About this hotel
General information
Mont Cervin Palace is one of Zermatt’s oldest grand hotels: its story begins in the 1850s, when a small Mont Cervin with 14 beds opened on the site. It later passed to the Seiler hotelier family, grew through successive extensions and took its present name in the early 2000s. It is a member of Swiss Deluxe Hotels and The Leading Hotels of the World.
The hotel is made up of three connected buildings: the Main Buildings with classic alpine-style Alpine Rooms, the Résidence with family suites, and the chalet-style Le Petit Cervin, linked to the main house by an underground passage. Every part has the same access to the restaurants, Spa Nescens and hotel services, and many rooms look out to the Matterhorn or the surrounding four-thousand-metre peaks. The hotel opens for a winter and a summer season.
Location
The hotel stands on Bahnhofstrasse, Zermatt’s main street, a short walk from the old village centre, with views of the Matterhorn and the Valais Alps. Zermatt is closed to private cars, which stay in Täsch, 5 km away, where a shuttle train leaves every 20 minutes; the hotel arranges limousine, bus and taxi transfers. The airports of Zurich, Geneva, Basel, Milan and Bern are a few hours away, and Zermatt has its own heliport.
Spa
Spa Nescens combines a pool and sauna area with treatments based on the protocols of Swiss brand Nescens — massages, facials and body care. Hotel guests have free use of a 20 × 8 m indoor pool heated to 28 °C in winter, two whirlpools with mountain views, a separate children’s pool, a Finnish sauna at up to 85 °C, a biosauna with colour therapy, eucalyptus steam baths and hot-and-cold footbaths; a women-only sauna opens in winter. The sauna area is for guests aged 16 and over.
Sports & leisure
In summer an outdoor pool and lawn add a quiet green corner in the middle of the village. The spa has a fitness room, and group yoga and stretching classes run through Le Club. The concierge arranges private ski tours, and around Zermatt there is skiing on the Matterhorn Glacier Paradise, the cogwheel railway to Gornergrat, the ice sculptures of the Glacier Palace and, in summer, hiking such as the Five Lakes Walk.
For children
The Mini Cervin kids’ club is furnished and equipped by My Little Room and offers creative and play activities; its programme and hours vary with the season. The spa has a 40 cm-deep children’s pool. On request the hotel provides a cot, baby monitor, bottle warmer and children’s ice skates and can organise a babysitter; the family suites in the Résidence are designed for families.
Restaurants & bars
The hotel has several restaurants and bars, some of them open in winter only.
- Grill Le Cervin — charcoal grill with an open kitchen: Swiss Grand Cru beef, seafood, whole fish, pasta and an extensive wine collection
- Joseph’s Restaurant & Bar — restaurant and bar from morning to late evening, with international dishes, signature cocktails and live music
- Ristorante Capri — Mediterranean cooking by the team of Il Riccio on Capri, on the fourth floor of Le Petit Cervin, with one Michelin star and 17 GaultMillau points; winter only
- Capri Bar — a fireside bar on the same floor with views over Zermatt and a large Cuban rum selection; winter only
- Salon Davidoff — a cigar lounge with an open fire and a humidor of Cuban and Dominican cigars
- Wine & Dine — a concept that lets guests change cuisine daily between Swiss, Mediterranean and Japanese
Skiing
Zermatt’s pistes rise to 3,883 m and include the Matterhorn Glacier Paradise; the hotel concierge helps with private ski tours.
Rooms
Rooms are spread across three buildings: classic Alpine Rooms and suites in the Main Buildings, wood-panelled Chalet Rooms in Le Petit Cervin and family suites in the Résidence.
Safe, desk, bath or shower, bathrobe and slippers, toiletries, hairdryer, flat-screen TV, telephone, minibar and coffee machine.
Alpine Only Me
A single room in the Main Buildings with a single bed, facing west and north over village life; bathroom with a combined bath and shower.
Alpine Classic
A double room with a small lounge corner and views of the Zermatt mountains; for up to two guests.
Alpine Superior
A spacious double with a sitting area, some with a balcony; bathroom with bath, separate shower and separate WC.
Alpine Junior Suite Classic
A junior suite with a lounge and a morning-sun balcony facing the Mischabel range; up to three guests with an extra bed.
Alpine Junior Suite Matterhorn
A junior suite with a south-facing balcony looking at the Matterhorn and a bathroom with separate shower; up to three guests.
Alpine Suite Classic
A quietly placed suite with a bedroom (king-size or twin beds), a generous living room with work and dining table and a morning-sun balcony; up to four guests.
Alpine Suite Matterhorn
A suite with a south-facing Matterhorn balcony, a lounge and a bathroom with separate shower; up to four guests.
Pollux Suite
A suite with a south-facing balcony over the Matterhorn and Zermatt’s rooftops, a living room with dining area and open fire, and a bathroom with Jacuzzi; for two, and can be combined with an adjoining Alpine Classic.
Castor Suite
A suite with a south-facing balcony, a living room with open fire and dining area, a Jacuzzi bathroom and a second shower room; for two, and can be combined with one or two Alpine Classic rooms.
Matterhorn Suite
A two-level suite with a 28 m² panoramic window onto the Matterhorn, a living room with open fire, a separate dining room and a Jacuzzi bedroom upstairs; for two.
Chalet Matterhorn
A double room in Le Petit Cervin with a balcony or terrace facing the Matterhorn and a bath-shower; connects to a Chalet Open Suite Matterhorn.
Chalet Classic
A double room in Le Petit Cervin with views of the Zermatt mountains and a bath-shower; connects to a Chalet Open Suite Classic.
Chalet Open Suite Matterhorn
An open-plan suite in Le Petit Cervin with a south-facing balcony or terrace towards the Matterhorn and two bathrooms; up to four guests, connecting to a Chalet room.
Chalet Open Suite Classic
An open-plan suite in Le Petit Cervin with views of the Zermatt mountains; for two, connecting to a Chalet Classic.
Chalet Suite Le Petit Cervin
A chalet-style suite with two bedrooms, each with its own Jacuzzi bathroom, a living room with sofa and dining table, and a large south-facing Matterhorn balcony; up to four guests.
Family 1 Bedroom Suite
An apartment in the Résidence with one double bedroom, a sitting room with fireplace, a whirlpool bathroom and a balcony; up to three guests.
Family 2 Bedroom Suite
A Résidence suite with a double and a single bedroom, a living room with dining table and a kitchenette; up to four guests.
Family Duplex Suite
A two-level Résidence suite with two double bedrooms and bathrooms, a living room with open fire, a balcony and either a kitchenette or a private sauna; up to four guests.
Photos are for illustrative purposes only. Actual room layout, furnishings, décor, views and amenities may differ from those shown and may vary between rooms of the same category. Hotel and room descriptions are based on information provided by the property and are believed to be accurate at the time of publication, but are not guaranteed. The hotel may renovate or change its rooms, facilities, restaurants and services at any time without notice. The final details of your stay are confirmed at the time of booking. See our Terms of Use.