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Outside, snow begins to fall.
Inside, Christmas has begun.
ere is something wonderfully old-
fashioned about it all. Not nostalgic,
exactly, but timeless, the pleasure of
dressing for dinner, of lingering over
a drink, of knowing that tomorrow
morning the mountains will
still b e waiting.
e season builds toward New Year's
Eve, when the Palace abandons
restraint altogether. Its legendary
celebration transforms the hotel
through elaborate themes, costumes,
and fantastical décor, turning rooms
that have seen more than a century
of parties into something entirely
new for a single night.
en, the clock strikes midnight.
Glasses rise in unison beneath the
lights. Somewhere outside, the frozen
lake lies silent beneath the mountains.
A new year begins in St. Moritz, and
by morning, the Palace is quiet again.
e mountains catch the first light,
and another winter day begins
almost exactly as the one before it.
at sense of continuity may be the
Palace's greatest indulgence.
e hotel has evolved, of course. Its
newest chapter, the contemporary
Serlas Wing, opened in 2025,
bringing a modern architectural
expression to a property whose story
began in the nineteenth century.
Restaurants change. Rooms are
reimagined. Generations come and
go. Yet the rituals remain.
Perhaps this is how legends endure,
not because everything stays the
same, but because the feeling does.
ere is only one
St. Moritz
ere is only one
St. Moritz
