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27 November 2019 at 6:41:20 #824552

We are a family of 5 planning Christmas 2020 in the Alps – we are non skiers but are hoping for a snow experience- we are thinking Hotel Walther in Pontresina or Waldhouse in Sils. We will be relying on trains for transport- can anyone offer us any advice/suggestions please?

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27 November 2019 at 8:05:53 #925703

Hi Barnz 12,

such great plans for next Christmas, it will be wonderful for sure.

I haven’t stayed in any of these two hotels but according to the reviews any of them would be a good choice.

Pontresina can reach easier by trains, while Sils only by bus. If you are planning to travel by the Bernina Express (http://www.myswissalps.com/be rninaexpress/) then Pontresina is a better choice. So from this point of view I would suggest Hotel Walther in Pontresina (https://www.hotelscomb ined.com/Hotel/Hotel_W alther_Pontresina.htm) over Waldhouse in Sils (https://www.hotelscomb ined.com/Hotel/Hotel_W aldhaus_Sils_im_Engadi nSegl).

Have a look at http://www.myswissalps.com/ac tivities/snow too, regrading the snow.

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27 November 2019 at 8:12:48 #925704

Thank you very much for the information- yes we are planning on arriving the Bernina Express from Zermatt. We don’t plan on doing much but experience a Christmas all rugged up in winter clothes looking out at snowy peaks.

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28 November 2019 at 11:37:47 #925705

Hi, as an admitted minority to this forum, my three trips to the Swiss Alps in the last year, are all by rental cars, and not by train, I wish to offer my 2 cents.

The Waldhaus in Sils Maria is my favorite hotel in Switzerland. I stayed there on all three visits. Waldhaus Sils overlooks the two lakes (Silsersee and Silvaplana) on either side of Sils Maria, and looks up to Val Fex, a magical place accessible by horse drawn carriage. A live camera shot from the roof of Waldhaus Sils is here:

sils.roundshot.com which I visit daily

But having said that, it still might be a more prudent for your family to choose Pontresina because of its convenience to trains. Sils is about a five mile bus ride from the St Moritz train station.

In any case, you can’t go wrong with choosing to visit the Engadin region of Switzerland. Enjoy your visit!

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28 November 2019 at 12:52:32 #925706

Thank you & yes the Waldhaus looks amazing & so do the reviews so it keeps drawing me back. I think that you can be collected from the train station so that really isn’t much of an issue. I guess it will all be about availability in the end. I can’t see us being disappointed staying anywhere in the Engadin region.