About this hotel
General information
Grand Resort Bad Ragaz grew up around the thermal spring of the Tamina Gorge, where warm water was first found in 1242. In 1840 a pipeline some four kilometres long brought the 36.5 °C water down to Ragaz, and from 1868 the architect Bernhard Simon shaped the town into a spa resort, opening Europe’s first indoor thermal bath here in 1871–1872. Today the resort, a member of The Leading Hotels of the World, spreads through parkland ringed by mountains in eastern Switzerland.
It is made up of four hotels, each with its own character: the traditional Grand Hotel Quellenhof, linked directly to the Thermal Spa; the contemporary, easy-going Hof; the Palais, an intimate boutique house in a listed historic palace; and the Tower, a secluded retreat on a rise above the grounds with its own lobby and reception. Around them are five restaurants holding six Michelin stars between them, two golf courses, a casino and the Tamina Health medical centre.
Location
The resort lies in Bad Ragaz in eastern Switzerland, about a kilometre — a ten-minute walk — from the railway station, from which hotel guests ride a free shuttle. Zurich Airport is roughly an hour by car; private jets use St. Gallen-Altenrhein, 45 minutes away, and the Bad Ragaz airfield with its helipad is five minutes’ drive. Transfers from Zurich can be arranged on request.
Spa
The Thermal Spa covers more than 6,050 m² and every pool is filled with thermal water from the Tamina Gorge. There is the 19th-century Helenabad (35 °C, from age 16), a sports pool for lengths and the outdoor Garden Pool facing the Grisons mountains; the Sauna World adds a Finnish sauna, steam room, sanarium, textile salt sauna, an ice grotto and a winter-garden relaxation lounge. Treatments include the signature Tamina Flow full-body massage, alongside a Private Spa, a Family Spa and a hair salon. Hotel guests also have access to the public Tamina Therme, and the Tamina Health centre, working with the Medical Center, runs five health programmes, including a detox.
Sports & leisure
Golf takes centre stage: the 18-hole championship course of Bad Ragaz Golf Club, home of the Swiss Seniors Open, the 9-hole Heidiland executive course and a Golf Academy for lessons. The Grand Hotels Gym has modern equipment, daily classes and personal training. E-mountain bikes and e-city bikes are on hand for rides through the surrounding vineyards and villages, an 18-hole mini-golf course sits in the spa gardens, and tennis, badminton and padel are played at the nearby Bad Ragaz Tennis Club and sports centre. Casino Bad Ragaz is on site, and the resort’s guided signature experiences include a panoramic tour of the Pizol.
For children
The Kids’ Villa (Kindervilla) welcomes children from three years old, with qualified carers, a toddler play area, a children’s library and a craft room; older children and teenagers have a climbing wall, table tennis, air hockey and PlayStation. The daily programme mixes crafts, cooking and outdoor games, and evening care and babysitting can be arranged. In the Family Spa children discover the thermal water through play, and the Hof offers family rooms and a two-bedroom suite.
Restaurants & bars
Dining runs from three-star Alpine cooking to sushi to take away.
- Sven Wassmer Memories — Alpine haute cuisine built on regional produce, with an open kitchen in the Grand Hotel Quellenhof; three Michelin stars, 18 GaultMillau points
- IGNIV by Andreas Caminada — fine-dining sharing menus served to the centre of the table; two Michelin stars, 17 GaultMillau points
- verve by sven — light, seasonal cooking from breakfast to dinner; one Michelin star, 15 GaultMillau points
- Zollstube — Swiss classics in the historic palace: fondue, rösti and barley soup
- gladys — modern clubhouse cooking overlooking the first tee and final green of the 18-hole course
- Bistro Heidiland — snacks and simple dishes on a sunny terrace facing the mountains of the Rhine Valley
- Café Therme — breakfast, light meals and homemade specialities
- KOiSO Sushi Takeout — Japanese sushi and rolls to take away
- verve by sven Bar — Alpine-inspired signature cocktails, fine spirits and low- and no-alcohol drinks
- Golden Wave Bar — gin bar in the casino with some 140 gins from 34 countries
Pets
Dogs are welcome on a lead, with limited access to public areas: they may join their owners in verve by sven and the Zollstube, in the lobbies and bars, and on the terraces of gladys and the Golf Bistro. In the Grand Hotel Quellenhof pets stay only on the third and fourth floors, and the Palais does not accept them.
Rooms
Rooms and suites are spread across the resort’s four hotels: generous junior suites and suites in the Quellenhof, clean-lined rooms in the Hof, spa lofts and top suites with thermal water on tap in the Tower, and historic interiors in the Palais.
