automatically. Scherz always appears friendly and even-tempered; every guest is greeted with a friendly word and an enquiry about how he or she is feeling. The Menuhin Festival also attracts many guests. It has grown steadily under its musical director, Christoph Müller, and brings musicians of international standing to the Saanenland. In a telephone conversation with Luxury Life, Hans-Ueli Tschanz, a member of the festival management and responsible for PR, sponsoring and communications, confirmed that the 55-year-old festival is the oldest in Switzerland. Back to the Palace, where this report started: «Our hotel has became a legend «in its own lifetime», and has somehow developed cult staZurück zum Palace, wo die Reportage begann: «Unser Hotel ist
tus,» says Andrea Scherz with some pride. As
schon zu «Lebzeiten» zur Legende geworden und hat irgendwie
final anecdote, Scherz tells this story: «A guest
Kultstatus erlangt.» meint Scherz nicht ohne Stolz. Als Anekdote
once drove up in an elegant car on his way
zum Schluss erzählt Scherz: «Einmal fuhr ein Gast vom Polo kom-
back from polo in a very cheery frame of mind
mend mit einem eleganten Wagen vor – er war sehr vergnügt,
– he had had something to drink – got out,
hatte auch getrunken, schlug die Autotüre zu, machte einen Schritt
slammed the door, took a step back and was
zurück und war ganz erstaunt zu sehen, dass es gar nicht sein
astonished to see that it wasn’t his car.»
Wagen war.»
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