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Hotel of the Month Switzerland
Luxury lodge with great personality Young, relaxed, yet most exclusive, the award-winning CERVO Mountain Boutique Resort is the ultimate Swiss Alpine retreat in the elegant area of Zermatt right below the iconic Matterhorn.
Main image: Cervo sun terrace From top: The new Restaurant Ferdinand Signature Spa Suite Master Bath Owner`s Lodge
TEXT: TINA AWTANI | PHOTOS: CERVO MOUNTAIN BOUTIQUE RESORT
Established in 2009, the architecturally outstanding complex made of eight chalets between Zermatt village centre and the adjoining forest, lays just a ten-minute walk away from the village centre. With the ski lift literally at its doorstep, the CERVO Mountain Boutique Resort couldn’t offer a better location for the perfect holiday. Hotel owner Daniel F. Lauber graduated from the prestigious Swiss Hotel Management School in Lucerne, before gaining further expertise at five-star hotels in his home country and the United States. Together with his wife and chef Seraina, he transformed and extended the family ski chalet to what is today. It is considered one of the finest resorts in the Swiss Alps.“We offer five-star service standard in a most comfortable and personal atmosphere. We
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whole-heartedly prefer personality to distance,” Lauber explains. From the Classic Room to the lavish Owner`s Lodge, there is an ideal option for every traveller. All chalets feature a relaxation zone with a fireplace, a private wellness area with outdoor Jacuzzi, sauna and steam room as well as a terrace with breath-taking panoramic views. Following the motto ‘the way to a man's heart is through his stomach’, the culinary treats are simply irresistible. The 14 Gault Millau points rated CERVO Restaurant with its stunning terrace, just got a complete makeover and offers the perfect backdrop for après-ski, lunch, dinner, private or corporate events. With the 750g côte de boeuf house specialty on the menu, the CERVO restaurant attracts tourists as well as locals
in the summer and winter season. In December 2014 the Restaurant Ferdinand was added, offering casual mountain dining experiences in form of raclette, fondue and table BBQ. Ingredients are sourced locally whenever possible and a welcoming Alpine ambience blends neatly with top notch contemporary design. The CERVO Mountain Boutique Resort has been named Swiss Hotel of the Year in 2014, scooped the Milestone Swiss Tourism award as well as multiple TripAdvisor Travellers Choice awards. As a member of Design Hotels™ and White Line Hotels®, the hotel is recommended by Zermatt Tourism and proud partner of the Zermatt Unplugged festival. www.cervo.ch