The best Switzerland mountain hotels - beautiful scenery guaranteed

Must-knows about Swiss mountain hotels

There are hotels on many of the Swiss peaks that can be reached by cable car, funicular or cogwheel train.

Sleeping in a mountain hotel is one of the few ways to enjoy dinner with alpine views. That’s because the last rides down are mostly pre-dinner time.

Some mountain hotels are open in summer or winter only.

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Swiss mountain hotels with extraordinary panoramic views

My favorite mountain hotels not only offer fantastic alpine views, but are also easy to reach. They are either right next to a cable car or train station (sometimes a bus stop), or at walking distance.

Zermatt mountain hotels

Kulmhotel Gornergrat. Altitude: 3,100 m (10,171 ft). Take the cogwheel train from Zermatt and get off at the last stop: Gornergrat. The hotel is next to the station.
Hotel Schwarzsee. Altitude: 2,581 m (8,468 ft). It is next to the Schwarzsee cable car station. The cable car departs from Zermatt.
Riffelhaus 1853. Altitude: 2,566 m (8,419 ft). Easy to reach with the Gornergrat cogwheel train from Zermatt. Get off at the stop Riffelberg, then walk for one minute.
Riffelalp Resort. Altitude: 2,222 m (7,290 ft). Easy to reach with the Gornergrat cogwheel train from Zermatt. Get off at the stop Riffelalp. Then take the tram to this luxury resort, or walk for about 10 minutes.

Central Switzerland mountain hotels near Lucerne

Pilatus Kulm. Altitude: 2,060 m (6,759 ft). The cableway from Kriens or the cogwheel train from Alpnachstad takes you directly to the hotel at the top of Mount Pilatus.
Hotel Rigi-Kaltbad. Altitude: 1,436 m (4,711 ft). Take the cogwheel train from Vitznau to Mount Rigi, and get off at Rigi Kaltbad-First. The hotel, which provides free access to the thermal baths, is next to the station. Alternatively, there’s the cableway from Weggis.
Hotel Villa Honegg. Altitude: 909 m (2,982 ft). Take a taxi to this luxury hotel from the train station of Stansstad, or a bus to the stop “Ennetbürgen, Parkplatz Honegg”.
Bürgenstock Hotel & Alpine Spa. Altitude: 875 m (2,871 ft). The scenic Bürgenstock can be reached by a scenic boat ride and funicular trip from Lucerne, or by bus from Stansstad train station. Other here are Bürgenstock Taverne 1879 and the Bürgenstock Waldhotel.

Bernese Oberland mountain hotels

Alpinhotel Bort. Altitude: 1,561 m (5,121 ft). Take the cable car from Grindelwald to First, and get off at Bort. This is next to the 3-star hotel.
Rinderberg Swiss Alpine Lodge. Altitude: 1,467 m (4,813 ft). Take the cable car from Zweisimmen to the Rinderberg, and get off at Eggweid. The hotel is next to the cable car station.
Grand Hotel Giessbach. Altitude: 660 m (2,165 ft). Take the boat from Brienz, then the short funicular ride to the 4-star hotel.

Lake Geneva mountain hotels

Le Mirador Hotel & Spa. Altitude: 780 m (2,559 ft). Take the funicular from Vevey to Mont-Pèlerin, then walk for 4 minutes to reach this high-quality resort.
Hotel Victoria Glion. Altitude: 720 m (2,362 ft). It’s a 5-minute walk from the Glion train stop to the 4-star hotel. Glion is on the line to Rochers-de-Naye.

Zurich mountain hotels

Hotel UTO KULM. Altitude: 870 m (2,854 ft). Take the train from the Zurich main station to Uetliberg. Then walk for 10 minutes to reach the hotel.