Luxury in the heart of the Bernese Alps

This December will see the opening of The Alpina Gstaad in the heart of the Bernese Alps. The first luxury hotel to be built in Gstaad in 100 years, the hotel will be on a hilltop area in Oberbort, just five minutes from the centre of Gstaad village, overlooking picturesque Saanenland. The hotel includes 56 spacious rooms and suites, private apartments and two chalets surrounded by 2 hectares of garden. It will also house a traditional Swiss stubli and a modern European restaurant and the first European outlet of the Japanese restaurant Megu, a private cinema and a 2,000 sq m Six Senses Spa. For more information, log on to www.thealpinagstaad.ch From GN