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All Luxury 5 Star Suites and Your Own Butler in the Swiss Engadine
Imagine
arriving in a mountain resort wonderland. The Mercedes limousine with
your driver picks you up with your luggage after having traveled
through the magnificent snow covered peaks of the high Swiss Alps. You
are whisked to the impressive grand historic hotel which stands majestically
in the sparkling sun on the hillside above. Guided to a beautiful
hotel suite where your personal butler (maybe even Sabrina) is prepared
to serve, and a personal business card with the hotel's address and your
name is already waiting for you in its leather folder case. You look
out over the lake and mountains as the sun sets on the stunning landscape
that has been renowned as one on the worlds great resort destinations
for over 100 years. This is the Carlton of St. Moritz.
St
Moritz is synonymous with the luxurious lifestyle. Known mostly as
a winter playland for
the
jet set of Europe and crown princes of far
away lands, sunlight over the Alps peaks sparkle on the lake over 300
days a year, making for crisp days and glowing sunsets. One of the best
views is a balcony of the Five Star Carlton Hotel of St. Moritz, one
of the Leading Small Hotels of the World group. A classic landmark,
standing majestically on the hillside high above the lake and the St
Moritz railway
station, the Carlton’s first years were part of the color and lore
of Sankt Moritz. The doors of the iconic building were first opened in
1913, just a year before the outbreak of World War One. 
Legend
has it the property was originally
intended as a summer residence for Russian Czar Nicholas II, but the
legend may have been
only a rumor started by its
owner as a piece of PR. Even though the Russian family never lived
there, the Carlton was a royal residence all through the First World
War when the royal family of Greece hide out in exile for the full course
of the war in the halls of the hotel. In the 1930’s the Carlton
gained its reputation as a destination of the celebrities of Europe come
to ride on the then newly designated Glacier
Express from Zermatt to
St. Moritz which still arrives and departs daily and play polo on the
ice of the frozen lake in winter glory.
The
Carlton St Moritz underwent an 18 month complete renovation, modernized
and re-imagined, reopened in winter
of 2007 as a luxury all-suites hotel. Swiss born designer Carlo Rampazzi
utilzed
the legend of the Czar as an influence in his redesign of the hotel,
creating a resort destination of contemporary, cosmopolitan elegance
with a historical flare. The rooms at the Carlton have been created as
all suites, ranging from junior to grand royal, most with balconies and
views of the lake and Alps beyond the heart of St. Moritz. A noted feature
of the service at the Carlton, your own butler, on call for your needs.
In
winter
ski
rental
and a ski
school are located on the property. The Carlton has the only outdoor
pool in St. Moritz as well as the indoor spa pool. The Carlton Spa has
been selected as a Leading Spa of the World for its world class facilities,
three floors of spa suites with mountain views offering a ladies only
sauna and a Finnish sauna, hydromassage and ice fountain. The heated
pool under covered deack surrounded by winter snow presents the best
of both worlds. Personalized body treatments from Aroma Scrubs to Indian
Ayurvedics are available from an extensive menu of pampering specialties.
The
Russian royal theme plays out in the Romanoff gourmet fine dining restaurant
under
chef Alexander Kroll and the Tschine with Asian influenced
casual dining. Limousine or helicopter transfers can be arranged. The
hotel bar of deep rich wood, spacious lobby and grand stairway remaining
from the original structure of the hotel provide a relaxed remembrance
of times past. Rates at the Carlton range from 500 Swiss Francs in the
shoulder season to upwards of 3,000 for the top end grand suites in high
season. Should you not have the personal budget of a Russian Tsar but
have a taste for the lifestyle of a Greek prince, try the Carlton in
the off season when you can get three nights for 50% off. Or for a unique
treat ask about the Classic Car package in fall or spring, which includes
a two
night
stay
in a
Junior
Suite,
dinner and breakfast and a Mercedes SL for touring the countryside. In
February, the Carlton Hotel hosts the opening cocktail of the annual
St. Moritz Gourmet Festival. Special events are held at the hotel through
the year. Spend Oktoberfest in the Swiss Alps at the Carlton Bar, take
wine classes with Sommelier Gianfranco Ambrosio, cooking classes or Mushroom
hunting with Chef Kroll, or even a Butler Class - should you want to
learn the proper way to iron a newspaper. © Bargain
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