The Fouquet’s Gstaad hotel opens in Switzerland on 4 December, with a chalet for 20 and a spa over 800 m²

Fouquet’s Gstaad opens on 4 December 2026 in the former Ultima Gstaad hotel in Switzerland, with 11 suites and 6 apartments totalling 33 bedrooms, plus a private nine-bedroom chalet for 20 guests. The sixth address in Groupe Barrière’s Fouquet’s Collection, the hotel is also banking on a spa of more than 800 m² and a pop-up of the Japanese restaurant Zuma.

After Courchevel and Mykonos, Gstaad’s turn

Gstaad, the mountain resort in the canton of Bern, becomes the sixth address in the Fouquet’s Collection, after Paris, New York, Courchevel, St Barts and Mykonos. The building was one of the Ultima group’s flagship hotels; it is reborn under the Fouquet’s banner as part of a strategic partnership between Ultima and Barrière.

In Barrière’s press release, the group’s chief executive Grégory Rabuel describes Gstaad as “a new stage in our international ambitions”. To get a feel for the house style, read our review of the Fouquet’s Paris hotel, the brand’s Parisian address on the Champs-Élysées.

33 bedrooms across 11 suites and 6 apartments

The hotel stays intimate: 17 suites and apartments, 11 suites and 6 apartments, bringing together 33 bedrooms in all. The décor plays on chalet wood, with fireplaces, balconies open to the peaks and contemporary artworks; the hotel is also home to a private art collection.

A 1,500 m² private chalet for 20 guests

The private chalet comes on top of the hotel’s 33 bedrooms. Set in the centre of the village, it spans 1,500 m² over four floors, has nine bedrooms and sleeps up to 20, enough to gather an extended family or a group of friends under one roof.

Inside, a private cinema and a nightclub sit alongside a games room and a spa. A chef can be placed at guests’ disposal, on request, for meals in the chalet.

What awaits in a spa of more than 800 m²?

The spa covers more than 800 m². It brings together a 15-metre indoor pool, a sauna, a hammam, jacuzzis both indoors and outside in the snow, and a snow shower for cooling off between two heat sessions.

Five treatment rooms, including a suite for two, offer treatments by the Augustinus Bader brand. For exercise, the hotel lines up a gym equipped by Technogym, two Pilates Reformer machines and a yoga studio; a beauty salon completes the picture.

Zuma, the Japanese restaurant, as a pop-up

For the season, the hotel hosts an exclusive pop-up of Zuma, the contemporary Japanese restaurant brand, with a restaurant, a bar and a heated terrace. From the open kitchen, the menu brings together sushi, sashimi, tartares, wagyu and dishes grilled on the robata, the Japanese charcoal grill.

Rates to come, bookings by email

As of 25 October 2026, rates have not yet been published and Barrière’s booking engine is not yet open for the hotel. The reservations team answers by email and phone; check-in is from 3pm, check-out by 11am. Barrière’s website presents the hotel as a five-star property.

To compare with the resort’s other addresses, see our pick of the 8 best luxury hotels in Gstaad, with prices checked, and the new luxury ski hotels for winter 2026-2027.