This page names who runs 35 leading hotels and 21 leading restaurants in Switzerland, each with a dated source. It is part of the full record of who runs the world's best hotels and who leads the world's best restaurants, and is updated every week.
Last updated 10 November 2026.
Hotels in Switzerland
| Hotel | General manager | Executive chef |
|---|---|---|
| The Chedi AndermattAndermatt | Thomas Goval (source, 2 July 2026) | Dominik Sato and Fabio Toffolon |
| Huus Quell by Appenzeller HuusAppenzell | Jan Schoch (owner, taking operational lead) (source, 2 December 2025) | |
| Tschuggen Grand Hotel, ArosaArosa | Silvana and Ingo Schlösser (source, 1 July 2026) | Manuel Tumler |
| Castello del Sole Beach Resort & SPAAscona | Simon V. Jenny and Gabriela Jenny (source) | Mattias Roock |
| Hotel Eden Roc, AsconaAscona | Markus Tauss (source, 26 March 2025) | Marco Campanella |
| Grand Resort Bad RagazBad Ragaz | Simon Spiller (source, September 2026) | Nadine Wächter-Moreno |
| Grand Hotel Les Trois RoisBasel | Mark Jacob (source, March 2025) | Peter Knogl |
| Hotel Bellevue Palace BernBern | Urs Bührer (source, August 2025) | Gregor Zimmermann |
| Hotel Schweizerhof Bern & SpaBern | Sascha Spiegel (source, February 2026) | Andreas Haseloh |
| Burgenstock Hotel and Alpine SpaBurgenstock | Chris K. Franzen (source, 22 July 2026) | Mike Wehrle |
| Guarda Golf Hotel & ResidencesCrans-Montana | Simon Schenk (source, May 2026) | Méganne Puertolas and Ugur Can Sarikaya |
| LeCrans Hotel & SpaCrans-Montana | Étienne Biedermann (source, February 2026) | Yannick Crepaux |
| Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues GenevaGeneva | Martin Rhomberg (source, 11 June 2026) | Andrea Messina |
| Mandarin Oriental, GenevaGeneva | Christian Wildhaber (source, 21 August 2026) | |
| The Ritz-Carlton Hotel de la Paix, GenevaGeneva | Antoni von Planta (source, 2025) | Francesca Fucci |
| The Woodward, Auberge CollectionGeneva | Héctor Lugo (source, 6 February 2026) | |
| Gstaad PalaceGstaad | Andrea Scherz (source, October 2026) | Luca Gatti |
| The Alpina GstaadGstaad | Francesco Roccato (source, 9 October 2025) | |
| VICTORIA-JUNGFRAU Grand Hotel & SpaInterlaken | Nico Braunwalder (source, November 2025) | Stefan Beer |
| Beau-Rivage Palace LausanneLausanne | Benjamin Chemoul (source, August 2026) | Simon Quétineau (announced incoming; not yet in post) |
| Hotel Royal Savoy LausanneLausanne | Alain Kropf (source, 8 September 2026) | Ludovic Douteau |
| Lausanne PalaceLausanne | Quentin Delohen (source, June 2024) | Franck Pelux |
| Mandarin Oriental Palace, LuzernLucerne | Matthias Kindl (source, 8 August 2025) | Gilad Peled |
| Villa Principe LeopoldoLugano | Matteo Maria Confalonieri (source, 4 March 2025) | Cristian Moreschi |
| Grand Hotel KronenhofPontresina | Claudio Laager (source, 2024) | Fabrizio Piantanida |
| The CapraSaas-Fee | Viktoria Schlegel (source, 2 March 2026) | Sebastian Walczak |
| Badrutt's PalaceSt. Moritz | Richard Leuenberger (source, September 2026) | Jeremy Degras |
| Carlton Hotel St. MoritzSt. Moritz | Stephanie & Michael Lehnort (source, July 2026) | Salvatore Frequente |
| Suvretta HouseSt. Moritz | Peter Egli (source, 9 September 2026) | Fabrizio Zanetti |
| 7132 HotelVals | Katrin Rüfenacht (source, April 2026) | Matthias Schmidberger |
| Park Hotel VitznauVitznau | Mathias Rohner (source, 21 April 2026) | Christian Nickel |
| CERVO Mountain ResortZermatt | Frédéric Meyer (source, December 2024) | |
| Matterhorn FOCUSZermatt | Patrizia Gasser (source) | |
| Mandarin Oriental Savoy, ZurichZurich | Dominik Georg Reiner (source, 7 March 2024) | |
| Widder HotelZurich | Benjamin Dietsche (source, December 2024) | Stefan Heilemann |
Restaurants in Switzerland
| Restaurant | Chef |
|---|---|
| IGNIV by Andreas CaminadaAndermatt | Valentin Sträuli (source) |
| La BrezzaArosa | Marco Campanella (source, 2025) |
| EccoAscona | Reto Brändli (source, 2026) |
| MemoriesBad Ragaz | Sven Wassmer (source, 5 September 2026) |
| Cheval Blanc by Peter Knogl – Grand Hôtel Les Trois RoisBasel | Peter Knogl (source, 2026) |
| rootsBasel | Pascal Steffen (source, February 2026) |
| Restaurant de l'Hôtel de VilleCrissier | Franck Giovannini (source, 6 October 2026) |
| MammertsbergFreidorf | Silvio Germann (source) |
| Schloss SchauensteinFürstenau | Andreas Caminada chef patronMarcel Skibba head chef (source) |
| La Table du Lausanne PalaceLausanne | Franck Pelux (source) |
| Pic Beau-Rivage PalaceLausanne | Jordan Theurillat (source, 28 October 2026) |
| Maison WengerLe Noirmont | Jérémy Desbraux (source) |
| Einstein GourmetSankt Gallen | Sebastian Zier (source) |
| Da VittorioSankt Moritz | Paolo Rota (source, August 2026) |
| Gilles VaroneSavièse | Gilles Varone chef patronAndrea Granzarolo head chef (source, 2025) |
| MagdalenaSchwyz | Dominik Hartmann (source, October 2026) |
| 7132 SilverVals | Marcel Koolen (source, 11 December 2026) |
| focus ATELIERVitznau | Patrick Mahler (source, 18 August 2026) |
| The CounterZürich | Mitja Birlo (source) |
| The RestaurantZürich | Heiko Nieder (source, October 2026) |
| Widder RestaurantZürich | Stefan Heilemann (source) |
The lists covered and how each name is confirmed are set out on the two main pages. Corrections are welcome at press@theluxuryofattention.com.