains the formal heart of the hotel. It serves breakfast and half-board dinners in a room that carries real history. This is the right setting for guests who enjoy ceremony, service, and the grand-hotel mood that still defines part of St. Moritz. Kulm Country Club by Mauro Colagreco gives the property a different rhythm. It sits in Kulm Park and looks toward the hotel's sporting world. The menu focuses on Mountain Terroir, with a contemporary view of Alpine ingredients and local produce. The building also carries Olympic and winter-sports memory, which makes it more than a restaurant beside a rink. Chesa al Parc adds a rustic, terrace-led option near Kulm Park. The Pizzeria is useful for an easier meal, while the Sunny Bar is one of the hotel's most characterful rooms. It is known as the oldest sports bar in the Alps and has long been linked with the Cresta community. Amaru brings a Peruvian note to the hotel, while the Lobby Lounge works well for afternoon tea, drinks, and people watching.
Kulm Spa covers more than 2,000 square meters. It includes indoor and outdoor pools, saunas, steam rooms, and treatment areas with views of the lake and mountains. The outdoor pool is especially useful after skiing or hiking, because it keeps guests connected to the landscape rather than shutting them inside a low-lit wellness room. For a 5-star hotel in St. Moritz, that sense of view matters. The hotel also has sporting reach beyond the spa. Facilities and nearby options include the nine-hole Kulm golf course, tennis courts, skating, skiing, hiking, cycling, and lake activities in the wider Engadine. The Corviglia area is close, and St. Moritz gives access to major winter-sports terrain across the region. Guests can build an active stay without giving up the ease of a central hotel. That said, Kulm is not the best fit for every skier. Suvretta House has a stronger ski-in, ski-out feeling and a quieter estate outside the village center. Badrutt's Palace has a more theatrical social charge. Carlton Hotel St. Moritz is smaller and all-suite. Grace La Margna brings a newer design-led mood. Kulm sits between these options as the historic, central, many-facility choice.
Kulm Hotel St. Moritz is ideal for guests who want heritage, views, facilities, and a central village position in one property. It is strong for couples who like classic hotels, families who need more than a room and restaurant, and travelers who want both sport and social life. It is also a good choice for guests who care about the origins of winter tourism and want that history around them. The main reason to book is the combination of place and depth. Few luxury hotels in St. Moritz can connect lake views, 1856 history, a 2,000-square-meter spa, Kulm Country Club, the Grand Restaurant, Sunny Bar, parkland, golf, and winter-sports heritage with the same force. It gives guests more than a polished room. It gives them a direct line into the town's story. It is less ideal for travelers who want a very small hotel, a silent retreat, or direct ski-in privacy away from the village. Some guests may prefer the palace drama of Badrutt's, the residential feel of Carlton, or the quieter slope access of Suvretta House. Kulm is best when the guest wants to feel St. Moritz in motion: lake, village, sport, history, dining, and alpine society all close at hand.
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The hotel is located in the picturesque mountain scenery of Switzerland. You can enjoy panoramic views of the mountains and the lake from the hotel.
Relax and enjoy the Spa area with the heated outdoor pool overlooking the village of St. Moritz.
Do not miss the cheese fondue at Chesa al Parc on Sundays!
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During the summer season from 12 June to 30 August 2026, planned enhancement works may affect selected areas of the hotel, including the main entrance. The hotel notes that the stay experience has been carefully planned to remain enjoyable.
Yes. Kulm Hotel St. Moritz is one of the strongest choices for travelers who want historic alpine luxury in the Engadine. It suits guests who value heritage, lake views, skiing, wellness, dining, golf, family comfort, and classic St. Moritz atmosphere.
Kulm Hotel St. Moritz is in the heart of St. Moritz in Switzerland's Engadine valley. The hotel is close to Lake St. Moritz, the Corviglia access area, village shops, winter sports, hiking, and alpine views.
The hotel opened in 1856 and is closely linked to the birth of winter tourism in St. Moritz. Its history, grand interiors, mountain views, dining, spa, golf, and sporting heritage make it more than a standard resort.
Kulm Hotel St. Moritz has 164 rooms and suites. Many rooms look toward the Engadine mountains, Lake St. Moritz, or the village, depending on category and position.
Rooms and suites blend classic alpine character with refined comfort, elegant fabrics, wood details, and calm mountain colors. Guests should expect a grand-hotel mood rather than a minimalist city style, with views as a key part of the stay.
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