Air conditioning, flat-screen TV with radio, desk, free Wi-Fi, telephone, minibar, Nespresso machine and tea set, safe, hairdryer, thermal-water toiletries, hooded bathrobes and slippers.
Deluxe Junior Suite
An open-plan junior suite in the Quellenhof with a king-size bed (or twins), a large corner sofa and a balcony over the garden or park towards the mountains; natural-stone bathroom with bath and separate shower. For two; a fully accessible ground-floor version has a terrace.
Corner Junior Suite
A corner junior suite with two walls of windows, a sofa nook and a balcony over the garden or park; natural-stone bathroom with bath, shower and two basins. For two.
Suite (Quellenhof)
Separate bedroom and living room with a seating area, two balconies over the garden or park, a natural-stone bathroom and a guest WC. For two.
Grand Suite
A bedroom opening onto a large living room, a pantry kitchenette and two balconies over the garden and park; natural-stone bathroom plus guest shower room. For two, extra bed on request.
Royal Suite
A living room with an open fireplace and grand piano, two dressing rooms, a super-king bed, a large balcony and a bathroom with whirlpool tub. For two, with butler service.
King Suite & King Floor
A suite with balconies facing the Falknis, a living room with lounge and dining area, a fully equipped kitchen, a home office that can serve as a children’s room, and a bathroom with whirlpool tub and steam shower; butler service. It can be extended into the 600 m² King Floor with six more rooms.
Comfort Room (Hof)
A clean-lined room with hardwood floors, a king-size bed or twins and a marble bathroom with bath and shower; some have a balcony facing the garden or park. For two, with connecting rooms available.
Deluxe Room (Hof)
A light-filled room with large windows, a balcony over the garden or park with mountain views and a marble bathroom with bath, separate shower and two basins. For two.
Grand Deluxe Room
A roomier room with parquet floors, a wide balcony facing the park or garden and the mountains, and a marble bathroom with two basins. For two; three are wheelchair accessible and connecting options exist.
Deluxe Suite
An open-plan living and dining area with a private bar, a conservatory extension facing the park and mountains, and a marble bathroom. For two.
Grand Deluxe Suite
Separate bedroom and living room, a large balcony or sunroom over the park or garden, and a marble bathroom with bath and shower. For two.
Family Room
A parents’ bedroom with a king-size bed and a children’s room with two single beds, balconies facing the park and mountains and a marble bathroom with two basins; extra bed on request.
Two-Bedroom Suite
Two bedrooms and two marble bathrooms around a shared living room, with a king-size or queen-size bed plus two singles and a balcony facing the park and mountains.
Superior Spa Loft
A Tower loft with floor-to-ceiling windows, a large balcony, walnut parquet, a walk-in wardrobe and a marble bathroom with freestanding whirlpool tub and steam shower; thermal water on tap and an optional sauna. For two.
Spa Loft Deluxe
A larger loft with two balconies over the golf courses and mountains, a sitting area and a marble bathroom whose whirlpool tub and steam shower run on thermal water. For two.
Spa Suite
A suite with its own sauna, steam shower and freestanding whirlpool tub in the marble bathroom, a sofa bed and a large balcony, plus a separate guest shower room. For two, extra bed on request.
Presidential Suite
Two bedrooms, two marble bathrooms with sauna and steam shower, a kitchen and dining room, a living room with smokers’ lounge and wine cabinet with humidor, and four balconies, finished in marble inlay, mother-of-pearl, silver leaf and Murano glass. Up to four guests, with butler service.
Penthouse Suite & Penthouse Floor
The Tower’s ninth floor, with Cavalli-designed interiors in rosewood, alabaster and stingray leather, a wraparound terrace with outdoor Jacuzzi and dining area, an open fireplace, a kitchen, a dining room for ten, a private sauna and fitness equipment. Up to four guests, with butler service.
Comfort Room (Palais)
A single room in the Palais with a queen-size bed and a park view (no balcony); bathroom with bath and integrated shower. For one guest.
Deluxe Room (Palais)
A room with a king-size bed, sofa and park view (no balcony); bathroom with bath, separate shower and two basins. For two, extra bed on request.
Suite (Palais)
A king-size bed, sitting area and desk looking onto the garden (no balcony); bathroom with bath, shower and double basin. For two.
Swan Room
A one-of-a-kind room with a king-size four-poster, satin linen, a sitting area and views of the park and mountains; silver swan motifs decorate the bathroom. For two.
Palais Suite
Separate living and sleeping areas beneath stucco ceilings, a garden view (no balcony) and a bathroom with bath and separate shower. For two.
Imperial Suite
The grandest suite in the Palais: inlaid parquet, stucco ceilings, a four-poster bed, a sofa beside a tiled stove, a Baroque desk in the living room and a freestanding bathtub in the room itself; park and mountain views. For two.
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