Ultra-Luxury

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At the very top, luxury stops being about things and starts being about ease — the sense that everything has been handled before you thought to ask.

Private villas with their own staff. Doors that don't open for others. A curator who knows your name and your preferences. With Ultra-Luxury, the Nanny-Well and Security-Well quietly join your trip when they're needed.

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Don’t-miss ultra-luxury experiences

Researched, tiered and placed — a selection of 24 from our 151 experiences across 77 destinations (12 shown here). Open a destination to see everything it holds.

St. Anton am Arlberg, AustriaArlberg Hospiz / arlberg1800 — five-star on a 1386 sitethe Werner family's landmark five-star at St. Christoph, directly opposite the ski lift to Galzigluxurystanding; extreme peak New Year + FebSource: https://www.ultimate-ski.com/ski-resorts/austria/st-anton/accommodation/arlberg-hospiz-hotel-st-christoph/ · read 2026-07-17 Chamonix & Mont Blanc, FranceLe Hameau Albert 1er — the valley's Michelin-starred grande maisonthe Carrier family's Relais & Châteaux 5-star, with Michelin-starred dining, old-wood chalet suites, indoor/outdoor pools and Le Bachal spa — the town's finest addressluxurystanding; winter + summer peakSource: https://www.chamonixhotels.net/le-hameau-albert-1er-relais-chateaux.en.html · read 2026-07-17 St. Moritz, SwitzerlandA night in the ballroom era at Badrutt's Palacethe 1896 landmark with the turreted silhouette, the legendary lobby, Chesa Veglia, and the frozen lake at its feetultrastanding; extreme peak New Year + Feb eventsSource: https://www.badruttspalace.com/en/ · read 2026-07-16 Courchevel, FranceA suite at Cheval Blanc — LVMH's Alpine flagshipthe LVMH Palace in 1850, home to the three-Michelin-star Le 1947 and in-house couture boutiques — the most fashion-forward address in the Alpsultrastanding; extreme peak Christmas/NY + Feb + Easter Kitzbühel, AustriaTennerhof — the 39-room Relais & Châteaux jewela historic estate dating from 1679, the most charming five-star in Kitzbühel with just 39 rooms, panoramic mountain viewsluxurystanding; Hahnenkamm-week peak Alpe d'Huez, FranceA 5-star sunny suite (Au Chamois d'Or / Daria-I Nor)Alpe d'Huez's 5-star tier pairs Alpine luxury with the resort's famous sun and Pic Blanc views — the couple's/family set-pieceluxurywinter peak Andermatt, SwitzerlandThe Chedi Andermatt — the ultra-luxury anchorthe 5-star Chedi Andermatt is the village's flagship, with Alpine-deluxe rooms through signature suites, a Health Club with pool and multiple dining venuesluxurystanding; winter peak Davos, SwitzerlandThe AlpenGold golden eggDavos's most talked-about hotel — the golden-egg landmark with 216 rooms, pools, spa and a private cinema, and the pre-eminent WEF addressluxurystanding; extreme peak WEF Geneva, SwitzerlandRue du Rhone watch walk + Watches and Wondersthe golden mile of Patek, Rolex, Vacheron and Cartier boutiques — and, in April, the industry's marquee salon when the whole watch world descendspremiersalon 14-20 Apr 2026; boutiques year-round — verify public-day access Gstaad, SwitzerlandGstaad Palace — the Alpine legendthe castle-like grande dame above the village since 1913 — spa, pools, GreenGo nightclub and a century of royalty-and-stars mythology; the definitive Gstaad addressultrastanding; multiples at Christmas/Feb La Plagne, FranceThe Araucaria Hotel & Spa (4-star)the resort's flagship hotel — 84 rooms and a Spa NUXE in Plagne Centre — the top hotel address in an apartment-dominated resortpremierwinter peak Laax (Flims-Laax-Falera), Switzerlandrocksresort — the design-apartment villagea Design Hotel™ concept of 248 modern apartments at the gondola foot, with 6 bars, 8 restaurants and 9 shopspremierstanding; winter peak St. Anton am Arlberg, AustriaA private catered luxury chalet on the Arlbergexclusive-use staffed chalets with chef and ski-in access for families and groups — the high-yield way to base a peak-week ski holiday in Stluxurystanding; New Year + Feb premium Chamonix & Mont Blanc, FranceA private catered luxury chalet for the groupexclusive-use staffed chalets with chef, driver and Mont Blanc views, hired whole for families and groups over New Year, Feb half-term or Easterultrastanding; peak weeks 4-9-mo lead St. Moritz, SwitzerlandKulm Hotel — where winter tourism beganthe hotel of Badrutt's 1864 winter bet, above town with lake and Olympic-heritage views, a refined spa and the Foster-designed Kulm Country ClubluxuryHigh winter — Christmas/New Year, Feb half-terms + frozen-lake events Courchevel, FranceLes Airelles — Courchevel's first Palacethe fairytale Austro-Hungarian Palace on the Jardin Alpin piste, ski-in/ski-out, with Pierre Gagnaire's PieroTT — the resort's original Palace-distinction hotelultrastanding; winter peak Kitzbühel, AustriaGrand Tirolia — five-star on the Eichenheim golf coursea Hommage Collection five-star set on the award-winning 18-hole Eichenheim championship golf course, with a spa of indoor + outdoor poolsluxuryHigh winter — Christmas/New Year, Feb half-terms + the Hahnenkamm weekSource: https://www.hommage-hotels.com/en/grand-tirolia-kitzbuehel/our-hotel · read 2026-07-17 Alpe d'Huez, FranceGrandes Rousses Hotel & Spathe explicit "Hotel & Spa" 5-star gives a wellness-forward luxury base at altitudeluxuryyear-round Andermatt, SwitzerlandThe Chedi's Health Club + Day Spaa pool, spa treatments and longevity/health packages at the village's flagship — the luxury-wellness recovery built for tired legs after the Gemsstockpremieryear-round Davos, SwitzerlandBelle Epoque nights on the Schatzalpthe 1900 sanatorium-turned-hotel high above Davos Platz — Art Nouveau grandeur, Magic Mountain literary heritage and a summer toboggan runpremierHigh winter — Spengler Cup week , Feb half-terms + WEF week Gstaad, SwitzerlandA catered luxury chalet on the mountainsidethe signature Gstaad stay — a private wood-and-stone chalet with staff, spa and ski-in access where possible, the ultimate group or family basepremierstanding; Christmas/New-Year + Feb premiums La Plagne, FranceA catered luxury chaleta staffed catered chalet with a chef and host — the exclusive-use group product across the villagesluxuryHigh winter — Christmas/New Year, February European half-terms + Easter Laax (Flims-Laax-Falera), SwitzerlandThe Signina Hotel — the base design hotelthe Weisse Arena design hotel at the base — the more traditional-hotel counterpoint to the rocksresort apartmentspremierstanding; winter peak St. Anton am Arlberg, AustriaDinner in the 600-year Bordeaux cellar at arlberg1800a Gault-Millau-hatted kitchen paired with one of the world's great Bordeaux collections in a 600-year-old vaultluxuryyear-round

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