Among the great names of Alpine hospitality, few carry the quiet authority of Gstaad. While flashier resorts have come and gone, this discreet corner of the Bernese Oberland has held fast to an older idea of mountain luxury, one measured in chalet timber and understatement rather than spectacle. In 2026, that tradition gains a new custodian, as Four Seasons takes the helm at one of the resort’s most storied addresses, The Park Gstaad.
A discreet kind of glamour
Gstaad has long understood that the highest luxury is the luxury of not having to prove anything. Its appeal lies in privacy, in the rhythm of the seasons, in the sense of belonging to a place that values discretion above display. A hotel here must speak the local language: warm wood, deep comfort, the gentle theatre of arrival after a day on the slopes. The Park has spoken that language since 1910, when it opened its doors as the resort’s very first five-star hotel, a distinction it has held for over a century. It now enters a new chapter under a brand known for the kind of consistency five-star travellers plan entire trips around.
The Four Seasons hand
The full-scale renovation, led by Squircle Capital with interiors by French designer Joseph Dirand, who also shaped the Four Seasons Hotel at The Surf Club in Miami, is intended to modernise without erasing what made the address matter in the first place. The reimagined property will offer 75 rooms and suites, including a collection of luxury penthouses available for purchase, alongside seven restaurants and lounges spanning a live-fire grill, Japanese omakase and Swiss classics. Two treatment rooms dedicated to Clinique La Prairie anchor the spa. Reto Moser, a Swiss native with two decades of Four Seasons experience across Europe, the Middle East and Asia, was named general manager earlier this year to lead the opening.
Dining will be central to the experience, as it increasingly is at the leading mountain resorts. The modern Alpine hotel is no longer merely a base for the slopes but a destination in its own right, a shift we examined in our look at why the world’s best restaurants now live inside hotels. At The Park, the table promises to be as much a reason to visit as the mountain itself.
A natural fit
The match makes sense on paper, and probably will in person too. Gstaad prizes the things Four Seasons does best: service that anticipates, comfort that never strains for effect, and a respect for the spirit of place. For the traveller who regards the Alps not as a backdrop for performance but as a sanctuary, the arrival of Four Seasons at this storied address, reopening for the 2026-2027 winter season, is reason enough to start planning next winter now. Explore the property at the official home of Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts.
Photos: © Four Seasons The Park Gstaad
