Hotel Cresta Palace

Hotel Cresta Palace

Hotel Cresta Palace has stood in the center of Celerina since 1906, and the high ceilings, wide corridors, and Art Nouveau detailing from that Grand Hotel era are still what guests notice first, not the renovation work that reworked 40 rooms in 2022 and another 20 in 2025. What separates it from the smarter addresses a few minutes away in St. Moritz is that it sits next to the Celerina valley station, so skiers can move from breakfast to the lift and back to the Vita Pura spa's panoramic pool without a car, and in summer the same setup works for bikes in and out. The 90 rooms spread across five floors run from Art Nouveau doubles with mountain views to family suites built for a week of gear and children, and the hotel leans into that family use with a kids club, playroom, and children's pool alongside the more adult pursuits of golf, tennis, fishing, and a library quiet enough to actually read in. Four restaurants and a bar cover dining and drinks, with vegetarian, gluten-free, and half board options for guests who don't want to negotiate dinner every night. Pets travel for a flat 30 CHF per stay, and the staff move between English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese without missing a beat. This is not a hotel for anyone chasing stripped-back minimalism; the whole point is the 1906 building itself, restored rather than erased. For a traveller who wants true ski-in, ski-out access with more history in the walls than a resort built last decade, and a spa worth returning to after the lifts close, the Cresta Palace does what it was built for in 1906. Built in 1906 as a Grand Hotel and renovated through 2025, Cresta Palace sits beside the Celerina valley station with direct ski-in, ski-out access, and St. Moritz is minutes away. Four restaurants, a panoramic spa pool, and a kids club suit both skiers and families.