The Steigenberger Grandhotel Belvédère, Davos
Why should I go there now"
The Belvédère is the hotel for top dignitaries at the World Economic Forum in Davos, held on the last week of this month; many of the most significant events are also held at the hotel, with a high likelihood of bumping into Emmanuel Macron, Bono, Bill Gates or Melania Trump (all at the same time).
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Unfortunately, if you?re not already on the global A-list, you?re not going to get a room at the Belvédère that week, no matter what you pay. But you might well be inspired by TV images of the handsome hotel façade and the mountain view beyond to visit the slopes of Davos at a less hectic time.
What?s the lowdown" When it?s not hosting world leaders, Davos, along with the neighbouring village of Klosters, is at the centre one of Switzerland?s leading ski areas. The town is in a broad valley with skiing on four separate (and unfortunately not interconnected) mountains. Take the funicular up the most significant one of these, Parsenn, and you are rewarded with some of the prettiest and most varied skiing on a single mountain in the Alps; the long, sinuous red to the Schifer skilift alternates between open mountainside, gullies, and undulating forest.
Davos and Klosters serve one of Switzerland’s prettiest ski areas
And if you go before the end of February, you?ll maximise your chances of being able to complete one of the longest runs in ...