Pure Pleasures At The Grand Hotel Kronenhof, Pontresina
Exterior view of the 19th-century Grand Hotel Kronenhof in the Swiss Alps
In a high valley near St Moritz, the Kronenhof in Pontresina combines Swiss culture with a Mediterranean mountain vibe. Who needs Portofino"
One of the drawbacks of being in the mountains is that you are at the bottom of a valley, in the shade, when all around you is bathed in sun. This is not a problem that the Kronenhof, in Pontresina, will ever have. The village of Pontresina is located on a south- facing shelf, above the bottom of the valley that connects St Moritz, in Switzerland, with the Bernina Pass over to Italy.
The entrance of the Grand Hotel Kronenhof
The Kronenhof, in prime position on this shelf, feels like it is floating above the forest coating the valley floor (and dropping into a precipitous gorge, if you look closely enough). And from the lawns outside its swimming pool area in summer, you can see the Alps lined up, facing you, glowing gold-green in the sun. The whirlpool inside the hotel’s spa
It?s a strange and wonderful feeling, being here in summer. On the one hand, you are 1,800m (about 6,000ft) up in the mountains; the air is very precise, very pure, and will leave normal people puffing if they try to run.
The whirlpool inside the hotel’s spa
But on the other hand, this is the southern side of the Alps, contiguous with northern Italy and the South of France.
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